| Teddy |
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| POSTED Jan 4, 2001 | |
| Wow a lot of subject matter in this question. Yes, we did have sort of an orgy once. I think everyone was pretty confused afterwards. Anyone care to comment? |
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| Teddy |
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| POSTED May 12, 2001 | |
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This relates to the "money" aspect of Sunnyridge. We didn't have much, but we "manifested" either what we needed financially or what we needed instead of money. So here's how I manifested getting into jail one day: I Was driving the "flatbed" to Grant's Pass one day and got pulled over by the police (big surprise). When I showed the officer my NY license, he asked "how long have you been in Oregon". My deceitful mind immediately put 2 and 2 together and I lied, "Oh a few weeks". Since this was incorrect,Ellen Sue lovingly interjected,"What? we've been here 2 years!" I received a ticket from the officer. A few weeks later, when I was to go to court to pay a simple fine, I asked around Sunnyridge for any spare change and received the reply "Oh, don't worry, they will just understand if you tell them you have no money." So off I hitched to town and appeared at court to plea my case. The judge of course told me to pay a hefty fine for driving without a license and I of course replied that I was a poor hippy and could not pay the fine. He turned a pretty shade of pink and said, "I'm sick of you Hippy-Types comming in here with the same story. You, young man are going to spend the night in jail" So I was shocked but I must admit I thought it was kinda "cool", getting to actually experience jail time. Got my picture taken, a nice set of clean clothes, and a bunch of new brothers to commune with. My experience was actually delightful. Being used to eating rice and beet greens for most of time, I thoroughly enjoyed the banquet they served us inmates. As I scoffed down the food and eye'ed the other guys' leftovers, they all looked incredulous at my enjoyment. Took a nice nap, read a little, took in the new environs with true artistic flavor and chatted with a few fellow souls. All in all it was pleasureable experience. My only sad thought was how just about everyone in jail seemed to be just like me and found themselves incarcerated because they were simply "cought". They made a few mistakes, as we all do, but didn't luck out. I am sure jails are necessary for public safety but most of the inmates are probably there because of some karma not remotely related to their present crime. Well, I got out of jail the next day and hitched back to Sunnyridge. I only made it to Takilma, so stopped and visited Alan and Reva. Got to see them in action in their own world. Reva, sweeping a pile of dust from one corner of her home (a home with so many planks missing from the walls, you could consider yourself "outside") and Alan, loading whole trees into his stove and just pushing them in as they burnt. I was so cold that night. I think it was the coldest night I ever spent. Well, got back to the claim (Sunnyridge) and discovered that Ellen Sue was in the hospital. Apparently, there had been a "town run" and Ellen Sue was involved in an accident. But that's another story. |
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