It's a sad commentary. They are trying sooooo hard.
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Posted by: Babaluji ® 04/08/2005, 01:45:32 Author Profile Edit Alert Moderators

The worst (my favorite) is Joan Apter.  Of all of these people I have had the most contact with was Joan and in many ways because she was one of the first 4 Americans (I believe) to have 'discovered' Maharaji and who assisted in bringing him to the West she was in those early days a literal Saint. Yet, to see Joan today going from a seller of one new-agey gimmick to the next seems so sad.  By now Joan must be well into her 50's if not getting close to 60.  Unless she has a trust fund I suspect she might be hurting unless her Aromatherapy business is going gang busters.  Who knows? Also I think that Maharaji has used Joan and has spit her out.  It almost seems that this Passage Video was one last hurrah for all these old timer dinosaur big star premies.  And seeing that the video has been pulled from the shelves almost confirms that suspicion. Worse than a final reunion tour in this video is the sad realization that some of these former players must be having that they are not vital and esssential to the cause where they will no longer be in the limelight as they used to be.  They won't be addressing a packed auditorium of blissed out and impressed premies.  They will be grateful and pumped up when some 34 people show up and are slightly interested in Knowledge. It's got to be a huge let-down. The video section with Joan was revealing.  Or maybe I'm reading too much into it. There's a moment when she turns her head to the right and coughs and then says "where you feel completely one" and then gives one of those LSD wild-eyed looks up in the sky. Here's the first image of Joan as she turns her head to her right: I mean, she just does not look well.  If this is peace and contentment I'd rather have a root canal.  Below is Joan's rapture moment which preceeds her emotional moment. And here's her cosmic I've-Seen-God look that is so 60's and dated: And thanks Toby for giving me the clue about the Arti sound track on guitar. Modified by Babaluji at Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 02:05:09

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Joan --- la-ex ( Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 10:07:41 ) ( 999 bytes ) +1 Joan Apter --- Joe ( Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 13:30:50 ) ( 1070 bytes ) DON'T READ THIS POST WITH CUP OF COFFEE IN HAND! --- Jim ( Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 10:49:55 ) ( 221 bytes ) These photos of Joan Apter are simply cruel --- lars ( Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 12:47:07 ) ( 363 bytes ) +1 Re: These photos of Joan Apter are simply cruel --- Gallery ( Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 13:19:44 ) ( 765 bytes ) +1 Re: These photos of Joan Apter are simply cruel - I disagree... --- Cynthia ( Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 13:26:02 ) ( 871 bytes ) +1 Re: These photos of Joan Apter are simply cruel - I disagree... --- Gallery ( Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 14:01:38 ) ( 528 bytes ) +2 Re: These photos are cruel...and Cynthia's response --- lars ( Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 15:19:11 ) ( 765 bytes ) +2 One small correction, Lars --- NAR ( Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 16:18:11 ) ( 1407 bytes ) +2 Re: Similar data, we just disagree, Nar --- lars ( Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 16:57:20 ) ( 700 bytes ) +2 Hopefully NOT the last word, Lars --- NAR ( Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 17:08:44 ) ( 1687 bytes ) For what it's worth, I agree --- Joe ( Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 17:11:31 ) ( 295 bytes ) +3 Ah, but Joe.... they are funny! --- NAR ( Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 17:19:53 ) ( 852 bytes ) +1 But, I swear to god that I wasn't going for a laugh. --- Babaluji ( Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 02:55:08 ) ( 207 bytes ) link +1 Maybe not, but "laugh," I did! --- NAR ( Sun, Apr 10, 2005, 09:39:58 ) ( 1822 bytes ) +2 Not only might the PAMs be masochists, but worse... --- Babaluji ( Sun, Apr 10, 2005, 16:51:26 ) ( 112 bytes ) Re: Maybe not, but "laugh," I did! --- Mike Finch ( Mon, Apr 11, 2005, 09:33:55 ) ( 2282 bytes ) +1 Thanks, Mike! --- NAR ( Mon, Apr 11, 2005, 09:40:18 ) ( 777 bytes ) Well, you got my stop-motion pictures of Joan anyway. --- Babaluji ( Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 00:16:21 ) ( 948 bytes ) Re: --- bill ( Sun, Apr 10, 2005, 00:34:17 ) ( 603 bytes ) Re: One small correction, Lars --- Songster ( Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 23:17:41 ) ( 1777 bytes ) +2 What a good post, Songster! --- JHB ( Sun, Apr 10, 2005, 02:08:04 ) ( 184 bytes ) PAMs still believe he's the LOTU alright --- Bunny ( Sun, Apr 10, 2005, 03:58:44 ) ( 1070 bytes ) +1 Re: PAMs still believe he's the LOTU alright --- Jethro ( Sun, Apr 10, 2005, 04:11:18 ) ( 221 bytes ) Just call me Polemic!... --- Cynthia ( Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 17:45:57 ) ( 691 bytes ) +2 Re: Just call me Polemic!... --- Poul ( Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 18:15:57 ) ( 201 bytes ) +2 Joan's rictus of visceral disgust --- Jonti ( Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 02:43:53 ) ( 427 bytes ) +1 Thanks, Jonti. I think you got what I got from the video. --- Babaluji ( Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 02:57:53 ) ( 220 bytes ) +1 It's as plain as the look on her face --- Jonti ( Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 03:25:30 ) ( 1025 bytes ) I didn't see it as cruel... --- Cynthia ( Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 07:55:19 ) ( 1046 bytes ) Just call me Joan of Arf!... --- Hilltop ( Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 23:01:26 ) ( 274 bytes ) file img +1 Joan Apter con't. --- Hilltop ( Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 23:11:04 ) ( 37 bytes ) file img +1 Joan Apter once again ~ Run For Your MIND!!! --- Hilltop ( Fri, Apr 08, 2005, 23:19:09 ) ( 0 bytes ) file img +2 Joan Apter ~ "The Mistress of Ceremonies" ~ picture... --- Hilltop ( Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 00:12:46 ) ( 0 bytes ) file img +1 It's not this Forum that's great it's the people. --- Babaluji ( Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 00:38:32 ) ( 1879 bytes ) The Lord looks a little upset in that picture, doesn't he? --- NAR ( Sun, Apr 10, 2005, 09:46:37 ) ( 233 bytes ) +1 No, I think you're wrong, NAR. --- Babaluji ( Sun, Apr 10, 2005, 21:51:22 ) ( 627 bytes ) link +1 Nectar is tobacco juice!!!!!!! I KNEW it! --- NAR ( Mon, Apr 11, 2005, 10:01:03 ) ( 489 bytes ) Mr. Gallery, here's what I think --- Babaluji ( Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 00:03:34 ) ( 5466 bytes ) link +1 I don't know what's going on... --- Hilltop ( Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 00:32:35 ) ( 129 bytes ) file img +2 Exactly. --- Babaluji ( Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 00:41:47 ) ( 1424 bytes ) link +1 I Hear Ya ~ You will be OK... Even if it is really ugly! --- Hilltop ( Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 01:40:28 ) ( 59 bytes ) file img +1 Re: I Hear Ya ~ You will be OK... Even if it is really ugly! --- Babaluji ( Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 02:11:18 ) ( 156 bytes ) img Here's the other Joan Raptor picture... Lightened up! --- Hilltop ( Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 00:51:42 ) ( 64 bytes ) file img +1 Exactly!!! Is that a picture of bliss or peace? --- Babaluji ( Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 00:53:53 ) ( 671 bytes )