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"EDITED" BY AL SOUTH This week: Anton Lavey, Social Darwinism, Elvis, killing your parents--all Satan, all the time! Plus: hip hop wars part deuce!! m You asked if Satan has too much influence on the music scene? Come on! All you little monkey Satan-worshipping losers out there who think that hell and Satan are cool, you might want to read Dante's Inferno. Do you really think, in your tiny little minds, that Marilyn Manson is for real and not an act? Do you really think he sits at home watching TV going "Ahhhhhh, life sucks, ohhhhhh, I want to burn in hell." GET REAL. And I'm no Christian-loving freak talking here, just a normal person. Which is something YOU should strive to be. [BLEEP!] m It seems to me that Satan is a real crowd-pleaser these days. We live in a society where sin has become one's own salvation. And that's okay--sin is man's true, unhypocritical nature. When groups like Marilyn Manson, Electric Hellfire Club and Cubanate preach Satanic dogma and morals, people are shocked. But why? Are they afraid of unveiling their true selves? The shock that Marilyn Manson stimulates serves as a stratification strategy. Those who admit that the Reverend Manson is right are the strong-willed who wish to get their WINGS. Those who are appalled by what he does are either scared or guilt-ridden. In the old days, performers like ELVIS were also put down because of their supposed devil-inspired ways and because they aroused FILTHY FILTHY LUST in sexually repressed teenagers. As (Satanic Bible author) Anton Lavey said in reference to Social Darwinism, "The blessed are the death-defying, their days will be long in the land." In 30 years who will be remembered? Certainly not bands like Jars of Clay. HAIL SATAN. [BLEEP!] f This goes out to the freak who thinks Satan is his lord and master. You fucking need a lord and master, you pathetic piece of shit. What are you gonna do, listen to some Satanic music and go out and kill your parents? Freak! Takes all kinds--but there should be less of your kind. [BLEEP!] f Everybody knows that Satan is in KISS so obviously YES, he has way too much influence on the local music scene. [BLEEP!] f Not only does Satan have too much control of the local music scene, he inevitably possesses the soul of every person who calls the Rant Line. I being a devout Christian, however, am exempt from the rule. [BLEEP!] f Groping and latching on curtains, trying to reach the ceiling. I want to be a happy phantom but it never seems to work. The angels they talk to me, they ask me to join them. But I can't yet. Something keeps me groping and latching on the curtains. [BLEEP!] m People who worship the devil are just as stupid as people who worship god. How can the devil make you do bad things or god make your life better or save you? If you think either has an influence, then obviously you are not in control of your own life. Peace. [BLEEP!] m Hi, this is Haig calling from ZooBone Records. I'm a hip hop producer in town, been around for a while. After the disgusting DJ Shadow show, I just have to call to vent my frustration about Garry T. Productions. He has been in the city for 10 years holding hip hop down, billing bands who never show up or show up three hours late. How many people are gonna continue supporting this guy? I mean, it does not make any sense at all--this is our scene, it is up to us to do what we want with it. So I guess this is a CALL TO ARMS to people to stop complaining and get out and do something. Prove to these people that it can be done properly--put on proper shows on time. This guy does not give a shit about hip hop or the black community, so why should we support him? Are people happy to get ripped off at these shows? Tell Garry T. Productions what you think of them, tell them you don't want to deal with them anymore. Call me a pissed-off person. Ciao. [BLEEP!] m How OBVIOUS was that rant last week about Channel Productions being the best production company on earth? That was blatant self-promotion. In my opinion, all promoters should get all due respect. Thank you. [BLEEP!] f I just picked up the Mirror and I noticed that someone changed the IL BOLERO chick. I just want to say the other one was so much HOTTER, they should put her back. This one's all, like, blahhh, and her face is all, like, nyeaaa. The other one, she was, like, really cool. So that's all I have to say. 'Kay? 'Kay. Cool. Bye. [BLEEP!] f Hi, this is Alcoholic Angie and I'm here with Leather Heather. See, I figure that since you print people taking a piss and people fingering themselves and having orgasms, maybe you'll print this: two girls RAPING each other! Alcoholic Angie and Leather Heather raping each other SAVAGELY. Here it is... [sounds of scuffling, some slapping noises]. Oww, that hurts... oh yeah ... OWWWW [more scuffling, more slapping, hysterical laughter]. [BLEEP!] Next week: Open forum.