{"id":1208,"date":"2009-09-15T15:40:44","date_gmt":"2009-09-15T19:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=1208"},"modified":"2009-09-15T15:40:44","modified_gmt":"2009-09-15T19:40:44","slug":"first-annual-northern-new-york-paranormal-expo-the-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=1208","title":{"rendered":"First Annual Northern New York Paranormal Expo: The Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

The day we launched the first issue of The Magical Buffet, Jim and I packed up our bags and headed up north for a fundraising event for the Northern New York Paranormal Research Society. (You can read about our adventures here<\/a>.) <\/p>\n

What I didn’t convey in that original article was how scared I was. I had just launched a website. Would people like it? Would people like me? Would they think I was crazy, amateurish, a jerk? Would I find friends? With all of that on my mind, I headed up north to present myself as a writer and a voice of a new online community. No pressure.<\/p>\n

After an evening and a day with the NNYPRS, I was energized. NNYPRS President, Merrill McKee has an enthusiasm for the paranormal that is infectious. His team, friendly and supportive of a new girl on the internet block. At the end of the visit I was hugging each of them as I left. I had found friends and supporters. People that thought that I had something to offer with The Magical Buffet. I’ve always been a friend and supporter of the Northern New York Paranormal Research Society, but I’ve never really given them the real credit that they’re due. Merrill and his group made me believe I could do this. Who knows how the future of this website would have unfolded if I had not met the NNYPRS then, when I needed them the most.<\/p>\n

That was my first October with the NNYPRS. Last year I went out to do my very first paranormal investigation with them. (You can read about that here<\/a>.) However this year, I’m particularly excited about my October with the NNYPRS.<\/p>\n

The Northern New York Paranormal Research Society and the City of Plattsburgh Recreational Department present, the First Annual Northern New York Paranormal Expo!<\/p>\n

Join me on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at the Old Air Force Base Gym in Plattsburgh, NY (yes, the place we investigated last year) for a day of paranormal fun! I will be there all day checking out the vendors and attending the lectures that will be going on from 10 AM to 6 PM that night. This looks like it’s going to be a great event, if you’re in the area, you should definitely come on out for it! If you can’t make it, I will be doing a write up about the event, hopefully full of entertaining stories and photos of people other than me!<\/p>\n

For the full details, including vendor and speaker lists, directions, and more, visit their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"