--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Both the Domash and the plane stories are hilarious!!! Group epileptic > seizure... LOL!!!
Those early days of flying reminded me of the commune scene in the film "Sweet Movie" from the mid '70s... > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > on 9/10/05 10:51 PM, Cliff at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > *gate-crash the Kingdom of Heaven* - nice turn of phrase... > > > > > > I remember one particularly vivid experience, where during one of the very > > > early *flying* sessions in Europe, Jay leaped to his feet, bent over and > > > picked > > > up a mutual friend like he was a barbell weight, held the guy up horizontally > > > over Jay's head, and began yelling in his Southern Preacher Voice: > > > *Lord!!! Heal this Sinner!!!* > > > > > > The whole room went beserk. I can't imagine how we were allowed to stay > > > in the little town - it was truly like an insane asylum of the Middle Ages > > > where > > > anything (verbal) went. > > > > I heard from Jim Linford that on his course in Vittel there was actually a > > profanity flying room where people swore like sailors the whole time. > > > > >And we were allowed out on walk-and-talks! I've > > > never really > > > considered how bizarre that must have been for the French and Swiss people - > > > to hear utterly dangerously insane people screaming for hours from within the > > > hotel, and then have these smiling (albeit somewhat pale and pasty looking) > > > faces emerge briefly after lunch... :-) > > > > Ah, crazy flying room stories. Here's one: > > > > The Nicaragua group during the World Peace Project (my group was in Iran, > > with Cliff) was staying in a nice hotel which continued to host other > > groups. The flying room was separated from a public dining room by one of > > those accordian-style dividers, which wasn't at all sound-proof. The gang > > would march in there in their suits and ties, meditate and do sutras, then > > many would take a bathroom break before flying. So they'd march out past the > > non-meditating guests in what must have looked like pajamas. Then half an > > hour of THUMP, THUMP, THUMP. Then half an hour of silence. Then back out in > > their suits and ties. Everyone was under strict instructions to stifle the > > desire to make vocal noises during flying. But then Larry Domash came to > > visit. He was irrepressible. One of his favorite phrases was "Execute the > > prisoners!" So he started shouting this during flying and as I heard the > > story, this got everyone else going. > > > > Then there were charter plane flights where several hundred people started > > flying in their seats, which appeared to the flight attendants as though a > > group epileptic seizure were underway. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
