J0nny Ling0

In the words of "Higgins" from Magnum P.I. OH-MY-GAWD! I just went to that site and saw and listened to the music. The choir in the weird dresses just sounded like any boring church choir to me, but that "band" made the "We're On God's Team" album by Joyful Noise sound like acid rock in comparison! It was just awful! I think that maybe this is the real reason people left in droves over the past 6 years! The only one I recognized was Deborah Sleeper Olthouse, although there may have been some other old friends there who just look too different to figure out these days. And, the dresses really were terrible. What a horrible bunch of religion that whole deal looks like nowadays. WAY far from any Way Ministry I ever knew...Yuck!! And Tom Strange my-ahem-"friend", I left a message for you over in the private topics. And just what did you mean by that "wussie" comment?

Why Tom Strange my friend, whatever do you mean?

Hey Tom Strange my friend, I left you a message over in the private topics... J Lingomon

Where is this website you speak of? And, I liked alot of the music in The Way back in the seventies and early eighties. I disagree that it was all a bunch of "stifled creativity". I liked Pressed Down, Joyful Noise (except for "We're On God's Team"), Bob Stanley, and Branded. And I loved "The Redemptions", although they only were together for a short time for the gag of it I guess. I loved "Pioneer on a Love Frontier" (the pedal steel in there was awesome), "Believing is The Key (to puttng Wings To Your Prayer)"-beautiful accoustic guitar in that one-wonder who played that part? And "The Old Brownstone" is still a major favorite. What a mind picture that song painted of those young kids in the city, and in the darkness of this world, whose "lives had been changed by the Lord Jesus Christ!" And The Captain Of Salvation is high on my list of all time favorites, for I almost went down in the North Atlantic on a freighter when I was sixteen in a "near perfect storm". When I heard Brian Bliss do that song for the first time, it brought me to my very knees and in tears, for God had rescued me and the song was beautiful and powerful. And what was wrong with "We Are Sons Of God (With Power)? I can't think of a thing wrong with the lyrics, and the music and vocals were way powerful.. Also there was the Seventh Corps band, Glad Tidings which was very very good. Oh yeah, and then there was all of the cool stuff that JN did at PFAL 77, "The Chicken Or The Egg", "Changed", "Like an Eagle (PD). And how 'bout "All The Little Children (Need God's Love)" by Pressed Down? No no no. I love music, I do music, and there was lots of great music back then. It got really "candified" by the time I left though, and really was pretty nauseating. The women all got very "frumpy" as someone else already mentioned. Looks like getting kicked out in '89 was just about the right timing... So what about The Way's website?

Just wait, Ala P, the photo will appear....The counterfeit is like...Darth Vader!

Gabe is an old friend from the Tenth Corps. He is Anna Cooper's brother. Anyone know of his what and whereabouts?

To the tune of the Beverly Hillbillys... "Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Saul, of the tribe of Benjamin, he was zealous of the Law. He was walkin to Damascus when a light shown all around, and Christ chewed him out and he landed on the ground! Blind that is...slain in the spirit!.. Naw, just "Joshuin" ya.. Well the first thing ya know old Paul's a joint heir, the Lord said Paul you better move away from there! He said Damascus is the place you oughta be, and then go unto the Gentiles an preach the Mystery! One body that is...Christ in you... ...the hope of glory! He's comin' back now, ya hear? Amen!" Uh, sorry bout that one. A buddy of mine and I used to sing that one with guitar and banjo or mandolin back in the day...doing coffee houses and such..

Beware of the Dark Monkey!

Washington Weather- Did you know a guy named Steve Burdin from Maryland who was a WOW in Midland Odessa back in or around the time you mentioned? He's best friend to this day...

Socks. You are killing me with your humor. I am belly laughing and cannot type too well at this moment because of it... :)--> But I am back from my sojourn in Skagway and am so pleased to see this new light coming to our generation. Things got a bit hairy up there, but I learned a lot, so therefore it "was an exciting adventure"... I never was a researcher, but have always been a "field man", and I am telling you, it was way exciting being up to Skagway and spending time with those Northern Amazing Sea Monkeys! After they save me and my partner up on the old Chilkoot Trail, they did in fact show up at the dance that the town was having, although, they came in a cognito. That is, they were dressed and appeared as regular humans, and were about the same size, although a bit smaller. The interesting thing was though, they had small packs on their backs that had the letters MOW stenciled on them. And another one whose day pack was old and worn had the initials: A-51-TS stenciled on it. Could those initials have stood for "Area 51-Top Secret?" Maybe this Amazing Sea Monkey had snuck in and stolen some documents from A-51 that could have been detrimental to the outreach of MOW! This particular Amazing Sea Monkey was older than the others and seemed to be the team leader. He was definitely a MOW Vet for sure. We didn't speak at the dance but we did keep eye contact, as we danced with all of those girls from Canadia. And, by the way, those Amazing Sea Monkeys when in human form did very well with the ladies! They danced better than anyone there, and were just brimming with Monkey Love and goodness. No wonder the wimmin were so attracted to them!

I am now in Haines,AK. I did live in Juneau from '82 to '84, and then moved up to Kenai to run the twig area there from '84 to '86. That was when we were in The Way. Now, I am just here working although I am in touch with the Mathis's and the Nyes, as well as the people down in Juneau who are some of our dearest friends from old Way days. Blue and Deb Bergmann, who were our best man and best old lady at our wedding are among our friends in Juneau. There is also Mary Govina Almeida, who now lives in Palmer with her husband Tony and two boys, and also Rob and Joanna Vanslyke Donovan, who now live in Two Rivers near Fairbanks. I ran into Patty Hanrahan who is now no longer married to Dan, and she lives in Willow. I bumped into her when she was bartending at the notorious Dead Dog Saloon on the corner of Parks Highway and Pittman Road just north of Wasilla. The Dead Dog has recently been re-named as the "Borealis Beach Club". But it is still the same titty bar that it was as the Dead Dog though. Patty only bartends though, and she works in the afternoon until nine at night... I haven't bumped into Mike Smith yet, but I did get an e-mail Steve Louder, his brother in law saying that he and Beth have moved to Arizona. This winter, while I was in Delta Junction working at the Ft Greeley Ground Based Anti Missile Defense site, I sat down at the counter of a cafe and had coffee with none other than George "Handcrusher" Sandlin. He remembered me immediately, and extended his big old paw and asked me if he should be nice to my hand. I told him to go for it, and although he has never been able to hurt me if I got a good initial grip, I will tell you, that for a 69 year old man, he still has the right to be called "Hand Crusher" George. Man is he strong! He said that he and Kay are still with The Way because they never found anything better than PFAL. I had to agree with him on the PFAL thing, but I had to tell him that Martindale threw me out and he agreed that Martindale did get too much "into legalism" but that he was gone now... Molly Morris Erickson lives in Eagle River with her husband Paul, and last I heard, they were doing well. We tried to get together with them, but they didn't return our phone calls, so we quit trying to get in touch with them. Also in Anchorage is Chris Dietrich of the Seventh Corps. She is now an RN and has been working her new nursing job so intensely that we didn't have a chance to get with her when we lived in Wasilla last year. Rick and Connie Vann still live in Kasilof, and their company, Sundance Construction has grown and they are doing well. Gene and Carolynn Roushe live in Kasilof also, and Gene works with Rick and Sundance all of the time. I hung a bunch of sheetrock for Rick in both Juneau and Haines back in 1995 and '96. Another couple of folks are Paul Marmora and his wife, up in Anchorage. I only hear from them through e-mail, and it has been awhile. It seems to me that most of the folks I have mentioned have simply gone back to work, still love God of course, but are not involved too much as a TWI offshoot, except for the Mathis's in Palmer I guess.. Cool Waters, if you look in the "Every Picture tells a story" thread under Jonny Lingo, I have a bunch of pictures posted there. It may be way down on page three or four by now, and I haven't checked to see if what Pawtucket said about "the pictures being back up" is in fact a fact. Cool Waters, I think we have had this conversation before, and you in fact posted at my photo thread...

Ahhh yes, Ala P, You are truly an OLM fer shure....I am definitely happy to know that you are there praying in "monkey tongues" for me as I continue to move about the Continent in search of financial well being and Truth.... Jonny Lingo

I always wanted to get back in touch with Tracy. Tracy had recently moved from El Paso, Texas, to the DC area when I was in fifth grade, and I loved her Texas accent. I fell in love with her in because she was way cute, and, she had a pet raccoon. I had read the book "Rascal" (a book about a boy and his raccoon-delightful reading even for adults) about five times, and when I learned that Tracy had one, I spent alot of my time over at her house with her and that coon, "Rinky". But I was never able to get her to be my girlfriend, and after I ran off and joined the Merchant Marines, and came back after my first voyage, I learned that she too had gotten into drugs, and that she had been having regular sex with a number of my friends. Ouch. That was kinda hurtful, and I felt that she had been used by my "friends". I was still in love with her, even when I hooked up with TWI a couple of years later. My new found friends in The Way helped ease me of my "mooning" over her. I wonder what she is doing? I hope her life worked out ok...

Hello. I made it back from Skagway safe and sound. Thank you Sister OLM A la prochaine for keeping me in your prayers. I could feel the power coming down from Canadia! Hey. Ala Prochaine is an OLM in my book, no matter what classes she has taken. I could feel the love man, I could feel it! And thank you Socks for sending that Special Operation Force of Amazing Sea Monkeys to my rescue! Jonny Lingo...

Scott is also a very successful realtor, working in cahoots with Earl Burton in Charlottesville..

Didn't Doug marry Betsy Platig? Harvey's sister?

Why thank you my lovely Canadian Sistah A la prochaine. And rocking on we are! We've hung 230 12 footers in 5 days with about 45 more to go before we get to go back home to our wimmen... "I love the smell of gypsum in the morning...It smells like...victory!" (That line-well most of it-was from the movie Apocalypse Now) ;)-->

Yes my lovely Canadian Sistah! A whole flock of 'em came down from the Yukon to be a part of the annual "Buckwheat Ski Classic" held every year here in Skagway. And with my wife's permission of course, I got to dance wif 'em and drink beer too! Sadly, Mrs. Lingo was unable to attend because she was back in Haines, a mere 18 miles away by sea, but since there is no road to here, and very irregular ferry service, she couldn't make it... But as you may have noticed, the love of the Amazing Sea Monkeys was with me and my sheetrocking partner...

Ahh.. Here I sit in the Alaska Sojourn Hostel, sipping a piping hot Espresso, and looking fwd to a long day of hanging sheetrock. The Dark Monkey and his minions came to naught ast they chased my partner and I up the Chilkoot Trail the other night. They were almost upon us, and just when we thought we were going to go under, a band of Amazing Sea Monkey Warriors parachuted in and took them out in an incredible hand to hand battle! It was amazing! There is absolutely nothing these Amazing Sea Monkeys cannot do! So then we slid back down the trail and went into town where there was a big dance at the Eagles Club Dance Hall where there was wall to wall Canadian girls and a good rock and roll band. We partied the night away and shared Monkey Love as we danced all night with all of those lovely Canadian girls. And we drank beer too. With our wives permission of course...Amazing Sea MonkeysAmazing Sea Monkeys

Help me! Pray for me! The Dark Monkey chased me all over Skagway today! His monions were serious about stamping out Monkey Love! My partner and I, John (a fng), were chased along the old Chilkoot Trail for at least an hour before we ditched them. But then we had to contend with a HUGE brown bear who had just come out of his den for spring... I will tell you, this has been an amazing adventure to be sure! Take care my brothers and seestors in Monkey Love...I have to go now...Keep me in your prayers... Jonny Lingo

During my sojourn here in Skagway Alaska, I have found evidence of Northern Amazing Sea Monkeys. I can't talk much longer now because I think I am being followed. The Dark Monkey has sent his minions after me, and even last night I had a fight in a bar after they ridiculed the Amazing Sea Monkeys. I must be going now, because...Oh $hit! Gotta go!..Goodb..

Hey there Brother and Sister OLMs. I have to get on the ferry and go up to Skagway, AK for a week or more. I'm hanging some sheetrock up there for a guy. While I'm gone, I know you all will "keep the faith" and keep sharing the LOVE... Take care, Jonny Lingo

I think that from a purely "five senses" point of view, or shall I say from a non sprirtual point of view, Oldiesman has a point. Any corporation that had "two heads", one in Scotland, and one at HQ, would be better served if all of the board members/employees etc, acted in unity of purpose, and stood with the "Company" in solidarity. And I re-read that letter, and still conclude that I was asked to follow a man, and not the lord. CW's post sums it up well: But ya know, I will say that a huge problem I had with Craigs letter was that I was at that time believing that Chris Geer had done the right thing, and that Craig was walking away from the reproof brought in the form of PoP. And when Craig wrote his letter, it was obvious to me that he was now saying; "f-that, I'm doing my own thing now and if you don't like it, then leave"... I didn't think of myself as "standing with Chris Geer", but I did believe he was the one with the correct insight after having heard VPW's "last request"... And also, now that I have re-read that letter, I remember that I didn't make my decision then. But I knew from reading it that things were going to go decidedly bad from that point on. As you may have noticed, the letter was not addressed to we Corps and clergy on the field, but that it was sent to us "for our learning" I guess. It was later on that I received a letter addressed specifically to me asking me to pick which man I was going to "stand with", and my non response to that was what earned me my walking papers so to speak.

Radar O'Reilly Do I know you? I do remember using that phrase about those who stayed being "heroes of the counter-revolution"... Well, this has stirred me up a bit ot be sure. And I certainly echo so much of what Rascal is saying. I know what I read, and it wasn't a "simple request" to stand with the ministry. He wanted a refutation of all that was Geer, and wanted total loyalty to him. And like Rascal said; I could just replace the name Mark with my wife's name at the top of Rascal's quote. Except for the abortion thing of course. I was clergy, and this, The Way Ministry was "It" for me. But, when I took that salt covenant, I made an oath to God and not to men, and I was in agony when it appeared that Craig had tipped over like he did, because I knew that there would be no turing back for him. I knew deep within that he would change everything in the Way, rewrite Way history, change the Word, compromise, everything. And obviously, he did, and really lost his marbles. One of the things VPW said via POP was that if Craig didn't change, he would "lash out" at those who didn't agree with him, but I wasn't around for all of that. But I did hear that there was a lot of screaming and shouting from LCM during thos last years he was there. That is true, right? I am so thankful that I did listen to God and leave. Thankful for my wife and my sweet children too. And thankful for my friends who made that same decision too [This message was edited by Jonny Lingo on March 23, 2004 at 8:57.]

And before the letter I got for not communicationg my allegience, there was the 3x5 card incident on a "Good Friday" when everyone was supposed to go and do communion later on. The questions asked (and correct me staffers and Corps who were at HQ if I word it wrong), were: A.) I stand with Rev Martindale B.) I stand with "someone else" C.) I am confused and don't know who to stand with In other words, a choice between men! And if anybody answered anything other than "A", they were kicked out. Two days later, my house in Maryland was filled with Aussies, New Zealanders, a few American girls, and a Greek guy who had been given the boot for answering either "B" or "C". They had nowhere to go and their visa were instantly void due to their new "non student" status. Real nice, huh? My one friend told me of how he was awakened from his sleep at dark hundred in the morning by Allen Brown and told to "hit the road jack".. It was the weirdest thing in the world. My Home which had been a place for teaching God's Word was like a "Safe House", and Panarello kept calling me and asking if the come over for just a "visit, cause he hadn't seen me in awhile". I finally told him that I was in fact "harboring the fugitives" that he was suspecting me of harboring, and why in the he11 don't you just come clean and ask me what you really want to know?" Hmmmph...Don't call us, we'll call you is what I finally told him... I felt like I had seriously entered.....The Twilight Zone...do dee do doo, do dee do doo..