Alien Rescue
One of the most unusual mass suicides of the last decade was the Californian-based cult Heaven's Gate, who believed that a spaceship flying behind the Hale-Bopp comet was coming to pick them up.
Hale-Bopp comet
Heaven's Gate waited 22 years for Hale-Bopp
Thirty-nine members died in their mansion in San Diego after eating poisonous pudding or apple sauce, washed down with vodka.
The bodies were discovered lying in bunk beds covered in purple shrouds, each with a five-dollar bill in their pocket and a small suitcase beneath the bed.
Founders Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles wrote on the cult's website that in their suicide they were 'graduating' to a higher level of life.
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Have you all seen the videos that Applegate made? very seductive and completely insane. Would like to use this Talking Heads device in the show. From Dan
Where can we find the videos? I've tried searching but all I keep getting is the actress Christina Applegate
Who is this? Is there not a Heaven's gate link on the website post?
It's Charlotte, I hadn't posted a link but I have it up at the moment
http://www.wave.net/upg/gate/
Are you on about the head guy? His videos? They're on youtube.
Charlotte Oh I haven't got an email about making my own profile.
Just checked and it is under "useful websites" also you might want to try http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=YrGVDZJAVdk&feature=related for a montage with Radiohead playing in background. Dan
Got it! Yes, I saw it earlier, it's great with all the different images displayed. I think we could really play around with lots of images from all sorts of sources. I'll have a look for some.
Charlotte
i dont like these people they really unnerve me =[
Could this perhaps be the light part of the show? How we were talking about not all being doom and gloom, this could be used in a very lighthearted manner...The aliens are coming for us!
I sorted out my account now!
maybe but still the very essence of the brainwashing he must of done unsettles me, its the bloody eyes!
Dan Says:
Yeah, it's a mix of the funny ridiculous - if you kill yourself you'll end up on a comet! - and the reality of people really committing suicide because of bonehead applegate and his brain washing ways (incidentally I do think he believed in his mad ideas - I don't think he was a con artist like David Kureish
I'm just reading a massive entry on them
http://www.time.com/time/reports/cult/heavensgate/heavensgate4.html
It's very detialed but there is apoint saying that not only did they travel the country looking for recruits, but the regimented system they have of 7.22pm having vitamins and not having full undisturbed sleep, they also all watched x files and star trek a lot!
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