Almost forgot to mention I saw a documentary last night called "Free Spirits." It was the story of a commune in 70s and 80s in the Greenfield area, led by a charismatic narcissist with spiritual tendencies who devolved into a paranoid and grandiose drunk and cokehead.
Loved the shot of him exiting his Rolls Royce across from Wilson's department store, entourage in tow. Now that was worth the price of admission!
Too bad the guy never got to tell his story in a church basement--it would have been entertaining as hell.
Heard in retrospect from people who were around him back in the day as well as from the man himself (who denied having any problem with drugs....yeah, right, buddy), it was sad. He died of cancer in his early 50s, a wreck of a man with little but illusion left.
What a shame.
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