Congratulations Channeling Erik Family Members! We’re surpassed a million hits! Woo hoo! That’s a lot of clicks!
The small group channeling conference call went well. So, thanks Team Eri-Jam or Jam-ik or Jam-er. Hmm, we’ll have to come up with something good. I recorded the session, but for some reason, when I try to export to Quicktime through iMovie in order to get it into YouTube, the audio cuts out after 7 minutes or so. The file is too big to post directly the only way I know is to add images, create an iMovie project, export as a Quicktime movie and then share to YouTube. But no joy. Any tech geniuses out there with ideas on how to get it on the blog? The file is 105 MB. I know a lot of folks want to listen again to what their loved ones and/or Erik had to say, and I just don’t have the time and resources to burn and send CDs every two weeks to everyone.
And now, enjoy the last segment of John Belushi’s interview!
Me: John, what were you here to learn and teach?
John: I really think I was there to of course make people laugh, but also to teach them not to be like me, that I’ll be the extreme so that you can live vicariously through me and not make the same mistakes.
Me: Oh, interesting! What do you think you were here to learn?
(Pause)
Me: If anything!
John: Chaw! If anything? I was really here to absorb. I was more of a sponge than a human.
Me: So you were here to just experience life, to soak it all in?
John: Yeah, mark me down for that one.
Me: That’s almost like what you’re doing there in the afterlife—just kind of soaking it all in.
(Pause)
Me: So you’re still a sponge!
John: Yay!
Erik, Jamie and I: Yay!
Me: So is that right?
John: Yes.
Me: Okay. Now, what is your biggest regret?
John: That I couldn’t be happy sober.
Me: Aw. Yeah, that’s a big one, John.
John: Yes.
Me: Can you tell me about a past life that had the most impact on this last one?
John: Hmm. Seriously?
Jamie (to John): Yes, seriously. It’s a real question.
Me: Oh no.
Jamie (laughing hard): John, we’re being serious.
John: Okay, I’m being serious. I was a monkey.
Jamie, Erik and I laugh.
Me: A monkey? I love monkeys!
Jamie listens, then laughs.
Jamie (to John): Okay, yes. No, talk to me. I’m saying it.
John: It’s what you have to do, right?
Jamie (chuckling): Yeah, yeah yeah. It’s what I have to do.
Me: Oh, poor Jamie.
Jamie sighs and giggles at the same time.
Jamie: But I can’t tell if he’s really joking or if he’s being serious!
Me: He was like that sometimes, if I remember correctly.
Jamie: He’s driving me crazy!
Me: Oh no!
Jamie: He’s talking about this group of monkeys in Africa that would eat this fruit, this thing that would make them drunk. Maca fruit, Marsa fruit, Marceea fruit. Makella? I can’t make out what he’s saying.
Me (giggling): Is it bigger than a bread box? First syllable? Second syllable?
Jamie: Mar-mar-mar—Argh! Mar-oo-la?
Me: Maroola. We’ll just leave it at that.
John: Anyways, basically I was a mischievous asshole monkey who would just get drunk and pass out. That was my life. I think that influenced my life the most.
Me: Ya think?
Jamie and Erik laugh hard.
Me: Wow, I have never heard that before! That’s got to be a new one for the record books.
John: Thank you. I try.
Me: What was your proudest accomplishment while you were in the physical? What did you think it was from your perspective on Earth?
John: My proudest accomplishment—the fact that I actually got married.
Jamie: You did? I thought he was single!
Me: I don’t know.
John: Yeah, I got married, and I still can say I consider that my proudest accomplishment.
Me: Okay. That’s good!
John: A good achievement.
Me: Do you still watch over your wife? Do you visit her from time to time?
John: I don’t know if she wants me hanging around her much. You know, she’s old and stuff like that. I check in on her sometimes, but I think she’s had enough of me.
Me: Okay. From your newfound perspective, do you have any messages for humanity—anything else you’d like to share with the world?
(Long pause)
Jamie: Make it not sarcastic John!
John: That’s so difficult!
Me: I know!
John: Really, the message I’d like to give is “Of the seven sins, gluttony is the best to have.”
Me: Well, it’s definitely fun!
(Pause)
Me: And? Would you expound on that, please?
John: But do your best to avoid all seven.
Me: Okay. Erik, what would you like to ask Mr. Belushi?
(Pause)
Jamie: Um, they’re just chatting back and forth, talking about stuff.
Erik: What was your favorite thing to do?
John: Animal House.
Me: Oh yeah! I forgot about that one!
John: Because it was one of the first things I was recognized for, and also, in filming it, it was very creative in that they let me kind of do it on my own. It really wasn’t very scripted.
Me: Good, so a lot of improv, huh?
John: Yes.
Me: Okay. Thank you very much, John. I appreciate your time, and I think your words here will open some eyes and minds. It’ll probably open up some mouths to laugh as well!
John: You are very welcome. Thanks so much for having me today. Take care, Beautiful! Erik kind of let me know what was going on, and I just want you to know we’re all pumped about getting a chance to be heard.
Me: Well good. I’ll do my best to give you all a voice in a dignified and respectful way.
Have a great weekend everyone!
