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His best friend stole from him, his house was trashed, and a dying man of blood poisoning can't even eat a doughnut without being hassled by a government agent. That's not even counting the Senator that wants to stab him in the chest- whether or not the Senator is an expert on prostitution.

Would it help to point out it was the title song for a movie and was sang by a kid who was a famous singer when he was alive?

Sorry, not a big enough Stones fan to answer your question. If you don´t find one, here´s my suggestion.... Go to wikipedia or wherever and get a playlist of one album. Then go to Youtube and listen to a version of each song if you can find one. Repeat the process, then select the album you like best from among what you heard.

*flushes a toilet and then runs off*

vpw's delusions of grandeur come up here. He claimed to the corps that he once was in discussions with Oral Roberts and Billy Graham to collaborate as EQUALS concerning matters of Christianity, and then used their supposed pulling-out and changing their minds as evidence other Christians can't be trusted. "I heard that on a sns tape once. If I recollect correct (and it WAS docvic speaking), the claim was made that he (docvic), Billy Graham, and Oral Roberts were going to team up. Billy Graham would be the evangelist; Oral Roberts would be the *healer*; and docvic would be the teacher -- or somethng like that. I do remember him lumping the three of them together, then saying it fell apart because he refused to *compromise*. Docvic and *no compromise* in the same sentence?? Oxymoron. " ======================================= I'd be surprised if either of them ever HEARD of vpw, much less interacted with him. vpw went to hear Oral Roberts speak-but we have no guarantee they even so much as shook hands after Roberts taught. In vpw's claims, however, they were peers and equals. That's probably why vpw tried to copy Oral Roberts University and ended up with that Emporia business, and "the Way Presents" was a copy of something Billy Graham did. Find something legitimate that's working, then make a cheap knockoff. Pretty much how vpw operated.

Although Bullinger used the more cumbersome phrase "dispensations" and vpw used "administrations", Bullinger mostly made more sense. (That happened when vpw deviated from Leonard, too, as seen in the "definitions" of the "msnifestatons"-which went from clear and brief to long-winded and inaccurate.) Myself, I preferred "stewardships" to "administrations" because it highlights that we are STEWARDING something that isn't ours. vpw's idea made it sound like we were ADMINISTRATORS-and thus IN CHARGE. As for the "dispensations/administrations", Bullinger numbered seven. vpw used that (seven) but changed what was what. We lost one and gained one. We lost the original #6-"MILLENIAL", the thousand years to come in Revelation 20, with Christ on Earth. We gained the new #5- "Christ"- with Christ on Earth for ONE year during 4 Gospels. If you're being shallow, this makes sense. "Millenial" has what, 2 verses describing it, and "Christ" has 4 Gospels? But swapping in 1 year of what would otherwise be the LAST year of "LAW" and removing 1000 years in exchange is more than a little lopsided. Jesus himself said the tiniest part of the (Mosaic) Law wouldn't pass away until it was all fulfilled- and finished it himself on the cross. So, vpw was trying to vary from the sources he plagiarized, but-as often happened when he tried it- he ended up making LESS sense. One would normally see steady IMPROVEMENTS if one UNDERSTOOD the source material and proceeded from there. It's the "standing on the shoulders of giants" thing- with the work already completed as a starting point, you can get further from there.

In case anyone's thinking this will be a radically different text, the linked article includes this: "The errors have no bearing on the Bible's stories and alter nothing in its meaning. Instead, for example, in some places the markers used to denote vowels in Hebrew are incorrect; or a letter in a word may be wrong, often the result of a centuries old transcription error. Some of the fixes are in the notations used for cantillation, the text's ritual chants." That having been said, I'm curious to read the English translation, if I ever get the chance.

His best friend stole from him, his house was trashed, and a dying man can't even eat a doughnut without being hassled by the government. That's not even counting the public official that wants to stab him in the chest.

"The two of us need look no more. We both found what we were looking for. With a friend to call my own I'll never be alone And you my friend will see you've got a friend in me." "You're always running here and there. You feel you're not wanted anywhere. If you ever look behind and don't like what you find There's something you should know you've got a place to go." This song's from 1972 and has been re-released a few times. (11 not counting remixes and covers.)

Alan Ruck Ferris Buehler's Day Off Matthew Broderick

Links to threads where stuff came up.... Keys to the city Weirwille's Credentials and the Vetting Process VP's Visit to India Wierwille and his friend...drambuie On both sides of the table

His best friend stole from him, his house was trashed, and a dying man can't even eat a pastry in peace.

When it was FOR twi, then quality counted. When it was for us, then money mattered and safety was replaced by "believing." As someone pointed out, with any business, you INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE. In twi, the money was primarily to cover immediate expenses at twi, and then what luxuries vpw and company could get. The exception was the auditorium- and that was more of a SPECTACLE than a practical choice for an auditorium. It could have been made better for less money- if it hadn't been about ego.

Hey- it sounds like the GSC did its job, then! Part of it is to inform strangers so they never step into twi's trap. Part of it is to show twi'ers that there's life outside twi-and it's better than in twi. Part of it is to show twi escapees that there's life outside twi-and it's better than in twi. If you're having a good life free of twi, then hey, I'm all for that!

No, it has to be "The Last Temptation of Christ."

"The two of us need look no more. We both found what we were looking for. With a friend to call my own I'll never be alone And you my friend will see you've got a friend in me."

I don't know if he was telling one of his frequent lies at the time. However, vpw was once caught on tape telling the following, perhaps at an ROA: " 'Give a dog a good name and he'll live up to it. Give a dog a bad name and he'll live down to it.' That's why I named one dog 'Tick', the other, 'Triff.' It's from the German word 'trefan', meaning 'to hit the mark.' I want that dog to hit the mark. I don't want him missing it when I'm hunting those birds." I still don't know why "Tick" would be a GOOD name, but he claimed he himself named the dog and that it was "a good name."

BTW, for an event that supposedly was the second most important day in his life, he can't keep the simplest detail straight. The account in TWLIL said the sky was suddenly in a WHITEOUT condition. The other account before the book (Mrs W documented it in her book) has him saying the sky was BLACK with snow. Surely, for a significant day, if the sky is filled, you can remember if it's all white or all black... unless you made the whole thing up. Significant moments for me as a Christian- I can often recite the MINOR details decades later.

There's a LOT we've discussed. I CAN remember some of it, which is why I find it and link. Others contribute in ways I can't. BTW, we discussed the more general subject in the "Foolhardy behavior" thread. I think there might be yet ANOTHER thread more directly related, but I haven't found it yet.

Bumping this thread to join its friend "The LEAD accident-what happened?"

Got it. Your turn.

I would have recognized "for real" and "vampire movie" as "Welcome to Fright Night....for real." (IMHO, best and most memorable line of the movie.) I thought the original was interesting. Peter O'Toole as Peter Vincent, IIRC. There was even a werewolf knockoff I haven't seen, with Kevin Sorbo. I had no idea they'd done a remake-and when I googled out of curiousity, I concluded that ANY use of Google had excluded me from guessing. (I can be a harsh critic of myself.) But I have no idea of the current one.

Ok, let's see. Didn't see the movie. But it had to have Toby in it as the title character. And I can't name anyone else from the one non-Spider movie I know he was in. Who else had to be in- oh, right, Mary Jane Watson! So, I'll go Kirsten Dunst Interview with the Vampire Brad Pitt (I could probably do a better link if I ever actually see THAT movie, instead of a few minutes here or there.) (Raf, I of course got your message. I just never sent a pm and posting the sole reply would have been a bit obvious. :) )

A boss settles an old grudge with an old enemy- and starts by going after his kids. Good thing the other guy has friends. This results in a day of victory for the little guys- and the little lady.

Indeed. Go.