Hi Joe
Your post made me laugh as well as cringe with embarrasement of times past.
I remember once I went over to Fla, you know, one of the Lord's programs in Orlando. Anyway I was working at this place and I took a week off, proper holiday and all that and announced to all, "I'm off to Florida to see the sights!". Well anyway, you can guess the rest. When I got back many people wanted to know what I thought of this and that, Disney stuff and all. Well of course I never went to any of the sights, I went to see the Lord, but heck, I was too coy to admit that so had to um, sort of pretend. I had some funny looks I tell ya.
More recently, like last week, there is this guy at my work who was going to your town this week and I thought of telling him to look you up. But yet again I chickened out as he will have wanted to know how I know you and even now I'm not ready to let folks around me at work know that I was a cult member. Hey, after all, I have a reputation to protect! 
Anyway, great thread, I wonder if we did a poll of current premies what percentage have actually disclosed to their work folk that they follow a motivational speaker, previously known as the Lord of the Universe? 
Meantime, you well?
cheers
T