Hey La Le La!

This video just surfaced on the web, from sometime in the 80s or 90s. 

My favorite is 1:39 or so.....I love that meetings in Scientology centers involve sitting in a circle with your eyes closed, pointing and the ceiling, smiling, and talking.

I also find the archival footage of L. Ron at the end both amusing and quite haunting.

Blazer Man's New Buddy

I have an update to my prior post.  Turns out Blazer Man has an off-hours buddy.  This cheery fellow typically is seen only in the early morning or early evening hours.  I think he may have a real day job, and only gigs at the Scientology building in his off hours. 

The new guy?  Its Santa.

I am not medicating.  My recent trips past the lobby of the Pasadena Scientology building reveal there is a new fellow sudo-guarding the lobby area.  Sometimes he is alone, other times he is with Blazer Man (noted below in this blog).

Several weeks ago I first spotted a relatively stout gentleman standing beside Blazer Man in the lobby, and I had to chuckle out loud.  This new lobby addition was a spitting image for Pere Noel!

I will add that this version of Kanakaloka does NOT have a generally cheerful demeanor.  Rather, he sort of seems like a cross between Santa and Clint Eastwood; with a look on his face that says "Feeling lucky today?"  He chooses to wear some sort of semi-admiral's outfit, though.  Interesting, in a sad way.

This addition to the crack security staff certainly makes the whole vibe of the building more interesting.  And creepy.

Mysterious Blazer Man

Not the real Man.

Something new is up at the Scientology building in Old Town Pasadena.  I call it "Man in Plaid Shirt and Blue Blazer".

I pass by the entrances to this building every weekday, sometimes four or more times a day.  And over the past month or more, every single time I pass by, there is the same man pacing around in the lobby of the building.

Its Man in Plaid Shirt and Blue Blazer.  All day, every day.  Pacing.  Looking nonchalant, seemingly content.  The entire circuit of his lobby movement appears to be around 50 feet.  This is all he seems to do.  All the time, all day.

Who is this mysterious man, and why is he pacing?  And, more importantly, why does he not ever change his shirt?

The real lobby.

All I can make of this is that he is there for some kind of security, given all the reports of paranoia related to the Church of Scientology.  So he may be Security Man in Plaid Shirt and Blue Blazer.  But I don't think he is packing heat, rather I think he hopes to disarm intruders with his overwhelmingly average fashion sense.

There used to be a uniformed, paid, off-hours security guard in the building, but he seems to have disappeared, along with the vast majority of bartender school-clad Scientology workers.

Does anyone know the identity and purpose of Man in Plaid and Blue Blazer?  If so, leave a comment.  Inquiring minds want to know.

Quick Update

I have noticed that this blog has been visited a total of 16 times.  Stunning news.  My hopes of worldwide recognition have been dashed......

By way of an update, there now seem to be a total of about 15 people still employed at the Scientology "church" in Pasadena.  By casual daily observation, it is my estimate that 95% of these employees are chronic smokers.

Very few people ever seem to visit the building, although the "Open House" signs are placed outside the doors daily.  The books by L. Ron Hubbard lining the windows on Raymond Avenue remain untouched, unmoved, and unsold since the very day of opening.