Re: The Living Word Fellowship, The Walk, John Robert Stevens
Date: November 03, 2018 06:21AM
kBOY Wrote:
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> THE JEWEL:
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> I'm afraid I am not going to be of much more help
> with the Mel Bailey situation. I was a young buck
> at the time, living on the 'farm' across from CLW,
> which of course is now the Rayen Resort--or
> whatever the hell they call it. (I never had the
> pleasure of even a tour, although I'm sure some of
> my tithes and offerings were misdirected on it's
> behalf.)
>
> Anyway, I was fairly new to the LA area fresh from
> Haiku, Maui, and had the use of the 'farm truck'.
> So, I was volunteered for the job of helping to
> move Mel Bailey's decorating business furniture (I
> think that is what it was--like 1976-77) into
> storage--I can't remember. I do remember Bill
> Maybe was there, and just got the sense this whole
> 'transition' had something to do with some
> 'scandal'--I didn't really know at the time. I
> only heard later that it may have had to do with
> some sexual impropriety, with no details
> whatsoever.
>
> Sorry I can't be of more help.
That’s OK, just a curiosity thing for me. Ahhh..., yes, the furniture store. I still have two lamps, two end tables, and a coffee table I bought there. I think my wife and I bought our first mattress there as well but that is long gone.
I remember the grand opening. They had a band there composed of some of the rock musicians from the LA churches. At one point they took requests, so I sent up a request for “Plastic Jesus” from the Cool Hand Luke movie. They wouldn’t do it - no balls, I tell ya :-).