GHOULA meets for cocktails in haunted places on the 13th of each month. “SPIRITS with SPIRITS” is a casual gathering of regional ghost hunters. Open to all, from the curious skeptic to the passionate phantom pursuer. Make friends, find ghosts! Come see the “hot spots” with “cold spots.”
All those who attend will receive a free G.H.O.U.L.A. button. If you have already received your button, please wear it so others can find you. Also, G.H.O.U.L.A t-shirts will be available for sale ($10.00).
This month’s installment takes us to another bar patronized by mysterious shadow people. We would like to thank GHOULA member Brenda for alerting us to this unique place.
THE DATE: December 13th, 2008 (Saturday)
THE PLACE: Carlito's Way Cocktail Lounge
15238 Victory Blvd. Van Nuys map
THE TIME: 8pm to the Witching Hour
THE PLACE: Carlito's Way Cocktail Lounge
15238 Victory Blvd. Van Nuys map
THE TIME: 8pm to the Witching Hour
THE GHOST(S):
In the heart of Van Nuys, (which in itself is said to be the heart of the San Fernando Valley) sits a strip-mall hole-in-the-wall that has all the characteristics that one conjures up when imaging the archetypical neighborhood bar. As you pass through the flagstone entrance, you find yourself in a watering-hole world that appears to have changed very little in the last thirty years. Just as the décor seems to be frozen in a time-warp, it appears that some of this tavern’s patrons are also from another era reliving moments from another existence taking on dark shadowy forms.
Who these shapeless spirits are and why do they feel comfortable in the amber interior of Carito’s Way Cocktail Lounge is still a mystery. Are they the residue energy of bar-flies that used to frequent this establishment? Do these presences predate this pub when a electronics store occupied this location selling modern conveniences like refridgerators and washing machines to the suburbia that sprang up to accommodate the GI’s returning home from killing fields of WWII? Perhaps these super-natural vibrations go further back to the Russell Poultry Farm and the millions of chickens slaughtered on this spot? Does this aura of death attract these dark figures?
The “shadow people” phenomenon is not uncommon in our golden state with stories of their existence going back to the days before Europeans settled this land. Although many occurrences have been reported (even by John Steinbeck) not much is known about this phenomena. So this may be your chance to explore and perhaps discover the truth behind the shadows in one of the places that they dwell.
http://www.carlitoswaycocktails.com/
Questions? Email us at ghoulahq@live.com
(to see last month's SPIRITS with SPIRITS location...)
