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California, USA (West Coast)
11:22 pm
Tue, May 22, 2012
tour blog by Richard Gage, AIA
Blog Quick Jump:
I'm catching up with my Blog entries. Please be patient, as I have to find the time to do them in my very busy schedule.
Tania and Eric – our steady and loyal AE911Truth office workers – assisted greatly in the final prep for the 5-week trip to Australasia and the Far East. This is by far the most extensive trip and speaking engagement tour for AE911Truth and, while it is a great opportunity to assist in the enlightenment of A&E's and others in other parts of the world, it is also a significant disruption to our local efforts in the United States. p.s. Note: All times are local/RST (Richard Standard Time) Sydney, 14-11-09
Leading off the conference was Janice Mathews – the stalwart, wise, and gutsy mother of the "umbrella" organization 911Truth.org – often the first stop via the internet for those inquiring (enquiring in 'Australian') about 9/11 Truth, and the organization that has acted to link up thousands of activists around the world and link curious journalists to various 9/11 Truth leaders.
This conference is the most prominent effort yet of the awesome Sydney 9/11 Truth group 911oz.com — inspired by the fearless and dedicated John Bursill. It is quite evident that the Australians don't take the need for 9/11 Truth lightly. It has been months in the planning and includes many of the major spokespeople in the growing international movement today, including Steven E. Jones, PhD., Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth, Janice Mathews, Luke Rudkowski of WeAreChange, Cosmos of Truth Action, Ken Jenkins, and Frank Legge, PhD.
Prof. Steven Jones arrived in town today, so Luke R. and I took him on the double decker bus tour through Sydney. We stopped in the famous and very peaceful Chinese Garden and learned of the latest thermite experiment performed by Prof. Jones.
An Australian told me that I talk funny! Took me for a loop. I thought we were just normal and it's the Australians who have an accent. She said that we pronounce our "R's" hard. Like when we say "pirrrates" vs. "piates", or something like that. We use more diction and they have a "lazier" mouth (there must be a linguistic term for that). But also – each sentence seems to end on an up-note. And also ends in "... mate" — There is a positive social connection here!
This morning started with a friendly 15 minute radio interview with Jack Frost and Cat on a Sydney community radio program "Skid Row" 88.9 FM which reached an estimated 3,000 listeners who heard a quick introduction to the explosive evidence for the controlled demolition of all 3 WTC high-rises on 9/11. Several called in to win free tickets to the $30 Hard Evidence Conference.
Australia is paranoid of germs. They confiscated my hard boiled eggs at customs. Bird Flu! And then I had these first thoughts: Melbourne, 17-11-09
If you are an AE911Truth advocate packing on a Qantas Airlines flight a sales table full of stuff and winter clothing for an upcoming trip to Japan, then you might, as I am, pay $300 to $400 per flight just for excess baggage fees. $10 for each kilo over 23. It doesn't work out very well! It's impossible to come out ahead at all. We definitely need your donations! To keep us going and bringing the DVD's to the Aussies, the Kiwis, and the Japanese! Please consider clicking on the Chip-In on the front page and helping us with a generous donation. We're going under! Brisbane, 19-11-09
First lesson in "Australian" — the "r" in pirate is silent. Yes... it's the 'lazy' language. And the "i", like in six, is pronounced like along "e", so it's seex. And never say "trash" – it's "rubbish". There are no sidewalks – only footpaths. And you are cool if you use barbie instead of BBQ, and breaky instead of breakfast. That's all you need to know... except of course that your backwards left-handed car has a boot and a bonnet instead of a trunk and a hood. Wellington, 21-11-09
The excitement of the flight to scenic New Zealand was tempered by the now expected, and dreaded, $400 in excess baggage fees — still humbling me greatly. But the view of the rugged landscape coming in raised my spirits. As did the very warm greeting of our hosts, Helen Waddington and 9/11 truth artist extraordinaire, Roger Morris, both of NZ911Truth.org. The overall team of a dozen worked extremely hard and it payed off. Christchurch, 27-11-09
Since we were in Christchurch on a shortened tour of the majestic South Island of New Zealand, we made an effort to throw a speaking event together due to popular demand. Jeff Mitchell and a couple of Christchurch friends did all of the work to put this event together at the last minute and packed a small room with 35 attendees with only 3 days notice. Auckland, 30-11-09
Every country and every city that I land in on this trip is inhabited by a group of extremely hard working volunteers – dedicated to bringing the illuminating information — the truth about 9/11 — to their people, media and government. Everywhere they find it a frustrating uphill battle. Not because the evidence isn't overwhelmingly convincing – but because people don't want to even consider it. Yokohama, 4-12-09
We apologize for the slow updates to the tour page. Please bare with us. And, if you are able and willing to volunteer, we can use all of the help we can get, in a variety of areas. Please check out our Volunteer Opportunities page for more information. And Donations always help, as well. Thank you! Progress Report for the AE911Truth Japan Tour We have finished the first half of the AE911Truth Japan Tour. In short, Two words: HUGE SUCCESS! This is the first time for group leader Richard Gage to speak in Asia, and the tour will allow us to achieve several milestones in the continued pursuit of Truth.
The Yokohama event was expected to be smaller, but thanks to excellent promotion by Ms. Kikuchi, et. al., over eighty people (including three architects/engineers) purchased tickets and attended the event held at the Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature near Yokohama's famed China Town. Richard delivered a two-hour version of his well-known "Blueprint for 9/11 Truth" presentation. As Richard does at all speaking events, early on, he asked the audience how many believe the U.S. Government's "official story" for the three building collapses in New York, how many are unsure what happened to the buildings, and how many believe that the collapses were a result of controlled demolition. Tokyo, 5-12-09
The Tokyo event, held at a large hall in the heart of Tokyo, was attended by over 300. The event was MC'd by the famous and colorful Japanese 80's rocker, Sunplaza Nakano-Kun. He added a great deal of excitement to event and drew many people to the event by lending his famous name to the cause. Councilor Fujita delivered a poignant message regarding the need for all people, be they government officials, architects, engineers, or just citizens of the world, to work together to reveal Truth for the sake of World Peace. Nagoya, 6-12-09
Nagoya is Japan's third largest city and, as home to Toyota, a hub of engineering excellence in Japan. Over 150 packed the conference hall and the audience included five architects/engineers. We are pretty sure that the shutout streak was continued. Of the four people who initially indicated that they were believers in the "official story", none continued to hold that position at the end of the talk (in the interest of full disclosure, one would-be holdout started to raise his hand indicating he maintained "official story" belief, but then took it down and put himself in the "unsure" category). Shiga, 7-12-09
Ritsumeikan University is one of Japan's top private universities, and home to top academics from many disciplines. Special thanks go out to Professor Fujioka of the school's Economics Department who helped ensure a large turnout by making Richard's lecture a class assignment (with a quiz for class credit!). Over 200 students, faculty and local residents were in attendance. Osaka, 11-12-09
We packed the Osaka public hall last night with 181 attendees. Only 20 tickets were pre-sold, so Yumi Kikuchi and local powerhouse organizer Koichiro Tabuchi were quite concerned — but a couple of important local media breakthroughs made for a huge success. Of the 181 attendees, before the presentation, we had 30 who believed the official conspiracy story about the destruction of the Twin Towers, and 56 who were unsure. After the presentation, we had only 2 and 8. We had an extensive and lively conversation with the two "holdouts". They were making very good progress toward overcoming their emotional blocks to the rational understanding of the forensic evidence. Kobe, 12-12-09
Our AE911Truth event in Kobe was at a Yoga Studio! We were filled to capacity at 63 attendees – 35 of whom had no idea what WTC 7 was. Before the presentation, we had 8 who believed the official conspiracy regarding the Twin Tower's destruction, and 19 who were unsure. After the 2-hour presentation of the evidence, there were just 0 and 2. It seems that most all were convinced once again. There was one architect and one engineer. Both were convinced. Okinawa, 13-12-09
We had a total of 251 participants at the Okinawa event yesterday at the beautiful Okinawa Convention Center! They had only pre-sold 30 or so tickets – so this was very good show. We had some very good local newspaper and radio exposure at the last day. Past Blogs: |
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Nov 7, 2009
Three main events are scheduled in Australia, The Hard Evidence Conference in Sydney, and speaking engagements in Melbourne and Brisbane. For information please e-mail John Bursill, the Australia 9/11 Truth contact. Next, Mr. Gage will fly southeast for a speaking engagement at the Museum of New Zealand in Wellington, on November 21. Mr. Gage will present the WTC evidence on Radio New Zealand with Kim Hill. Next on the itinerary is a visit to the South Island, where Mr. Gage will visit the Abel Tasman Park, a film location of Lord of the Rings. In Christchurch he will meet with members of New Zealand 9/11 Truth. For information please e-mail Helen Waddington, the contact person for the New Zealand leg of the journey.
Next stop, Nagoya, and then a breather with three days in the beautiful garden city of Kyoto. There he boards a bullet train to Osaka, and then to Kobe (site of the big 1995 earthquake). The tour ends in Okinawa, site of the ancient underwater treasure of Yonaguni. At each stop Mr. Gage will present the evidence of the impossible collapses of the three WTC high-rises. The momentum is growing in numerous countries around the world as knowledge of this evidence is spreading quickly. It appears that a critical mass of people will know the truth sooner than we might imagine. |
The epic effort to alert
the people of the world about the truth of the destruction of the
three World Trade Center skyscrapers on September 11,
2001, will extend its global reach as Richard Gage, AIA, boards a jet in
San Francisco and flies west on a 17-hour flight to Sydney on November
8. This will be his first stop on a 14-city tour through Australia, New
Zealand, and Japan. Washington, Madison and Jefferson never would have
dreamed that a 21st-century battle for people's minds would take an
American patriot to distant countries in order to expose lies in the
U.S., but such is the case today as we rapidly approach 1,000 signers on
our petition for a real investigation into the 9/11 attacks.
On December 2, Mr. Gage will fly 5400 miles north to the land of the
Samurai. First stop on this 7-city tour is Yokohama for one day, and
then on to Tokyo for another short day, but highlighted by a meeting
with the famous Councilor