I've also been involved with shows in which everyone involved in the show lived under the same roof or sometimes two or three houses that sate next to one another. Technically I only lived in one fair sized bedroom but I likewise have access to a wonderful swimming pool, hot tub, BBQ Pit and dinning area and roughly 5 acres of land on which there were horses and other critters to work with and enjoy.
Then we have Osama Bin Laden. . . a nice 5,000 sq. foot home sat on a reasonably sized lot and high walls. It wasn't lavishly furnished or well maintained and seems (from the photos & video) to have been more of a self-made prison than a home. His bed was a rather uncomfortable looking mattress (certainly not a Serta or other upper-end system). . . this is quite close to the austere idea Icke's handlers want to sell their followers on, not those scenarios I mention previously, where you have your own private room but run of the house and the ability to live in the lap of quasi-luxury. Hell, I've lived in multi-million dollar homes (several) when I was living in L.A. but I was either sleeping on a couch or the "servant's quarters" because I was there as a house-sitter and pet-companion. . . same goes for the six weeks I got to take care of Carey Grant's yacht in Marina Del Rey.
My point is, during all these stages in my life the illusion was one of being a part of the Hollywood Elite and living high on the proverbial hog. Living in outrageous homes, driving nice cars even wearing good clothes -- all facade! This same thing is done in contrast and far more than one would like to believe; I personally know at least mega millionaires that live in very simple one or two bedroom homes or low-rent apartments, many of whom still go to a regular blue collar job day in and day out. One such man is a Texan; if you were to meet him chances are strong he'd be covered in grease, in work clothes and wearing boots held together with duct tape -- a grunt worker that maintained carnival rides. He usually complains a bit loudly about being a poor Texan that was loathed by his father who only gave him a bit over 1,500 acres when he died. . . 1,500 acres in downtown Dallas which became the State Fair Grounds and home of the Cotton Bowl. . . he needed the land as a place to display his collection of Roller-Coasters, Haunted Houses and other classic thrill rides of the Carnival & Circus world's "golden age". When I met him he was only worth a bit over $900 million and was seen as "poor" compared to his partner. . . that was nearly 30 years ago.
Farmers are another example to look at. . . from the outside looking in, they are "poor" and in truth, few farmers actually see more than about $40,000.00 a year in their own pocket because of how much it cost to farm -- Tractors that run into the $100,000.00 + range, Combine and Bailing machines that reach the half-million mark. . . property rich but financially broke. If they liquidate they're multi-millionaires. . . a truth known to many small business owners.
It may seem I'm running a series of uncommon scenarios but hopefully folks can see how looks can easily deceive and how, based on presentation, one can sell an idea of image that is far, far, far from the truth. No one gets as vested as Ickie, Von Danegan and the sort unless they are reaping some form of benefit; a means by which to live comfortably, to have access to fairly up-to-date technology (computers, research capabilities, etc. ). . . I think you get the gist.Statistics: Posted by Craig Browning — 08 May 2011, 05:56
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