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Happened this afternoon
I looked out to see two pairs of Jahova's Witness canvassing the neighborhood. Now religious solicitors are generally not welcome, (I have a no Solicitation sign for the benefit of them and the carpetcleaners and all others.
Now I was Outside, watching the kids, and the neighbor's kids too (they were all in my yard)
When two of the J W's come up the driveway.
Now I know some of you use your garage as a place to store cars. Some use it as a man's space or work area or storage room or whatever.
Mine is my studio, and most of my work painting and photography involves nudes.
SO with wall to wall nude paintings and photos I invited them in !!!
Now I noticed that they turned and faced outward sort of, as not to look at the artwork.
A few minutes of talk later, after professing my lack of of belief in what they believe in I was asked if I believe in the Bible as the Word of God and I said no and went on to explain reasons why
Well, they left
Back in the early 70's a fellow seaman had just returned from a Red Sea cruise with Pakistan as one of the ports of call. He had come back with a substantial amount of blond hashish. There were about 15 of us sitting in a circle passing the hookah mouthpiece around......and it was really pleasant, because the water bowl was filled with apricot brandy......so not only was there a really nice smoke, the aroma was exceptional. Needless to say, several of the people had brought their own stash and were rolling joints and passing them.
The doorbell rang.
One of the women got up to answer the door, and we heard her say "come on in!" As we were listening to music ( a new group...."Yes" with Rick Wakeman's fingers on the keyboard) we were both caught up in the intricate keyboarding and the wonderful laughter and companionship around the hookah. I glanced up as two women came in and sat down on a couch......there was lots of room on the couch, as most of us were sitting on the floor. Barb (the woman who answered the door) asked them if they would like a beer, a glass of wine or a cup of tea......all politely declined. About that time someone handed Barb a joint, she took a toke, turned to the guests with an outstretched hand to offer them a hit and saw an empty couch.
For some reason we never had another visit from JW's.............
Happened this afternoon
I looked out to see two pairs of Jahova's Witness canvassing the neighborhood. Now religious solicitors are generally not welcome, (I have a no Solicitation sign for the benefit of them and the carpetcleaners and all others.
Now I was Outside, watching the kids, and the neighbor's kids too (they were all in my yard)
When two of the J W's come up the driveway.
Now I know some of you use your garage as a place to store cars. Some use it as a man's space or work area or storage room or whatever.
Mine is my studio, and most of my work painting and photography involves nudes.
SO with wall to wall nude paintings and photos I invited them in !!!
Now I noticed that they turned and faced outward sort of, as not to look at the artwork.
A few minutes of talk later, after professing my lack of of belief in what they believe in I was asked if I believe in the Bible as the Word of God and I said no and went on to explain reasons why
Well, they left
Don't know why ..... I was being polite
Funny indeed
I have a story that can top that one, also involving the dreaded JWs.
When I was sixteen, over a friend's house on a Saturday morning while his parents were not there, we saw the JWs coming and decided to have some fun. My friend Leif yanked his shirt off (he has a nice build) and drew and upside down cross with black lip stick on his four head and started blaring Skinny Puppy loud as hell YouTube - Skinny Puppy - Too Dark Park Backing Film - Nature's Revenge
Well, he answered the door while I hung back What did I do? I took my shirt off and and approached the door (it looked as if I had my shirt off the whole time) and said "baby, let's get back to bed" and gave him a hug and ran my fingers along his six-pack.
The two old ladies kind of stopped and looked at eachother and just left!...it was probably the gayest thing I have ever done in my life, but it was worth it.
THAT is Funny
The only thing better today would have been if I were matting and framing a nude photo instead of working on abstracts which I was doing.....
I don;t try to disrespect other's beliefs, I think the religous right do enough tof that and it does not help.
But I do not agree with much of what they believe and There is really no common frame of reference for any conversation without religion,
and
as the sign says "no solicitors" It means I am not buying anything....
THAT is Funny
I don;t try to disrespect other's beliefs, I think the religous right do enough tof that and it does not help.
But I do not agree with much of what they believe and There is really no common frame of reference for any conversation without religion,
and
as the sign says "no solicitors" It means I am not buying anything....
I agree, and I am religious. I mean, when I'm on a public street, I don't mind if someone comes up to me and tries to talk to me about religion or a sale on leather jackets (get that allot in NYC) or something, because I'm on the street and I figure I'm fair game and I just tell them nicely that "I'm not intrested" and they usually go away, but IN MY OWN HOME?
My home is private property and I should be allowed to be undisturbed in my property. Period.
Happened this afternoon
I looked out to see two pairs of Jahova's Witness canvassing the neighborhood. Now religious solicitors are generally not welcome, (I have a no Solicitation sign for the benefit of them and the carpetcleaners and all others.
Now I was Outside, watching the kids, and the neighbor's kids too (they were all in my yard)
When two of the J W's come up the driveway.
Now I know some of you use your garage as a place to store cars. Some use it as a man's space or work area or storage room or whatever.
Mine is my studio, and most of my work painting and photography involves nudes.
SO with wall to wall nude paintings and photos I invited them in !!!
Now I noticed that they turned and faced outward sort of, as not to look at the artwork.
A few minutes of talk later, after professing my lack of of belief in what they believe in I was asked if I believe in the Bible as the Word of God and I said no and went on to explain reasons why
Well, they left
Don't know why ..... I was being polite
I haven't had them come by my house yet, but if they do, I will teach them who Jesus really is. After that I'm sure they will never come back. It shows that they lack faith and are guided by false doctrines, because when someone guides them to truth, they pack up and leave, and never come back.
I agree, and I am religious. I mean, when I'm on a public street, I don't mind if someone comes up to me and tries to talk to me about religion or a sale on leather jackets (get that allot in NYC) or something, because I'm on the street and I figure I'm fair game and I just tell them nicely that "I'm not intrested" and they usually go away, but IN MY OWN HOME?
My home is private property and I should be allowed to be undisturbed in my property. Period.
I have never-ever found them to be intrusive, unlike Big Brother.
I had read sometime ago that in India, if you go to someone's house to proseletyze, you can be arrested and thrown in jail. That's what I tell them when they come knocking at my door: If you did this in India.............
THAT is Funny
The only thing better today would have been if I were matting and framing a nude photo instead of working on abstracts which I was doing.....
I don;t try to disrespect other's beliefs, I think the religous right do enough tof that and it does not help.
But I do not agree with much of what they believe and There is really no common frame of reference for any conversation without religion,
and
as the sign says "no solicitors" It means I am not buying anything....
My sign specifically says "No salesmen, no soliciting, and no proselytizing!"
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What did I do? I took my shirt off and and approached the door (it looked as if I had my shirt off the whole time) and said "baby, let's get back to bed" 
