Love-Hounds-request@GAFFA.MIT.EDU (09/24/90)
Really-From: katefans@world.std.com (Chris'n'Vickie of Chicago) Vickie here, I'm upset so you'll have to excuse me. Someone who shall remain nameless wrote: >> She may not be a Scientologist, but there were a lot of Homeopathy >> rumors going around the net last spring. . . Someone else who shall remain nameless wrote: > Not to stir up the controversy again, but could someone please tell me wot > that conversation was all about, and wot the general consensus in the end > was? Let's nip this in the bud straight away KATE IS NOT A SCIENTOLIGIST !!!!!!!! KATE IS NOT INTO HOMEOPATHY !!!!!!!! I had to do it that way because I know that many people tend to tune into Love-Hounds and then skim the posts. They might pick up words and phrases here and there and then get what the post was about mixed up in their minds. I absolutely SHUDDER at the thought that anyone would go away from these (possibly half-read) posts and then think that Kate's stupid enough to be a Scientoligist. I despise/detest/abhor/hate/loathe/distain/ abominate and condemn Scientology. Yes, I went to my Thesaurus for that one! If I ever found out that she was one of those scum....I swear that it's the ONLY thing that would make me give up her music. Down and in the trash would go all the posters. Out would go all the records and the name of my show would be immediately changed! Since she's an intelligent person though I don't expect that to ever happen. But the thought of it gives me horrible nightmares!!!! Whoever first brought it up owes me a few nights sleep! Again, for the benefit of skimmers: KATE IS NOT A SCIENTOLIGIST !!!!!!!!!! KATE IS NOT INTO HOMEOPATHY !!!!!!!!!! and... KATE IS NOT INTO GURDJIEFF !!!!!!!!!! ...or wood nymphs or faeries or moon cheese worship or anything else of the sort. And if there's to be any more discussion of Homeopathy, PLEASE do it via e-mail. We've been through it all before. Blood boiling and heart racing, I remain: Vickie (one of Vickie'n'Chris) katefans@world.std.com grrrrrrrr!!!!!
Love-Hounds-request@GAFFA.MIT.EDU (09/24/90)
Really-From: Jorn Barger <barger@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu> In article <9009240512.AA22375@world.std.com> Vickie writes: > KATE IS NOT A SCIENTOLIGIST !!!!!!!!!! > KATE IS NOT INTO HOMEOPATHY !!!!!!!!!! > and... KATE IS NOT INTO GURDJIEFF !!!!!!!!!! > > ...or wood nymphs or faeries or moon cheese worship or anything else > of the sort. 1-- The Incredible String Band's Robin Williamson and Mike Heron, whom I revere, were deeply into Scientology. So careful with that tarbrush...! 2-- Kate definitely was into Gurdjieff, and there's no onus there-- G. was an original, advanced, insightful thinker about the human condition. Aside from the reference in Them Heavy People, there are subtler references in Full House ("Remember yourself" was G's central teaching), in Breathing ("All and everywhere" must reflect G's "All and Everything" series), and I think in Strange Phenomena ("G. arrives, funny had a feeling he was on his way" is too similar to the style of Ouspenski's "In Search of the Miraculous" to be coincidental, to my ear...) I'm perfectly agreed that discussions of the validity of Scientology, Homeopathy and Gudjieff belong elsewhere, but if you have quotes to back up your claims, they belong here, along with counterevidence about KT's beliefs. ........................................................................ when it's quiet/ i can hear the dolphins sing ........................................................................