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Rock’s ‘satanical’ spell? By Sean Meyers Of th« Em«r a kJ Ever shake your bootie to the Beatles? Ever relish the music of Kiss. The Eagles, Queen, Black Oak Arkansas, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Fleetwood Mac, Meatloaf, The Rolling Stones. Black Sabbath, STYX, Blue Oyster Cult. Earth. Wind and Fire or Jom Mitchell? If you have, then you may very well be on AC-DC’s proverbial Highway to Hell, in the opin ion of at least one man Nick Pappis, an ex-rock'n'roll musician producer who "realized one day I was tired of being a puppet on Satan's strings," was at the University this week to warn students about what he sees as the evil ramifications of rock’n'roll. Pappis is touring the country with his copyrighted presentation In a seminar sponsored by the Maranatha religious group and delivered in the EMU Forum, legends, dead or alive Jim Morrison, of The Doors, sang as if possessed' and was photographed on album covers mocking Christ it is cuthstr it is Satanically inspired, Pappis said Rolling Stones songs such as "Dancing with Mr D" and Sympathy wfth the Devil' are obvious promoters of demonism. Pappis said During a murder investigation at Stones guitarist Keith Richards' house, police found that animals had been ritualistically killed and hung from trees. Pappis said Jimmy Page, of Led Zeppelin, "admits he gets inspiration at seances. ’ Pappis said Joni Mitchell has a male spirit that inspires her." and they go for long walks on her estate Ozzy Os borne confessed he was compelled to see The Exorcist 26 times," Pappis said The Beatles, other than being generally "rude, vulgar and profane," have promoted the devil and sin in their work Pappis said Their sona Pappis left no cultural stones unturned As he detailed his ar gument against rock’n’roll, he quoted Noah Webster, Ivan Pavlov,TIME maga zine Henrv Dauiii Thnrc ‘Rock'n’roll destroys you, throw away your albums. ’ an and at I a act a Hn;pn timatA CnaniarH')" Why Don t We Do it in the Road ' is kinky and perverted " And wasn't it John Len non that referred to Jesus as a greasy, garlic-eating illegi legendary rock performers Pappis, of Gainesville, Fla contended that music can subconciousty control a listener's mind. Pavlov used a metronome to induce ar tificial neurosis tn dogs saliva would pour out of their mouths." Pappis said As Pappis painted his portrait of modern rock bands, the drooling-saliva image made a good analogy tor modern rock bands A 1975 i^sue of TIME magazine confirmed that music can Induce "orgasmic responses' in the listener. PappilS'^said "A lot of people don't realize that music affects u$ in syteffe ways '' Much of Pappis' lecture was a evaluation of the various stages of dementia to be found in rock Pappis played several musical passages backwards or at speeds slower than usual to ferret out messages that he argued listeners could decipher subconsciously Led Zeppelin s Stairway to Heaven" sound ed like a religious song when he first heard it. But played backwards, a portion of the same song comes out My sweet Satan, no other made a path, for it makes me sad. whose power is Satan '' "If you like this, if you've been influenced by this," Pappis said, referring to music of the bands he had decried as evil, “then you need to be freed You're literally involved in witchcraft, sorcery and cults.” imported Coffee & Teas 860 E. 13th Ave. *Kinko’s * 344-7894 100% BABY CAMEL HAIR BLAZER SALE 99.90 REG. 125.00 The classic 100% Camel Hair blazer tailored with notch collar, two button pocket and two lower pockets. Camel. 8-14. u J i LEATHER JACKETS SALE 149.00 REG. 215,00 Soft and supple genuine napa leather. Style shown - Wine or Black. Also Blouson Jacket with contrast piping. Dark Brown. 4-14. REVERSIBLE STADIUM COAT SALE 59.00 REG. 80.00 Solid poplin reversing to wool blend prints. Detachable hood, drawstring bottom. Beige, Wine, Lavender. 5/6-13/14. m r ^ \ TAPESTRY JACKET SALE 49.90 REG. 65.00 Fully lined short cardigan jacket with gathered sleeves. Light and dark prints, or striped cotton velveteen. 5-13
