Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com Subject: **MY** Success Story Message-ID: <9508061100.0FH5M00@support.com> Organization: L.A. Valley College Public BBS (818)985-7150 X-Mailer: TBBS/PIMP v3.35 Distribution: world Date: Sun, 06 Aug 95 11:00:59 -0700 Lines: 57 zanet@pacific.telebyte.com (Zane Thomas) >jet@aloha.com (Jet) wrote: >His success story. Zane: >That reminds me of a success story of my own. > >One fine, sunny summer afternoon in So. Cal. I piled in an old VW van >with some friends of mine. 1970, we headed up the coast to points >unknown, but somewhere north of Santa Barbara for sure. > >With the exception of yours truly and Jerry Day (old friend of Dennis >and me), the van was loaded with Nam Yo 'Ho Rengee Keeyo chanters. >Our old van wasn't in very good shape and there was always some doubt >as to whether it would make it to the top of the next hill. The Yo >'Ho chanters took to chanting the bus to the top of the next hill and, >when it sputtered and coughed it's way over the top, they would turn >to me and my friend and inform us that the power of chanting had been >demonstrated. > >This was amusing, but it did interupt our wine-drinking and discussing >which of the ladies would be most interesting on the summer moonlit >beach that we were anticipating. > >After a suffering the chanters abuse for a few hills we resolved to do >something about it and so, at the very start of the next hill, before >the Yo 'Hos had a chance to get going we started: > >Go Motherfucker, >Go Motherfucker, >Go Motherfucker, >Go Motherfucker, >Go Motherfucker, >Go Motherfucker, >Go Motherfucker, >Go Motherfucker > >etc. And when the bus arrived at the top of the hill, as we had >predicted, we proudly announced "See, It Works!" > >Zane Thanks, Zane. I love that story. >ps. The real success story came later in the evening, but I don't >want to make Dennis envious at this time so I'll save the rest of the >story for the victory party. Damn. I wouldn't be jeleous, but I can wait to hear it. +--------------------------------------+ Rev. Dennis L Erlich * * the inFormer * * dennis.l.erlich@support.com + inForm@primenet.com "tar baby"