‘Crackerbox Palace’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ac34Khe-fc

We’ve been expecting youuuuuuuu.
(George Harrison)

I was so young when I was born
My eyes could not yet see
And by the time of my first dawn
Somebody holding me they said

I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace
We’ve been expecting you
You bring such joy in Crackerbox Palace
No matter where you roam know our love is true

While growing up or trying to
Not knowing where to start
I looked around for someone who
May help reveal my heart – someone said
While you’re a part of Crackerbox Palace
Do what the rest all do
Or face the fact that Crackerbox Palace
May have no other choice than to deport you

I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace
We’ve been expecting you
You bring such joy in Crackerbox Palace
No matter where you roam know our love is true
It’s twoo, it’s twoo

Some times are good, some times are bad
That’s all a part of life
And standing in between them all
I met a Mr. Grief – and he said

I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace
Was not expecting you
Let’s rap and tap at Crackerbox Palace
Know that the Lord is well and inside of you

And we, welcome you to Crackerbox Palace
We’ve been expecting you
You bring such joy in Crackerbox Palace
No matter where you roam know our love is true

You bring such joy in Crackerbox Palace
No matter where you roam know our love, know our love is true.

Isn’t it lovely?

Last time I was in London I recognised the dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, who was singing about his arrival in the country as he moved along the pavement: “Inglan is a bitch….“
https://youtu.be/isMjvRpAckU

And then he went on rhyming as he walked, swinging his arms rhythmically:

“Oh ye people of England
Great injustices are committed upon this land
How long will you permit them, to carry on?
Is England becoming a fascist state?
The answer lies at your own gate
And in the answer lies your fate ….“

I think it was one of his rhymes about a teacher from New Zealand who was living in the UK, Blair Peach, a member of the Anti-Nazi League who was beaten to death by the Special Patrol Group, specialist group within the Metropolitan police during a demonstration opposing the rise of the far- right National Front in the area of Southall in West London in 1979.
(‘Reggae Fi Peach’) :
https://youtu.be/zrDfELIu8Lw

Seriously though, quite a few celebrities and famous spiritual people do browse Sannyas News, of course.

For example, Swami Arun is a obviously big fan of Anand Yogi and Swami Bhorat and clearly plagiarises them for his sermons.

Yes, and also, she came round to my house a couple of days ago demanding sex. I had to close the door on her and remind her that it was lockdown.

And from reading the book I get the impression that Vivek had intended to write a book on her life with Osho – which is a great shame, I thought, that this had never happened. As it was surely she who knew him most intimately on a personal, day-to-day level.

And Sheela is still a clever manipulator. Even Swami Anand Arun was recommending her book ‘Don’t Kill Him’ in an interview I watched with him and Sheela recently which I found difficult to believe. But perhaps that’s just because he hates Amrito and Jayesh, or he suspects foul play in the death of Vivek and Osho.

Perhaps, she could at least try interviewing Osho’s doctor Amrito to get his account of events (as the ‘Wild Wild Country’ directors never bothered to try to do) or asking Sheela’s husband of that time Jayananda, for an interview, or listening to the ‘Love Osho’ Podcasts (there was an interesting two part interview with Max Brecher recently which explores the relationship between Osho and Sheela, amongst other things) to get some of the stories of sannyasins, try reading Oshonews, (where there are over 500 first hand accounts of events at the Ranch) or perhaps even try reading some of the other books by sannyasins other than the dubious accounts of Sheela or Jane Stork.

I enjoyed reading ‘In the Eye of the Hurricane’ by Devakant not so long ago, and have always appreciated his flute work , alongside other musicians on several Pune Two recordings.

The director, Barry Levinson, is the guy who did Rain Man.
So maybe Priyanka Chopra will have to do some Dustin Hoffman-esque method-acting to really get into and feel the part, like doing a few uppers and downers, the odd shot of speed up the arse etc. to get the look?