dmiller

I know Ive often had that very same problem.

AC Grads are more "spiritually advanced".

Huh???????? Where did that come from???? I remember back in the 70's when Walter (anyone remember Walter?), taught about Joseph's stamina in that very same situation. So now it's Joe's fault? Who the fugg comes up with all this BS anyway?? Twi could teach a chameleon a thing or two, eh?

Having a Statement of Faith, would prevent them from receiving "Present Truth as it Unfolds". Who wants to be held to the specifics, when the "Rev" is ever changing (in their favor), eh?

Oh - - - - Wait a minute. I forgot that Hell, Michigan, is closer to you. Can't "waste that ABS" on a simple thing like re-locating, eh?

Beginning with the letter "H"?? Hoboken, NJ??

Just curious - - - whatever happened to the "Revelation" we were told about, concerning placements??

I got "in" in 1975 and never heard anything about this at all, until I heard the "Overview Tapes" by JAL in 1986 or 87. I got my first computer in 2003 and once I found GSC, it corroborated everything I'd heard on the "Overview Tapes" by JAL. "In the presence of two or three witnesses . . . . " Didn't take me long to find the "defendant" (the ORG TWI) guilty. One person's "say so? Hmmm. Two people's "say so"? Maybe. MULTIPLE testimonies all in sync? Hang em from the highest tree. What we (read I) thought about the "ministry", was certainly different than what it actually was. Constant demands for loyalty/ money/ obedience/ yada/ yada/ and for what? Their personal pleasures. To folks like myself (way away from HQ), we never heard much of anything if it wasn't on a SNS tape. And you can bet your bottom dollar, that news of this sort wouldn't be on any of them for public perusal. Despite that fact, even up here in northern Minnesota there were rumblings of the twi "volcano" about to explode. None of us knew why (as far as the specificity of the particular situation), or what the "ministry" was going though, but then the Schoenheit paper was made "available"/ the Chicago meeting happened/ and some of us from here went to Chicago for that meeting, brought back info, and the volcano erupted. No - - - I didn't have a clue before then. I wish I'd had one sooner, but am thankful I finally got it. The term "Better late than never", took on a new meaning for me.

Scenes from inside the recording studio. Bononia Grass promo for their upcoming CD. Bononia Grass - - - Doing an original tune "Gone For Good" written by Paolo Ercoli, the dobro picker. Bluegrass is alive, and well, and flourishing - - - - in Italy. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

I don't actually recollect correct what or when the "last straw" for me was but - - - the "legalism" became more and more predominant. Sure, it was always there, but - - - one day it finally became eminently clear that twi was headed in a direction that I had no interest in going. Being told what to do/ how to think/ what to believe by a bunch of bozos living on a silver lined cloud, never did appeal to me very much. I finally saw that we were being told to "do as we say, not as we do". Once I got to that point, it wasn't too hard to walk away and never look back.

Shucks. Anyone with any sense of "spiritual perception and awareness" would know that a leader was automatically a servant, because of their position as leader. CES learned well from those that taught them. Bring your checkbook, and make sure your pen works. (Oh - - and make sure you have funds in your bank account that are easily transferable.)

Mstar - - - if (during your travels) you are ever in Wendell North Carolina, look up Donald Zepp. I'm thinking that both you and he will "connect", ands he has so much to offer. (PS - - - he doesn't smile much on his videos, but don't let that put you off). <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

Last time I saw Scott Vestal, he was picking for Doyle Lawson, and he had a Gibson banjo rather than that Stealth. Last time I saw Sam, he was with New Grass Revival, and Courtney was still alive. How the years have flown, eh?

I answered the poll. 57 Minnesota by way of Indiana. Oh yea - - - born and raised Catholic too. Here's a recent joke I heard about Catholics. On a Banjo forum. I got a chuckle out of it: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lent, Moose. and Codfish Each Friday night after work, sun, snow or rain, Jack , being a Newfie, would fire up his outdoor grill and cook a moose steak. But, all of Jack's neighbors were Catholic. And since it was Lent, they were forbidden from eating meat on Friday. The delicious aroma from the grilled moose steaks was causing such a problem for the Catholic faithful that they finally talked to their priest. The priest came to visit Jack, and suggested that he become a Catholic. After several classes and much study, Jack attended Mass, and as the priest sprinkled holy water over him, he said: "You were born a Protestant and raised a Protestant, but now you are a Catholic." Jack's neighbors were greatly relieved, until Friday night arrived, and the wonderful aroma of grilled moose filled the neighborhood. The priest was called immediately by the neighbors, and, as he rushed into Jack's yard, clutching a rosary and prepared to scold him, he stopped and watched in amazement. There stood Jack, clutching a small bottle of holy water which he carefully sprinkled over the grilling meat and chanted: "You wuz born a moose, you wuz raised a moose, but now you is a Codfish." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I'm convinced that in his drambuie influenced states he found himself in on a daily basis, that he had no brain power to copy anything like that. Just my imo, but my imo none-the-less.

Ain't that the truth. Covering their @$$ on every front.

Docvic used to teach that a lack of dreaming meant you were "standing'. Wherever the heck that came from, I've no clue. But he taught that.

Name tags. Right. "Dress your best" at the ROA/ and other functions (to me) meant wear the "best name tag you had". Did anyone ever read the name on the name tag? Or did you just recognize them by the color and judge the person by the color of the tag? It was a "caste" system for sure. Green for corps and green also for Advanced Class grads. Gold for University of Life students. Red for Word in Business "grads". White for WOW's. What other colors were there? I've lost track of them all. Those fuggtards at twi headquarters did a fine job of relegating one and all into the realm of being recognized by "works" (i.e. - - - ) which class/ group/ or program you were or were not a part of. And - - - who-the-h3ll-are-they-to talk-about "breaking commitment"when they (twi head honchos) are at the very top of the list labeled GUILTY?? The "double-speak" eminating from box 328 New Knoxville Ohio is as deafening as the silence one encounters, when legitimate questions are asked. I haven't been back to Ohio in 25 years (or so). Last time I was, was when they planted docvic on the front lawn there. I'm guessing that if I went back today (not likely), I'd be greeted by the same mindless bullsh!t I once knew back "in the day". Ecclesiastes 1:9 certainly got it right: So - - - twi is now a "new/ kinder/ gentler/ org?????? B as in B, and S and in S. I find it amazing that they can invoke the salt covenant when it comes to "miscreants", and exclude themselves entirely. "Take care what you teach, twi. It'll come back to bite you in the A$$"

Yep. Quite right.

We got hit up for the donations too. I never gave to "the cause". Matter of fact (now that this subject has me thinking about those days), I'm remembering a branch meeting (I think) where I "innocently" asked if this would be considered ABS. You can guess what the immediate response was!

Exceller (sp?) sessions are alive and well, eh?

posted by: JavaJane, on 22 April 2010 - 08:35 PM, said: The Jehovah's Witnesses have a word for this - - - It's "disfellowshipped". TWI also has a word for this - - - It's "Mark and Avoid". Chockfull is correct. You are enabled to do whatever you can to get rid of the leeches. The "tools" are in place. Use them at will. Df/ or M&A those that "torment" you.

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Happy Anniversary to the GSC!

With all those "10's" for clues, I think Krys got it. The back of my GSC tshirt says: "Midnight has come and gone." www.greasespotcafe.com since April 2000. Ahhhhhh - - - Paw was posting at the same time.