Atheists & Agnostics

onager

(9,356 posts) Mon Jun 29, 2015, 04:16 PM Jun 2015

From Night Clubs to Christ: ACCORDION HELL

Hilarious article showcasing the recording careers of Jesus-grifters Jack and Rexella Van Impe. Though I have to say, namewise, "Rexella Van Impe" is almost as cool as "Cruella De Ville."

Note that one of the album covers is from 1978. So Cruel...er, Rexella's either had enough plastic surgery to Bondo a rusted-out 1978 Mack truck. Or she has a portrait in her basement growing older and older.

Didn't want to ruin the article by excerpting. It's short and worth the read.

http://www.houstonpress.com/music/cutout-bin-accordion-happy-televangelists-the-van-impes-from-night-clubs-to-christ-6755317

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From Night Clubs to Christ: ACCORDION HELL (Original Post) onager Jun 2015 OP

His accordion records show him as a pretty happy guy Warpy Jun 2015 #1

Nightclubs of the underground accordian circuit. Curmudgeoness Jun 2015 #2

ACCORDION HELL! Is there any other kind? deucemagnet Jun 2015 #3

What makes you think she's had plastic surgery? Looks pretty natural to me... progressoid Jun 2015 #4

Her hair doesn't move! mr blur Jun 2015 #5

these gomers look like a paradody of themselves olddots Jun 2015 #6

Entertaining Stuff!! nil desperandum Jun 2015 #7

Warpy

(113,130 posts)

1. His accordion records show him as a pretty happy guy

Reply to onager (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 05:11 PM

Jun 2015

but his later "Dr" records all have the same picture, one that would be suitable for a film noir poster from the early 1950s. I do not think this is an accident.

Even awake all night on my nights off and with no cable, I never got desperate enough to tune in Van Impe, not even with the sound off and rude music playing.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

2. Nightclubs of the underground accordian circuit.

Reply to onager (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 06:14 PM

Jun 2015

Yes, they do sound dingy and very sinful. You couldn't find me in one of them!

deucemagnet

(4,549 posts)

3. ACCORDION HELL! Is there any other kind?

Reply to onager (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 08:34 PM

Jun 2015

progressoid

(50,747 posts)

4. What makes you think she's had plastic surgery? Looks pretty natural to me...

Reply to onager (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2015, 01:17 AM

Jun 2015

For a 53 yr old.

Oh, wait. She's 83.

mr blur

(7,753 posts)

5. Her hair doesn't move!

Reply to progressoid (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 30, 2015, 04:21 AM

Jun 2015

It's like a plastic carapace.

olddots

(10,237 posts)

6. these gomers look like a paradody of themselves

Reply to progressoid (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 30, 2015, 11:02 AM

Jun 2015

The dumbth of humans never lets up .

nil desperandum

(654 posts)

7. Entertaining Stuff!!

Reply to onager (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2015, 11:45 AM

Jun 2015

For his next record, Van Impe takes on one of the real bastions of evil of the early 1970s: the rock and roll musical, Jesus Christ Superstar. Rather than an updated retelling of Biblical stories, Van Impe says, "Superstar is a new Christ, a false Christ and perhaps the preparatory forerunner of the one the Bible calls, the antichrist." Or just a bunch of hippies singing about Jesus, whichever.

For some reason I always thought the bastion of evil in the early 70s was the Nixon administration...I learned something new I guess...although I must confess I was a young man when Nixon was president so I had a first hand view of that crew of miscreants.

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