[kj] OT: Da Vinci Code

[nicholas fitzpatrick]

There was two hour documentary on British telly last night completely 
debunking the basic thesis of the Dan Brown Da Vinci Code. I only mention 
this as Jaz obviously has a sympathy with the idea that Mary Magdeline 
(sp??) was the wife of Christ and came to Europe with their child, Sarah 
(and also because I've a bit of an interest in all that esoteric stuff 
myself).

A small French town down in "Grail Land" (SW France) celebrates the arrival 
of these historical figures every year, but the locals say they don't 
believe them to have been Mary plus daughter Sarah. Instead it was a few 
other non-Bible related travellers from the Middle East with a servant 
called Sarah.

Everything else about the Grail story was ripped to shreds too (such as the 
Priory of Sion, which was apparently an elaborate surrealist hoax), making 
Dan Brown look like a prick when, during some library footage of an 
interview with him, he argued enthusiastically for the validity of the whole 
thing.

Anyway, I'm not too bothered either way, just mentioning it for its vague KJ 
relevance. Jaz's opera was about this subject and I'm sure there are some 
references to Magdeline on KJ 2003, although I've not really analysed the 
lyrics. "Blessed Mother come to meee..." might be one though. And of course 
his partnership with that fantacist bloke Garnier, which was all about the 
Grail bloodline. Interesting theory while it lasted though.