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Magick & Rock Music
This was written inside a card sent to the international head of Aleister Crowley's quasi-masonic occult order the O.T.O. in Yule of 1974e.v. For a time it led us to believe it meant more than merely boasting by a British rock superstar. Even though it is indisputable hard-evidence linking rock music with magick, in the end it amounted to nothing more than "look what I have".
Ordo Templi Orientis Caliph H.A.777, the magickal heir of Aleister Crowley, lent this card to me for about a year when we were roomies at N.'.U.'.Chapter in El Sobrante, California (mid-1980's). I proudly exhibited it to friends and associates throughout the S.F.Bay Area before returning it to Grady McMurtry per his request. It now sleeps buried in the Caliph's Archives.
All we ever hoped for was that these two men, Grady & Jimmy, would have had a chance to 'shoot the breeze' together if for only a short moment. It would not have been a waste of time for either had it been in the order for a day. The closest I came to seeing this meeting take place was at one of the A.R.M.S. Benefit Concerts held at The Cow Palace in South San Francisco during the early 1980's. Seeing Page propped-up against a wall backstage having a cigarette I got his attention & told him we had the Caliph with us at the concert. He blew us a kiss and walked off.....
Page was the third time a rock musician missed the Caliph. George Harrison was cruising the Haight-Asbury with his bottle of L.S.D. looking for a 'guru' when Grady was living in San Francisco...they never met. David Bowie approached Grady at a party and introduced himself. Grady responded with, "Aren't you the guy who fell to Earth?" Bowie didn't say another word and walked off.
Page, today, has received awards from The Queen of England and The President of The United States...hardly the type of reception any working class magi could ever offer. He cleaned his act up like most all the surviving rock icons of the 1970's still with us have. Its my guess he held the novelty while he felt it was cool to do so letting time dissolve the attraction as new interests emerged before him. At 70 years of age he can still rock the snot out of ya...
Magick & Rock Music
This was written inside a card sent to the international head of Aleister Crowley's quasi-masonic occult order the O.T.O. in Yule of 1974e.v. For a time it led us to believe it meant more than merely boasting by a British rock superstar. Even though it is indisputable hard-evidence linking rock music with magick, in the end it amounted to nothing more than "look what I have".
Ordo Templi Orientis Caliph H.A.777, the magickal heir of Aleister Crowley, lent this card to me for about a year when we were roomies at N.'.U.'.Chapter in El Sobrante, California (mid-1980's). I proudly exhibited it to friends and associates throughout the S.F.Bay Area before returning it to Grady McMurtry per his request. It now sleeps buried in the Caliph's Archives.
All we ever hoped for was that these two men, Grady & Jimmy, would have had a chance to 'shoot the breeze' together if for only a short moment. It would not have been a waste of time for either had it been in the order for a day. The closest I came to seeing this meeting take place was at one of the A.R.M.S. Benefit Concerts held at The Cow Palace in South San Francisco during the early 1980's. Seeing Page propped-up against a wall backstage having a cigarette I got his attention & told him we had the Caliph with us at the concert. He blew us a kiss and walked off.....
Page was the third time a rock musician missed the Caliph. George Harrison was cruising the Haight-Asbury with his bottle of L.S.D. looking for a 'guru' when Grady was living in San Francisco...they never met. David Bowie approached Grady at a party and introduced himself. Grady responded with, "Aren't you the guy who fell to Earth?" Bowie didn't say another word and walked off.
Page, today, has received awards from The Queen of England and The President of The United States...hardly the type of reception any working class magi could ever offer. He cleaned his act up like most all the surviving rock icons of the 1970's still with us have. Its my guess he held the novelty while he felt it was cool to do so letting time dissolve the attraction as new interests emerged before him. At 70 years of age he can still rock the snot out of ya...