Posts by four candles

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Hotel California - is this Eagles Album Single for Christians?

by JWoods in

it came on the car radio this morning, and reminded me that this was probably the big single of 1977 - just about the beginning of the end time for me with the jehovah's witnesses.. now, you might understand that as a doubting elder with many deep issues at hand (it was the ray franz era of disenchantment for many elders)...i never heard much from them about the lyrics.. however - listening to it today, i can see where a "good" dubbie might find it to be at least as demonized as the smurfs cartoons.. and yet, very ironically, looking at them then and now, i always viewed it to be a sort of pop-social commentary on the california celebrity scene.. stretching it a little, you could almost compare the traveler's nightmare experience to getting trapped into the jehovah's witnesses - thinking it was a safe haven but then finding out that "you can never leave".. "we haven't had that spirit here since 1959".

"in the master's chamber they gathered for the feast".... yes, i can apply a lot of this to the cult entrapment experience..

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Let's face it,anything that wasn't kingdom melodies was demonic!!!

And yes that includes Nana Mouskuori!!!! OOoooooo those glasses.

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Saddleworth, Manchester - UK

by KW13 in

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was one of my congregations.

there was a guy here who knew me, but he disappeared before revealing who he was.

pretty sad .

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Saddleworth eh??? I knew a few from there,being in one of the local congs. Intriguing!!

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Do you ever turn off the music?

by compound complex in

greetings fellow music lovers:.

given the numerous "name your favorite tune" threads that are posted here on jwn, it appears that none of us can live without la belle musique.

often my cd player runs through the night.

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We have music on all day which we enjoy,but it is nice sometimes to have a bit of quiet,maybe relaxing in the garden on a sunny day,or observing a clear starry night and watching for shooting stars. It's amazing that no sound at all comes from them,when you see them on TV programmes there is always a 'wooshing' noise.

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I need some friends...

by lilyflor in

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being a born-in i don't have much friends, in or out of the org., add to that the fact that i have been a stay at home mom for the last 4 years has made it even harder to meet anyone.

(i found out the truth about the wts shortly after deciding to stay home).

if you would like to be a facebook friend, please pm me and i will send you my email address.

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Lily,I sent you a PM earlier...................erm...............sorry..................forgot to put something on here. oops!!

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Where were you????? Name the closest city to your KH!!!

by restrangled in

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chicago for me..

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Nearest City to us was Manchester,although there were a few fairly big towns closer.

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Hobbies - could use some suggestions:)

by Newborn in

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dear all,.

continuing on my last thread, i'd be grateful to hear about your hobbies (that you've had and didn't have while in the borg)?.

i took a painting class last spring and loved it.

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Newborn,.....soon matey,will have one song up on myspace soon.

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Hobbies - could use some suggestions:)

by Newborn in

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dear all,.

continuing on my last thread, i'd be grateful to hear about your hobbies (that you've had and didn't have while in the borg)?.

i took a painting class last spring and loved it.

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Learn a musical instrument. I learnt years ago then with marriage and the dubs it got left behind. I took it up again aboit 4 years ago and never looked back. Sounds good now even to my ears,I've also written a few songs......well,lyrics for songs and met another songwriter who has helped me develop these lyrics into songs.

Very satisfying to hear your creation transformed into music.

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