CALENDAR ARCHIVES
• 2007 Halloween Party
• Weird Tour and Budget Rent-A-Car
• Paranormal Weekend Conference in Cape May
• The Ghost World Conference
• NJ Weirdness on YES
• The Weird Ballgame
• 2006 Halloween Party
• 2006 Book Signings
• Up Your Budget Tour
• 2005 Halloween Party
• Weird US Television Show
 WEIRD NJ HALLOWEEN PARTY 2007!
Saturday Oct. 27th At:
THE LOOP LOUNGE - www.thelooplounge.com
373 Broadway, Passaic Park, NJ
Doors: 9PM
Featuring The Live Sounds Of Holmes
Raffles • Costume Contest • Giveaways
Your MC Of The Evening: Mr. Glen Jones
1st 48 People Through The Door Will Get A Free Weird U.S. Board Game (a $40 item) Signed by Mark and Mark (A rare prototype — Only 150 produced)
Tickets Available ONLY By Calling The Weird NJ Toll-Free Hotline at 1-866 WEIRDNJ (Mon – Fri 9am-5pm).
Tickets are $12. Phone lines open Mon., Oct 8, 9am (EDT). Credit card orders only. Please do NOT leave a voice message because we cannot return or honor your call. Tickets WILL NOT be available at the door, so please do not attend if you do not have a ticket in your hand. 21 and Over Please. This event will be filmed and photographed. By admission to the party, you are allowing yourself to be filmed and/or photographed.
Check out pics from previous years:
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000
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Take the Weird Tour With Us And Budget Rent-A-Car
Starting April 23
www.upyourbudget.com
We are proud to announce another year on the road with Budget Rent-A-Car on their blog site “Up Your Budget.” We’ll be bringing you videos of weird tourist destinations across the United States every other week from now until October. We’ve even asked some of our authors of our “Weird State” book series to join in the fun to show us the weirdest sites in their home state. Budget will offer some great deals and discounts, along with places to stay and eat. You can even submit your own traveling stories and tips. So check it out and make your weird summer travel plans today.
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A nod to our friends in Cape May:
A Paranormal Weekend Conference in Cape May NJ
May 4-6, 2007
www.hauntednewjersey.com
Taking place at the Haunted and Historic Hotel Macomber,
727 Beach Ave., Cape May. Speakers include Al Rauber, Garrett Husveth and Dave Manganelli. Friday night discussions and Saturday lectures and surprises including a Saturday night dinner at the haunted Union Park Restaurant, the original Haunted Cape May Tour, and an overnight investigation of the Macomber. Please check the website for more information and guest speakers.
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The Ghost World Conference
July 20-22, 2007, Gettysburg
At The Wyndham Hotel and Conference Center
www.ghostworldconference.com
This is a supernatural summit where the paranormal community will come together to learn from each other, to award excellence, and to establish standards and protocols in the science of supernatural research. As part of the conference festivities, we will be holding the first annual Paranormal Awards -- the first awards by the paranormal community for the paranormal community. Ghost World is produced by Vince Wilson of The Maryland Paranormal Investigators Coalition, L'Aura Hladik of the New Jersey Ghost Hunters Society, and Jeff Belanger of Ghostvillage.com.
Please check the website for more information and guest speakers.
Ghost World, LLC Presents 1st Annual Paranormal Awards
Now is your chance to make your voice heard as to who had the best ghost picture, web site, club/organization, etc. for 2006. The Paranormal Awards Ceremony will take place on Sunday, July 22, 2007 at the Wyndham Gateway Gettysburg for the Ghost World Conference at 12:00 PM. Mark Sceurman & Mark Moran of Weird NJ/US will host this event.
The deadline for nominations is May 15, 2007. You can make your nominations at
http://www.ghostworldconference.com/nomination.shtml
Categories for Nominations:
Best Paranormal Book of 2006
Best Paranormal Research Web site of 2006
Best Ghost Hunting Organization of 2006
Best Ghost Evidence (photo, video or EVP) of 2006
Best Paranormal Broadcast of 2006
May 21 to June 15: VOTING for the Top 5 Nominees in each category will be open on the Ghost World Conference web site.
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Yankee Fans Get A Dose Of New Jersey Weirdness
www.yesnetwork.com
We’ll be hosting a segment for a show on the YES network this summer that will air before a Yankee baseball game. We can’t give too much away right now…but stay tuned!
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Have A Night Out A The Weird Ball Game With Weird NJ
Fri July 27 at The Newark Bears And Eagles Riverfront Stadium in Newark
www.newarkbears.com
Come on down and say hello to us and take in a ball game. The Bears are playing The Road Warriors. If you wear anything that says “Weird NJ” on it, or you bring a Weird NJ issue, you get in for free! We’ll also have a few of our local heroes there to join in the fun. There will be post-game fireworks and many weird giveaways. PLAY BALL! For more information, please call 973-866-55-4BEAR.
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WEIRD NJ HALLOWEEN PARTY 2006!
We are very excited to announce this year's Weird NJ Halloween Party will be held at a brand new venue (for us)—Asbury Lanes! A vintage 1961 bowling alley located right next door to the legendary Fast Lane, just blocks from the beach and Convention Hall. There will be Beer, Bowling, and Bands playing Beatles--what could be better? There will also be food and unlimited free parking available.
Saturday, October 28th. Doors open at 8PM.
Come dressed as your favorite Weird NJ character and you might win CA$H in our MIDNIGHT COSTUME CONTEST!
GRAND PRIZE RAFFLE CONTEST! Win EVERYTHING we have ever produced: Every magazine, every video, every CD, every T-Shirt and sweatshirt—EV-ER-Y-THING! A $1000 + value!
Our very special guest MC for the evening will be Glen Jones, of WFMU's Glen Jones Radio Programme Featuring X-Ray Burns.
The Bands: Ribeye Brothers, Luzer, Frankenstein 3000, Shabby Road ...and special guests!
Frightening Film Flix Presented by Backyard Productions.
Admission is $12. This is a more intimate venue than some of our previous parties, so capacity is limited. Get your tickets while they last! You must be 21 or older to attend.
No more advance tickets available. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door the night of the show.
Asbury Lanes is located at 209 4th Ave. Asbury Park, NJ 732-776-6160 www.AsburyLanes.com
Check out pics from previous years:
2005 | 2004 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000
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NEW BOOK SIGNING DATES
We'll be coming to a town near you soon to sign copies of our new book—Weird NJ Vol. 2! Drop on by and say hello.
 Barnes & Noble
Sept. 9, Edison
3 PM 419 Menlo Park Mall, Edison NJ (732) 548-4179
Barnes & Noble
Sept. 10, Clifton
3 PM 395 Route 3 East, Clifton NJ (973) 779-5500
Barnes & Noble
Sept. 12, Springfield
7:30 PM 240 Route 22 West, Springfield NJ (973) 376-8544
Barnes & Noble
Sept. 13, Freehold
7 PM 3981 US Hwy 9, Freehold NJ (732) 409-2929
Barnes & Noble
Sept. 28, Princeton
7 PM 3535 US Route 1, Princeton NJ (609) 897-9250
Barnes & Noble
Sept. 30, Brick
3 PM 44 Brick Plaza, Brick NJ (732) 255-6600
Barnes & Noble
Oct. 7, Deptford
3 PM 1553 Almonesson Road, Deptford NJ (856) 232-3123
Barnes & Noble
Oct. 14, Ledgewood
3 PM 375 Route 10 E, Ledgewood NJ (973) 252-9300
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WE'RE TRAVELING AROUND THE COUNTRY LOOKING FOR THE WEIRD!
Click here to join us on a whirlwind tour of the strangest spots in the U.S. See daily video clips of our bizarre journeys and find out how you can win up to $160,000 in prizes, just for coming along on our weird ride. What are you waiting? C'mon, up your budget, right now!
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CLICK HERE FOR PICS FROM THE 2005 HALLOWEEN PARTY
THE ANNUAL WEIRD NJ HALLOWEEN PARTY TO BE HELD AT THE LEGENDARY STONE PONY
SATURDAY, OCT 29, 2005
 Something wicked this way comes to Asbury Park, NJ on October 29. The annual Weird NJ Halloween party rolls into town for a one night rock and roll fright fest.
Come dressed as your favorite Weird NJ character or legend. Prizes awarded for most original costume with a Weird NJ theme. A grand prize package of everything, (that's right, EVERYTHING) ever published or produced in the last 13 years by Weird NJ will be raffled off at the end of the evening.
The event will be hosted by Mark and Mark, straight back from the road filming their "Weird US" television series on The History Channel. MC of the evening is WFMU deejay Glen Jones, who will bring his brand of rock 'n roll radio to the stage at the Stone Pony. This will be a filmed event, and anyone attending must be advised that admission and purchase of tickets are a consent to be filmed at the club.
Music will be provided by High School Sweethearts who are guaranteed to blow the roof off the house. Also on the bill is the Super Fun Time Karaoke Band. This is everyone's chance to be a star this evening. Sing your favorite rock and roll songs with a live band. You can go to the website and download the song list and start practicing!
Special guests also include the band Holmes providing some rock 'n roll fever to kick off the evening, and Halloween films provided by Backyard Productions throughout the night. Who knows who or what else will show up this year!
So head on down to Ascary Park this Halloween at the Stone Pony for some thrills, chills, beer and fear. Warning: Those with a weak heart stay away!
You must be 18 to enter and 21 to drink. Photo ID's required for entry. Tickets available at select Ticketmaster locations, on-line at www.ticketmaster.com/, and charge by phone (201) 507-8900 (212) 307-7171, and at the Stone Pony box office. Tickets are $12. No refunds or returns. Doors open at 8pm.
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 The through-the-looking-glass travel guide into the strange side of American history is now a weekly series! Take a fun-filled, tongue-in-cheek, fast-paced journey across the country in search of local legends and myths to find out if there is any historical validity to all these tall tales in our new weekly series WEIRD U.S. The one-hour world premiere on The History Channel debuts Monday, August 1 at 10 pm ET/PT. A sneak preview of WEIRD U.S. (our pilot that aired last year) will air on Sunday, July 31 at 11 pm ET/PT.
From The History Channel:
'Based on the best-selling book of the same name, WEIRD U.S. is a deliciously demented weekly tour of offbeat American history. Host/authors Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran scour the country in search of the bizarre, the unexplained, and the really strange historical stories that never got into the history books, because, as they say, 'history is full of weirdos.'
In each episode of WEIRD U.S., follow the two Marks as they go off the beaten path to expand their research across the weird American landscape of Melon Heads, Phantom Clowns, Foulke Monsters, Prairie Moon Gardens, and Slimy Slim. Some of the people and places they encounter are disturbing, others hilarious, but all are very weird.
Hosts Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran are the publishers of Weird NJ Magazine, which documents New Jersey's less celebrated history and tourist attractions. They followed the cult success of their publication with the best-selling books Weird NJ and Weird U.S and are now producing many other Weird state books. No matter the 'weirdity,' the two Marks are on the case, determined to uncover the truth'and to sometimes discover that history is stranger than fiction.'
http://www.HistoryChannel.com/WeirdUS
The First Nine episodes are:
7/31 • Strange but True (pilot)
8/01 • Road to Weirdsville
8/08 • Weird Medicine
8/15 • Weird Worship
8/22 • Rebels and Traitors
8/29 • Crimes and Punishments
9/12 • Weirdly Departed
9/19 • Fact or Fiction?
9/26 • This Odd House
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