Globe In Transit

Chosen To Show The World Part 3

CHAPTER FIVE/CHAPTER SIX

Description: Betty Andreasson taken along a narrow track-like Corridor to a semi-cylindrical Room with four Chairs

Betty was put into an enclosing glasslike, plastic chair, in which she felt very cold. Then, she was moved into another similar chair that became immersed in grey liquid. After the fluid drained away and the seat opened up, she saw two of the alien creatures wearing shining silver suits and with a black hood over their faces. The three of them glided along a dark tunnel, and in the darkness, it looked as if the black-hooded aliens had no head.

Connections

[?] Hooded figure with face not visible in WILLIAM BLAKE 'The Entombment' (pen and watercolour).

[3+] People with heads covered similarly to as depicted in Figure 27 Thandra, occur in the art of RENE MAGRITTE.

[2+] TADEUSZ WOJCIECHOWSKI 'Secret' (oil on canvas, 1933 / Plate 75 in Andrej Olszewski 'An Outline History of Polish 20th Century Art and Architecture').

[3] MARCEL LEFRANCQ 'Chute de l'empire d'orient' (Collage, 1947 / Figure 129 in 'Magritte and Surrealism In Belgium').

[2] CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN 'A Vision of Dead Desire'
(Photograph, 1954 / p.439 in CP82).

[2] JERZY LEWCZYNSKI 'The Unknown' (Photograph, 1960 / p.604 in CP88).

[2+] TODD WALKER 'Untitled' (Photograph, 1970 / in 'Photography In America').

[3+] IRVING PENN 'Two Guedras, Morocco' (Photograph, 1971), and 'The Sardana..' / 'Shy Girl..' (Photographs)

[2+] BEN-DAVID ((Title not given), 1974 (?) / Advert in An, Summer 1980).

[3] 'STAGE II, EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE GROUP' photograph by DOMINIC (in Cecil Beaton/Gail Buckland 'The Magic Image,' 1975).

[2] ELVIS PRESLEY on stage during the 1970s; location not specified.

[Source: 'The King On The Road' by Robert Gordon.

[3+] DAVID BAILEY photographs of Marie Helvin (one in 'Master Photographers,' 1983), and photograph of Catherine Bailey, South of France, 1985.

[3+] JEFF SILVERTHORNE photograph of seated nude woman with black hood over head (Advert in AIA, 2.1982).

[2] SHERRY MEAD 'Courage' (in An, Summer 1983).

[2] JOHN WILDE 'With Friends' (oil on canvas, 1987).

[2] KRISTINE LARSEN 'Untitled (homeless woman, NYC)' (Gelatin silver print, 1988).

[1+] WARANUN CHUTCHAWANTIPAKORN - Head and shoulders of about 30 people covered in white clothing (religious?) one of whom (female) faces camera - Thailand.

[1+] DIETER BEHRENS - Numerous figures clothed from head to toe in white (religious?), with one small boy facing camera - Germany.

[1+] 'Gunge Tank' on BBC TV show NOEL'S HOUSE PARTY, presented by Noel Edmonds.

[3] EILEEN COWIN 'Untitled' - seated woman with head covered by cloth, and by her side, a Rene Magritte painting of two people with their heads similarly covered (cibachrome, 1988 / in AIA(?), 4.1989).

[1+] SIMON MARSDEN (Marsden Archive) photograph on cover of 'The Picador Book Of The New Gothic' (1991).

[3+] SANTIAGO CARBONELL 'Woman with Crystal Pitcher' (oil on canvas / in An, 2.1994).

[2] ROBERT TAYLOR 'Apache Lifeway' (acrylic / in An, 2.1996).

Description: The Lemur, or Monkey-like Creatures and the red and green Realms

Betty is taken through a glass or mirror, into a vibrating red atmosphere. She sees skinny red creatures with two big eyeballs on stalks, which climb about like monkeys. Then, she goes with the aliens, through into a green atmosphere.

Lemurs / Lemur Gallery

Betty Andreasson Luca with a model of this type of creature.

Connections

[2] NICHOLAS MONRO 'Martians.' (1965).

[2] CHROME LP title 'Red Exposure' (see also Part 4).

[2] NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS lyrics of 'The Mercy Seat'
(edited single release from 'Tender Prey' LP - see also Part 4).

[2+] THE STRANGLERS lyrics of 'Hanging Around' (on 'Rattus Norvegicus' LP).

The Stranglers, John Keel, and The Men In Black

[3] DAVID BOWIE lyrics of 'Moonage Daydream' (on '..Ziggy Stardust..' LP).

[1+] BRIAN ENO LP title 'Another Green World.'

[2] NEW ORDER lyrics of 'Everything's Gone Green' (UK hit single release, on 'Substance 1987' LP).

Description: The Vision of the Great Bird/Phoenix

Betty Andreasson stands before a bird, like an eagle, about 15 feet high. It's got a white head, and there's a bright white light behind it. There's intense heat. The light and heat goes, and Betty sees a small fire, then embers, ashes, and finally a big fat grey worm. The entities tell her that she has been chosen to show the world.

Phoenix Rising - substantial article

Connections

[3] Both birds and fire are found a lot in the art of RENE MAGRITTE. Four paintings that contain a bird and a fire are: 'Les fanatiques' (oil on canvas, 1955). 'Le lieu-dit' (oil on canvas, 1955). 'Le temps jadis' (oil on canvas, 1966).

'Le Coupe d'Epaule' (The Helping Hand) (oil on canvas, 1957).

All those are in RMCR Vol.III. For 30 examples of birds in his work, go to the Official Magritte Site, click on 'Museum,' then 'Bird' in 'Theme.'

[2+] THE DOORS 'Light My Fire' - U.S. no.1 hit single, released 1965.

[?] 'We came down from / Carson and Springfield / We came down from / Phoenix enthralled / And I can tell you / The names of the kingdom...' from THE DOORS 'Celebration of The Lizard' - was just the name of the city intended, or a double-meaning?

[3] ELVIS PRESLEY wore a 'Phoenix' jumpsuit on stage - the first time: Honolulu, Hawaii, 17.11.1972.

[3] BERNIE TAUPIN lyrics of 'Grey Seal,' recorded by ELTON JOHN - released in 1973 on the double LP 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.' This song's lyrics are printed on the inner gatefold sleeve to the right of the lyrics to 'Candle In The Wind.'

On the right side of the 'Grey Seal' lyrics is an illustration that is among those credited to David Larkham and Michael Ross.

[Glowing edges added to the original]

[3] ELVIS PRESLEY wore a dark blue jumpsuit with silver phoenix - first time: Huntsville, Alabama, 30.5.1975.

[3] ELVIS PRESLEY wore a white jumpsuit with red phoenix - first time: Huntsville, Alabama, 31.5.1975.

[3] ELVIS PRESLEY wore a white jumpsuit with black phoenix - first time: Huntsville, AL, 1.6.1975.

According to Graham Knowles, 'just about the whole of..' Elvis Presley's 17-date mini-tour in late-May/early-June 1975 consisted of the last three-listed phoenix jumpsuits, as well as an 'Indian feather' j/s. In Part Four of his 'Jumpsuit Junkie' series (in Elvis Monthly No.452), Graham stated: '..It is interesting to note that the 'Phoenix' jumpsuits were commissioned in 1974, and quite probably available for wearing. The white jumpsuit 'Aqua Phoenix' was over a year previous. It is said too, that Elvis had four white jumpsuits with a light green phoenix made, but didn't like it, along with the idea of a red jumpsuit with white phoenix. Of all these phoenix designs, the 'Red Phoenix' jumpsuit is the only one to feature the bird's head going to the left side as it is looked at from an onlooker's point of view, all the other variants feature the bird's head to the right. On Elvis' next tour, with these phoenix jumpsuits he took to wearing a neck choker. A curious item to say the least. They had the appearance of a dog collar with dangley jewellery bits. Elvis only used these for a few months then discarded them. By this stage of his career, Elvis had dropped the idea of capes, but original drawings of the white jumpsuit with black phoenix featured a cape, complete with large black phoenix with spread wings. Again, belt variations were used, probably to match Elvis' gain and shrink waistline of 75/76. Incidentally the 'Aqua Phoenix' jumpsuit was never worn again after 1974, its last appearance being Milwaulkee 28.6.74 (tour-wise), it is reported that Elvis wore it in the early part of his August Vegas season...'

[2] QUEEN front cover sleeve to 'A Night At The Opera,' 1975.

And, 'A Day At The Races,' 1976.

Sleeve concept: Queen. Art direction: David Costa.

[2] U2 single release 'Fire.'

[3] The title of U2's LP 'The Unforgettable Fire,' released October 1984, was derived from the title of an exhibition of photographs of the bombing of Hiroshima. At the time of the LP's release, U2 had previously played at least one concert at Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland. During their 'Unforgettable Fire' tour the group played a concert in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. (on March 1st 1985), which was the biggest show they'd ever done up to that time. In October 1988, U2's LP 'Rattle And Hum' came out, including a mention of the phoenix in the song 'Hawkmoon 269.'

The U2 Lyrics Archive

Here is an excerpt from the book 'Abduction' by Jenny Randles (Robert Hale Ltd., 1988):

'..This experience by musicians is noteworthy, because there have been several others by musicians. A woman in Virginia reported her encounter to me, when she and her child lost time after being hit by the ubiquitous beam of light from a UFO. She went on to write and record music about love and peace for a group called 'PHOENIX'. She believes this comes from the abductors...'

[1+] BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE LP and cover art 'Megatop Phoenix,' 1989.

[1] These titles may or may not be relevant: AFROS Phoenix / AQUARIAN DREAM Phoenix / CULT Phoenix / CLAIRE HAMILL Phoenix / JEFFERSON AIRPLANE Phoenix / N.JOI Phoenix / MELVYN TOM Phoenix / TROJANS Phoenix / WISHBONE ASH Phoenix / JOHN SURMAN Phoenix and the Fire / IZHAR COHEN & ALPHABETA Phoenix / ROADSIDE PICNIC Phoenix from the Ashes / HOUSE BAND Phoenix / PEE WEE RUSSELL & COLEMAN HAWKINS Phoenix. Found in MMC92.

[2] Front cover sleeve of 'Queen Rocks' LP by QUEEN, 1997.

Illustration: Damien Rochford. Sleeve design: Richard Gray/Queen.