Calling All Operating Thetans!

Yesterday’s mention of the Jive Aces’ Scientology connection rates a return to this post from six months ago.

The Hubbard Space Telescope

A soundtrack album was released for Hubbard’s book, Battlefield Earth. My immediate impression was, “What video game is this from?”

Participants in this curious project included Return to Forever ex-pats Chick Corea and Stanley Clark. If you’re familiar with Nicky Hopkins, it will be obvious when his piano playing pops up.

Hubbard’s sci-fi roots are acknowledged at the opening, with tributes to Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, and Superman. George Lucas similarly gave a nod to Buck Rogers in the opening of THX-1138.

Cover-Ups Revealed

This is fun. Here are 200 original recordings that became better known in covered versions. Open the playlist and scroll to see what’s interesting to you.

Selection #30 is a good one. It was covered by Elvis and later became the basis for what I feel is the worst of all Beatles songs, John Lennon’s ‘Run for Your Life’.

Note: If you go to YouTube, the list keeps going, and going, and going…

I Am 8th Man

Eight years ago today, due mostly to circumstances beyond my control, I retired. Having recovered from the cancer and persistent afib that were diagnosed a year ago, thanks to some smart doctors I’m a new man!

Trump was president eight years ago, and he’s president again. Not good. Despite all of the chaos that Boy Wonder Musk has been causing within the IRS, I was reassured this morning when seeing my updated status on Where’s My Refund?

Your tax refund is scheduled to be sent to your bank by April 02, 2025.