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Post by elantric on Sept 9, 2020 2:24:32 GMT -6
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Post by Admin Horan on Sept 9, 2020 7:57:31 GMT -6
Did you notice Sharon's mother? And the way her parents are [obviously] 100 percent behind her budding "career" as a Beauty? I had a hunch...Mr and Mrs Colonel Paul Tate are another Mr and Mrs Patsy Ramsey. Or Lindsay Lohan's "parents." I had a hunch...I had a hunch...kinda makes you wonder how many degrees of "separation" between the Tates and the van Houtens...and just exactly who those links are...
It's easy to forget, but Tammy Faye LaValley Bakker started out as a teen beauty queen. If you get a chance, watch "The Eyes of Tammy Faye." Not only is she more interesting than you might think, but the true history of televangelism and PTL and Falwell is way, way more interesting than some might think. I mean, if the CIA dabbled in infiltrating hippie pop music "cults," why NOT dabble in infiltrating the oldest and most successful cult in human history? (I'm not knocking Christianity; I'm knocking televangelism.)
PS Ever heard of Doctor Gene Scott? If Mel Lyman was Charlie's hero, then Gene Scott was mine. Yes, Virgina, he was a bona fide PhD, from one of the most prestigious universities in the country. PhD in Education (as opposed to the more common Doctor of Education) from Stanford. Not Doctor of Divinity. He also attended Cal State at Chico--which is more interesting than you might think. For example, Aaron Rodgers grew up in Chico. Chico...Grass Valley...Oroville...apparently, there is some deeeeeeeeep, daaaaaaaaaaark secret in the Rodgers family. If they're from Chico, there's a 35-45 percent chance that secret is...weill, I digress.
Anyhoo, Dr Scott started the first full-time Christian TV station, after serving as traveling pastor/teacher for the Assemblies of God. If you want to know what Charles Manson might have been like as a startlingly intellectual TV preacher, watch some footage of Dr Scott talk about the pyramids, or UFOs, or hell, Jesus. Someday, "Professor Dad" will be the Second Coming of Dr Gene Scott. Sort of.
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Post by elantric on Sept 9, 2020 15:36:20 GMT -6
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Post by Admin Horan on Sept 10, 2020 8:13:40 GMT -6
When satellite TV became a thing, he was the most fascinating thing on it. He had evolved from the typical "send God your money c/o this station" to a more unique show. I'm not saying he was the biggest genius of all time, but I appreciated the fact he was the only educated Christian I'd ever seen, and he never, ever dumbed down his show for his viewers. He gave people credit for having brains, and gave God credit for being able to hold up under "intellectual" scrutiny. Plus, he was just hypnotic.
And again, there's that doctoral degree from Stanford...
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Post by Admin Horan on Sept 10, 2020 8:46:05 GMT -6
These Sharon Tate promo films drive home my point--she just didn't have It. "Star power." That charisma that grabs everybody in the room and doesn't let go. She's just a Disney animatronic princess. A lot of beautiful actresses master the art of ACTING "shy." She IS shy.
Watch To Have and Have Not. Lauren Bacall is 19 years old. Humphrey Motherhugging Bogart is 42. It's not just him. It's a Hollywood soundstage with an entire Humphrey Bogart Industries director (Howard Hawks. How would you like to act for Howard Hawks against Bogie in YOUR first picture?) and crew. Bacall eats Bogart for breakfast. The sap even MARRIED her. THAT'S a star.
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