A Christmas Present

My friend J said I was the inspiration for this fine video he created as a Christmas gift to me. I'm honored!

More Jim Jones

My obsession with dear J.J. has evolved into a full fledged investigation into his following, and a series of drawings I intend on posting here soon. Until then I have included the first of a video series on youtube made by T.O.P.Y. (The Temple of Psychic Youth) for your enjoyment. They are composed of photographs and audio clips from his sermons, and I think they present an interesting side of J.J's own psychology.

Some nice quotes :

"What you need to believe in is what you can see...If you see me as your friend, I'll be your friend. If you see me as your brother, I'll be your brother. If you see me as your God, I'll be your God."

"We are nonviolent people but we are extremely dangerous. Isn't that right?"

And my personal favorite :

"You don't know how clever I am, one thing you all have done is underestimate me."

The Jonestown Death Tape

I have been developing a recent obsession with the cult leader Reverend Jim Jones, or J.J. as I have so lovingly nicknamed him. Yesterday I discovered his infamous "death tapes" online; the 45 min audio recording of his final sermon before they all drank the kill-aid and blissed out on revolutionary suicide. You can hear babies and children crying in the background as Jim Jones basically tells them all to get on with it. I have also included a link to the original FBI transcript of the tape for your perverse entertainment...
http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/AboutJonestown/Tapes/Tapes/DeathTape/Q042fbi.html