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  Do you recall any disputes during the development of the New Song Book?

  by Quarterback in

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  i seem to recall someone mentioning to me that george benson assisted with some of the work on the new song book.. then he left the assignment after an argument with the team.

  is there any thing that anyone remembers about that one?.

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  CaptainSchmideo: You don't need the quotes on your second link. That really is George Benson. Same producer/arranger as "We Must Be Holy."
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  Do you recall any disputes during the development of the New Song Book?

  by Quarterback in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i seem to recall someone mentioning to me that george benson assisted with some of the work on the new song book.. then he left the assignment after an argument with the team.

  is there any thing that anyone remembers about that one?.

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  The song in question is 'We Must Be Holy". It was never recorded by George Benson and Celine Dion. It was produced and arranged by the composer of that song (the same individual who did the majority of the work on the new songbook). The singers who have been mistaken for George and Celine Dion were Phil Ingram and Christine LaFond, both of whom are Witnesses. It was one of the tracks for the vocal CD that the Society developed, but never released. Although George Benson contributed to this project, he did not sing on this track. The digital files of many of these tracks were stolen and leaked on the Internet, thus starting the Benson/Dion rumor.
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  Do you recall any disputes during the development of the New Song Book?

  by Quarterback in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i seem to recall someone mentioning to me that george benson assisted with some of the work on the new song book.. then he left the assignment after an argument with the team.

  is there any thing that anyone remembers about that one?.

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  A lot of work fell to one person, who is a professional and very talented. Sometimes when you are under pressure to produce a lot of music in a short time, you rely on craft rather than those moments of inspiration that can either happen or not. Listening to the end result, I'm of the opinion that this is the scenario that accounts for the songbook being what it is.

  On further thought, after I left it is possible that George Benson was asked to help out, but I don't think it is likely. With all of the unfounded rumors that have centered on him throughout the years, I can't help but be skeptical regarding the subject of this thread.
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  Do you recall any disputes during the development of the New Song Book?

  by Quarterback in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i seem to recall someone mentioning to me that george benson assisted with some of the work on the new song book.. then he left the assignment after an argument with the team.

  is there any thing that anyone remembers about that one?.

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  Breakfast of Champions: I am the "Kavelin" of whom you speak. Although George Benson's singing and guitar playing were included in the vocal album of old songs that was recorded by the Society, but never released, he was never involved in the preparation of the new song book. There were no disagreements during the time he worked with us, but only the pleasure of enjoying his great talent. At the time that I withdrew my services, the quality of what was being worked on was an improvement. When the final product was released, I, like so many of you, was dissappointed.

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  What Is the longest Prayer (Meeting, Circuit Assymbly, District, Internation.) You have endured?

  by AvocadoJake in

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  place los angeles dodger stadium temperature 97-100 degrees.

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  prayer lenght 25 minutes of pain!.

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  1963, Rose Bowl, Pasdena. Knorr gave a 30-minute prayer following his closing comments that had gone 2 hours overtime.

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  What was your most DISTURBING event as an elder ? (Per T.O.S. no full names please).

  by Balaamsass in

  1. watchtower
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  i'll start the ball rolling.

  dealing with kids in any type of judicial manner.

  i would do everything i could to get parents to "deal with it-kindly" at home.

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  I will mention two, because they are so different, yet they illustrate corruption on very different levels.

  I sat on a special committee that was adjudicating a business dispute. Without going into the details of the case, I witnessed prejudice, bias, Simony, cronyism and noncomprehension of the facts, all on the part of the Service Department. The committee and I lost a lot of innocence on that one!

  The object of the second case was a gay man whose background included a failed marriage. He had been advised by the elders that marrying a sister would "cure" his homosexuality. He had been disfellowshipped and reinstated several times for acting on his impulses and inclinations. I sat on the committee that reinstated him for the last time. We learned over several hearings that he had not been promiscuous, but was simply aching for intimacy and affection. He pursued them in the only way that his brain could process. We learned that the reason he lived in a predominately gay neighborhood was so that he wouldn't stand out or get beat up. All he was surviving on was ice cream because his feelings of guilt made it impossible for him to eat (or keep down) anything else. Some months after his reinstatement he took his own life.

  All of the judicial situations that I witnessed were disturbing, but these were two of the worst.

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  Memoirs of the Beverly Hills, CA Congregation - Part 1 of ?: Charlie vis a vis Charleton

  by DNCall in

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  charlie smith (his real name), a professed member of the anointed, called at the door of charlton heston.

  mr. heston allowed charlie to read from the book of genesis.

  this rare allowance caused charlie to think this man was a "person of interest.

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  Charlie Smith (his real name), a professed member of the anointed, called at the door of Charlton Heston. Mr. Heston allowed Charlie to read from the book of Genesis. This rare allowance caused Charlie to think this man was a "person of interest." Charlie wanted to make sure he would make a return visit on him, so he asked his name. "Heston" (through clenched teeth), was the reply. Charlie was later informed that he had just spoken with "Moses" and about Mr. Heston's ties with the NRA, etc. I doubt that Charlie ever made that RV.

  You couldn't make this stuff up. ,

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  Those "Passion arousing jungle rythyms" !

  by wobble in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do any of you remember the wt putting those words in print ?.

  i remember when i read them that i thought "they don't give me a hard-on", now, slow dancing close to a lovely lady, that was different,.

  i was pleased to see her !.

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  "Dance music at its most elemental has always had a tribal feeling . . ."

  Come to think of it, the Old Testament has a tribal feeling.
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  My Father passed away during the night

  by jwfacts in

  1. jw
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  dad was a great man, great, despite the religion.

  he was powerful, tall and intelligent, yet humble and kind.

  he was an introvert, and a circuit overseer.

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  Dear Paul,

  Barbara and I want to add our condolences to you and your family. Regardless of the times of estrangement, you can always reflect on the contributions he made to your life, including the gifts that you inhereted from him.

  Much love,

  Frank
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  Came Across This Artifact Today

  by DNCall in

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  My father was in the record business. One of his labels was Magic Key Records. He released a series of children’s albums on that label, one of which is presented here for your amusement.

  The cover photo was taken on my parents’ bed. The young girl is my cousin, Laura, and the young boy is my nephew, Jeff. The book she is reading is From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained.

  My father, wanting to “get a witness in,” chose the “Paradise Book" for the cover and the pictured story designed to lull children to blissful sleep is the chapter entitled “How We Know We Are In The ‘Time Of The End.’”

  Regarding how we know we are in the time of the end, it is of ironic interest that the above events transpired in the early 1960s.

  You couldn’t make this stuff up.

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