tam 5

That's right, TAM 5 (2007). I have been emailing someone I recently met online, about some of my skeptical experiences. As part of that, I put together the following looong report of what happened to me at TAM 5. I created a thread here about my TAM 5 experiences many years back, but cannot...

Hey, y'all: My better half and I were doing some spring cleaning the other day when we came upon our TAM 5 tote bags. Unfortunately, we have no use for them. Rather than toss them, I'd check to see if anyone here might want them. Perfect for your copy of "Demon Haunted World" or that bag of...

As one of the people who attended the special dinner on the Saturday night, I was pleased to receive in the mail a couple of weeks ago a letter of apology signed by James Randi. I really did appreciate receiving this. To say I was totally underwhelmed by the event is an exaggeration. A...

For those of y'all who are interested, I have finally published my TAM5 Article, on my own web site. (And, it only took a week, this time. Last year, it took over a month to do!) It's quite long, about 11 pages printed (including the photos). But, you can feel free to skip over the parts you...

As some TAM 5 attendees can attest, I can hardly resist quoting the late Cleavon Little. So here’s my checklist of people that I met. First I must give props to Hutch as this is from his last list update before TAM 5. The list is in tact with a few additions of people I met who were not on...

I'm famous! :D Thanks to Claus for letting me know.

http://photoworks.ws/skeptic/tam5/friday/ Here a link to my photos taken on Friday. Some really cute ones of Teller and Randi.

Hey all! So, myself, and the whole group here is in the middle of last minute packing to make it to our flight to VEGAS! If you are going to be there and want to meet, hang out, etc... with either me or Swoopy... or MAYBE even my mythical wife, Susan, you can please send an e-mail right away...

Any newbies or lurkers going? For all you regulars, are there any super secret handshakes that I need to get Jlam to teach me before I go? What should I expect at TAM? Any advice or words of wisdom that I should know? Tell all here. Thanks! :)

I am known as many things: a brilliant mind, a clever skeptic, a lover of skepchicks. But I am also a fiendish Minties addict. These tasty nodules of sticky filling-removing heaven are unavailable for reasonable fees in the US, so here's the two-step deal: 1) Aussies, if you are coming to TAM...

Okay... For some reason this caused some big ripple wave effect the last time I posted this. I'm producing the TAM5 badges. So there. :p They won't look like the "official" name tags. I'll use the Forum logo so that there is no confusion, etc, etc. I'll get the list from Hutch on who's...

I will arrive for TAM on Wed., Jan. 17, by car in p.m. Will leave on Sunday. Are you an adult male non-smoker with a hotel room reservation that you would like to split the expenses on? I am a male, non-smoker, retired psychologist from Arizona. If you need more details, you can read about...

At TAM4, some of the forumites walked the strip and sampled the nectar of the FSM. Jas ended up with a man made of pipe cleaners. Who's up for it this year? I don't want to crawl alone.

Since I'm heading to Vegas next TAM, and I'm currently jobless (well, hoping for a teaching job which starts at the end of January), I can't afford a room all on my lonesome. So, is anybody here in need of a clean, non-smoking pet Australian? I don't have fleas (well, none that aren't well...

Hi Everyone, It looks to me that no one has stepped up to organize the Skepchick PJ Party for TAM 5. If I'm wrong, let me know. Anyway, if that is the case, then I think this must be resolved. I volunteer! We should probably have it on Friday night. It usually doesn't start until 10 pm...

Alright, I had heard a rumor that we may not need the Forum Badges for TAMV. However, I suspect that it's just a rumor. For those of you who are not familiar with this, I'll give a background story. The TAMs tend to be large and not everyone is recognizable and known. So, a way to help us...

This might be a little too early but I didn't see any threads organizing Roommates for TAM5. I'm not saying I want to organize everybody but that we should be able to self-organize. :) At this point I am looking for a roommate, however, that could change in a month. But I'd rather start...

Okay, if anyone is interested... I am (tenatively) planning a trip on Thursday January 17th [the day before the official TAM opening to the Nevada Test Site] It will be leaving in the morning and will be taking up the better part of the day. Stops will include the Nuclear Testing Museam and...

Anyone interested in trying Indoor "Skydiving" in Las Vegas, as a pre-TAM5 activity? More Info here: www.FlyAwayIndoorSkydiving.com Or, if anyone has any other cool ideas, you can try posting them here, as well, I suppose.

Overman is in! It will be my first and I am very excited. Who am I lucky enough to meet finally!?!? ROLE CALL!

I happened to be at the NCSE website, and saw this: Covering Creationism: The Good, the Bad, and the Irrelevant A talk at “The Amazing Meeting 5", hosted by James “The Amazing” Randi, in Las Vegas, NM. The coverage of the creationism/evolution controversy has varied considerably from source...

I'm a long-time skeptic from Australia and at the tender age of 20 I am taking my first vacation to your country next year, from the 29th of december through to the 28th of january. Now I will be in Las Vegas during TAM 5 - Convince me that it is worth it because I only have such little time to...

We simply must invite Wayne Green for next years meeting. He has a very interesting list topics for a discussion, for example: Who knew that flu vaccines contains mercury and causes Alzheimer's? Or that cooking food causes cancer. The how and why NASA faked the moon landings. And, could cold...

Although I've only attended one TAM, I feel I've experienced most of what Las Vegas has to offer, during my non-Tam time. I think Las Vegas was great. But I like to see new things, experience new places and people. And, even if you book every "extra" TAM actitvity, there is still a lot of...