As I explained to someone once... I chose that picture for a few reasons. That picture is Charlies Manson's LIFE magazine cover, and I guess it's a bit of a comment on a nation that would put him on the cover of their most widely read (at the time) news magazine and turn him into a celebrity. It's an event that marks what I really see (though some may disagree) as the point when this country's morbid obsession with celebrity simply for the sake of celebrity reached a sad point of no return. Another reason is one thing about him that has fascinated my curiosity (not really about him but the whole series of events) was his claim to be the Second Coming of Christ. Now, I don't believe him, I think he's simply an insane, deranged man that was undeservedly vaulted to celebrity status, but since I was a kid one question has always hovered around my mind, "What if?" I think mainly because I think it would make a great story. The other curiosity for me was how people reacted to his claim. I don't think they rejected it because he got people to murder for him, but simply because he claimed it to be so. Anyone who claims to be Christ is laughed at, ridiculed and out-right rejected (usually locked-up) regardless of their actions. So it brings another question to my mind, "What would Christ have to do to convince people, if it is even possible?" I can't help but imagine him coming back (not that I necessarily even believe in Christ myself) as the long -awaited return of the king, and him laughed at and institutionalized. Hell, he could even be in a mental ward as we speak. Anyway, the short of it (even though it's a bit late for that now Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! ) is that I am endlessly fascinated by people's reaction to him specifically and "potential saviors" in general.
worship the lord, because he created you all to praise him. the father is a celebrity and he wants to be worshipped. peace.
C'mon... I'll kill Jerry Falwell if you'll follow the "dark side"... ah, hell. Too late. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
