where can you buy disulfiram Richard Toronto published a fascinating magazine called Shavertron, devoted to Richard Shaver. In the 22nd issue, March 1985, he interviewed John Keel. Richard has graciously given his permission to post that interview here. I urge you to visit his online version, www.shavertron.com. And I urge him to finish that book he’s writing about Shaver and his editor, Ray Palmer, so I can read it.
The interview is a particularly interesting one, since 1985 was a difficult time for John. UFO and fortean books were not selling, and he was trying to recast himself as a playwright and novelist. This is also the only interview I’ve seen in which he talks about his mail-order projects.
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I wish I could be like John Keel.
Comment by James Kaleb Wolfe — August 23, 2011 @ 9:37 am
To see what he saw and to hear what he heard. I feel I may have a little bit of him in me, if only I could find a story out there to investigate now that was as big as ” Mothman ” was in the 60’s…….if only.
Comment by James Kaleb Wolfe — August 23, 2011 @ 9:45 am
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Actually, John misjudged the book market. Soon Bud Hopkins, Whitney Striber, and Ed Walters would publish UFO books that sold pretty well. It was alien abudction time with the grays.
Comment by John Gerard — February 5, 2017 @ 7:29 pm