And so it came to pass that all was in the past and young Uhric Zetel experienced a profound, prophetic urge to leave his father\u27s trade the Triple X Flesh Emporium and cleanse himself of the dregs of earthly sin and vice to search for a humble way to serve mankind and reveal the cosmic secrets of the mysterious Etc. which he had mystically discovered to eager seekers everywhere..

Drake, Rod

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And so it came to pass that all was in the past and young Uhric Zetel experienced a profound, prophetic urge to leave his father's trade the Triple X Flesh Emporium and cleanse himself of the dregs of earthly sin and vice to search for a humble way to serve mankind and reveal the cosmic secrets of the mysterious Etc. which he had mystically discovered to eager seekers everywhere...</p

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The Rise and Fall of Mellow Moonbeam by Rod Drake JIMC6 And so it came to pass that all was in the past and young Uhric Zetel experienced a profound, prophetic urge to leave his father's trade the Triple X Flesh Emporium and cleanse himself of the dregs of earthly sin and vice to search for a humble way to serve mankind and reveal the cosmic secrets of the mysterious Etc. which he had mystical ly discovered to eager seekers everywhere. So he left his sunshine home in Savior, Iowa his smiling mother Melody the willowy witch of erotica and his business-minded father Cudgel and at 20 years of age began a spiritual Western search for the ideal means to unfold his knowledge of the infinite Etc. As he rode into the setting sun he decided to wr i te songs about the great Etc. and become a wandering missionary minstrel uplifiting the sinful seekers as he journeyed from boom town to cow town. [10] Winter 1974 11 But he was harassed and booed and laughed out of spiteful saloons and chased out of town after town so he sorrowfully reined off deeper and deeper into the sun- and wind-raped desert of solitude and sadness where only stiletto-tongued lizards glisten and sand bakes into crust. Days passed on and Uhric's horse did too and he stumbled through thermal walls like parchment until he climbed a crystal mesa and entered a dark cave for sheltering respite. Inside he found some fleeting glory of the Etc. and a golden goddess named Sacred Kandle of the mammoth mammaries and thri l l ing thighs who gave young Uhric a sexual, spiritual experience that opened his parched eyes to the scope of the Etc. Time passed as he absorbed the knowledge in cosmic encounters until he knew at last that he must leave her and save the seekers. Reaching society, he became a balladeer of a new philosophy both strange and inspiring and his fame spread as admir ing guitarists and group-less musicians trai led his prophetic path. One day Uhric proclaimed " I am reborn Mellow Moonbeam and you 12 are my Celestial Mutation Cyrcus—we shall sing the word of the mystic Etc. to all who wish to know i t / ' And it was so; Mellow Moonbeam and the Celestial Mutation Cyrcus became the no. 1 rock group in the world. Mellow mingled with Dylan, Lennon, Presley and all of the other Beautiful Rockers and was pictured in Time, the Rolling Stone and the Christian Science Monitor. Albums became gold at their release and concerts were orgies of worship as Mellow Moonbeam was the name on everyone's lips and even former scoffers became frantic fans. Cudgel and Melody back in Savior, Iowa watched in awe the fiery progress of their young superstar and his rocketing ascension. "Our son's reaching for the heights of success," said Cudgel " I hope he doesn't reach too high," worried Melody. Success was a satin glove that gently stroked his genius brow for Mellow was a super-giant revered by everyone as he made tour after tour. Winter 1974 13 There was the Phoenix Concert where he sang without the Celestial Mutation Cyrcus' equipment arr iv ing and sti l l held them in absolute thral l or the Las Vegas Concert where he reputedly rode the waves of amplif ied electronic sound astounding the absorbed audience or the San Diego Concert where he raised a lethargic crowd to savage screaming slaves. But success bored him and Mellow searched for something beyond the mindless devotion of captivated fans and money without l imi t and luxury past reason. And his boredom turned to melancholy then disgust and the golden god stopped his tours and wr i t ing to find the answer to his doubts. His inspiration was gone he realized—the infinite Etc. had grow distant when the tide of fortune had buoyed him along to spectacular success. He knew he must leave the Celestial Mutation Cyrcus for a t ime as he hungered desparately for her Sacred Kandle of the mammoth mammaries and thri l l ing thighs who could again direct his talent towards the revelation of the mystical Etc. 14 Sketch From endless luxury to scorching suffering Mellow staggered back through the searing desert vainly searching for the crystal mesa. At last he found the mystic mesa and sought refuge within where again the spiritual glory of the Etc. showered h im, restored him and Sacred Kandle listened to his tale of lost contentment. In sexual dialogue she told him the answers he painfully needed how as his super-success snowballed he grew more distant f rom the Etc. He could now with his millions of minions impart the true message of the cosmic Etc. using his fame and power to reach the seekers of solace through a new style of performance and song. In a final stellar linking session Sacred revealed the total meaning of the Etc. and instructed Mellow that soon she would send a messenger of peace to help him and give him the final instructions of the Etc. Enraptured Mellow left her and returned to slick society where after many months' absence a new freak rock group Gold Viper and the Earthling Reptile Choir had taken preeminence with the crowd implanting their liquid lies to a softly swayed audience. Winter 1974 The battle of the bands was locked in deadly contest as neither could assume the no. 1 position of popularity until Mellow announced that money was unimportant to the Etc. and all concerts and records would hereafter be genially given free to allow everyone to know the purpose of the great Etc. At this Gold Viper was both astounded and angry and baffled about how to combat this god-like generosity. So he summoned his manager who was also a U.S. marshal Simon Sinbad to talk some sense into Mellow. So Simon stormed in and said, "Now look Moonbeam or whoever you are what you're doing ain't legal I suspect and I want ya to stop this giveaway crap, ya hear?" But Mellow in a spiritual repose was deaf to his horned pleas and Simon soon saw it was useless and told Gold he was bested. But Gold in a slit-eyed grin plotted secret sinister plans. Mellow's concerts grew in size and his freak rock performances impressed the seekers with the glowing grandeur of the Etc. and Mellow again became the rolling rex of rock although some thought he approached the exotic Etc. too personally. It was at the Tuscon Concert that a sweet young groupie named Dove Angell a sensual sixteen-year-old seductress found him and Mellow knew she was Sacred's messenger a bird of peace and love. As she began cosmic congress with saintly Mellow she instructed him to stage a super-concert at Santa Fe the biggest most bri l l iant yet. Sadly he acknowledged her sage suggestion and prepared for the performance of his bizarre career. The night was magic cool the crowd beyond colossal and even Cudgel and Melody were in attendance with rumors that Sacred Kandle might come. The Celestial Mutation Cyrcus was soaring to acid heights in the midnight-air arena and the crows swayed softly like a single collective slave. Offstage Dove cooed confidence to Mellow as he waited for the highlight of the ceremony while darkly unknown to all Gold and the Earthling Reptile Choir changed roles with six of the Cyrcus who would appear during the fantastic f inale. Winter 1974 Slit-eyes gleaming Gold prepared to stop his sunshine rival in the rock atrocity of the century and seize the t i t le rex back. Guitars screaming, drums pulsating sweat glistening in ebony ebullience Mellow sprang onstage heralded by a t itanic thunderclap of applause and immediately launched into a medley of his blockbusters. As he exploded into the finale a no. 1 for 12 weeks the Nazi-uniformed Choir disguised as the Cyrcus began their deadly part in the performance and drawing their purloined pistols f ired laser beam after beam into the now nearly cosmic Mellow who taking each searing, scorching shot continued with the show as he dropped disillusioned and dying. The crowd cheered and clapped confused but conned, fascinated while Cudgel and Melody wept and Sacred Kandle caped in cosmic rays angri ly summoned her silver helicopter. The Celestial Mutation Cyrcus broken apart like nuclear fission as some ran off in despair others mil led around confused and a few sought to join the Earthl ing Reptile Choir. Only Dove who cradled the matyred Mellow knew the answer as she laid him on the lowering stretcher that sadly ascended to the cosmic copter overhead. In high tragedy the spiritual steed soared solemnly off while its tail guard of twin jet fighters fired rockets at the spiteful stage sending the slit-eyed crowd screaming into the necromanic night. In the somber copter Dove smiled starr i ly at long last gleaning hope from ashes for the closing words of Mellow's final number left his fate open, intact and they echoed in her mind: " I ' m gonna love ya all t i l l the universe totals out." 

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