Yes, I'm looking back to the old days as an Alpha Tracker. Feel free to compare it to your generic internship experience at that local small business down the street from the University. The effort, time, and dedication must've been about the same as any other person trying to work their way up in any career. The only major difference that plagued me was a lack of income. I learned very quickly that Ghost Hunting leaves anyone who crosses its path in the red, but they always say you must love what you do. Why didn't we earn any cash to sustain ourselves on a steady diet of fast food and dollar store cleaning supplies? Because it's not the ALPHA way to charge for investigations. ALPHA Ghost Team is an organization that prides itself in helping people and business in need of answers, even if it means taking a financial hit. Even more of our money (which has probably been converted from the sale of furnature and appliances from Scott's appartment) is put into visiting different conventions in Florida to present our informational lecture series. An informed public is a better public, and ALPHA is doing our part.
The ALPHA Booth |
Kevin Sorbo and Me |
On a side note: Scott Tepperman and I pledged our services to a fundraising event for Habitat for Humanity. 'Twas a slave auction. People bid on us celebrities to do anything the winner wants for 3 hours (Nothing sexual implied). Scott was auctioned off for 45 dollars... I was auctioned off for 50 dollars. All I remember was a loud, obnoxious, New Yorker yell out "Really?! For that?!" when I surpassed Scott's auction record. Of course the heckler was Scott, who else would it be? I tend to rub it in every once in a while, just to keep the man in check with who was worth more at the time.
At the end of the weekend, I walked away with my first taste of what it was like to be on the celebrity side of a convention. It was a great feeling, but I didn't let that get in the way of why I was there. It was all about ALPHA and making sure that questions about the paranormal were answered. Keeping the mentality that my job is 24/7 is one that I still carry with me to this day, as a full-fledged Investigator with ALPHA. If I could, I would go back to Panama City in a heartbeat. A slow-paced, Wrath of Con heartbeat, but a heartbeat nonetheless.