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In the past week I've come across some wacky theories. One guy I've been in contact with claims that LRH was swapped out in 1964 after the FBI raid in which the materials and meters were confiscated by the FBI, which is a bit of a stretch.
The other is some crazy German guy called Andreas M. B. Gross who has not only written a whole series of books expounding a theory that LRH was replaced during his visit to New York in 1972 but also has a website dedicated to the subject. You can find it at Blog about the Original, Unaltered Scientology of 1972 – Keeping Scientology Working – It is your responsibility if you're into conspiracy theories.
In contrast to this, Pierre Ethier states that LRH delivered the New Vitality Rundown in 1975 and that he has heard the original master tapes and can verify it was Hubbard. Janis Gillham Grady in her interview with Dave LaCroix at Podcast 11 Janis Gillham Grady - Commodore's Messenger also states categorically that LRH was still the same guy on returning to the ship in 1973. It's at about 1:12:00 in the interview if you can't be bothered hearing the whole thing. Since she was one of the original four Commodore's Messengers, she'd know.
As a staff member in 1977 I saw new tech and policy issues coming down the pike on a fairly regular basis, and there was an especially large burst of them in 1978 as we all know. So where the fuck are these dramatizations coming from? Honestly, some people just can't confront reality.
The other is some crazy German guy called Andreas M. B. Gross who has not only written a whole series of books expounding a theory that LRH was replaced during his visit to New York in 1972 but also has a website dedicated to the subject. You can find it at Blog about the Original, Unaltered Scientology of 1972 – Keeping Scientology Working – It is your responsibility if you're into conspiracy theories.
In contrast to this, Pierre Ethier states that LRH delivered the New Vitality Rundown in 1975 and that he has heard the original master tapes and can verify it was Hubbard. Janis Gillham Grady in her interview with Dave LaCroix at Podcast 11 Janis Gillham Grady - Commodore's Messenger also states categorically that LRH was still the same guy on returning to the ship in 1973. It's at about 1:12:00 in the interview if you can't be bothered hearing the whole thing. Since she was one of the original four Commodore's Messengers, she'd know.
As a staff member in 1977 I saw new tech and policy issues coming down the pike on a fairly regular basis, and there was an especially large burst of them in 1978 as we all know. So where the fuck are these dramatizations coming from? Honestly, some people just can't confront reality.