Starry,
Thanks for sharing. I was not there, but I can imagine that it was fun. Although I have to say that even though I really like Chip and would gladly personally go on an investigation with him, I'm not a big fan of the mass investigation thing.
As a matter of fact, I'm not even a big fan of investigations with larger (more then 4-6) groups. I'm also not a big proponent of announcing the investigation location, although at times its a necessary evil. The problem with larger groups is that it becomes exponentially difficult to personally vouch for all the members attending, and you never know if some of the EVP's or other evidence you may collect may not be some noise that was introduced at the investigation.
We all know that its just way too easy to accidentally introduce sounds on EVP's which later can be mistaken as paranormal in nature. Well, add to the mix the possibility that someone may do that on purpose, and it somewhat invalidates many findings.
That's the danger of opening up any investigation to the general public. I do like Chip though, and would love to investigate with him someday. Just not at a big shin-dig.