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Palomar

from Fort by Chris Harris

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In which our hero encounters the king of the contactees, George Adamski (1891 - 1965).

Those seeking more insight into the life of this baffling man are encouraged to grab a copy of Colin Bennett's excellent biography, Looking for Orthon.

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In the 1950s, flying saucers were the thing
And of all his fellow contactees, Adamski was the king
He'd written science fiction tales of journeys to the stars
But switched to selling photos of a ship that came from Mars
From the frozen rings of Saturn to a shack in Palomar
The story George came up with was his wildest one by far

Of all the people in the world, the aliens chose him -
forgive me, but his credibility seems rather thin.
He met them in the desert, just a few miles from LA
but where he said they'd come from sounds impossible today
From the molten hell of Venus to the slopes of Palomar
the people in the saucers made old George a superstar

Adamski met with royalty; he said he'd met the Pope
The message that he sold was one of fellowship and hope
But as his claims grew stranger, people finally saw the truth:
Evidence of something doesn't always count as proof
Photographs of saucers in the skies of Palomar
Or simple cardboard cutouts? I can guess which ones they are...

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from Fort, released April 1, 2018

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Chris Harris Bristol, UK

I'm still trying to get the music I record to sound like the version I can hear in my head. To do this I've ended up playing every instrument I can get my hands on. These days, I'm closer to "That Sound" than I used to be, but the journey continues.

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