The Big Purple Antichrist
Shanda:
reminded me of this sermon that this wacky christian group sent me once
(PawCreek Ministries -- I had asked them to put me on their mailing
list because their stuff was so funny) about Barney being a puppet of
the Antichrist
angelynx:
??!!
I *know* this is only marginally relevant but I can't resist...HOW on EARTH
did they make the big galoot out to be Antichristian?! Isn't he
all about love and trust and all that? --you can reply to me personally
if you don't think the list would find it funny, but I just have to
know...
Shanda:
and I was thinking that if Barney the Antichrist can sell out
10 stadium shows and Manson is only doing one 2000-seater, then he's
got some stiff competition for that Antichrist role :D
*snort**cackle* I can just see it...the Barney vs. Manson Antichrist
Tour of Destruction! better than a Battle of the Monster Trucks!
Civic Gigantodomes packed with kids, one side yelling "we love hate!
we hate love!" and the other side yelling "I love you! you love me!"
Maybe the one who sells the most t-shirts gets to be Antichrist this
year and there'll be a rematch in '97...
shanda:
Well, I can't remember it that clearly (I'll look for it), but they accused
Barney of being blasphemous, engaging in necromancy, and being a cult leader.
Something about how his little song and dance routines were teaching the
kids how to conduct seances, do magical spells and rituals...."Shimbaree,
Shimbarah" and other such incantations :) I think they said the purple
sorceror was planting some kind of evil seed in their impressionable young
minds that would be hard to get out -- hypnotising them to believe in magic,
that "anything is possible" if only they know the right magic words, leading
them down an enchanted path away from Christ, thus preventing them from
being brainwashed (ooops I mean "saved") by Christianity. Then I think they
compared his diabolical methods to the "new age" movement, another tool of
Satan. There was more than one thing about Barney. I know I typed up one
of them and sent it out on the net...I last saw it being reposted every
now and then to alt.barney.dinosaur.die.die.die.
"only marginally relevant"???? I think not! As you just pointed
out, it's sooooo obvious now that MANSON RIPPED OFF THAT CHANT FROM BARNEY!!!
I think we're on to something here!! We know he likes kids' shows...
angelynx:
Hmm. We have it from a good source that the Rev's favorite
entertainment on this tour has been taking drugs and watching kids'
movies on the hotel TV. ("James and the Giant Peach" being his
current fave, BTW.) Now, the Big Purple One (not to be confused
with the Small Purple One, TAFKAPrince) hasn't made a movie yet,
but I'll bet *in the future* he has/will...and I'll bet Manson has
a copy...ha! *Obviously* a major influence on this tour!
Shanda:
And if Barney was an influence, why has he never given him credit, like when he
lists Willy Wonka, etc???? I think he must be studying the Purple One's
magical techniques in secret, hoping to figure out how he can emulate Barney's
success, thwart his plan for world domination and steal the show from him!!!
angelynx:
And, therefore, attain mega-huge-mass popularity and a worldwide
marketing deal, plus gain influence over the minds of all America's
kiddiewinks at a very young and impressionable age...and is that
not the work of the Antichrist, indeed? oooh, what a devious master
plan! The man's an eeevil genius! ("He's evil! He's *brilliant*!" =)
Shanda:
I bet the extensive touring and efforts to sell lots of records are just to
raise funds so Manson can buy his own TV show...I think he envies Barney's
primary magical weapon, the TELEVISION - of course!!! It all makes sense
now. And he did SAY he might retire and become a TV evangelist, did he not?
And we thought he was KIDDING - Hah!!!!
angelynx:
But of course! A hero of kids' TV has far more influence than
any mere cablecast Bible-pounder. Not to mention that it would
give him something he's probably always wanted: a brightly-colored,
seemingly-innocent-but-actually-bizarre little world of his own
to rule, not unlike the Sid and Marty Krofft characters of his
childhood.
Yup, I think we're onto him now. Ha!
(You know what's really scary, Shandachan? this makes *sense*...)
Dj bluE:
is anybody still on the other list? I just found out from an
endisclosed source at Nothing Records from Cleveland that Marilyn has
been a stand-in for the regular person inside the Barney Suit. He only
did non speaking shots of course, but he was in liek 6 or seven shows in
the first season, and then about 10 more shows during the second
season... umm.;. I asked why Marilyn and it was replied that it was
because marilyn's lanky body fit well in the suit, which allowed for good
venting, and thus cooling, and also the suit swished around more on him,
giving the dinosaur a more jolly look, not unlike Santa Claus...
well, just thought that some people might be interested...
