He kinda sounds like someone that would be interesting to talk to. Here is the "strange guy" in my town... Willard. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gWDHzkw8Js http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_89ITAl-2A
People are strange... Greg Catterton www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com IMCA member 4682 On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites --- On Sun, 10/31/10, Adam Hupe <raremeteori...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Adam Hupe <raremeteori...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Micro Mike Text > To: "Adam" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > Date: Sunday, October 31, 2010, 11:04 AM > Here is the text if the link doesn't > work: > > > >Sunday, November 21, 2004 > > > >Los Alamos Hermit Booted Off Lab Property Spreads > His Theories of the Cosmos > > > >By Adam Rankin > >Journal Staff Writer > > LOS ALAMOS— Roy Michael > Moore, aka the Los Alamos caveman, dropped out of > >the mainstream almost a decade ago, and though he has > been largely ignored for > >the four years he's peddled his cosmological theories > here, he is a long way > >from giving up on making the sale. > > Discovered living in a cave on Oct. 13 in > a deep canyon on U.S. Department > >of Energy property at Los Alamos National Laboratory, > the 56-year-old Moore is > >finally gaining the attention he's been seeking > for years. Someone from > >Albuquerque wants to film a documentary about him > and a brief story about his > >discovery appeared on Wired magazine online. > > A Vietnam veteran who spent four years > playing clarinet in a Marine Corps > >band in the late 1960s, Moore is hoping to shift the > focus from himself and his > >cave dwelling to his life's work. > > "I would sacrifice everything I own to > get my story out," he said. > > It was in 1996 that the former computer > programmer and network manager sold > >all his possessions, abandoned his Amarillo, Texas, > computer business and > >devoted all his energy to thinking deep thoughts. > > "I served my time until my kids left > home. When they left, I felt I had no > >more responsibilities," he said. Moore divorced when > his oldest daughter, now > >26, was 8 years-old and his son was about 6. > > "I didn't know a thing about business or > making money," even though his > >company employed 25 at one time and he used to bill > $100 an hour for programing > >the computers he built and sold, he said. > > Dissatisfied with computers, Moore said > he felt he had bigger, more > >important problems to work on. > > So, the father of two, who calls himself > "Micro Mike" because the nickname > >puts him in the context of the broader universe, > started walking and thinking. > > Normal life "is a rat race, and as far as > I can tell, the rats are > >winning," he said. Besides, he said, "I never tried to > be normal in my life; it > >is just another word for average to me and I want to be > above average." > > At first, he walked around Amarillo, > thinking about the cosmos, working > >through Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. Then, > he headed to Socorro, > >where he sought out sky watchers at the National > Radio Astronomy Observatory, > >hoping he could discuss the newly developed > theory he dubbed the "gravionic > >model." > > The theory ascribes energy and > spirituality to gravity— the > >action-at-a-distance phenomenon that modern science has > a hard time fully > >explaining. > > "They said they didn't have a single > cosmologist on staff," Moore said, > >still clearly disappointed. > > No takers there, he next traveled to > Roswell, where for a short stint he > >gave talks on a what he claims is a bowling ball-size > Martian meteorite he > >found while working as a cowboy on his great-aunt's > ranch in northern Texas in > >1971. > > In Roswell, Moore met Lee Weinland, an > independent video producer from Los > >Alamos who was intrigued by Moore and his story about > the meteorite and his > >claims that it held evidence of complex life on Mars. > > "I never have been able to get any > scientists to do any tests on it," Moore > >said. > > Weinland, who describes Moore as an > "eccentric genius," invited Moore to > >Los Alamos where the two cooperated to produce a short > video on the meteorite > >and Moore's theories on its Martian origin. That's when > Moore fell in love with > >Los Alamos, according to Weinland. > > "He fits up here in a lot of ways," > Weinland said of Moore. "I believe Los > >Alamos is a town full of very common sense-challenged > people and Micro Mike is > >one of them; very brilliant, but common sense > challenged... he is no whackier > >than most of the physicists I know up here." > > So now Moore walks around Los Alamos and > the Jemez Mountains. According to > >his figuring, he has logged more than 8,000 miles just > walking and thinking. > > "Most of my life, I was afraid to be > alone," Moore said. "But when I > >started working on my gravionic model, I had to be > alone." > > Moore, who says he has many friends in > Los Alamos who help him with food > >and clothes, gauges the difficulty of the problems he > tackles by how far he > >walks before solving them— a process he says is aided > by smoking marijuana. > > When Moore was discovered living in his > cave, federal authorities also > >found 10 marijuana plants, each about 18 inches tall > growing around the cave. > > "I think the laws that prohibit > (marijuana) are unconstitutional," because > >they infringe on his pursuit of happiness, Moore said. > "I should be allowed to > >use it to solve problems that help humanity, rather > than be punished for it." > > Los Alamos, with its thick population of > Ph.D.s working at the weapons > >laboratory, is a highly spiritual community and its > great trail network is "the > >perfect place for me," Moore said. > > "I would like to change the image of Los > Alamos from the birthplace of the > >atomic bomb to the home of the gravionic model— > wouldn't that be so much > >friendlier? Where spirituality is important?" he said. > > The essence of Moore's theory is that > gravity, acting through "gravions" > >between any two masses, travels faster than the speed > of light, and defines > >space and relationships between masses. > > He says that all of nature takes place in > a two-part process through > >connections of gravity and exchanges of energy at or > below the speed of light. > >"People make connections of gravity all the time, but > no one is aware," he > >said. > > "Spirituality," Moore said, "is really > the management of those energies. > >Love is the actions of a sentient being, whereby they > make more connections of > >gravity than they break and give more energy than > they take." > > The idea, Moore said, is not too > different than the one proposed by Obi-Wan > >Kenobi in the first Star Wars movie: Everything is > connected. > > The world and society is going wrong, > because more people are taking than > >giving, Moore said. > > "I want to make everybody aware of these > energy transfers," Moore said, > >"and I think with awareness we'll become a much better > society." > > Moore says he is on a mission to spread > his theory and be accepted as the > >hermit philosopher of Los Alamos, subsisting on as > little as possible and > >devoting most of his energy to improving human > society through thought and > >eventually, hopefully, the application of his > theories. > > "I just dedicated myself to staying here > forever until I die to try to get > >this work done," he said. "I am here on a good > purpose." > > The work has not been easy and his > quarry— Los Alamos scientists— have not > >been receptive to his unifying theory of the cosmos, an > idea that, as far as > >Moore can tell, can solve any and all problems from > personal depression to > >anomalies of space and time. > > "Talking to scientists is like banging > your head against a wall," Moore > >likes to say. "It only feels good when you stop." > > But that doesn't keep him from trying. > > > >'Not a nut case' > > Crunching through about four inches of > freshly fallen snow in a pair of > >sandals and thick woolen socks, Moore recently walked > out of the trees on the > >top of a 10,450-foot ridge and onto a stunning view of > a long-dormant volcano— > >the backdrop to Los Alamos. > > "I don't know, I was just brought up to > believe philosophers wear sandals," > >he said. "People tell me I am crazy." > > The caldera's grassy meadow stretches > from rim to rim, punctuated by > >ancient lava domes like giant camel humps. > > "There were elk down there last time I > was here," he said, but not this > >day. > > A broad smile unfolds across his > white-bearded face; Moore likes his new > >back yard. > > Since federal authorities discovered him > living in a cave in a deep, wooded > >canyon on LANL property, Moore has had to find a new > place to reside. > > "I had to get above DOE property; > apparently, they are pretty particular > >about their property," he said. > > He's chosen some National Forest land, > part way up the volcano's eastern > >rim, overlooking much of the 40-square-mile laboratory, > its mesas reaching > >toward the Rio Grande and, beyond, to the well-worn > and snow-capped Sangre de > >Cristo Mountains. > > But now, instead of his former > solar-powered cave— which was complete with > >satellite radio, marine battery powered LED lights and > a sophisticated > >ventilation system— Moore's shelter is a borrowed > tent in a ponderosa glade, > >where he spends his time communing with ravens when > he isn't walking the ridges > >above, pondering the complexities of the cosmos > and human foibles. > > "It's a lot harder to understand humans > than it is to understand nature," > >he said. > > Broad-shouldered and with muscular legs, > the stocky, white-haired Moore has > >an appearance reminiscent of those Swedish garden > gnomes, maybe Santa Claus. > >He's even got the personality and charisma to go with > it. > > "He really is fun to know, he is a jolly > guy," said Dee Morrison, who > >worked with Moore for about two years at the Los Alamos > Music store. "He should > >be a Santa Claus, except he doesn't like red. He wants > to be a blue Santa > >Claus." > > She said Moore encourages people to act > in a brotherly fashion, think > >outside the box and challenge their assumptions. > > "I think the thing he wants most is for > people to listen to his theories, > >to give him a real solid listening and to put aside > their preconceived notions > >and really listen to what he says," she said. "I > don't know whether he is > >right, but they certainly are interesting > ideas." > > Weinland, who often invites Moore to his > home for dinner, said that, once > >people have a chance to talk with Moore, they love > him. > > "They know that he is not a nut case," he > said. "He is the most kind and > >generous man to people and he has great respect for > everybody." > > Moore will sit and talk with anyone who > is willing, Weinland said. "He will > >spend days with people, just talking about philosophy, > about reality, music, > >gravity, love, typical philosophical topics," he said. > > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
