Tripping On Legends

The Tripping on Legends Summer Road Trip 2017 continues... This time, Natalie Crist and Christopher Balzano find themselves in Greensboro, North Carolina, staying at the haunted Biltmore Hotel (https://thebiltmoregreensboro.com/). After spending a few hours sleeping off the road and then recovering from a night of tripping in the NC Triangle, they find themselves waking up to several different types of hauntings..and face to face with a red headed ghost who does not want them to be there. You can look into some of the stories at North Carolina Ghost Stories http://northcarolinaghosts.com/ You can contact us with questions, comments, and criticism at spookytripping@gmail.com. Keep visiting the site for the trip log of our travels and other urban legends at: www.trippingonlegends.wordpress.com Follow us at: www.facebook.com/trippingonlegends Twitter @naynaymyfriend @SpookyBalzano Instagram @SpookyTripping @NayNayV3

As we wait for the Haunted Biltmore episode to be released, we present to you Christopher Balzano’s interview with Craig Payst, the creator of North Carolina Ghost Stories (http://northcarolinaghosts.com) and Kentucky Ghosts and Monsters (http://www.kentuckyghosts.com/). Payst’s research into the ghosts of the Piedmonts in North Carolina was crucial in the planning stages of our recent Tripping on Legends Road Trip as we made our way through the state. Hear the episode of our journey through North Carolina as we explore three legends he presents on his site: http://triplegend.hipcast.com/deluge/triplegend-20170725015217-5483.mp3 What was meant to be a talk on some of the background of the sites quickly turned into a discussion on the nature of folklore, the changing face of storytelling, and the role of the paranormal and race relations in the stories we know and retell. Many of these ideas make an appearance, oddly enough, on Christopher’s appearance on Binnall of America a week later (http://host2.cy

On day two of the Tripping on Legends Road Trip, Natalie Crist and Christopher Balzano hit the great state of North Carolina. Over the next two days, the Trippers hit up three urban legends from the area known as The Piedmonts. First they look to discover what the true story is at the Devil’s Tramping Ground in Chatham County. They then head to Durham to search for the headless trainman who walks the grounds near the old Catsburg Country Store. They close out the marathon day hot on the trail of a white gowned ghost hitchhiker named Lydia. You can look into some of the stories at North Carolina Ghost Stories http://northcarolinaghosts.com/ Check out the video, Clank and Fly, referenced in the episode: https://youtu.be/8HoXJv33BGw You can contact us with questions, comments, and criticism at spookytripping@gmail.com. Keep visiting the site for the trip log of our travels and other urban legends at: www.trippingonlegends.wordpress.com Follow us at: www.facebook.com/trippingonlegends Twitter @nayna

On the trail of the urban legend of a faceless murder victim and her possible killer (or killers) we got audio from the Shiloh Cemetery in Sanford, Florida. We decided to present the entire audio for you to evaluate as you see fit. Take it apart, run it through what you do, and get back to us. There's more there than we were able to cover in Episode 18, so see what you can find and get back to us. You can contact us with questions, comments, and criticism at spookytripping@gmail.com. Keep visiting the site for the trip log of our travels and other urban legends at: www.trippingonlegends.wordpress.com Follow us at: www.facebook.com/trippingonlegends Twitter @naynaymyfriend @SpookyBalzano Instagram @SpookyTripping @NayNayV3

Only two days from the beginning of the Tripping on Legends Summer Road Trip, Natalie Crist and Christopher Balzano get more in depth with the first leg of the trip through Florida and into North Carolina to explore an area known as the Piedmonts. The Trippers break down several of the potential places within the Piedmonts that are perfect for the Legend Project. After talking about Shiloh Cemetery in Sanford, Florida, they travel up 95 to North Carolina and the Biltmore Hotel in Greensboro. They then look at a phantom hitchhiker legend, the tale of the Little Red Man in Winston-Salem, the infamous Catsburg Ghost Train near Durham, and the Devil’s Trampling Ground. You can look into some of the stories at North Carolina Ghost Stories http://northcarolinaghosts.com/ . You can contact us with questions, comments, and criticism at spookytripping@gmail.com. Keep visiting the site for the trip log of our travels and other urban legends at: www.trippingonlegends.wordpress.com Follow us at: www.facebook.com/t

Only two days from the beginning of the Tripping on Legends Summer Road Trip, Natalie Crist and Christopher Balzano get more in depth with the first leg of the trip through Florida and into North Carolina to explore an area known as the Piedmonts. The Trippers break down several of the potential places within the Piedmonts that are perfect for the Legend Project. After talking about Shiloh Cemetery in Sanford, Florida, they travel up 95 to North Carolina and the Biltmore Hotel in Greensboro. They then look at a phantom hitchhiker legend, the tale of the Little Red Man in Winston-Salem, the infamous Catsburg Ghost Train near Durham, and the Devil’s Trampling Ground. You can look into some of the stories at North Carolina Ghost Stories http://northcarolinaghosts.com/. You can contact us with questions, comments, and criticism at spookytripping@gmail.com. Keep visiting the site for the trip log of our travels and other urban legends at: www.trippingonlegends.wordpress.com Follow us at: www.facebook.com/tr

In preparation for their summer trip, Natalie Crist and Christopher Balzano look into the origins of the Pukwudgie legend. Now one of the most popular figures in the supernatural world, Balzano goes into his early research into the legend and how it came to grow and become what it is today. They explore some of the early references before tackling some of the errors in the lore that have twisted in recent years. Check out the original write up posted back in the day which acted as the foundation for the modern tale: https://trippingonlegends.wordpress.com/2010/07/11/pukwudgies-myth-or- monster/ Excuse the section on Harry Potter...something unseen decided to chime in and was caught on tape. See if you can figure out what it's saying. If you hear more than we do, e-mail us at spookytripping@gmail.com. Keep visiting the site for the trip log of our travels and other urban legends at: www.trippingonlegends.wordpress.com Follow us at: www.facebook.com/trippingonlegends Twitter @naynaymyfriend @Spo

As the temperature rises and the kids run out of school, Natalie Crist and Christopher Balzano sit down to discuss potential sites for their upcoming road trip. The Trippers discuss several sites in Tennessee and North Carolina, including a Lover's Leap legend, Old Green Eyes, and the Devil's Trampling ground. They move on to the great state of Indiana, including the 100 Step Cemetery in Brazil and Mounds State Park to track down some Pukwudgie reports... ...with enough time left over to touch on the importance of The Mandrell Sisters... Keep visiting the site for the trip log of our travels and other urban legends at: www.trippingonlegends.wordpress.com Follow us at: www.facebook.com/trippingonlegends Twitter @naynaymyfriend @SpookyBalzano Instagram @SpookyTripping @NayNayV3

It's back to the Singing River...this time with a brood of kids in toe. Natalie Crist and Christopher Balzano talk about a day spent with their five kids at several sites along the Manatee looking for the voices of the Singing River. They also make a detour to Manasota where they teach the kids about grave markings and symbols at the Manasota Memorial Gardens. Some of the "mysterious" symbols they found can be viewed here: https://trippingonlegends.wordpress.com/2017/06/08/name-that-symbol/ Check out more about the legends and what they found without kids at: http://www.hipcast.com/podcast/HjxDb0ZQ http://triplegend.hipcast.com/deluge/... Keep visiting the site for our trip log of our travels and other urban legends at: www.trippingonlegends.wordpress.com Follow us at: www.facebook.com/trippingonlegends Twitter @naynaymyfriend @SpookyBalzano Instagram @SpookyTripping @NayNayV3

The trip is over, and Natalie Crist and Christopher Balzano discuss their experiences on the Singing River. They go over their journey to Indian Springs, Manatee Historical Village (kinda), the ruins of Braden Castle, Rocky Bluff, and several random spots on the Manatee River. Check out the background of the legend: http://triplegend.hipcast.com/deluge/triplegend-20170529134246-1267.mp3 Keep visiting the site for our trip log of our travels and other urban legends at: www.trippingonlegends.wordpress.com Follow us at: www.facebook.com/trippingonlegends Twitter @naynaymyfriend @SpookyBalzano Instagram @SpookyTripping @NayNayV31

Natalie Crist and Christopher Balzano get into the story of the Singing River on the Manatee River in Bradenton, Florida. It's a story that echoes love stories from other generations in other places but with a Florida twist. The Trippers talk about the tale and the other history and stories connected to it while planning their trip there. Listen to the episode where we first debate it: http://www.hipcast.com/podcast/HtJFN9GQ Follow us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/TrippingonLegends/ ...and on Twitter at @spookybalzano and @naynaymyfriend Get more details on the Legends Project at: https://trippingonlegends.wordpress.com/

Christopher Balzano and Natalie Crist stay in the St. Pete's area making the trip to Holiday, Florida and Tarpon Springs. After crossing the Skyway Bridge again, the Trippers land in Tarpon Spring to follow up on the legend of a vortex in a local business. They then hook up with Laurie Champion of Pinella Pasco Paranormal (http://www.pinellaspascoparanormal.com/) to try and get in touch with the urban legend of the ghostly pants of Holiday, Florida. Read some of the background here: https://trippingonlegends.wordpress.com/2016/11/27/holidays-ghostly-pants/

On the heels of their Mini Light trip, Christopher Balzano and Natalie Crist revisit and edit some of their discussion of the urban legend. They then follow up on their research into the mysterious ruins in the shadow of the Devil's Tree before going into more depth with the EVPs they received there.

Natalie Crist and Christopher Balzano hit the road, and cross bridges, to get to St. Petersburg to track down the urban legend of the Mini Lights. They visit three different locations and perform the ritual rhythm to try and bring out the mysterious men who are part human, part light, and all folklore. The discussion of the background and meaning is presented in its entirety, racial debate warts and all, to help listeners decide for themselves what it all means.

Christopher Balzano and Natalie Crist hit the road and make their way to the Devil's Tree at Oak Hammock Park in Port St. Lucie. The story doesn't end there as the Tripper ponder whether something has followed them home.

Natalie Crist and Christopher Balzano explore several new places to trip, including a haunted diner in Miami where Tinder dates goes bad and the Devil's Millhopper in Gainesville. They also look at ideas of the Devil over time and play the name game to see how many places are connected to Satan. The Tripper then talk about the Devil's Tree at the Oak Hammock Park in Port St. Lucie and then hit the road in search of serial killers, haunted bathrooms, and a tree said to be a vortex to the other side.

Natalie Crist and Chris Balzano delve deep into some of the ghostly urban legends they might encounter in the work. Ignore the intro...this is episode 6... Using the book Lore of the Ghosts as inspiration, the two explore and explain some of the more famous themes in paranormal based urban legends, many of which continue to have the Mary theme they have been finding all over the place. You can buy the book at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001GIOA9C/# If you have not seen the footage of the experiment, check it out at https://www.facebook.com/christopher.balzano.79/videos/10212231544892848/?l=2934888997675032680 Or on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/kfprd1RQZ0M Get involved in the Bloody Mary Challenge by posting your version and how you know the legend and posting it on your favorite social media platform and tagging it #BloodyMaryChallenge2017 or posting it to https://www.facebook.com/TrippingonLegends/ or emailing it to us at SpookyTripping@gmail.com. Remember to follow us at https://www.facebook.com/Trip

Chris Balzano and Natalie Crist get together to discuss the phenomena known as Bloody Mary, with some odd results. While recording their episode on different paranormal themes in folklore and legends, Chris decided to conduct an experiment in Bloody Mary. The audio and video they created didn’t really fit into the episode, so they decided to post this on its own to tell it stand for itself. If you have not seen the footage of the experiment, check it out at https://www.facebook.com/christopher.balzano.79/videos/10212231544892848/?l=2934888997675032680 Or on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/kfprd1RQZ0M Get involved in the Bloody Mary Challenge by posting your version and how you know the legend and posting it on your favorite social media platform and tagging it #BloodyMaryChallenge2017 or posting it to https://www.facebook.com/TrippingonLegends/ or emailing it to us at SpookyTripping@gmail.com. Remember to follow us at https://www.facebook.com/TrippingonLegends/ and on Twitter at @SpookyBalzano and @NayN

It's a long show this week, but worth the time... Natalie Crist and Christopher Balzano hit the field and legend trip Arcadia, Florida's, Oak Ridge Cemetery. The first is the tale of 23 British airmen and their teacher who died in Florida while training to fight the Germans during WW2. There have reports of disappearing flags, music, and phantom airships in the area. About two thousand feet away stands the urban legend of a Talking Mary Statue known to hold whole conversations with people. The Trippers captured audio evidence of her chatter and include it as part of the episode.

In addition to Episode 4, coming soon, we're releasing the recording we got from the Oak Ridge Cemetery from Arcadia, Florida. This recording was our attempt to have a conversation with the figure of folklore we've now come to call the Hollingsworth Mary. Feel free to download, cut up, evaluate, manipulate, and let us know what you find. You can contact us on twitter at @spookybalzano or via e-mail at spookytripping@gmail.com.