StopSylviaBrowne - I Speak With Sylvia Browne

That was awesome. I admire the professional way Claus, your wife and especially you, handled this situation (with Browne and security).

It's so funny. If only Sylvia kept her mouth shut after you asked your question she would have saved herself a lot of embarrassment.

I take great pleasure in knowing that a kind, honest man causes Sylvia such headaches simply by reporting the truth.
 
Robert,

There are few people in this world that can be held up as true role models; people worthy of respect by simply being the best person they can be, you are one of them. My respect and admiration for you as a person, an educator and critical thinker grows with each article. I must include Susan within that for it is obvious that she your partner, your greatest support and supporter.


This article stands far and away above all the others in that it clearly shows what happens when SB is confronted in a calm and rational manner. The manner in which you handled the whole situation showed respect, dignity and class. It stands in stark contrast to her petty, boorish and vindictive behavior. She could not leave well enough alone and obviously felt threatened enough to lash out. In doing so she held up her own mirror to reflect the darkness inside she cannot face.


Thank you for all that you have done and will continue to do in making the world a better place. *hugs to Susan, too*


CFL, Remind me the next time I see you to give you a hug. ;)



Boo
 
Great story and very well done. Compliment to all of you!

What I do not understand is why the woman whose mother died did not tell the audience that the witch was wrong regarding the "Oh, and she wants you to know that she loved the service" statement. That probably would have opened the eyes of some of the believers, I guess.

How did the audience react after CFL got the wrong answer? Any reaction at all?

I think I found a little mistake:

Guard: Okay, thanks. May I as if you are a guest here?
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Shouldn´t that be "May I ask......." ?

ETA: TheRedWorm beat me.



One last question: When will "stopthepope.com" be launched? :)
 
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If I were Sylvia (*shudder*), I'd think that the smart thing to do at this point would be to not bring any attention to this incident in the hopes that it just washes away.

However, considering the fact that she actually got security to throw you off the premises, I'm looking forward to some hilariously goofy statement where she tries (and fails) to spin this as hard as possible in her favor.

What could she say, anyway? "Even though it wasn't noticeable by people who aren't as sensitive to these things as I, our auras clashed violently over the stage. If I had let it continue, it would've destroyed the building, so I had to have security evict him. I was only concerned about the safety of my reputation the others in the casino."
 
You failed to point out she defrauded some of her own supporters. Some people paid extra to be sure of asking her a question. However they could have saved some money because everyone asked her a question.

You certainly got your Larsen's money worth. You had two conversations with her. This is far more than what her supporters got. Plus a free plug for your site.
 
Robert,
You, sir, are a hero with some class. At TAM7, I will be looking to shake your hand.

What really makes me smile here is not that you are giving this report to us, who already know of the Browne fraud, but that you represented yourself so politely in front of her supporters and the rest of her audience. I wonder how many in that audience went to look at your website afterwards. It is also heartening to hear about the "group" you talked to after the show. :D

Good job!

~ggep~

ps. Claus, thanks for providing Robert with the ticket. :)
 
Reading this article, I'm more and more convinced she's extremely stupid (or her greed for fame, money and power has made her so), and so's her staff, on top of being petty and vindictive. As Robaato noticed, had she/they been smart, none of the incidents would have taken place ...

As for the security staff, I'm sure they're now in awe of her (snigger) ...
 
RSL

I will be willing to buy one of those SB books off of you. I'll pay you -$2000 US for them.
 
I feel kinda sorry for the security staff, I doubt they realyl had much choice in the matter.

Poor guy couldn't even get himself to be serious about the ban. The only time I ever got kicked out somewhere was back on campus (we were having a party, and we were being too loud and it was too late and other people did have exams coming up. We were warned once and then send home) but nobody then allowed me to negotiate the actions of campus security.
 
Oh yes - about that comment from the security staff... having been a door steward, I don't remember if I used it personally or just heard a colleague use it. It means that they are not barring you at all. You are 'barred' until "the next time I see you" ... so while you aren't there anyway. :)
 
Empress said:
As an aside, I've never understood why she seems to brag that she has a private investigator on you and Randi. If she's psychic, doesn't she already know all your deep, dark secrets? The woman seems to be not only a bad performer, but an idiot as well.
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She does it because she wants to hurt her critics. To scare them, to intimidate them, so they will leave her alone. And tell her fans that if they ever step out of line...

Unfortunately for Sylvia, it won't work. The only way to deal with such methods is to expose them.

HarryKeogh said:
That was awesome. I admire the professional way Claus, your wife and especially you, handled this situation (with Browne and security).
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If I had asked my original question, there would have been a riot! Sylvia would have had a stroke!

Boo said:
CFL, Remind me the next time I see you to give you a hug. ;)
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Thanks!

Georg said:
How did the audience react after CFL got the wrong answer? Any reaction at all?
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None. I just went back to my seat. I did get a couple of looks after that, though.

goodguyseatpie said:
ps. Claus, thanks for providing Robert with the ticket. :)
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Thanks. What, no handshake for me? Boo promised a hug! ;)
 
A big thanks to Robert, Susan and Claus.

That was very generous of you Claus to pay for the tickets.

Errrrrrm..... Radiohead are touring this year and some of them might believe in psychics. I'm skint, would you mind ponying up the monetries?
 
Aww! Claus! Whilst I loved your question, you should have just busted out the legendary "Evidence?".

:-D
 
Great job using perhaps your only opportunity to speak with her personally to write a culminating article near the end of her career. She opened the door herself to give you material to write about and plug your website because she mispoke it herself!

Maybe the hotel was doing a head count that day and the theatre would be breaking a law if they didn't have a piece of paper in the ticket stub box for each person in the theatre. It doesn't seem a coincidence you were last but you have to give her security people credit for recognizing you based on a photo. They were on the ball.

I wonder if dark entities are a recognized minority group. You might be able to start a class action suit against the hotel if Sylvia has barred all the dark entities from the hotel.
 
CFLarsen said:
She does it because she wants to hurt her critics. To scare them, to intimidate them, so they will leave her alone. And tell her fans that if they ever step out of line...

Unfortunately for Sylvia, it won't work. The only way to deal with such methods is to expose them.
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I thought that Sylvia wanted to Scientology her critics. (As you can see my brain has melted from studying.) But your way sounds good too.

CFLarsen said:
If I had asked my original question, there would have been a riot! Sylvia would have had a stroke!
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What was it? Don't keep us in suspense.
 
Terrific job, Robert. I wouldn't have expected anything else. And kudos to your better half and Claus for their support.

I know that I wouldn't have been as calm and dignified as you were when getting tossed out. However, I wish you'd gotten a copy of the card the supervisor was reading from, or at least the number of the statute. That's the kind of thing that can be followed up on afterwards to see if you actually were "trespassing". (Not that it matters to the Excalibur, since you were on their property and it is their right to ask you to leave.)
 
Robert, you make us proud. I don't know how many of us could remain cool and collected under these circumstances but you continue to impress me with your leadership in trying to expose this fraud.

One thing that strikes me after reading the article is that there is obviously a quid pro quo that Browne's people have with the Excalibur. The casino makes millions bilking people out of their dollars in all sorts of ways, and this is another way for them to do so, but of course there is a price. So maybe they get 50% of the take of SB's door, or between $50 and $75 a head, for 60-90 minutes of each patron's time. They have to consider if it is more cost-effective than getting that money in other ways (i.e. at the gambling tables or slot machines). For most casinos the shows act as a draw to get folks in, so they will throw some money on the tables while they are there, or a way to comp the high-rollers that they want to make sure do not venture outside of their walled garden. But it just doesn't seem to me that Browne's fans would be very high-value casino patrons with a lot of cash in their pockets.

So I think what it boils down to is, the more petty demands that Sylvia places on the casino's resources (like treating their security as her personal bodyguards) the more she is reducing her value to them and overstaying her welcome. She is doing more to "Stop Sylvia Browne" than even you are.
 
Robert, as always, you're my hero. This is as fantastic as I expected it would be. Your utter calm in the face of the blazing crazy always impresses me - I would not have been able to be so calm.

Susan - ditto :)

Claus - great question and thanks for your generosity in sponsoring this event. Fantastic stuff!
 
CFLarsen said:
If I had asked my original question, there would have been a riot! Sylvia would have had a stroke!
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Then you better have a good explanation why you haven´t asked it........:D


None. I just went back to my seat. I did get a couple of looks after that, though.
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What kind of looks? I guess it were not the "I wanna have sex with you right now right here" ones?


And again: Compliments.
 
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