The GHI Team

The Duran Sanitorium

The GHI team travels to Cartago, Costa Rica to investigate Duran Sanatorium.  The facility is managed by Mardy Ocamp Villalobos.  Although the facility still has electricity, it is out of use.  The walls are covered with graffiti and unusual paintings.  Duran Sanatorium has a dark history.  It was once a hospital for people with tuberculosis, a prison, and a women & children’s hospital.  It is also a paranormal hotspot among the locals in Cartago.  There have been many claims of full body apparitions, and the team is going to focus on really trying to capture visual evidence.

Ashley notes strange activity on the EMF Reader.

Ashley Godwin and Robb Demarest open the night’s investigation by conducting an EVP session in the Women & Children’s Hospital.  There have been several reports of shadows jumping from room to room.  Robb opens up his questions with a little spanish.  He sets an EMF reader on the floor which indicates the magnetic fields in the room.  While Ashley and Robb are asking questions the EMF reader reacts almost as if some force walked right by it.  Robb began to hear the sounds of someone or something rocking back and forth on the floor.  Although the evidence wasn’t jumping out as being paranormal it was definitely an interesting way to open up the evening’s investigation.

The abandoned home of Carlos Duran is also on the estate.  On the rooftop there has been claimed sightings of an apparition on the rooftop.  Brandy Green and Joe Chin are there to investigate.  The two conduct an EVP session and try to get evidence of the paranormal activity.  Brandy hears a pop sound near the audio recorder.  Almost as if someone tapped or flicked the recorder.  Brandy and Joe wrap up the EVP session and hope that some type of evidence was captured on tape.

Robb notes the clothing hanging on the interior of the church.

Paul Bradford and Barry Fitzgerald are inside investigating the church.  They began to take photos of the church in hopes of capturing some visual phenomenon.  Paul suddenly has an idea of what people might be seeing.  The claim is that people have witnessed shadows moving in the windows of the church.  The church is now abandoned, but it is being used as a laundry facility.  Inside there are lines of clothes hanging from wall to wall.  Paul suspects that if a window was left open the clothes would then blow a bit in the wind thus causing some shadow play in the front windows of the church.  They test Paul’s theory, and come to the conclusion that this is probably what is going.

Joe investigates a room with strange paintings on the walls.

Joe and Brandy have moved on to investigate the administration building.  There have been claims of a woman in blue walking around, and then suddenly vanishing.  The two start an EVP session and it isn’t long before Brandy begins to hear a woman’s voice.  The two begin to walk around and investigate and suddenly they hear a footstep.  They step into a room where they heard the footstep.  The walls are covered in odd paintings.  The paintings begin to give Joe the chills, and Brandy wraps up the investigation in the building.

Just before the investigation wraps up Barry and Paul travel throughout the facility taking pictures of the outside.  They take a ton of photographs and hope that even the slightest imperfections will begin to show up.  Robb chimes in over the walkie and calls it a wrap.  The team will have to conduct a thorough analysis of all the evidence to see if they captured anything.

GHI sits down with Mardy to discuss the evidence.

The team finds some very compelling evidence during analysis.  Robb and Barry arrive to reveal their findings to Mardy.  They open up with the audible evidence.  While Brandy was asking a question she managed to capture the sound of a ghost saying “help” in a very low whisper.  This is compelling, but the team really went out in hopes of capturing some visual phenomenon.  Barry pulls out several photos to show Mardy.  The photos are the strongest piece of evidence that the team has received so far.  The first set of photos peak into the second floor windows of the Women & Children’s Hospital.  There is a set of photos that were taken a couple moments apart from one another.  In one photo there is a white piece of light that is present.  Just moments later the next photo shows nothing at all.  This begins to give Mardy the chills.  Team GHI has more evidence though.  There is claims of spirits walking on the grounds of the sanitorium.  Barry pulls out another photo of an unknown entity walking through the photo.  One final photo even shows a little girl sitting on the steps of a building.  The photos are some that partially frighten Mardy.  Robb tells her that the entities don’t seem to be troubled, and there isn’t anything that she should be afraid of.  Mardy smiles in complete shock of what she has just seen.  The investigation proves to be one of GHI’s best.  It’s definitely for the record books.

GHI arrives at Rose Hall Great House in Jamaica.

This week’s episode doesn’t stop there though.  The team moves onward to beautiful Montego Bay, Jamaica where there is a world famous haunted location known as Rose Hall Great House.  The location is one that is believed to be haunted by a woman by the name of Annie Palmer.  Annie was the widow of the man who built Rose Hall.  She was a practioner of voodoo and other dark sorcery.  She was known as the white witch among all her slaves on the plantation.  She was known for casting spells on her slaves, and she even had a dungeon under the house where she placed slaves that she could not control.

Joe investigates the bar in the dungeon.

Joe and Brandy conduct the nights investigation in the dungeon where there is now a full bar for tourists.  It is said that the bottle moves on their own and hit one another.  The two conduct an EVP to see if they can get the bottles to react while they are in the room.  Brandy hears the sound of fabric rubbing up against something.  Joe asks, “could an animal have been in here and rubbed the fabric?”  It’s one of those things that they will have to further investigate in analysis.

Barry conducts an EVP alone in the library.

Rose Hall is commonly known for haunting pictures that have been taken by tourists themselves.  Because of this Barry and Paul decide to take photos of the entire area in hopes of capturing something paranormal.  While Barry is taking photos in the library he begins to smell the scent of tobacco.  The scent is so strong that he decides to conduct an EVP.  He begins to ask questions about Annie Palmer and suddenly the scent goes away.  He asks the entity if it is upset by the mention of Annie Palmer.  A sound occurs in response.  Almost as if someone dropped a tennis ball on the floor of the library.  The happenings were unusual, but he hopes that some piece of evidence is captured on his audio recorder.

Ashley sits in Annie Palmer sewing room.

The last segment of the investigation is with Robb and Ashley conducting an EVP session in Annie Hall’s bedroom and sewing room.  Ashley suddenly smells a hint of floral perfume in the room, and Robb hears a woman’s voice.  The EMF reader suddenly jumps up as if some activity is in the room.  All these occurrences are noted and will have to be further reviewed during analysis.  Robb calls it a night and the team returns to the hotel to review the evidence.

Robb and Barry sit down to discuss the evidence with Kathy Marley.  Kathy is the property manager for the estate, and a firm believer that it is in fact haunted.  Barry talks about the smells that both Ashley and he smelled during the nights investigation.  Although there is no instrument to record the moments, Barry did note it as being something that was abnormal.  Robb discusses some of the photographic claims that Kathy presented to the team.  Kathy was kind enough to provide some photos with the team so that they could try and recreate those angles.  One photo is debunked as the flash reflecting off the headboard of the bed.  The other is of Annie’s mirror where it is said that a face has appeared in the mirror itself.  Robb debunks this photo as a reflection of a flower vase reflecting in the mirror.  When Kathy disbelieves Robb’s claims, he kindly walks her upstairs and shows her exactly what angle creates the reflection of the vase that closely resembles a face.  The final piece of evidence the team shows is of a rat walking in between the bottles on the bar in the dungeon.  Robb concludes that the clinking sounds were probably caused by the rodent infestation.  At the end of this investigation the team was unable to deem Rose Hall as haunted, but Kathy manages to hang onto her beliefs with or without the expert opinion of Ghost Hunters International.

GHI sits down with Kathy to reveal the evidence.

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This week’s episode is a reflection on many of Mike’s past dirty jobs.  They all have one thing in common though; they were all performed in very tight spaces.  Many of these jobs can only be described with pictures and the priceless expressions on Mike’s face.  Here are some photos from Mike in many tight spaces:

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Swamp Loggers

It’s a perfect day for logging in North Carolina.  The sun is shining, the swamp’s water level is under control, everybody is working, and loads are being moved to the mill.  The loggers are still on quota with the mill, but work seems to be steady.  It’s a good day for Bobby Goodson and his team of loggers, but good times don’t last forever.

Simitrio talks with Justin about leaving for a week.

Simitrio, Bobby’s only cutter and one of the best in the business, reports to Justin Goodson that he has to take off for a week.  His parents are in Mexico, and he has to handle some family matters down there that cannot be rescheduled.  Simitrio’s absence comes at a bad time.  Being that he is the team’s only cutter, he has to work ahead of the team to prepare work for them while he is gone.  Simitrio has worked for Bobby for 22 years, and has never taken a day off.  Bobby quickly becomes aware of Simitrio’s value to his company.

Bobby receives the bad news that he's being moved to Tract 421.

The Corbett team is out at Bobby’s tract to check in and see how things are going.  Corbett is the company the company that hires Goodson’s All Terrain Logging.  Besides Simitrio’s plans to leave, Bobby and the team seem to be pushing on well.  John Deans, Corbett’s Land Manager, is chatting with Bobby before his phone rings; it’s Mr. Corbett himself.  John receives word that he is going to have to move Bobby’s outfit to one of the worst tracts in the area, tract 421.

Simitrio cuts on Tract 421 alone.

Tract 421 is notorious for being the worst swampland in the area.  The land is soft, and the tractors are at high risk of getting stuck in the swamp.   With no time to waste Simitrio’s cutter is loaded up on a semi-truck and moved over to the tract.  Bobby Goodson’s team is the only team in the area that will even dare to take this tract on.  The terrain itself usually cuts their production from a usual 20 loads a day, and down to 12.  Simitrio will work the swamp alone for the entire week while he tries to work ahead and leave the rest of the team with work to do.  Bobby can’t replace Simitrio in terrain like this; it takes a cutter of high caliber to work this tract, and Simitrio is probably the only one in the business who can do it.

Bobby takes advantage of his time off, and goes bowling.

Bad luck continues to claw at the loggers.  Back at the Beaver Tract the rain begins to flood the swamp.  The trucks continue to get stuck, and the weather has brought the tractors to a halt.  With the bad weather comes days off.  In Lori Goodson’s mind that’s not a bad thing; she gets to spend time with her loving husband.  Bobby even calls it one of the perks of the bad weather; he is all suited up for work anyway.  Lori questions why, and Bobby tells her that Simitrio is out cutting on tract 421 all alone.  He has to go out and check on him to make sure he’s doing good.  It’s this effort that makes him such a great boss to work for.  Lori was hoping the family could take advantage of the day off, and go bowling.  After Bobby gets back he puts on his good shirt, and the two go bowling with Bobby’s brother and wife.  His profits might be washing away with the rain, but he manages to finish the bowling game with a win.

The rain keeps the swamps flooded, and Bobby's equipment in danger.

It’s Monday morning, and the team of loggers are anxious to get back to work.  The time off has hurt them all, and with the rain gone it’s time to clear out the Beaver tract before Corbett sends them to tract 421.  With the spirits up high, the Beaver tract gets cleaned up quickly.  The swamp slowly begins to flood, and Bobby watches his machinery roll through water that continues to get deeper throughout the day.  The whole land is so flooded that Bobby’s team is really the only loggers that are working at the time.  The company proudly holds it’s name as Goodson’s All Terrain Logging.  They can log on any terrain imaginable.

It’s a dreadful day for Bobby Goodson.  It’s time to move the team to Tract 421.  The move itself costs around $6,000.00, and causes log production to completely stop.  It’s a day that Bobby never enjoys, but they get to work.  The loggers begin to load their tractors onto the low-boy and off they go.  Bobby asks where Dave is.  Dave Mueller hates to load his loader(tractor) onto the low-boy.  A few weeks ago his tractor was teetering on the low-boy and since then it has instilled fear in him.  Dave is back in the swamp stalling in hopes that someone else will load up his loader.

With Bobby's help, Dave conquers his fear of loading his loader.

Dave slowly comes down the road in the loader, and Bobby is going to instruct him through the process.  On Bobby’s suggestions, Dave puts the loader into low gear, and slowly climbs up onto the low-boy.  When the loader climbs half way up the low-boy, Dave begins to extend his boom out, and suddenly the heavy machine slowly teeters onto the back of the low-boy.  With Bobby’s suggestions, this time Dave manages to overcome his fear of loading his loader, and off the team goes to tract 421.

Goodson's All Terrain logging takes on Tract 421.

The episode ends in montage as they arrive at the tract.  Bobby has the faith that his team can get the job done.  The terrain will be wet, and the conditions are never perfect, but Goodson’s All Terrain Logging always finds a way to get the job done.

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American Chopper

OCC meets with Kobalt Tools.

Kobalt, the tool brand, has approached Paul Sr.’s Orange County Choppers to design a bike around their brand.  It’s like kids in a candy store for the entire team, and Paul Sr. even jokes by saying, “We don’t even get this excited when their is a pretty woman in the shop.”  Kobalt came well prepared in comparison to the brands that OCC is used to dealing with.  They came with designs.  It looks like the teams lead designer, Jason, will be standing on the sidelines for this one.  With the design finished, the process has now been streamlined to to fabrication.

The team rolls in a brand new Kobalt toolbox to get started on the build.  The toolbox itself has a radio inside, and even a mini-fridge to keep your beers cold.

Rick checks out the Kobalt Toolbox Mini-Fridge

Paul Sr. heads out to Kansas City, KS to check out the first ever Orange County Chopper themed restaurant, Backfire BBQ.  The slogan is “Bikes, Burgers, & BBQ.”  Some time ago Orange County Chopper partnered with Steve Schussler of Schussler Creative to design, and implement a restaurant surrounding their brand.  The partnership started when Paul Jr. and Mikey were in the shop.  It is now time for the grand opening.  Paul Jr. and Mikey don’t show up to the premiere of the new restaurant, but Paul Sr. is there, just as excited as Steve Schussler; well maybe.  Steve is a very eccentric type, and the amount of energy he has for the restaurant industry is something that parallels Paul Sr.’s enthusiasm for custom Choppers.  Paul Sr. expresses how unfortunate he feels for Mikey and Paul Jr. not being around for the grand opening.

Paul Sr. arrives in Kasas City, KS for the opening of his restaurant.

Back at the shop fabrication continues.  Rick and Mike are tag teaming the bike.  Mike is working on the rear end while Rick works on the tank and the exhaust.  Mike is having a bit of trouble imagining how it’s going to work, but once he starts cutting it all becomes very clear to him.  Rick works heavily on the tank, and focuses most of his day on shaping the metal for the bike.  The day is close to wrapping up, and the two go over to the mini-fridge in the toolbox to see if the beers got cold.  Mike refers to Kobalt’s success as he pulls a beer out, “It looks like they got it right.”  The two sip a cold beer before exiting for the evening.

Paul Jr. and Rachael make their big announcement.

Paul Jr. and Rachael are at Il Cenacolo in Newburgh, NY to make a big announcement to both of their families.  Mikey wasn’t able to make it because he went on vacation, but most of Paul Jr.’s family is present.  His father, Paul Sr., is not there, but his grandparents are.  Rachael, and her family are all present.  Paul Jr. stands up with Rachael and makes the announcement that the two are engaged to be married.  Paul Jr. mentions the unfortunate situation that he and his Father are in, but is excited about moving forward, and starting a new life with Rachael.

Paul Sr. discusses the times before he was sober with his employees.

In the shop, Paul Sr. is celebrating his 25th year of being sober.  He isn’t necessarily doing anything big for the day, but he did stop to tell his employees about the struggle to soberness.  Everyone he once partied with back in the day are now dead because of alcohol, and he feels lucky to still be around.  He feels that being sober for 25 years has been the most important life accomplishment yet.  Even over being a top tier Chopper manufacturer.

Mikey practices his boxing on a bag of frozen chicken.

Paul Jr., Mikey, and Rachael have decided to do some good deeds for the holiday season.  They are at the Hudson Valley Food Bank where they are volunteering their help for a day.  The organization is led by Jan Whitman.  She keeps referring to the group as the Orange County Chopper guys.  Mikey keeps throwing little phrases in their to remind her of their disassociation.  They spend a great portion of their day in warm suits as they bounce in and out of the large freezer, and over to the loading dock.  Mikey feels like Rocky, and Paul Jr. is holding up the frozen food for Mikey to hit.  The two are able to bond and do good all in the same day.

Back at the shop Mike is bonding with a new coworker.  His name is Carl.  Carl the Dummy.  Carl is the non-talkative type, and he really doesn’t do too much either.  Mike decided to dress up a dummy in the shop to give him someone to talk to.  Mike is notorious to speaking to himself so Rick feels like it’s good for him.

Paul Sr. is home for Thanksgiving.  His wife, Beth, and her 2 boys are in the house to share the holiday.  Paul Sr. brings the boys out to help him in the garage, meanwhile his wife continues to cook turkey dinner in the kitchen.  Paul Sr. says that it isn’t often that he gets a helping hand on a project.  Even when Paul Jr. was younger it was difficult for him to get help on a home project.  Paul Jr. was off hunting, and doing other things.  Beth wishes the reconciliation would happen between Paul Sr. and his sons, and even more hopeful to share the holidays with them the following year.  Until then it will be Paul Sr., Beth, her two sons, and the barking dogs begging for food.

The installed airbag sends Carl the Dummy into the air.

Fabrication continues on in the shop, but the team has decided to play a prank on Paul Sr.  They installed an airbag beneath Carl while Paul Sr. was at lunch.  The installation should send Carl the Dummy flying out of his seat.  When Paul Sr. gets back from lunch they ask him for a helping hand.  He comes out, and Mike begins to bring Carl into the conversation.  Boom!  Suddenly Carl the Dummy goes flying out of his seat.  The team laughs, and Paul Sr. mentions that it was a good one.  The pranks don’t stop there though.  Carl Jr. is dressed up in a mechanic set of overalls and a helmet.  They strip the clothing off of him and dress up one of the employees, and have him sit where Carl was sitting.  A few hours; Mike and Rick ask for Paul Sr.’s help.  Mike asks Paul Sr. to go grab a tool out of Carl’s hand and he doesn’t even hesitate.  Suddenly Carl comes alive and Paul Sr. is a bit startled.  The team laughs again, and Paul Sr. leaves with saying the words, “I will get these guys back.  Maybe not today, but someday.”  The shop may have lost a bit of money with all the horseplay, but it was well worth lifting the morale up in the office.

Mikey and Pual Jr. reminisce on the kitchen floor of their old house.

Mikey is preparing to sell the house that he bought from his mother sometime ago.  The house holds a great sentimental value to him, and it is going to be difficult to leave behind.  Mikey invites Paul Jr. over to give him a helping hand. He arrives and Mikey is on the kitchen floor pretending to make snow angels.  He asks Paul Jr. to join him on the floor.  The two sit their and Mikey begins to meditate before Paul Jr. says lets get started.  Mikey brings him around the house and shares old memories with him.  The two reminisce and Mikey is now much more prepared to sell the house.

It’s time to assemble the Kobalt bike and all hands are on deck.  The bike features a square exhaust which is something new for the team.  They also have two different paints on the bike.  A really vibrant and saturated blue with black accents.  All of it is glossy.  The bike itself is intricate in design as usual.  It features many of the elements that are implemented in the Kobalt tools, and this attention to detail is where Orange County Choppers get their name.  Paul Sr. takes it out for a test ride before the reveal, and loves the way the square exhaust sounds.  The bike feels comfortable, and he gives it his final signature of approval before unveiling it at the Lowe’s store down the street.

Paul Sr. unveils the Kobalt bike.

It is very rare for the unveils to happen so close to home.  It’s one of the only times where the team is able to join Paul Sr. for the unveil.  Jim, OCC’s engineer introduces the bike, and gets Kobalt and the Lowe’s employees all pumped up before Paul Sr. cruises down the store aisle.  It’s another success for OCC as the team keeps pressing the envelope in custom Chopper design.

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