Shooting Stars

[afaceinthecrowd]

Great Stuff!

filing in the gaps of my knowledge.

Thanks Pardner...and you've filled in a whole bunch of gaps for me.

Face

 

[afaceinthecrowd]

Keep em comin Face.

Thanks Hats...got a few arrows left in my quiver.

Face

 

[afaceinthecrowd]

I'm lurking the hell outta this! - Thank's Face!

You're welcome Schwimmy...glad you're Lurkin' it.

Oh, by the way, I've always loved seeing your green cap and shades.

Face

 

[afaceinthecrowd]

Face, thank you sooo much for taking the time to get this all on record.

I feel privileged that you chose ESMB to do this.

Thank you so much, Emma.

It is a privilege to have ESMB to post on.

ESMB is truly Special and Unique.

Face

 

[afaceinthecrowd]

just caught up with this thread.

whoa!

face throws it down like a gonzo rock star!

oxygen!

hoping it doesn't end in 1986 and face continues with hisself at target 2.

I appreciate your appreciation...here, have a hit of O2, H2.

Re: Target Two…Unfortuantely I'd already walked away from El Ron and the SO by ’86 and was unable to accompany Hisself to Hades (Oops, I just babbled the Highly Confidential location of T2).

Face

 

[afaceinthecrowd]

Thank you, Face. This is so awesome !

Hate this waiting, though . . . Oh please hurry

You're welcome Lurker5.

I hate waiting on me, too.

Face

 

[_brian]

Always glad to see the next installment show up Face

I watched "A Face In The Crowd" the other night from netflix, quite a gripping story.

Looking forward for more of your excellent story telling up here.

Brian

 

[afaceinthecrowd]

Always glad to see the next installment show up Face

I watched "A Face In The Crowd" the other night from netflix, quite a gripping story.

Looking forward for more of your excellent story telling up here.

Brian

Thanks Brian.

Glad you saw "AFITC"...it's on my personal top 25 list along with Elmer Gantry. Gantry and Lonesome Rhodes are not complete archetypes for El Ron but, to me, they are part of understanding the riddle for those that never were around Hisself IRL.

Face

 

[_brian]

Thanks Brian.

Glad you saw "AFITC"...it's on my personal top 25 list along with Elmer Gantry. Gantry and Lonesome Rhodes are not complete archetypes for El Ron but, to me, they are part of understanding the riddle for those that never were around Hisself IRL.

Face

Yeah, it was in one of your posts or links that described those characters, so when I remembered I put it in my que, next up, Elmer Gantry after I send in my latest.

I understand how the dictation method wouldn't work from the way you previously explained your method of writing out the thought energies etc., just glad you are sharing here.

Brian

 

[I told you I was trouble]

How did I miss this thread?

Posted by afaceinthecrowd

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The spell has been broken for many years for me…I hope that my words may help break some of the the spell for others and wipe away some of its' vestiges in another mind or heart, if only for one other, every moment of my time then, and now, has been well, well worth it.

Phew ... I just read the whole thing and I am so grateful to you for writing this Face.

This insight into LRC's (LOL!) true being is stunning and I shake my head in wonder at how he got away with it for so long (and continues to) ... what an amazing story.

Thank-you, reading this has done something for me (not sure exactly what it did, but I like it).

 

[Auditor's Toad]

And it so unfortunate how many, even around here, still "believe" in him and continue to push how "great" he was - and is - for all mankind.

Face, your truth helps so many who struggle, or have struggled, in the cult.

Please keep it up !

 

[Ted]

And it so unfortunate how many, even around here, still "believe" in him and continue to push how "great" he was - and is - for all mankind.

Face, your truth helps so many who struggle, or have struggled, in the cult.

Please keep it up !

What the Toad said. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[afaceinthecrowd]

I'm working to finish "Shooting Stars", Part Nine by Thursday or Friday at the latest.

The more I reflect on all this the more details I remember that are part of the “composite” that led to my conclusions that I’m trying to explain here. I originally thought that “Shooting Stars” was gonna be about 3 or 4 posts but, at this point, I suspect it will be 2 or 3 more before I can say it all the way I want to say it.

The interest and response to this thread has been so kind, and so encouraging, that I am taking the time to work through me old synapses and “paint” the most accurate, inclusive picture possible of what I lived and what I saw over 30 years and more ago. What I saw was what led me to the conclusions I made about what was going on in the early ‘80’s with El Ron and Scn, why I had to walk away and what I'm trying to explain here.

Frankly, given my circumstances, I’m utterly shocked that I am remembering as much as I am and my Docs are convinced that being on ESMB with all Y’all has been a very valuable aid in my continued improvement and getting my Left Brain more and more “on line” to compensate for the parts of Right Brain that were either destroyed or don’t work so good anymore. There will never by the words for me to express my full gratitude to this Community.

While preparing Part Nine I realized that I had used the term, “Monolithic Command and Control Organization”, without providing the Links to 5 posts I made last Spring on the Apollo Thread re: my “Take” on Admin “Tech” and its’ Genus. For anyone that has an interest, I think these 5 posts give a good, fundamental mini-treatise as to where my “head is at” re: Scn organizational structure.

http://www.forum.exscn.net/showpost.php?p=398407&postcount=2026

http://www.forum.exscn.net/showpost.php?p=398745&postcount=2040

http://www.forum.exscn.net/showpost.php?p=410979&postcount=2340

http://www.forum.exscn.net/showpost.php?p=412043&postcount=2384

http://www.forum.exscn.net/showpost.php?p=411507&postcount=2372

Face

 

[afaceinthecrowd]

Yeah, it was in one of your posts or links that described those characters, so when I remembered I put it in my que, next up, Elmer Gantry after I send in my latest.

I understand how the dictation method wouldn't work from the way you previously explained your method of writing out the thought energies etc., just glad you are sharing here.

Brian

Thank you, Brian.

Face

 

[afaceinthecrowd]

Phew ... I just read the whole thing and I am so grateful to you for writing this Face.

This insight into LRC's (LOL!) true being is stunning and I shake my head in wonder at how he got away with it for so long (and continues to) ... what an amazing story.

Thank-you, reading this has done something for me (not sure exactly what it did, but I like it).

Thank you, I told you I was trouble…glad this story is of benefit to you.

It is amazing what El Ron got away with. I think El Ron got away with it, in large measure, because a whole bunch of good and decent folks “fronted” for Hisself. My “Take” on a little of that is in the 3 Links I posted earlier today and in the next few parts of “Shooting Stars”.

Face

 

[afaceinthecrowd]

And it so unfortunate how many, even around here, still "believe" in him and continue to push how "great" he was - and is - for all mankind.

Face, your truth helps so many who struggle, or have struggled, in the cult.

Please keep it up !

Thank you, Toady. To me, the “True” Story of Scn is not El Ron. The Story is all of Us…our Stories…that’s why it’s so important for all that can to tell as much as they are comfortable with.

Face

 

[afaceinthecrowd]

What the Toad said. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Shortly after I started posting on ESMB last year, mostly on the Apollo Thread, some real fine folks made me feel welcome and encouraged me stick around, have my say and “takes my swings”.

You were one of them, Ted. Thanks a whole bunch, Pal.

Face

 

[RogerB]

Face,

Please know you are one of the treasures here on ESMB.

You say we have helped you . . . . yes, it happens to most who contribute here, they benefit to the extent of their contribution and particularly so when it is a positive contribution such as yours has been and is.

From the responses you have received, you must now know that your contribution has been above and beyond any expectations any of us could have had of what we might have received in coming here.

And so I thank you along with the others here.

This thread is a treasure along with you

RogerB

 

[FoTi]

Thank you for your kind words, XSOUK…I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Re: Diana’s music…I never heard her albums but I did hear her practice and play on the ship. Your description of her performance is accurate, IMO.

Here is a post I made about a year ago with my “Take” on Diana’s musical ability.

http://www.forum.exscn.net/showpost.php?p=393429&postcount=86

I'm taking the time to write my view of things for several reasons, the most important one of which is the fact that whatever information I have re: El Ron, all ExScns and Scns have a right to know. IMO, Y'all earned that right with your "blood", sweat and tears, and your money.

Face

I remember Diana came and played at the Manor Hotel....the piano was set up in the gazebo out in the yard on the Franklin side of the manor. I wasn't impressed with her playing. She seemed to create more of a visual effect with her long red hair. I don't recall if it was in the 70s or 80s. I don't think she was in the SO at the time....maybe she was promoting her album? Whatever, I never bought her album because I wasn't impressed with her playing, but then, I'm not easily impressed by musicians....I'm pretty choosy about who I think is outstanding. Maybe comparing her to Leonard Pennario isn't really fair? LOL

 

[Ted]

Shortly after I started posting on ESMB last year, mostly on the Apollo Thread, some real fine folks made me feel welcome and encouraged me stick around, have my say and “takes my swings”.

You were one of them, Ted. Thanks a whole bunch, Pal.

Face

Face, you are a home run hitter. You have your own style, one that no coach should try to adjust. Just swing away, man, swing away!