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Ruthie Foster-------Up Above My Head

His clothes are dirty But his hands are clean

Sitting On Top Of the World I heard that one just this morning on the radio. It was done by a string band from the 1920s called "The Mississippi Sheiks". Their band's name was inspired by the Rudolph Valentino movie "The Sheik". I guess that one pre-dates both the blues AND bluegrass. (at least in the sense that we think of them)

There are actually people who can "see" colors as various notes are played. I don't know very much about this other than that it exists and it is not something they force into fruition. As best I can tell, it must resemble that scene in "Fantasia" where the instruments play and colored images appear. It's not a random type of thing. In other words, C# will always produce the same color. (We'll say purple just as an example) and it's tonal value will fluctuate based on how sharp or flat it is produced. There are also people who have a type of perfect pitch that assigns minute values to slight variations. Whereas the average musician can tell there is a half step between two particular notes, a person with one type of perfect pitch can tell you which notes they are. A person with a third type of perfect pitch can further break this down into hundredths(known as "cents") They can tell you that a note is A#+ 37 cents. This has been verified with digital tuners. Personally, I have my days when I'm doing well to carry a tune in a tin bucket, regardless of said bucket's color.

I still say "Rubber Soul" was their best effort. OOPS!!---I meant to post that on the "heresy" thread ;)

If your date looks you in the eye and asks in earnest,"Is it true Paul McCartney had a band before Wings?". you may want to rethink the arrangement. Have fun while you can-----------Fate's an awful thing.

Oakspear I just saw your response in post #87. It appears that I was a bit confused, also. Sorry for the misunderstanding. The sequence had me confused.( not hard to do, these days.)

Why wait any longer for the world to begin? You can have your cake and eat it too. Why wait any longer for the one you love, When he's standing in front of you?

There is some footage of David G. on the "Music Lover's" thread. He is pounding the skins for T.O.P.(Tower Of Power) Some guy named Carlos Sant@na stepped in and did some guitar licks, as well Kinda tasty for an unknown. ;)

OK Now I see your point. Although, a lot of people from that generation did not consider remarriage an option. You are a lot closer to the actual situation than I am so it's time for me to quit yappin'. :)

David Garibaldi-------Tower Of Power

Nah. Not really all that wierd, Mr. B. It's a common practice for people to purchase 2 side by side plots and plan on being interred together. Now, when I was your age, the mere THOUGHT of purchasing a plot seemed *multi wierd*, regardless of who would be "next door" for eternity. JJ---"donations appreciated" Kinda reminds me of the old joke: "Why do they put fences around cemetaries?" "Because people are just dying to get in."

F-A-T-H-E-R A-N-D S-O-N-----------C-A-T S-T-E-V-E-N-S

AC silly-bus page 17, item # 1 Devils know the scriptures. Matthew 4:6; Mark 1:24; Matthew 8:29. ----------------------------------- AC silly-bus page 17, item #7 Devils do speak at times. Mark 5:9. Ergo-- It was, indeed, taught in formal setting, thus negating the question of whether or not it is urban legand that these things were taught.

Lorna I have not read the book so my response is based only on your post. I do not see in this section that you quoted, where Eagle implies that Dr. Wierwille ever SAID(or wrote) that a christian could be born of the seed of the devil. I also do not see where he claimed Dr. Wierwille SAID( or wrote) people could be cast into the lake of fire. What am I missing here? Did I misinterpret your post?

Honest to God! I don't make this stuff up! The Men's coordinator in Fellowlaborers( Ron A.) actually told us once during a FL meeting(50 people present), that the physical need to sleep could be overriden by speaking in tongues. We all fought like troopers not to break out in laughter because we were thoroughly exhausted at that point. The very next morning, 50 people sat cross-legged on a cold basement floor at 5:30 AM waiting in total silence for said wiseman to make an appearance. He never did show. He was too busy sawing logs. Afterwards, we all got our butts chewed for not starting without him. (I think it was WG who posted on this incident a while back.) You know you were in TWI if you can look back at that and laugh at yourself.

Santana-----Soul Sacrifice--1969

I was sitting on a hillside in a park where lots-o-hippies liked to congregate. I was playing my guitar and singing for all who cared to listen. (In other words, I was pretty much alone.) A local twig of about 5 or 6 approached me and became my audience. They complimented my music and then the "love bombing" began. One of the young ladies took it upon herself to undershepherd me. Within about a week or two I was participating in believer's meetings. A couple weeks after that first meeting, I was sitting in the PFAL class. The rest is somewhat of a surrealistic blur.

Silly story---Don't know if it's true. I heard that when BNL was still playing the college bars, they would travel with another band called *Free Beer*. They would put posters on the telephone poles to announce upcoming shows, as many bands do. The posters would read: "Tonite only!! Free Beer And Bare Naked Ladies" Don't know how true but still a good story.

Nonsense! If this were so, the swallows would return to Capistrano every year and fish would swim upstream to spawn.

Ha! Shows how much you know! Their acceleration rate was slowed by bouncing off a series of backward, upside down mirrors. Care for a "jelly-baby"?

Johniam Don't take this the wrong way. The logic in your post almost makes it sound like you are defending TWI's right to be considered dangerous. Personally, I believe they were and are dangerous. That has nothing to do directly with their membership, particpant statistics. A cult of, let's say 10 followers, has just as much chance of inflicting damage on its members as a cult with 10,000 followers. Deprogrammers were hired by people who had a concern for their loved ones well- being and felt they were being led astray. Again, this has nothing to do with membership statistics. Many of these deprogramming operations, by the way, were really set up as an opportunity to financially capitalize on a demand in the marketplace. (ie: to make money) Why did they list them as being in the top 3 or 4 most dangerous? I don't know. I'm not doubting you saw that in print but I would be curious to see what criteria was used to define "dangerous". To sum it up: "Dangerous" does not necessarily equal "significant" in the global scheme of things. After talking to people who were in other cults, I would have to agree that TWI was but a mere speck on the landscape of Christianity.( And that's GOOD news for the people TWI never reached.)

Hmmmm. The "deadhead" comment brought to mind an incident. A couple of years ago, one of our salesmen came into the office during his off hours wearing shorts. ( Not allowed while on the clock) Right there, for all the world to see, on one of his calves was that smiling bear with the tamborine that instantly betrayed a secret past he may have been better off not advertizing to his colleagues. Yep. He'd been a "deadhead". That's an image that doesn't mix too well with our customer base. Good thing he hasn't run into any of them at the grocery store while he is casually dressed.

Hmmm. I think T-Bone Walker had it right when he said " Have fun while you can------------Fate's an awful thing." ---------(The T-Bone Shuffle)-------------------

:eusa_clap: Kudos Now, what was that somg? Oh, yeah------------Up in the air, Jr. Birdman, up in the air flying high------------------- What a thrill!