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Psychic Sally morgan caught cheating?

Apparently on the James Randi fb page there was mention of an official challenge issued to Sally Morgan by the President of JREF on a Manchester radio station this week? Is this true and if so do we have a recording of it?
 
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rjh01 said:
Try this for starters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQU4ohwvYjY

Edit. That does not appear to be the right video, however this says it is http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog.html
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Yes, it is the right video, I happened to watch it last night. The MDC is mentioned at 13:25.

ETA: Ok, no, that's not DJ announcing a specific challenge to Sally, but the MDC being explained (and the TV company saying they would pay for the psychic on the show (not Sally) to travel the the US to take it). Unless she's very good at lying, I think the girl on that show may well have been someone who genuinely thinks she has an ability. I don't think she'd be reporting 'fake' mediums herself if she was aware she was faking it herself.
 
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snuffkin said:
She also maintains that she hears nothing going into her ears. She only wears a mic which hooks around her ear which she speaks into. She had denied using earpieces or receiving information.

I also find it very odd that the two lighting technicians who were named and blamed as 'the voice' that was heard by the women in the audience have still not been interviewed. Do they even exist?
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They exist. However I have so far had no success at all in getting an interview with them. The manager and assistant manager however have both given statements, and Isobel was very clear in what she says happened - and I note that the lighting tech named in the II article had his first name mispelled, which says to me they exist alright. But neither have offered statements... which is at best irritating, at worst suspicious. But have any journalist tried to get them?

cj x
 
On the Grand Canal Theatre page on facebook, 29 September at 11:48:


GRAND CANAL THEATRE, DUBLIN
We are delighted to announce that Grand Canal Theatre has been nominated for Dublin Theatre of the Year in the Dublin Living Awards.
To vote for us go to their website www.dublinlivingawards.ie or alternatively you can vote through their Facecook page.
Thanks as always for your support!

29 September at 11:48.

Jon Donnis - But that does not answer my question which is why i posed it on here toyou. A simple yes (saly uses her own sound crew) or no (she uses the theatres sound crew) would do.

Or are you being deliberately evasive because you have something to hide?
Friday at 12:41.

David Gantly - 4 people called the Joe Duffy show, not 1, and all 4 heard the man clearly mention names, illnesses etc that Sally then repeated on stage. At no point did any of the callers say they heard 'men' chatting. The original Independent article merely reported what the theatre manager said, and would say, but this does not clear up the matter of who the man with the English accent (as reported by 3 of the 4 callers) was. Things have taken a turn in the UK now with Sally stating that she is now dealing with her legal representatives and that's interesting for the Irish newspapers as this story broke in Ireland so has some relevance here with Sally due back in March so I'd expect a bit more scrutiny in the near future.
Friday at 17:20


Also see a thread on James Randi facebook page, original post by SG on 28 September at 17:31:


Boyd Sleator Email from the theatre :::: Dear Boyd,

Thank you for your email. The Grand Canal Theatre is a receiving house, all concerts and shows hosted at this venue are organized by promoters and producers, who control all aspects of the incoming show, from the ticket pricing and stage design to production and sound, bringing all equipment including set, costumes and AV equipment.

The Grand Canal Theatre has never been and will never be party to any ‘scams’. As mentioned in the article in the Irish independent (13/11/11) the voices heard were those of two lighting technicians operating the follow spots. These technicians work for the theatre not Sally Morgan or her touring crew and were not in contact with Ms Morgan at any point during the show on September 11th 2011. Ms Morgan has since gone onto show audiences in the UK that she does not wear an ear piece. (ref article in Irish Independent 28/09/11)
I hope addresses your queries outlined below.
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Boyd Sleator My reply::: Isobel,

We have evidence that Sally Morgan used an ear piece in one of her previous shows.
We also have reports that the shows since dublin have been of much less quality with regards to her psychic powers!!!

Will the lighting technicians please make an independent statement?
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Steve Colledge I have worked in this theatre on a peculiarity with a comedian and may I state some facts?

Follow spot operators in this venue have at least 12 ft between them. Also behind that glass panel is the sound an lighting equipment controllers. This is normally where the tour manager, assistants or artists crew would sit. This is where anybody would sit who needed a view of the whole auditorium and feed information to the person on stage. Once again the question to ask the venue manager is this.... Was there anybody in the control room that was brought in by the artist or production company?
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facebook.com/sallymorgantv

On behalf of Sally Morgan we would like to confirm that Sally Morgan has instructed Graham Atkins of Atkins Thomson to commence libel action in relation to press allegations that she is a cheat, following her show in Dublin. Thank you for your support and patience in this matter. Sally Morgan Management Team
 
Came here to post latest update,beaten to it! :D
Cant wait for court case. In serious mode who is going to get legal action against them? The callers to radio show? Media were only reporting story and from what I saw didnt state outright she's a fraud, Paul Zenon aside;)
 
dawn said:
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On behalf of Sally Morgan we would like to confirm that Sally Morgan has instructed Graham Atkins of Atkins Thomson to commence libel action in relation to press allegations that she is a cheat, following her show in Dublin. Thank you for your support and patience in this matter. Sally Morgan Management Team
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Fixed your link.

bindeweede said:
I have been trying to find out how many people have agreed to the Challenge but later dropped out. I have not managed to get that info. Help appreciated.
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George152 said:
100% ?
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That is not right. A few people have done the preliminary test. None passed. The good news is plug their names into Google and the main results are news of their lack of success. However most people who apply either fail to ever specify what paranormal ability they have or invent some excuse to get out of it.
 
Thank you for fixing my link Rjh01. You are a gem :)
As I've only posted a few times in the last 5 years, I couldn't do it myself.:)
 
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And so much to say, yet darn't say it in fear of cocking oneself up and making myself an ass, in such good company.x
 
Alice Shortcake said:
Bring on the legal big guns, Sally!

*gets the popcorn*
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I wonder who the target of the libel claim is. I can't post a link but on his Twitter feed, Jimmy Carr writes, "I’d never say Sally’s a fraud. I’d say she’s an evil charlatan."

And if you look up definitions of "charlatan......"
 
How does Twitter work, can people post negative comments to Sally's posts or does she moderate them or delete them? And how about Jimmy Carr is he aware of Sally's latest statement about the legal action. Would be interesting to see if he keeps up the charlatan jokes :D If everyone on twitter says she's a charlatan can she try to silence everyone?!

It's just a shame that any action taken will not bring her psychic abilities into question, it will only deal with the allegations about wearing the earpiece.

I wonder how exactly she can defend this, will they take into consideration the video footage of her wearing what appears to be an earpiece in her Psychic Sally bio on youtube?
 
Good questions. I don't understand Twitter. I THINK people post their thoughts on their own Twitter pages. Nobody else can delete comments but can respond. I AM on Facebook, and that is different. Sally has her own page and people's comments can, and have been deleted, or so I've read on other forums.

I just have a feeling it is the (very expensive) lawyers who will be the winners here.
 
zenbuffy said:
Well, I've discovered that, since I last checked, some more tickets have gone on sale for her Dublin show in March 2012. Am seriously considering buying one, and have also sourced some inexpensive radio scanner possibilities on ebay. I wonder if there's a specific frequency band that radio mics usually work off?
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My husband is a theatre sound & lighting technician, and he says that all the different brands of radio mikes all use different frequencies. However your radio scanner would be able to find whatever frequency is being used by whatever is in the vicinity. You'd want to hope the theatre has thick walls, and that people have their mobile phones turned off, but even then you shouldn't have too much problem.

Also, most radio scanners only have one output, so use it for your headphones while you're finding the right frequency, then unplug them and plug in your recording device for the rest of the show, perhaps.

My theatre mate, by the way, says that these kind of mistakes (i.e. a window being open and chatter being overheard) just don't happen by accident. Maybe some theatre staff opened the window on purpose?
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Not exactly. They need to leave the control booth window open to hear the sound of the show properly (for example, feedback from the speakers, how loud the speakers are, whether the mikes are working, etc).

Good luck with your plan! :thumbsup:
 
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