Inside Solar Lodge

Paul writes:

Hello Beauders.  Can I ask you something about a book you mentioned on the MansonBlog webwite in 2018?

It was part of a discussion about the Spiral Staircase house in Topanga Canyon, and about the possible owner being Georgina Brayton of the OTO Solar Lodge.

It's called Inside Solar Lodge. The author is Frater Shiva. He was actually one of the members of Georgina Brayton's Solar Lodge group in the late 60s. You said something interesting... that Shiva said Tex Watson was seen at a Solar Lodge meeting. Is this true? Was that in the book? THANKS SO MUCH for your help. 

Beauders replies:

Hi Paul, funny you asked about Frater Shiva's book as I was just thinking of it the other day. It was not spectacular just a run down of the group's history. It goes into the boy in box scandal but I do remember one interesting thing and that was that Tex Watson not Charles Manson was seen at a meeting the group had. Amazon has an expanded edition for $29.99 which is probably a fair price. If you get the book let us know what you think of it, maybe Katie will put a discussion up of the subject. These side groups are very interesting.

Let the discussion continue....

The History of Cielo Drive H. Allegra (Part 2)

I have a few questions:

Does anyone know what the rent was on this property to Nine Inch Nails? Sharon & Roman were paying $1,200.00/month back in 1969, which is ludicrous!

Also, does anyone know why Gibby & Voytek were living at Cielo Drive, even though they were paying rent on another property on Woodstock? I know that artist friend of Voytek's was living in the Woodstock home, but didn't Roman tell them to get out in July? Why didn't they get out and go back to the home they were paying rent on?

Why would a rock band rent a house that people were viciously murdered in? And then steal the door? You tell me.

Some people think that Voytek and Tex knew each other because of drug dealings. Both Tex & Susan have said that when Voytek was awakened on the couch, he said "who are you"? Why would he say that if he knew Tex??

The History of 10050 Cielo Drive

Evidently that Grand Piano came with the house! That's amazing! You would think that the owner of a Grand Piano would be a lot more careful of a valuable instrument than just loaning it out to any Tom, Dick or Harry that happens to sign a lease. I'm assuming that piano cost around $10,000 to $30,000 back then, depending on how old it was and what brand it was. Now-a-days it would probably cost around $50,000 to $150,000. You'd think the owner of that instrument would be more particular.

But...you know...lots of people have a Grand Piano in their living room and don't even know how to play it. It's just a "furniture statement".

I'm thinking that all of the furniture in that house was already there when Sharon & Roman moved in. If that's true, that means all of the furniture was used by Terry Melcher & Candace Bergen. And a myriad of other folks.

Which to me brings a big "ewwwww". Who wants to sit on other people's furniture?

I guess the hippy lifestyle was prevalent back then. Being transient and moving from house to house was easy when you don't have any "stuff" to move. LOL.

Sharon & Roman were paying $1,200/month rent for that house. That's a lot of money back in 1969. But if it came with a Grand Piano, then I guess it was worth it! Although nobody knew how to play it but Gibby. And I don't even know how much she played it. But supposedly the sheet music for Straight Shooter by the Mamas & Papas was on the piano ledger...