The Curiosity Shop - Spook Light Email

Oct. 29, 1999

      Subject: GURDON
         Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 12:00:33 -0500
         From: "Ray Potter" <Rpotter@bjhs1.dsc.k12.ar.us>
           To: lystad@iglobal.net


 DEAR SIR,

 I ENJOYED YOUR PAGE ON THE GURDON LIGHT.  I WAS 
BORN AND RAISED IN GURDON.  MY HOME WAS JUST OFF 
STICKY ROAD.  I SAW THE LIGHT DOZENS OF TIMES IT WAS 
ALWAYS A LOT OF FUN.  I HAVE HAD SOME STRANGE 
EXPIERENCES ON THOSE TRACKS.  I SAW THE LIGHT ONCE 
SO CLOSE IT WAS AS BIG AS A MELON AND LIT UP THE 
GROUND AROUND ME.

                                          GOD BLESS,

                                          RAY POTTER

Nov. 8, 1999

      Subject: Re: GURDON
         Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 20:10:43 -0600
         From: "Ray Potter" <Rpotter@bjhs1.dsc.k12.ar.us>
           To: Garr Lystad 


WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL IN 1986 I WENT ON SEVERAL 
TRIPS OUT TO SANDY CROSSIN'.  I HAD SEEN THE LIGHT 
SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NOT LIKE I WAS ABOUT TO SEE IT!
BUT BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT THERE'S A FEW THINGS 
YOU NEED TO KNOW.  THE LIGHT MOVES; IT CAN BE HIGH IN 
THE TREES OR LOW ON THE GROUND. IT CAN MOVE 
TOWARD YOU OR AWAY FROM YOU.  IF YOU WALK DOWN 
THE TRACKS FAR ENOUGH, IT CAN GET BETWEEN YOU AND 
YOUR CAR, FUN HUH!
     BACK TO MY STORY, MY CHURCH YOUTH GROUP WOULD 
TAKE TRIPS OUT TO SEE THE LIGHT ON OCCASION. BY THIS 
TIME I AM A SEASONED LIGHT WATCHER.  WE WALKED 
DOWN SEVERAL TRESTLES AND BEGAN WATCHING THE 
SHOW. THE LIGHT WAS VERY ACTIVE THAT NIGHT,IT WOULD 
FLASH IN THE TREES SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS AWAY, 
THEN SUDDENLY IT WOULD BE CLOSER, BUT AT GROUND 
LEVEL.  AS WE WATCHED THE LIGHT BEGAN TO GET 
CLOSER WITH EACH FLASH. HOWEVER THIS WAS 
HAPPENING VERY FAST, LIKE EVERY FEW SECONDS.
AS IT GOT CLOSER PEOPLE BEGAN TO DEPART. I WAS IN 
FRONT AND DID NOT NOTICE, I TURNED TO SEE EVERYONE 
RUNNING AWAY, WHEN I TURNED BACK AROUND THE LIGHT 
FLASHED ABOUT FIFTY YARDS IN FRONT OF ME, THEN 
CLOSER,ABOUT TWENTY STEPS. IT WAS ABOUT TEN FEET 
IN THE AIR AND DIRECTLY OVER THE TRACKS, IT WAS OVAL 
SHAPED AND AS BIG AS BASKETBALL.  BY NOW ALL MY 
SAND IS GONE AND I HEAD FOR THE HILLS. BY THE TIME I 
GOT BACK TO THE CHURCH VAN EVERYONE ELSE THOUGHT 
I HAD MET MY DEMISE. IT WAS SCARY!! IN RETROSPECT, I 
WISH I COULD HAVE HELD MY GROUND.
HOWEVER THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE UNKNOWN
THAT MAKES US ALL A LITTLE UNEASY.


                                        RAY E. POTTER

                                        GURDON RESIDENT 1969-88