psychoceramics: Fwd: EPULSE on THE TRIAL OF OH JESUS

[Peter Hipwell <petehip @ cogsci.ed.ac.uk>]

Oh JESUS!!!!!!

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> From owner-e--@x--.com Tue Jul 29 20:30 BST 1997
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> >From: owner-epulse-l--@m--.netcom.com
> >Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 16:23:53 -0700 (PDT)
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> >---  THE7
> >>>>  A peek at the notebooks of your favorite editors
> >
> >1. better get hit in your soul:
> >     "The O.J. trial of the 1990s was nothing compared to the life-altering
> >story of the O.J. trial of Biblical times," begins the one-sheet pitch that
> >accompanied a promo copy of '' (Malaco, out now) by
> >REV. BENJAMIN CONE JR. This fine album contains a selection of sermonettes
> >that recontextualize the life, death and resurrection of a certain
> >Middle-East religious figure using a contemporary metaphor: the trial of a
> >certain ex-NFL running back/unconvicted wife slasher. Subgenius enthusiasts
> >and pinks alike will find the preachifying contained on this disc highly
> >entertaining. Every cut contains pretty much the same instrumental bed, and
> >each one is structured the same way. Take "Water to Wine": The piano, a
> >cheesy synth wash and the voices of the Mississippi Mass Choir swell, and
> >Cone whispers over the top: "There's the man from the Alcoholic Beverage
> >Department. Let's see what he has to say." Then he switches voices to a
> >booming basso profundo that sounds like a Warner Bros. cartoon version of
> >Prophet Omega: "Uh, scripture reference and background, John 2:1 through
> >11, First Timothy 5:23, Proverbs 23:29 through 35, and Isaiah 1:18. Let's
> >listen to the next witness:" What follows is Cone testifying (as an ATF
> >agent) at the trial of O.J. (i.e., Oh Jesus), accusing the Messiah of
> >bootlegging, drug pushing, etc. Other choice cuts are "Deviled Ham" (about
> >some demon-possessed barbeque), "Escort Service," "Seafood Chain," "Funeral
> >Home" and the series: "O.J.'s Verdict & Sentence," "O.J.'s Execution,"
> >"O.J.'s Son-Rise Service" and "O.J.'s Comeback." And if his "America"
> >doesn't get you whipped up into a patriotic frenzy, you're probably a
> >commie rat. "Let's give it up," sez the Reverend. Uh-huh.
>