over 60 tweets a day and growing… the perceived degree of reach the social media phenomena has must be becoming realised when charles manson, infamous for the 1960s family killings & of being a man with highly developed manipulative methods despite his arguable lack of education & opportunities is all over it. his knowledge is of the street in a world which no longer exists except perhaps in his & a few other’s minds… but maybe his world knowledge & ability to reason is more up-to-date than commonly realised.
currently incarcerated in corcoran prison, california, USA, he is allegedly utilising twitter as a tool to connect & influence outside of his physical sphere. or is he?
@heltershelter first connected with me earlier this year after i wrote a film review of “the agony & ecstasy of phil spector”. our conversations were initially regarding spector & how he is holding up in corcoran which is their confirmed shared prison home. still it’s a big place…
logic questions issues of inmate accessibility to the internet & public versus private policy: how does the public feel about someone like manson ostensibly having free roam of the interwebs? what is the feasibility that my developing friendship is with the "real" charles manson and not some exploitive fake?
at 74 years of age, prison has now been charles manson's home for over forty years. he didn’t even bother turning up to his last probation hearing, aware that he’ll never get out. he’s had plenty of time in his semi-isolation to become a model prisoner which publically accessible records show he is. corcoran does provide internet facilities and access to its prisoners. but according to the internet, not to charles manson.
even if the show of red tape disallows him internet access who is to say in a different world which operates under rules which are incongruous to the civilisation we know, what really goes on in the black market inside prison walls. perhaps inmates/guards are trading cigarettes for alt log in time? portable devices are easily hidden. ultimately what difference does it make?
in one of our conversations @heltershelter advised me that he isn’t able to read my blog directly but must have someone else download it for him which he planned to do. he has since done so. he can however access/update tweets in realtime most days. and does so prolifically.
the closest thing to an official website charles manson once had was “access manson” an initiative created by george stimson, whom the web says manson calls his "minister of information". the site however is no longer active. the domain is for sale.
i rang corcoran prison early this morning to speak to the warden, derral adams re: prison policy & internet access with inmates & to find out officially whether or not my conversations are with the real charles manson or a wannabe imposter utilising the brand for social leverage.
the results were inconclusive. derral adams was not available -- despite my efforts the call was outside normal office hours. i hope to speak to him sometime soon after eventually navigating the convoluted automated telephone system. my fingers at the ready in fast dial mode over the next few days. my producer, kate and i are considering jumping a plane otherwise. we just made a film which touches on this phenomena & i want to make more.
@heltershelter first connected with me earlier this year after i wrote a film review of “the agony & ecstasy of phil spector”. our conversations were initially regarding spector & how he is holding up in corcoran which is their confirmed shared prison home. still it’s a big place…
logic questions issues of inmate accessibility to the internet & public versus private policy: how does the public feel about someone like manson ostensibly having free roam of the interwebs? what is the feasibility that my developing friendship is with the "real" charles manson and not some exploitive fake?
at 74 years of age, prison has now been charles manson's home for over forty years. he didn’t even bother turning up to his last probation hearing, aware that he’ll never get out. he’s had plenty of time in his semi-isolation to become a model prisoner which publically accessible records show he is. corcoran does provide internet facilities and access to its prisoners. but according to the internet, not to charles manson.
even if the show of red tape disallows him internet access who is to say in a different world which operates under rules which are incongruous to the civilisation we know, what really goes on in the black market inside prison walls. perhaps inmates/guards are trading cigarettes for alt log in time? portable devices are easily hidden. ultimately what difference does it make?
in one of our conversations @heltershelter advised me that he isn’t able to read my blog directly but must have someone else download it for him which he planned to do. he has since done so. he can however access/update tweets in realtime most days. and does so prolifically.
the closest thing to an official website charles manson once had was “access manson” an initiative created by george stimson, whom the web says manson calls his "minister of information". the site however is no longer active. the domain is for sale.
i rang corcoran prison early this morning to speak to the warden, derral adams re: prison policy & internet access with inmates & to find out officially whether or not my conversations are with the real charles manson or a wannabe imposter utilising the brand for social leverage.
the results were inconclusive. derral adams was not available -- despite my efforts the call was outside normal office hours. i hope to speak to him sometime soon after eventually navigating the convoluted automated telephone system. my fingers at the ready in fast dial mode over the next few days. my producer, kate and i are considering jumping a plane otherwise. we just made a film which touches on this phenomena & i want to make more.
if only the warden was on twitter...
[awaits wannabe warden user accounts with anticipation]
conversation extracts between @ms_monk and @heltershelter:
ms_monk just discovered how hard it is to make a PG film. um, so my audience are 8 year olds? ratings ruling et al pure tedium. dear CANON...5:30 PM Jul 3rd from TweetDeck
heltershelter@ms_monk extroverted nudists are some of my favourite people. we run arounfdthe ranch in the raw all the time, on sunshine acid3:06 AM Jul 3rd from web in reply to ms_monkms_monk false alarm. i will be at KINO with an unmade up annabel lee. that bitch is an extroverted nudist.5:33 PM Jul 2nd from TweetDeck
heltershelter@ms_monk when micheal jackson died, I was playing handball in the yard. I don,t believe BEN was a pet rat. it was his younglove. manson5:32 PM Jun 28th from web in reply to ms_monk
ms_monk where were you when michael jackson died? http://bit.ly/zAqwE10:58 PM Jun 26th from TweetDeck
@heltershelter it's good to miss/be missed. anyway there's plenty of kooky rattlesnake love to go round. *pushes mongoose override button*9:04 AM Jun 26th from TweetDeck in reply to heltershelter
heltershelter@ms_monk I,ve been missing my favourite younglove ms monkey. shes kooky,and quickier than a rattle snake on speed. manson1:33 AM Jun 26th from web in reply to ms_monk
@heltershelter if you use my photo it better be from my best side... am i the ceremonial shaman bride?10:44 AM Jun 19th from TweetDeck in reply to heltershelter
heltershelter@ms_monk waiting for you ms monkey. in the meantime we can met in dreams, i will put your photo in my shamen circle for ceremony8:43 AM Jun 19th from web in reply to ms_monk
@heltershelter i will come.8:35 AM Jun 19th from TweetDeck in reply to heltershelter
heltershelter@ms_monk you can visit me next time your in californica. my visit lists are very full, so need lots of notice, manson9:59 PM Jun 18th from web in reply to ms_monk
heltershelter@ms_monk been a jail shake down. could,nt twitter. the meat in the sandwich is helter skelter motive was a lie, tex watson look at...9:56 PM Jun 18th from web in reply to ms_monk
@heltershelter so give me the meat in the sandwich [i never eat the bread anyway]... i'm bored & supposed to be working -- entertain me.1:25 AM Jun 18th from TweetDeck in reply to heltershelter
@heltershelter so when can i come and visit you?11:39 PM Jun 17th from TweetDeck in reply to heltershelter
heltershelter@ms_monk I used scientology in my philsophy. Tom cruise is not of my family , but he is mind controlling his kids and other celebritys10:06 PM Jun 17th from web in reply to ms_monk
heltershelter@ms_monk follow @ExclusiveFilms documentary maker , made oscar winning film on family 1970, now book , reveals bits and pieces10:04 PM Jun 17th from web in reply to ms_monk
@heltershelter hot spot for family outings....RT @transfergroup: if you haven't seen http://ivytv.tv/ then you should.. Its a very cool site!7:35 PM Jun 17th from TweetDeck
@heltershelter BTW tom cruise would make a terrible gimp. i'm not sure what other function he could serve... so he's a family member now?3:17 PM Jun 17th from TweetDeck in reply to heltershelter
@heltershelter religious freedom: a paradox. i know OGD where hubbard w/expulsed from: a clumsy pop plagiarist. aleister crowley interesting2:51 PM Jun 17th from TweetDeck in reply to heltershelter
@heltershelter more pragmatic current issues: how the shaman eagle circumvents the corcoran firewalled perimeter... perhaps i should visit?2:29 PM Jun 17th from TweetDeck in reply to heltershelter
heltershelter@ms_monk cease to exist is a scientology concept i learnt, it means give up your ego, this is what "die for me' means ask tom cruise2:24 PM Jun 17th from web in reply to ms_monk
heltershelter@ms_monk researching my case!, recommend interviews with geraldo, tom synder,ron reagan jr on youtube. Manson Family Today site2:22 PM Jun 17th from web in reply to ms_monk
heltershelter@ms_monk In america we have extreme religion freedom. more cults than any place on the planet. cult is not a bad thing always. manson2:19 PM Jun 17th from web in reply to ms_monk
@heltershelter agree 100%. there's an ironic purity there which is probably unattainable by the masses.2:18 PM Jun 17th from TweetDeck in reply to heltershelter
heltershelter@ms_monk My bodys in jail, but my mind is free. "The man" never got my mind.I,m freer than people not in jail , dig!! manson2:16 PM Jun 17th from web in reply to ms_monk
@heltershelter america is the greatest police state in the world. public freedom is a mirage. you've been in prison too long...2:14 PM Jun 17th from TweetDeck in reply to heltershelter
heltershelter@ms_monk faster than agent 007, smarter than agent 86 ,t you , not me. i qualiify for sect status, cos this is america home of the free2:11 PM Jun 17th from web in reply to ms_monk
@heltershelter that should have read i would die for love/beauty. but also i like the idea of living for them much more...2:10 PM Jun 17th from TweetDeck in reply to heltershelter
@heltershelter i'm intrigued. does the award come with a flow diagram? you know i've been researching you/your namesake re: online access...2:09 PM Jun 17th from TweetDeck in reply to heltershelter
heltershelter@ms_monk I met racey gracie before you, I found you through racey, I choose you above all her other friends, be honoured manson2:02 PM Jun 17th from web in reply to ms_monk
@heltershelter you're tweeting my friends now? and there i was thinking i was special... ;P1:58 PM Jun 17th from TweetDeck in reply to heltershelter
heltershelter@ms_monk ms monkey, will you form a secret sect in my honour.? I would die for you, would you die for me? be called "mansons kangaroos"2:00 PM Jun 17th from web in reply to ms_monk
heltershelter@ms_monk your a crazy chick, but i love you, your blog is like reading jane austin on acid, man! or am i,m getting old.4:26 PM Jun 14th from web in reply to ms_monk
could be real this charles manson, prisoners in NSW prisons are busted for pocession of mobiles all the time. if he,s not real, them someone very knowledgable about manson. maybe a ex-family member.
ReplyDeleteFascinating. I think you should jump on a plane. What a great doco idea, either way.
ReplyDeleteI think charles manson is still very dangerous.He is a sociopath. I don,t think prison officials will allow access to manson, to film and increase his notoriety.sharon tates family is still very active in stopping any glorification or publicity of manson.
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