The Coming of Tan
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Riley Martin
Photographs of Riley
Photographs of Riley
My first photograph of Riley
I had two photographs left in the camera.
This was the serious photo.

It was November 1994 when Riley was
brought to Philadelphia by Bob Eure to tell
his story. It was Riley's first UFO meeting.

Riley was staying with a dress maker in
North Philadelphia for a few days after
the meeting. I'd drive into the city everyday to talk with him before his trip back to Oklahoma. And it was in those few days
that Riley handed me a shoesize box full
of papers with four words on the cover... The Coming of Tan. I thought if this is amazing as his symbols were to me... then this will be amazing or it will be nothing because how could he write amazing.

I read only three paragraphs. The first one then one deep inside than another deep inside. I knew it was going to be amazing.

I used this photo of Riley for
the author photo in the back of the book.

photo by: Greg Watermann
This is another one of my photographs of Riley with nature in New Jersey.
Marcy and I would go visit Riley and his wife at this place in New Jersey. He was always drawing symbols.
This was April 2003 when Historicity (marcy and I) went ahead with the second printing run of The Coming of Tan.
last post ~ 20 November 2007 ~ 21:32 EST