Science-cosmo-tologists ...

This from a person calling themselves "mynskinosh" on

http://www.backgroundbeat.com

This is a bulletin board for backies, where they can perfect the art of the bitch. Your job to figure out what's valid. This particular post is re War of the Worlds.

"wow I thought it was pretty funny but also kinda crude to see the tent set up extolling the virtues of the church of Scientology on the WOW set downtown on Monday. Tom Cruise is insane. So is Travolta and all these other Hollywoodiniares who subscribe to the cult of the billionaires. I guess it gives them hope! Personally I think the whole lot of 'em would be better off giving their money to psychiatrists, their nefarious nemesis that they chose as the devils incarnate. Which could be worse? Psych meds or "donations" of unknown amounts of your income to science fiction writers who now judge from up there on high in outer space? I mean the people were very nice, sun shiny people- just the kind you would expect in a cult. They had nice sunshiny literature that seemed to be written for people on a 4th grade education level. I laid down on the massage table, cuz after all that standing and walking down the trash laden street, I could of used some soothing hands - on. Instead of a massage, the guy just lightly tingled around my "energy field." and kept having me flip over. He asked if I felt any better, as if the treatment would instantly reinvigorate me, the way Scientology would for my life as a whole. I had to be honest and say "no" I didn't feel a thing. I didn't want to be rude, so I told him that I was the king of pain and there was little that could be done for me outside of a shot of morphine, but this just made him more determined. Back for another flip, he went over my energy field for another 5 minutes. Everyone else had bolted back to set and I was left alone in the Scientology tent with my waning energy field. I then lied and told him I felt "much better" Then I quickly dressed, thanked him for the literature and ran to set. If you don't feel better, they will keep you there till you do. On the set I was sharing the funny comic book style literature w other BG. I held out the magazine and looked curiously at the cartoon depictions of improved lives, when out of nowhere a man on set with a big black camera stooped down in front of me and took my picture. I must have made a good portrait of the curious man interested in the babblings of L RON HUBBARD. But I'm kind of concerned~ I don't want to end up in any of their pamphlets of happy people considering the scientological option. I don't want my picture adorning their hall of suckers in the high temple out on L RON HUBBARD way. The larger question: Do you have any rights to your image when on a set? Or does 54 for 8 permit them to take pictures of you to use as they wish? I would never whore for Scientology. I believe it is a big silly scam. I don't believe in its underhanded methods of proselytizing. I certainly don't want to appear as a participant in any way shape or form just cuz I worked BG on a Tom Cruise film. I'm not lying awake at night worrying about it, but its the principle of the thing, Goddamnit. The Church of Scientology is well known for it's lack of principles. What are my rights on set as a BG regarding the use of my image? I showed up for War of the Worlds, not to be in Wacky Cult literature"

Here's the link: http://www.backgroundbeat.com/index.php?showtopic=595