John Travolta Snubbed by KFC

[Veda]

I recall his saying on British TV a while back that he still considers himself a Catholic (he was raised as one) and prays every day, or most days. So if that's true and not just PR he's not completely within the Scn mindset, and may not have been for some time.

Sigh...

Juliette Lewis did a recent interview with Vanity Fair magazine and was asked some interesting questions. (including one concerning the thread title I used).

Also she was asked about Xenu as well.

She explains that some people are confusing Hubbards science fiction works with his studies that have nothing to do with science fiction.

I'm glad we got that all cleared up.

If you'd like to read the actual interview it is located here:
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/osc...tte-lewis.html

There is another article about the interview here:
http://www.sodahead.com/entertainmen...stion-1380577/

Just in case the interview eventually gets removed from the website I'll repost some of the scientology related questions (and answers) from the interview here:
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I’m not sure how to segue into this, so I’ll just come out and ask. You’re a Scientologist, right?
I am, yeah.
Do you celebrate Christmas? I’ve never been sure about that. Does Christmas count as a Scientology holiday?
Oh yeah. We absolutely celebrate Christmas.
So you have a tree with ornaments and eggnog and presents and Christmas carols that aren’t about Xenu?
I’m a Christian! I think there’s so much confusion because people don’t understand a religion where you can be another religion but you can still practice Scientology. That’s why it’s completely progressive. It’s just tools for living. It’s about understanding one’s self and others and compassion and how to communicate better and how to live in this troubled society. It’s really basic, common sense stuff. It has nothing to do with all this funny folklore that surrounds it. You could be a Jewish Scientologist or a Buddhist Scientologist or a Christian Scientologist or anything else.
Do you believe your ancestors were reincarnated aliens?
That’s not been a part of my experience, no. (Laughs.)
So... you don’t believe you came from aliens?
I was thinking about where that idea came from, and I was like, “Oh, maybe it’s because [L. Ron] Hubbard was a successful science fiction writer, so they’re confusing his science fiction with his other studies that have nothing to do with science fiction.” It’s like you thinking I might punch somebody in the face because I played somebody who punched somebody in the face in a movie.
That’s actually a pretty good analogy. I wasn’t expecting that.
I’m used to misconceptions. And honestly, I don’t care to explain Scientology to people. You can investigate it on your own. It’s not that difficult. There are Web sites and all sorts of resources. The one thing that troubles me is when rumor becomes hatred and prejudice towards a group of people. That’s when it becomes scary, when you have people trying to take away other people’s right to practice a religion of your own choosing.
You’re taking all the fun out of mocking Scientology.
My experience is, there’s nothing alarming or inhibitive about Scientology. I don’t find it judgmental. I can’t speak for somebody else’s experience. It’s just my own.

Read the entire interview here:
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/osc...tte-lewis.html

[Lulu Belle]

http://laineygossip.com/Articles/Details/21634/John-Travolta-wants-reservation-at-KFC

Xenu wants reserved chicken



This story keeps showing up on all my feeds. At first I dismissed it because I thought it was another John Travolta eats a lot of greasy chicken in the sauna story because, well, that’s not exactly news, but then, as the hits kept repeating, from more and more outlets, I took a closer look and it turns out John did want some greasy chicken only not in the sauna but in an actual KFC. Where his people called ahead to try and make a reservation and were shut down.

John is apparently in England at a Xenu convention, perhaps for a semi-annual no gay maintenance check. The other day, a local KFC received a phone call from the Xenu people requesting a table reservation for “Mr Travolta”.

At a KFC???

When did this happen?

When did KFC become El Bulli??? (Let me stop you right there if you’re about to email me and tell me about the time you got in to El Bulli. I will never get the chance unless they change their minds so I’m in no mood to read your gloat! OK fine, you can gloat a little.)

Anyway, who rings up a KFC and asks for VIP styles???

The moment you decide you want to eat KFC (with all due respect to KFC because I’m always down with an all dark meat box) style becomes irrelevant. The moment you decide you need some fried ass chicken, you are Britney Spears and gel nails with a busted weave eating by the side of the highway which is where KFC is supposed to be enjoyed! In the car! On a road trip!

Unless of course you’re John Travolta. Who prefers his fried chicken in the store, at a table in the corner, roped off and lit by candlelight, staring at a fireman.

KFC has since issued a public apology for turning away John Travolta’s request for special treatment at their establishment. Weak!

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[Smilla]

I'm lacto-ovo vegetarian. Very fond of cheeses & rich food. Can't ever get enough garlic. Nor did I ever meet a chocolate I didn't like, however some I like more than others.

I like garlic too, and make a very nice cream of garlic soup which can be made with or without dairy cream.

• 3/4 cup garlic cloves, peeled
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• Vegetable stock
• 1 cup white wine
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream or soya alternative
• 1/2 cup peeled and cubed potatoes
• salt and pepper to taste
• Fresh Parsley and Thyme to garnish

I rarely eat chocolate, as I find the taste a bit too intense, but when I'm in the mood for it I enjoy it.

Kosher is not an issue for me. I've noticed that my favorite vegetarian restaurants tend to do a good business with the jewish community. Especially the chinese veggie restaurants.

I've never come across a vegetarian chinese restaurant, and never eat in ordinary chinese restaurants, as they are about as far from kosher as it's possible to get. I would try a veggie one, though.

I've no further interest in consuming meat and haven't for many years despite my having bee raised on it. It also constituted a significant part of my diet for the first 30 years of my life. I've been veggie so long now, though, that I find the smell of meat wholly unappetizing. I stay away from people's houses on thanksgiving as they invariably stink of roast turkey. Feh! It's enough to put one off of eating altogether.

I gave up meat when I was 13 and don't miss it at all. I don't like the smell either.

Came to being vegetarian around the age of 30, so it's been well over 25 years now. Oddly enough I still occasionally get an occasional hankering for seafood, but not where I feel a need or desire to act upon it. Ironically, I discovered the best local seafood restaurant I have ever seen shortly AFTER I stopped eating seafood. C'est la vie.



Not much for drinking. I never particularly cared for the alcohol that much. I prefer caffeine as my drug of choice. I especially don't like the way alcohol feels in the body. I do have some very fond memories of enjoyable meals with seafood & wine well represented, especially in chile and throughout latin america. But I gave that up years back. I will still on (very rare) occasion sip a bit of sherry, though.

I drip a few drops of wine into a glass of water for kiddush, or for toasts on important occasions, but thats about it for me. I have one very strong coffee every morning which I really enjoy.

Mark A. Baker

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[Mark A. Baker]

..I like garlic too, and make a very nice cream of garlic soup which can be made with or without dairy cream.
3/4 cup garlic cloves, peeled
3 tablespoons olive oil
Vegetable stock
1 cup white wine
2 1/2 cups milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream or soya alternative
1/2 cup peeled and cubed potatoes
salt and pepper to taste
Fresh Parsley and Thyme to garnish

Thanks for the recipe. Sounds yummy.

As to the veggie chinese restaurants, one good way to find out about such is to check with any Buddhist communities or organizations in your area. There are often veggie restaurants located near Buddhist communities and the community magazines often take advertising from the local merchants. If not sure about Buddhist communities, try the phone book or Buddhist magazines such as Tricycle or Shambala Sun or any you may have in europe. These often contain lists of local centers.

One of the best restaurants I ever frequented was in LA. They had a unique cuisine that was strict vegetarian and utterly awesome. It was based on chinese imperial vegetarian cuisine. Unfortunately the partnership that owned the restaurant broke up after several years and the restaurant closed despite it being very successful. I still dream of the Rich Curried Vegetable Treasure in Coconut Milk Sauce.

Oh, my god.

As a tip, should you ever find yourself in Berkeley, California (a very fun town to hang out and just across the bay from Frisco), there are a number of excellent veggie restaurants near the university in a wide variety of cuisines. The restaurants in Berkeley also tend to be far more reasonably priced than those in SF.

In particular there is an excellent family run chinese veggie restaurant which I've been going to for 25 years. It's just down from the university (UCB) on University avenue (main drag going up hill from SF bay to the university). The name of the restaurant is the "Long Life Veggie Restaurant". The food is simple but quite good and very reasonably priced. It's very popular with the locals, especially the students & faculty from the university. Moreover, it is only about 3 blocks total from the Berkeley BART station, so it's really quite easy to get to no matter where your start is in the Bay area.

[note: BART is the Bay Area Rapid Transit system, a light rail which provides commuter service around the SF Bay Area. It is very easy to catch BART from SF to Berkeley and vice versa.)

If you ever have occasion to do a gig in the Frisco area spend a day in Berkeley. I think you'll enjoy it. It can be a little bizarre, especially when the university is in session, but it is interesting.


Mark A. Baker

[smartone]

I think that JT is aware to a certain extent what goes on behind the scenes of the SO. He's too scared what will come out about his past if he defects. And his career will suffer. Same goes for TC.

How can they not know. It's plastered all over the internet and in the media. Surely they can't be THAT stupid.

Mind you, I never believed all the entheta when I was in for 24 years...