пятница, 12 августа 2011 г.
Interview With A Member Of The Jackson Five Family & Simon Necronomicon Gate-Walker
Greetings!
I would like to welcome everyone to the Simon Necronomicon GateWalker’s Info Page. We are happy to announce a lot of bright new changes that are coming in the year 2009. We will soon have an up and running website with a beautiful messageboard, where our readers can ask questions about the information posted. We will also be presenting custom-designed jewelry, ritual tools, and wardrobe. There is one interview that I recently conducted, which I thought would be a nice New Year’s surprise.
During the 1970’s you could not mention pop and soul music if you didn’t mention the Jackson Five. During their six-year Motown tenure, The Jackson 5 were one of the biggest pop-music group of the 1970s, and the band served as the launching pad for the solo careers of their lead singers Jermaine and Michael, the latter brother later exploiting his early Motown solo fame to greater success as an adult artist. The family remained in the headlines during the 1980s into the early 1990’s due to the fame of Michael Jackson, which at one point put him into a class that was only reserved for the Fab Four. However, like all music trends the good ole days come to a close and a new era of music starts to rise, leaving the previous generation in a class by themselves.
About five years ago I met a member of the Jackson Family, a daughter of one of the founding members of the Jackson Five. Miss Jackson as that I keep her identity anonymous, so throughout our discussion I will refer to her as Miss Jackson.
After befriending Miss Jackson, she would ask me to read her tarot Cards from time to time. She also told me about several experiences that she had with shamans who worked for her and her own experiences with the occult world. I must say that Miss Jackson was born with some clairvoyant abilities.
A couple of years ago Miss Jackson and I had a conversation comparing different spiritual paths. I was hesitant at the time to bring up GateWalking because I know it is a very serious work, and one not to be taken lightly, so I suggested Reiki. I had been teaching Reiki for about ten years at the time we had this conversation. She said that she wanted to pursue something which would effect her day-today world and that was somewhat grounded, pointed, and effective. So I gave her a copy of the Simon Necronomicon. Of course she had plenty of questions and many of these questions inspired me to do further research and ask ISHTAR for aid, which led to the Blog Page. Eventually she began Walking the Gates. This was the first woman that I knew personally who went through the process of self-initiation. My Girlfriend began to Walk a couple of months later, and Miss Jackson introduced me to about two other women who are now Walking the Gates.
I am happy to report that Miss Jackson has successfully Walked all Seven Gates and also has two students of her own. She is definitely a big contributor to the Necronomicon Tradition.
I recently spoke to Miss Jackson last week, for a brief minute, and she wanted to leave the GateWalking Community with the following thoughts:
“Gate walking benefited me. Things in my life are much more stable and I feel happy all the time ever since I completed walking.”
If you have been thinking about exploring this path Miss Jackson just wanted to let you know how it has benefited her.
Be Well
Biography
One of the seminal Philly soul groups, The O’Jays are a group originally consisting of Walter Williams (b. August 25, 1942), Bill Isles, Bobby Massey, William Powell (January 20, 1942–May 26, 1977) and Eddie Levert (b. June 16, 1942). The O’Jays were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. The O’Jays (now a trio after the departure of Isles and Massey) had their first hit with “Lonely Drifter”, in 1963. In spite of the record’s success, the group was considering quitting the music business until Gamble & Huff, a legendary team of producers and songwriters, took an interest in the group. With Gamble & Huff, the O’Jays emerged at the forefront of Philadelphia soul with Back Stabbers (1972), a huge pop hit, and topped the U.S. singles charts the following year with their anthemic “Love Train”.
They formed the group in Canton, Ohio in 1958 while attending Canton McKinley High School. Originally known as The Triumphs, and then The Mascots, the friends began recording with “Miracles” in 1961, which was a moderate hit in the Cleveland area. In 1963 they took the name “The O’Jays”, in tribute to radio disc jockey Eddie O’Jay (Toop, 1991), and released “Lonely Drifter”, which charted nationally. Their debut LP was Comin’ Through. Throughout the 1960s, they continued to chart with songs such as “Lipstick Traces” (which they performed nationally on the ABC Television program, Shivaree), “Stand In For Love”, “Let It All Out”, “I’ll Be Sweeter Tomorrow”, “Deeper In Love With You” and “One Night Affair”, along with several other regional and national Pop and R&B hits. In 1972, they finally scored with their first million-seller, “Back Stabbers”, from the gold album of the same name. By this time, original member Bobby Massey had also departed, leaving the group a trio. This album produced several more hit singles, including “992 Arguments”, “Sunshine”, “Time To Get Down” and the #1 Pop smash, “Love Train”. They became known as “The Mighty O’Jays” due to their exciting, emotion-packed stage performances, led by the dynamic Levert, and the cool, multi-range vocals of Walter Williams, coupled with the matinee idol looks and smooth first tenor voice of William Powell.
During the remainder of the 1970s the O’Jays continued releasing chart-topping singles, including “Put Your Hands Together” (Pop #10), “For the Love of Money” (Pop #9), “Give the People What They Want”, “Let Me Make Love To You”, “I Love Music” (Pop #5), “Livin’ for the Weekend”, “Message in Our Music” and “Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby (Sweet Tender Love)”. Original member William Powell died of cancer in 1977 at the age of just 35.
After adding Sammy Strain (born December 9, 1941) (of Little Anthony & the Imperials), the O’Jays continued recording, though with limited success. 1978’s “Use ta Be My Girl” was their final Top Five hit, though they continued placing songs on the R&B charts throughout the 1980s. Their 1987 album, Let Me Touch You, was a breakthrough of sorts, and included the #1 R&B hit “Lovin’ You”. Eddie Levert also got a copy of Kevan Tynes’ “Loving You” prior to recording their version .Though they continued charting on the R&B charts in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the O’Jays never again achieved pop success. In 1992, Sammy Strain left the group, and returned to the Imperials, to be replaced by Nathaniel Best, and later, by Eric Grant. Later in the 1990s, the group did little recording, though they remained a popular live draw. Their latest album was Imagination in 2004.
In 2003, they co-starred in the movie The Fighting Temptations, which starred Cuba Gooding Jr. and Beyonce Knowles. In the film, they played three barbers who joined the local church choir to help out the film’s protagonist Darrin (Gooding) who was the choir director.
In 2005 the O’Jays were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Original members Eddie Levert, Walter Williams, Bobby Massey and, posthumously, William Powell, were inducted. In a note of controversy, 70’s O’Jays member Sammy Strain was also inducted with the group, while original member Bill Isles was not. (Strain is one of the few artists in popular music history who is a double RRHOF inductee: with The O’Jays in 2005, and The Imperials in 2009). In 2006, the O’Jays performed at the ESPY awards, hosted by Lance Armstrong. “For the Love of Money” is the theme song to the hit reality TV show The Apprentice, starring Donald Trump, which is ironic considering that the lyrics warn of the evil people will do for the love of money.
On February 23, 2007, Radio-Canada’s website reported that Canadian Industry Minister Jim Prentice had used the song “For The Love of Money” without the group’s permission during a political event, a faux pas since Prentice is responsible for the application of the Copyright Act in Canada. Radio-Canada also reports that Prentice has since been contacted by the attorneys for both the O’Jays and Warner/Chappell Music.
On June 28, 2009, at the 2009 BET Award Show in the Shrine Auditorium the O’Jays were honored with BET’s 2009 Life Time Achievement Award. Tevin Campbell, Trey Songz, Tyrese Gibson, and Johnny Gill performed a medley of the groups songs followed by the presentation of the award by Don Cornelius. The group reminisced, joked with the audience and accepted their award before performing a rendition of their hit songs.
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