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And, for a helluva lot more money too, Skyrider! They worked on that thing for over a year. Putting Rosie and Bob Winegarner in charge of the entire project is what sunk way Prod. Up until that point, Ted Ferrell was the Director of Way Prod nominally, but honestly, for the rest of us, the real "head" of Way Prod in the opinion of those of us in the cast, was Ken McCaw. Ken was a talented musician AND composer. He played several instruments (piano, bass, guitar, drums, plus more), read music and was able to score sheet music. He was our age, and he was respected because of his talent, ability, and, the fact that he was a genuinely nice person, made it an informal, yet very tight working arrangement. But, once Rosie and Bob got dictor's ear, and kissed his ass long enough, through the garbage like the Victims (victors), and Braindead (Branded), High Country Caravan, and the other smarmy Oak Ridge Boys-Bill Gaither-Mills Brothers castor oil quality acts in the minds of those of us in the original Joyful Noise and Way Prod casts, way Prod was dead. Then, they sent them all on the field in 1977-1978.....THE very year that they killed way Prod with Rosie and Bob W. So, with all of the original way Prod/Joyful Noise cast out on the field, Rosie and Bobbie consolidated the creative and economic control of Way Prod for good with dictor's enthusiastic, self-serving "blessing". As soon as Piffle 77 was done, they were assigned to "put together" AC '79! And, the original cast and heart and soul of way prod/Joyful Noise was done. Finnegan briefly brought some independence and creativity back to way Prod when they brought JN back to HQ to do the Take A Shit Caravans. That was 1978-79. Later, when the Trunk was transferred to the third guy, the concept grew into the Outreach Weeks and Takit etc., beginning in the early spring of 1980. But, even during the Outreach Weeks, Rosie and Bobbie were responsible for the Saturday Night Concert and the Broadway-style show, "Arnie's Story", starring Joe Fair as Arnie and a number of HQ based actors and performers who came into the Outreach Cities on Fridays to prepare for the Saturday night productions. So, even though Takit and I were a self-contained unit on the way Prod coach, those Saturdays sometimes saw friction between what we "field" personnel wanted to do based on our entire week there, and what the HQ mucketty-mucks thought was "the best way to communicate Dr.Wierwille's heart". Sometimes the friction turned into outright animosity between myself and Rosie-Bob. And, dictor paul artfully played both ends against each other to enjoy his power to manipulate all of his keedz. The bottom line is, beginning with Piffle '77, way Prod and everything in TWIt became ALL ABOUT DIC. That's what it was always all about, but PFAL '77 made it okay to do that publically without reserve, shame, or guilt. Now you may get an idea why I fought so hard to have my interim corpse assignment changed by VP himself. It was the first time any corpse had an Interim year. My assignment was Way Productions/Joyful Noise, HQ. And THAT was the last place I wanted to be!! So, I immediately went over to vic's place after the announcement meeting at the SNS, and told him I could not stay at HQ. I wanted to "move the woid" on the field. So, my second assignment was Twig Coordinator, Asheville, NC. When Doug Emerson, limb dick of NC on his way into the First Special Corpse (Family Corpse 1), heard that he was getting Interim corpse to Western NC, he named it the Western Area and I became the 1st Western Area coordinator based out of Charlotte, instead of Asheville. That is when I officially left Way Prod. IMO, just in time!!..................peace.

Hey Raf, “Shattered Glass” sounds interesting – I looked it up on IMDB and after reading Roger Ebert’s review (giving it 3.5 stars out of 4) – and knowing it’s based on a true story - I definitely would like to check it out. Ebert even said it deserves comparison with “All the President’s Men”…That’s saying a lot. Roger Ebert's review of Shattered Glass Shattered Glass on IMDB besides the fact that it has Chloe Sevigny – I love her work – first time I noticed her was in HBO’s “Big Love” as one of Bill Paxton’s sister-wives – man oh man – I would often say to my wife her character is definitely way corps material - - also she does great in a comedy format `- maybe you’ve seen her on “Portlandia”. There is something so convincing about the intensity she brings to a role. Thinking of movies about journalists, reporters and such - here's my short list of some good thrillers / entertainment / drama - in my opinion (some fiction, some based on true stories) – I have all these and will watch them at least once a year...in no particular order: as mentioned above All the President's Men To Die For Good Luck and Good Night Nightcrawler Spotlight Almost Famous Broadcast News Absence of Malice State of Play

I am refraining from from posting because I don't want to bury this poor bastard without a chance for him to respond. One of the most pathetic waybrained speeches I have ever suffered through! Maybe they refused to broadcast it, even to the Gay Family Ranch, because of all the people who wrote and performed those songs besides Uncle Tom Claudettee and Yard Dog Stanley, who were never contacted, asked for permission to use their material, or play their performances?? They never contacted me and I was in the original Joyful Noise and Way Prod cast. Ros-a-lie must be tired of lawsuits, eh? Nobody has any record of this bullshit memory lane trip outside of those who were there physically, and Rosie's vault of lies and secrets! That's the way she wants it. They are as empty as their minus-try. Pathetic waste of human cellular activity, air, and space. There is no comparison between the dead garbage they throw at people today, and what Joyful Noise and way Prod were in the 70s. Just as there is no comparison between death and life, light and darkness, love and hate.

So, next question. If this earth-shattering performance was a medley of Way songs from older to newer, did it, like Way Prod, grow increasingly suckish as the night progressed? Or did they like mix them in together for maximum brainwash effect? Like "I Am a Leaf on a Mighty Tree" with "The Renewed Mind is the Key" ?????

"mind bottling" ...that's one way to say how cults encourage closed-mindedness....ya know, a bottled-up mind doesn't get out much...I'm here all week folks.. rewriting Jim Croce's tune: ...If I could save my mind in a bottle... (glad I don't get paid for my songwriting )

Yes region coordinators in south for years. Son Ch@ndl3r got a Pharmacy degree (8 yrs college doctorate) then they pulled a Donnie Wierwille act and pulled him in to be the Way Corps director after the vacancy opened up when R1co got himself escorted off the property. Gots to have family money to pay for a PharmD cash no student loans. Kind of a waste but hey on the positive side he could always ensure the Way Corpse is properly medicated so they can continue to believe their boooooolllllsssshheeeeeeeettttttt.

Bliss, sorry that you have to put up with this in your family. Take care and know real Christians love you and support you

Yes appreciate you Charlene!

Thanks for posting this, Rocky!

yes nice work penworks that interview is amazing.

Thanks for the link, Rocky Penworks, I thought your interview responses were perfect ! It comes across loud and clear when someone has done the detailed thinking process to describe such an experience. I look forward to part 2...and congrats on the Florida Authors and Publishers Association Award !!!!

The more attrition, the fewer people left to divide the $64 million spoils they stole from all the rest who long ago abandoned the death and destruction of dictor paul's cult. Fewer medical bills, fewer salaries to squeeze out, no more of those damn "retirees" sucking down all Rosie and Donna's moolah. Soon, they won't have to go anywhere except Gunnison and the OH Gulag. No more big meetings or manufactured "spiritual needs" to pay the bills with. Just a really comfortable, rich easy stroll into senility and the grave. TWIt will die when they die. Follow the money!

was just thinking about ROA, a Jesus type of Rock Festival a la Woodstock. Today such festivals are called Jesus Sonshine. Loved the music of WP and hamburgers and pizza were not bad, but Wierwille would drone on for at least an hour or more, boring.(and here I thought my father's sermons were dull, lol)