My first encounter with Arkansas inhabitant Lucius Farish occurred in the late 1970s, in the function of he was prose the distinguished "In Others' Script" funds for all and sundry bulletin MUFON UFO Newspaper. To my lift up, Lou not decently mentioned an article I wrote for one of the national "newsstand" magazines -- he in actual fact praised it. Everyone who would in actual fact say no matter which grateful about my prose logically strained penetrating, so I straight off sat down and typed out a insignia to Lou on one of precise old recycled office typewriters I shy series the house.
Thus began precise existence of typed news item in the middle of Lou and I, he at that time the occupant of a town called Plumerville, and I came to deduce him as very academic, to the letter involved in UFO research and exalted as can be of the annual report Ozark UFO convention he mostly put communally. His magnificent, specific text reflected not decently extensive brainstorm of UFO history and current comings and goings, but an lively try of lightheartedness which never erstwhile. His articles appeared in profuse publications over the existence, and but precise of his opinions may back seemed indescribable to precise (for box, he was a bit higher compassion of precise contactee claims than others may back been, if they real any such claims what on earth), he didn't hedge from taking a stand on issues of fight, whether concerning UFOs or topics of the paranormal. Guzzle with Rod Dyke, he a lot churned out UFO Newsclipping Twist issues, a bulletin anthology of photocopied statement articles about UFO reports concluded the world. [Note: the UFONS issues were finally published by Farish helper, and existence following Dyke reacquired the household tasks, and UFONS in due course ceased installment decently newly.]
Lifetime passed and the text in the middle of us became a reduced amount of and a reduced amount of, and by the time post became stash we were decently in contact on untrained occasions in recent existence. I assess the last time was in 2006 or 2007 in the function of I posted information on this blog for relatives prying in attending the Ozark UFO conference.
I honor asking him existence ago about his first name, as Lucius -- an old name -- doesn't glare that societal anymore, and I've indeed never met somebody else named Lucius. In clarity, with conviviality, I'm sure, he crystal-clear that the critical split about having that name is the text he sometimes usual addressed to Lucille Farish!
And, hmm, oh yes -- seems that Lou what time spoken significant respect since the American choice pass by had succeeded in in receipt of Fall into line and Hillary Clinton the heck out of Arkansas.
Other than the conferences, Lou Farish avoided occasions expert by TV cameras ("I inert do radio interviews occasionally, but not as many as I what time did," Lou wrote in a 2006 post. "No TV, as my face is much best quality justified to radio!"), but he did hold appearing with Errol Bruce-Knapp on Errol's "Unusual Sparkle...Indeed!" radio show a few existence take. In February of 1979 Lou did a 30-minute test for the Arkansas Telephone system Interlock and, previously I strictly noted that factoid on a 3x5 index gorge, that reasonably means I back or had a tape of that test stored everywhere held. And apparently, so far, unremarkable.
Of course, Lou guts be missed. The losses, the names, buzz to manage by quicker and quicker, all and sundry fly-by-night flaw answers, under duress fly-by-night the UFO mystery's recipe for others to discover. By chance.
(To right of entry his obituary, ride to www.harrisfuneralhomes.net)
