J0nny Ling0

Ya know, now that I have "seen the Elephant", or rather, "seen the Monkey", and have experienced a sadness that I never thought I would ever expect, I thought that I would report in on my amazing adventures this last winter/spring up in Two Rivers, Alaska, just south of the Arctic Circle.... One evening after I had become fairly imbibed by some "Tundra Juice" (whiskee), I went out for a walk under the deep dark navy blue sky. The stars spread out before me like diamonds on dark blue velvet. The scintillating brilliance of it all just totally blew my mind! The crisp cold air filled my lungs, and the feeling that I was way alive electrified me to the core. And as I stood there, amongst the black spruce and leafless white birch trees, gazing starward, the most amazing thing happened. I heard a rustling amongst the underbrush and a sort of “thumping” sound. As I looked from the stars to the ground, a curiosity beyond belief grabbed my attention as nothing had ever done before. For there, looking at me was a snowy white rabbit thumping it’s foot into the hard packed snow as if to get my attention or something. And I’ll tell ye, I couldn’t believe me eyes! It was a Snowshoe Hare, and if I was not mistaken, he seemed to have a gleam in his eye as if to say that he had a message for me…. And little did I know, at the very moment this was happening, somewhere down in the deep southwest in the deserts of California, my Amazing Sea Monkey brother, Socks, was having a nearly identical relationship with a Jack Rabbit on a cool desert night! As I looked at this snow bunny, he seemed to be saying that he had just left the presence of a “brother in monkey” (BIM) and that he had a message for me. I wasn’t sure as to what it was that I was witnessing, but I knew that it was very important, spiritually, so I paid very close attention to him. And then, as clear as a bell, he spoke to me in an audible voice, just like the voice that you would hear me speak to you now, as if I were standing in font of you. He said to me; “Jonny Lingo, you are going to go on a long journey. Some of it filled with sadness, but some of it filled with great joy. And I want you to know that your brother Socks, one who is filled with the spirit of brine, (SOB) knows this, although only in his subconscious mind, and that he and Mrs. Socks are standing with you in solidarity and love. And not only those two, but also your good friend Tom Strange and Ala Prochaine, and Bramble and Bluzman and Grizzy and all of the rest! So fear not!” said the snowshoe bunny! “But know that time will heal, and that you will be comforted in the future, in galaxys far away…” And just like that, he was gone! And that must be the very moment that he reappeared to Socks down in the cool of the night in the Mojave Desert… And for the life of me, I cannot understand why it was a rabbit and not an Amazing Sea Monkey that delivered this message, but then again, I do not care, because I do believe that the message was from above, and that it was meant as a comfort… And just then, as I peered skyward, since the snowshoe bunny was gone, I was awestruck by the most brilliant display of Northern Lights that I have ever laid eyes on! The night sky was filled with bright and shiny streaks of purple, green, red, and blue lights that resemble curtains that you might be looking at underneath from the bottom hem to the top! And these curtains of light were rippling and moving as the Aurora Borealis shimmered as nothing else in this world can do! And I knew right then and there that I would be able to endure anything that might come my way. And, after all that has occurred, I can say, that, “I’m still here”!” And so, as I sit here in Haines by the Sea, and smelling the pungent scent of brine and spruce, I am glad to be home from my journey, to be with my wife and four sweet and wonderful children whose ages are: 8,12,17, (boys) and 19 (daughter). I am thankful to God to be alive and to be able to take part in His Plan…

Good questions CC, especially the one about whether or not the younguns after college and careers return to active involvement with The Way..

As a guy, I can't stand boxer shorts. No support and so it just ends up being as if I were wearing no underwear at all. I wear "leopard print" designer briefs... But maybe for gals it'd be ok as Rascal has said. But for me, I would go nuts with the "bunch up factor" I think. Everytime you put your pants on, it would seem as if you would have to reach down and push the legs part of the boxers back down like when one tucks in ones shirt. But all of my three boys wear boxers and they seem to like 'em.. :D-->

Why Galen, That sounded like some excellent duty! I, however, have seen neither the foot out the window, nor the unsewn boxer shorts phenomenon. Maybe it's just too cold up here in Alaska for such things... And Racsal, sewn? or unsewn?

Well, I have a confession to make. I was given a g-thong at my batchelor party almost 21 years ago. It is satin white with a big red heart right in the "appropriate place". And, the first night of my honeymoon, I "modeled it" for my brand new wife. And, she liked it! So, we still have it and once in awhile, just for grins, I surprise Mrs Lingo by wearing it once in awhile. But only in the bedroom. And, to me it is not a comfortable thing at all, and I can't imagine it being comfortable at all for women But I think that Vickles' take on it is pretty good in that it makes her feel a tad bit naughty, and so I think that that is a perfectly good reason for gals to wear them.. And the best reason for them to wear them around in public is because as Austin Powers would say; "They are incredibly sexy!" I remember being very bummed out when the "hip hugger" jeans and halter top combo of the Seventies disappeared from fashion, but now, that tantalizing style has come back with a vengeance, and, well, I like it alot,although it seems to drive me to distraction sometimes...

Thanks Tom, thanks Socks, really...

Bruthas and Sistahs...My heart is broken. My big brother died today. I won't be posting any cosmic funny stories from the Great White North. The humor has gone out of me for awhile. I left a mention of my brother Miles over on the "In Memoriam" thread... JL

And yet another post to bring this back up...

Thanks Engine, I found 'em through Sides's website... JL

Whoa! Bramble! My Sistah! Sorry 'bout that...Shoulda read your profile.... :)--> And Happy Birthday Ala Prochaine! How old are you now? 31? And you are going to get to go and see Nora Jones in concert. Now I am truly jealous of the both of you, but I wish you well and may the concert be a blast... Oh yeah, my husbandly duties in this case were not as they were last night when I first got home ;)--> Instead, I had to go and round up the boys who were scattered around our tiny town and get them home for supper... And yes, I will at some time in the very near future give a full account of that glorious night under the shimmering Aurora Borealis as the Great Amazing Sea Monkey up Above revealed such heavy revvies unto this mere pilgrim...

Yes Ala, it truly is amazing to be sure...I am so thankful to have been a conduit within the ASMCS. I am humbled by it to the max.... And Brother Bramble, so nice to meet you and see that you are part of the fellowship! I have been away sojourning in the far North and now have come to see you here with many others...If you were here when I was here before, I am sorry if I did not introduce myself... But alas! I have a wonderful tale to tell concering a vision I had while under the Northern Lights about five weeks ago. It was a visions' splendor that transported me and made my sirit soar! I am sure that all of you will be so blessed to hear of it. I, I, can't go there at this moment, for I have some husbandly duties to perform, but when I do tell the tale, it will truly rock your souls with Amazing Sea Monkey truths... JL

Maybe he went to Skagway because I had just been up their earlier this winter sheetrocking and sharing the love of the Amazing Sea Monkeys? And maybe it was that the LOSM (love of sea monkeys) was what had spiritually prepared the way for him? Whooaaa dudes! Amazing how we are so inextricably intertwined!

CW I just sent you a private topics message.. JL

By the way, I have learned since my return to Haines, Alaska, that David Jones, lead singer of The Monkeys was here in my town on a cruise ship! Apparently, after he arrived, he went on a bicycle tour where they take a van full of people and trailer full of bicycles to Skagway,AK by ferry boat and then to the top of the summit/pass on the highway where they can ride to the bottom. And as they were on their way back on the half hour boat ride, David Jones and all of the other passengers were all gleefully singing Monkey songs, and most notably "Hey Hey We're The Monkeys"! It's like mow, they all went to Skagway with David Jones and came back as Monkeys! I mean, that seems pretty deep, doesn't it?

Ahhh... My Amazing Sea Monkey brothers and sisters! So nice to be able to check in and see that our thread lives on and on! Brother Tom Strange my friend, so nice to see that you inquired about me. My heart was warmed through and throughly! Yes it is near time for me to return to my home in southern Alaska. Unfortunately, I am returning early because I blew out my right shoulder (rotator cuff) while hanging sheetrock for the U.S. Government. Ouch. It definitely hurts a good bit. I guess I am getting old at 47, and shouldn't be hanging rock any more. But the good news is that I get to go home and, well...get laid!! As well as be with my kids and my lovely bride of twenty years. Yeah, it'll be good to be home again.... So, I may not be able to respond to any responses until thursday or friday, but, I love all you guys and gals and it was fun to poke my nose in here for a moment and see what has been going on. So.....Keep the faith! Keep sharing the amazing love of the Amazing Sea Monkeys! Fraternally yours, Jonny Lingo

To all of my Amazing Sea Monkey brothers and sisters, I salute you! And, I wanted to let you all know that I am going on a long journey to the Far North for to go to work on a project near Two Rivers, Alaska for two months. I am thinking that there may be more Northern Amazing Sea Monkeys there for me to be inspired by, so there I will search for them! I will be living fairly far from normal civilization, however, and most likely will not have access to a computer and the internet. So, please SIM for me as you know that I will for you. Take care my fellow OLMs! And do not forget that the love of the Amazing Sea Monkeys will be with you! I will be at this present geographical location until 0800 hrs tomorrow morning, and if anyone wants to wish me well, I could use some edification before I cast off, for it is a long a dangerous journey. Aurevoir! Jonny Lingo

Hi Rocky! What's shakin? :)-->

Hi Uncle Hairy, wazzup? Oh and hey, who was the guy hiding in his closet while Richard T was inspecting his room? Oh my God, that poor basta*d!

Mow...I am mumbled...

Al Poole, nicely put bruh, nicely put...

Excathedra- Oh...

Tom It's weird. When I first come to this page, Socks's post isn't there. But if I go back one page, and then return to page six, it is then at the top of the page. Try it. If it does not works, go to your private topics and I have copied, pasted, and posted it there for you my brother OLM...

I don't think your post was offensive, for I have it right at the top of this page. It think it was the work of the Dark Monkey!

Why Socks, I don't think that is corny at all. I look back upon my fun times with all of those incredible people with great fondness. I mean they were some of the funniest, intelligent, and heartsy people I have ever known. To have all of those great moments rolled up into one and handed back as a place to start Eternity would be fine enough indeed. And thank you for the compliment Socks... Ala P, I know, Socks cracks me up with his Amazing Sea Monkey humor. His wit is almost too much. His stories about California on that "the craziest things we did" thread were way funny also. Thank you my Monkey Seestor Ala P. Keep the faith baby! And Mr Sanguinetti, my Ten Cow Woman is just fine! The others of course are fictitious, but "Luanna" is fine and dandy, although not too happy that I will head "Up North" to go to work around Fairbanks for a couple of months starting next week. I will miss her and the kids probably worse than she me, but I gotta go and get some money for awhile... And so, yeah. We are some kind a bunch of people huh? We all jumped right in there with high expectations of moving the Word Over the World and all of that, and what I call "the human factor" made the whole thing different than our high ideals. For some, the human factor was worse than for others, but I guess no matter how low it may have taken us, I guess there is only one way to go from this point, and that way is UP. I say the best thing to do is burn up the past and keep looking up...

There are two skills that I gained while in The Way Ministry. Unfortunately, I am a very good sheetrocker and am still in demand in the building trade and at 46, can still hold my own and then some with most young buck sheetrockers. I hung lots of the rock out at Gunnison under the tuteledge of Way Builders, and continued in my growing skill at it when I graduated and went to Alaska and got my contractors license. I have continued in many other aspects of the building trade. I said "unfortunately" because it is tough work, and my shoulders are getting somewhat shot by now. But it is good honest hard work with my hands. Also, I love to write. I first began to really love writing when we all had to write our "The Way For Me From Birth To The Corps" autobiography deal doodad. Marcia Falk read mine and told me that I had a "flare for writing" and that I should pursue it. She pointed out a number of my grammatical errors and showed me how to fix it up so it would read better. Shortly after that I wrote a fishing story about a huge Steelhead trout that I hooked byut never landed. I sent a copy to Dr. Wierwille, and he sent copies around to Johnny Townshend, Bob Ledman, LCM, and others. They all liked it, and VPW told me in a letter that he really liked my story, but that if I really wanted to be a writer, I would have to polish up on my grammer, and he suggested the book An Element of Style by Strunk and White, which is an excellent book on writing, grammar, etc. To this day I have written many short stories and newspaper articles. The skill itself was not gained in The Way Ministry, but the inspiration occurred there and some motivation as well. I understand what you mean, Hope about many principles being obtainable elsewhere, but there was no possible way I personally would have persued any form of college other than The Way College/Corps program, because I was as intensely comitted to the same ideals as you were: Word Over The World and all that we believed in.