Article Launched: 07/15/2008 12:00:00 AM PDT
Music about death, a ghost hunt and psychic readings filled the rooms of the Brookdale Inn and Spa on Saturday night when psychics Faye the Tattooed Artist, Miss Oblivious and Vinsantos performed in the Ill Famed Spirits Tour.
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Brookdale Lodge has a history of being haunted, since its opening in 1870, with employees claiming they have seen spirits roaming, particularly one of a little girl who drowned in the creek running through the dining room. Others say they can hear a baby crying, which supposedly was drowned by its mother in the lodge's swimming pool. With so much reported paranormal activity, what better place for two psychics and a death worshiper to try and talk to spirits?
Cheyanne Payne, who goes by Miss Oblivious, started off the night by sharing her knowledge of Victorian death and displaying her creative hand-made dolls, depicting devils, skeletons and human characters from the Victorian era.
Next Vinsantos Defonte, known for his underground performances and as the former Miss Trannyshack, sang theatrical tunes on the piano from his "A Light Awake Inside" album with a focus on death.
"I would wake up and go on the balcony and there would be a funeral with everyone dressed in black and carrying caskets through the streets," Vinsantos said describing his childhood. "I just write what I feel and I have a heavy spiritual influence, especially when it comes to the other side, and I have a fascination with death. A lot of my songs are about getting there because it's so interesting."
Faye Okaba, also known as the Tattooed Artist, closed the night with psychic readings of the crowd, followed by a ghost hunt where guests were encouraged to take pictures in attempts to catch a glimpse of orbs, which they say are spirit energies visible as a stream of light on cameras.
As a psychic, Faye works to filter information for people, saying that most don't recognize spirits or ghosts because they're afraid of becoming crazy. While attempting to communicate with guests' mothers and fathers, Faye said that connecting with spirits is a way to overcome the fear of death.
"I think after tonight I believe a little more. Everything she said about my mother was correct," said Mary "Missy" Sjostrom of San Bruno. "What was interesting, too, was she mentioned about a brother, and I did have a brother that passed on about four years ago. And he was very close to my mother and so it sounds like they're together."
Others, such as Mike Morris from Maryland, was told he is too self-critical, and he is still uncertain about whether the entire psychic-reading deal is legitimate.
"I don't [believe in psychic powers], but it doesn't mean that other people shouldn't. It just doesn't feel right to me, but it could be true to other people," he said. |
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