BOC: Nazi references...

skarsol skarsol at EROLS.COM
Thu Dec 5 10:47:08 EST 1996


Stephen Swann wrote:
>

> And of course, the whole thing is being taken out of context by the
> public anyway.  This was part of Pearlman's mythology, the stuff that
> evolved into the Imaginos story.  The fact that part of it takes
> place in Nazi Germany is just part of the story.
>
> ME262: Captain Von Ondine
> WotT: "by the power that was Undine"
>
> "undine" is an elemental creature of water.
>
> It's all tied in, but your average rock journalist isn't going to be
> aware of these things, or know anything about the Pearlman mythos, and
> just hears what sounds like an anthem for Nazi sympathizers.  I don't
> doubt that Pearlman knew this, anticipated the public reaction, and
> reveled in the controversey and the great cheap publicity it gave to
> himself and the band.

if he really thinks we're the devil,then lets send him to hell!    rj



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