Friday, September 16, 2005

ME AND BOBBY McGEHEE–by Steve Nadis

You never know what the cat will drag in, and that will be the subject of a future post. Speaking of posts, the postman in my neighborhood never seems to ring twice, or at all, but he did leave an interesting package in my mailbox yesterday from one Bobby McGehee, who hails from a retirement community in Arizona–a “lush oasis in the desert.” Inside the package was an autographed copy of the book (self-published through AUTHORHOUSE in Bloomington, Indiana) which lays out McGehee’s “New Universe Theory,” or NUT as he calls it.

NUT, according to McGehee, agrees with the “Laws of Physics,” at least as he defines them, whereas the Big Bang Theory, in his estimation, was never compliant. There was no letter or explanatory note accompanying the book, perhaps because the author believes his book is self-explanatory. I don’t know why he sent it to me, how he got my address, or who else was blessed with such a package. But I can say that those who have been worrying about the fate of the universe might take some comfort in McGehee’s conclusions: “The universe is not expanding to its death: It is continuing to grow with vim, vigor, and vitality.”

A friend of mine, the editor of a science humor magazine I contribute to (his identity will remain secret, given the millions of people who fit that job description), had this to say about the book: “Were it not for the fact that it’s perfect, it would be just awful.”

Posted by Snake in 17:22:48
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6 Responses

  1. Marco Polo says:
    September 16, 2005 at 4:59 pm

    Amazing what 1 article on string cheese in a nat’l rag can do for your popularity… Eh? lol So does this guy have credentials?

  2. Snake says:
    September 16, 2005 at 5:12 pm

    Hey Marco — In answer to your question, that depends on what you mean by "credentials."

  3. DrMax says:
    September 16, 2005 at 11:11 pm

    Take that Hawking!

  4. Snake says:
    September 17, 2005 at 1:25 am

    And all you other subscribers to the now-exposed fraud known as Big Bang cosmology.

  5. Bobby McGehee says:
    October 31, 2006 at 12:20 pm

    Steve,
    Thanks for your comments. You obviously don’t remember, but we corresponded earlier, during the writing of my book. That was when I requested your permission to use some material that you included in an article you had written for Astronomy Magazine. You not only gave me permission, but refered me to the artist. I promissed you the book copy at that time. If you give this alternative theory objective consideration, and review my reasons why the BB can not be valid, you too will understand why I believe the new concept will become mainstream thinking in due time. You might want to visit my web site: http://newuniversetheory.com/

    I also have a summary article which will soon be submitted for publication. I would be glad to send you a draft copy of the article if you are seriously interested.

    Regards, Bobby McGehee

  6. Snake says:
    October 31, 2006 at 12:42 pm

    Hi Bobby — Thanks for the note. And for the reminder. I’ll check out your website soon. Maybe you’ll turn me around on this Big Bang fixation.

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