George Rhodes

E-mail Exchange with George Rhodes

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George Rhodes phoned me about 4:30 a.m.

He said he could make it rain. I asked him to send me an e-mail. He said he already had, and here it is. It's mostly a recap of our Paranormal Challenge protocol page, with his own comments. Early on I noticed George Rhodes has a problem with the shift key on his computer.

I AM READY FOR The North Texas Skeptics Paranormal Challenge I HOPE WE CAN DO THIS SOON.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 4:22 AM
From: george rhodes

The persons named below ("challengers") will pay the sum of $12,000 ("the challenge prize") to any person ("claimant")NAMED GEORGE RHODES WHO WILL demonstrate any psychic or paranormal power or ability under scientifically valid observing conditions. Prior to any demonstration or test, challengers and claimant will enter into a complete, written agreement called "the protocol", which will set out what power or ability is to be demonstrated, how it is to be tested, and what test results will constitute success or failure. These instructions and conditions alone are not an offer. No contract to pay the challenge amount is made with any claimant until the claimant and challengers have negotiated and entered into the protocol. The protocol must incorporate the following terms and conditions:

Claimant must describe the paranormal or psychic ability or power clearly and precisely. Claims must be specific enough to be scientifically testable. Claims must be clearly psychic or paranormal.

Claimant must specifically describe any proposed test procedures which will be used to demonstrate the paranormal or psychic power. I THE Claimant and challengers agree to the test procedures to be used before any tests are performed, CAUSE I CAN END A LOT OF SUFFERING DO TO DROUGHT,

I WILL describe exactly what test results will constitute success I WILL COME TO TEXAS AND MAKE IT RAIN EASING THE DROUGHT THERE or failure DROUGHT WILL CONTINUE THE BILLION DOLLAR DROUGHT results, such results WILL be significantly beyond chance expectation.

Claimant and challengers will each be responsible for their respective expenses, such as equipment THE MOTOR HOME, travel TO TEXAS, accommodations I WILL STAY IN TEXAS AT MOTOR HOME OR CAMP SITE, consultant fees FROM SPIRITUAL ADVISER, or other expenses FOOD AND MUSIC.

In the event the claimant is successful under the terms and conditions of the protocol, challengers will immediately deliver the challenge prize to claimant or claimant's designee, in full settlement of all claims.

Claimant and challengers waive all claims, damages, and causes of action against each other arising out of the challenge, for any injuries or damages of every kind, whether to person, property, or reputation.

All agreements, protocols, correspondence, data, audio or video recordings, photographs or results made or obtained by either party during the challenge or negotiations leading up to the challenge may be used by either party in any way he or she may choose, including publication, and challengers and claimant both waive all exclusive rights to such information. AND CLAIMANT WILL EXCEPT challengers TO ASK ME TO DO IT AGAIN AT FOR A NICE DONATION TO A NONPROFIT OF MY CHOICE.

This offer is made by the challengers personally and not on behalf of The North Texas Skeptics or any other agency or organization, although others may be involved in the examination of claims.

After challengers have received claimant's offer to demonstrate a claimed psychic or paranormal ability or power, challengers will promptly enter into negotiations with claimant and attempt to arrive at a written protocol satisfactory to both parties. Neither claimant nor challengers shall have any right of action or damages against the other for failure to enter into the protocol or for failure to conduct any test or demonstration.

I responded

George,

Thanks for contacting us. We are eager to evaluate your paranormal ability.

Please respond to this with a description of what you will be able to do. Also describe how you plan to demonstrate your claim.

In our phone conversation you said you are a rain maker. You said you have the ability to make it rain. Please provide additional details, and we will arrange for you to give a demonstration.

We require all claimants to provide a demonstration before we engage in serious discussion. This prevents all of us from wasting time and resources setting up a test that will fail. We have required these demonstrations in the past, and no claimant has ever demonstrated anything worth testing. Hopefully you will have greater success.

All correspondence related to the North Texas Paranormal Challenge will be posted on our Web site and published in our newsletter.

Best regards,

John Blanton

The response from George Rhodes was not very informative.

I AM IN CALIFORNIA I WILL MAKE IT RAIN HERE LIKE I ALWAYS DO. I WILL PUT SPIRITUAL FRICTION ON THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE AND BRING IN A STORM.

THE NEWS CASTERS ARE QUICK TO ALERT PEOPLE CAUSE THEY GOT ALL THE RADAR TO SEE WHAT I DID AND TELL EVERY ONE WHAT IS ON ITS WAY. SOME PEOPLE ARE GETTING NEW ROOFS SO IT HELPS IF THEY HAVE A LITTLE TIME TO PREPARE.

I AM A SEVENTH SON, SO I CARE ABOUT MT BROTHERS AND SISTERS, AND WE ARE ALL RELATED IN USA, SO I TRY NOT TO MESS UP THE PLACE.

I AM NOT THE ONLY RAIN MAKER, I HAVE MET OTHERS THEY WERE NOT SEVENTH SONS. I RESPECT THEM AND THERE PRIVACY AND I DON'T MESS WITH THEM CAUSE THEY ARE BIGGER THAN ME.

A WISE OLD LADY THAT I WOULD TALK TO WOULD SAY THEY HAD MORE BEE'S IN THE HANNY , THAT IS WY THEY CAN MAKE THINGS HAPPEN FASTER THAN I COULD.

THERE ARE ALSO OTHER ANIMALS THAT I KNOW OF THAT CAN DO THE SAME AND THEY DON'T HAVE A CARE OR EVEN KNOW THAT THEY ARE CAUSING DISTRACTION AND DEVISTATION ON LAND OR AROUND THEM.

I HAVE ALSO MET SUN DANCERS TO, THEY FILL SO GOOD TO BE AROUND.

WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I WOULD GO TO PLACES THAT COULD HANDLE IT AND DOULD USE MUCH WATER, JUST TO SEE WHAT I WAS CAPABLE OF.

I WOULD PRAY TO GOD TO FIND SOME ONE LIKE ME. I FELT ALONE, AND A CHANE OF EVENTS HAPPENED THAT ONLY GOD COULD HAVE MADE IT HAPPEN, CAUSE I TOLD NO ONE MY PRAYER.

What George Rhodes sent us was not adequate for designing a test. I responded.

George,

That will be great if you can make it rain. How are you going to demonstrate that you made it rain? Please explain.

For example, suppose it rains. How will we know it was you who made it rain?

Best regards.

John Blanton

I received this in response

COULD JUST NOT GO AND STAY IN CA, AND NOT GO TO TX, AND THINK OF MY SELF, WORK ON GETTING MY WEBSITE DONE SEVENTHSONRAINMAKER.COM THEN EMAIL EVERY COUNTRY AND GOV. IN NEED OF WATER, LIKE I PLAN TO DO ANYWAY. BILLION DOLLAR DROUGHT ITS NOT MY PROBLEM, I THOUGHT I WOULD KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE GET A RIDE TO KERRVILLFOLKFEST IN MY FRIENDS MOTOR HOME LIKE I DO EACH YEAR AND WHEN I AM THERE I VOLENTEAR AND MAKE RAIN STORMS TO HELP, CAUSE IT IS SO DRY THERE, AND IF I DON'T PEOPLE SUFFER. THEN GO SHOW YOU AND GET SOME COMPENSATION, I THOUGHT THE CREATOR WAS LOOKING OUT FOR ME FOR ALL THE GOOD THINGS I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO TO HELP OTHERS, I GOT TO STAR THINKING FOR MY SELF, MAYBE GO BACK TO MAUI AND HANG OUT WITH MY FRIEND DAVELANGER.COM HELP HIM KEEP HIS HOUSE, SO WHAT IF THE MARKETS DROPED 1000 POINTS THE DAY I LEFT. IT WAS BETTER THAN LIVING ON THE STREETS. YA AND SO WHAT IF WHEN I GET NEXT TO A TV AND PRAY FOR EVERY ONE TO GET THE THINGS DOWN THET NEED TO AND THE MARKETS GO UP 100 POINTS IN MY PRESENCE WHAT DO I GET OUT OF IT JUST A STRONG NATION WITH NOTHING TO PROVE FOR IT. I AM JUST SLEEPY JUST SEND ME A CHECK SO I DON'T TURN TO THE DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE, I AM NOT TO HAPPY TODAY CAUSE MY FRIEND ANDY GIBSON HUNG HIM SELF ON A TREE IN TEXAS AND MARTY GIBSON SENT ME AN EMAIL 5/5/11 MISSED YOU GREAT SONG WRITER SINGER, I JUST DON'T FILL LIKE GOING TO TEXAS FOR NOW, MAYBE ALL CHANGE MY MIND!

I responded.

George,

Again, thanks for the response. However, I will need more from you before I can conclude your proposal is worth pursuing. When you can put together something better, get back to me, and I will give your proposal another look.

All correspondence related to the North Texas Skeptics Paranormal Challenge will be posted on our web site and published in our newsletter.

Best regards,

John Blanton
Skeptical Web Master

I received an additional response from George Rhodes.

I MAKE IT RAIN SO MUCH EVERY WATER HOLDING OR DAM, RESERVOIR IS FULL AND OR OVER FLOWING. EVERY RIVER CRESTING, OR JUST TEL YOU SAY STOP. I WILL BRING IT TO FLOOD STAGE. OR I COULD BRING A STORM EVERY TIME THE LAND SCAPE IS DRAINED IN A SAFE WAY TEL WATER HOLDING, LAKE, OR DAM, RESERVOIR IS FULL AND OR OVER FLOWING. AS I HAVE ENDED THE DROUGHT IN CA. SO FAR THIS YEAR.

As of this printing I have not received anything more from George Rhodes