magic carpet ride? - Page 2

boz130 · #1 09-17-2002, 11:54 AM

Steve: my dad was a Rose alum (he and my uncle attended on the GI Bill after WWII). The family lived near 9th & Hulman, by the old Rexall & KFC...for what that's worth.

Anyway, "MCG" was a mainstay of our annual Illinois State LCA basketball tournaments back in the mid-1970's. At least THOSE brain cells have stayed with me.

ZAX,
BF

bizkiteata5 · #2 12-22-2006, 04:27 PM

I am lamda chi at umkc, and as far as the song "magic carpet ride" goes, it is definately a nationwide thing. If you are lambda chi you should know why the song has such importance.

Tom Earp · #3 12-22-2006, 05:26 PM

Hey Bro. Welcome to GC and the LXA Thread!

I am in KC Ks and PMed you!

PM me and we can via Ma Bell=phone!

Have not been over there for awhile.

Cube TX · #4 02-25-2009, 02:14 PM

It's definitely a worldwide thing (can't say "nation" since we have chapters in Canada).

I remember how a lot of the guys were always screaming the song when it was played at parties... then I remember how many of the guys had the words wrong and didn't realize it (Alex... you moron... the song does NOT say "Three stars away from here!").

Shadowskream459 · #5 02-27-2009, 02:52 PM

haha Cube, we say that EXACT same thing. The sad thing is, we al know the actual line we've just done it for so long, "three stars" is tradition.

boz130 · #6 09-17-2002, 11:56 AM

Oh, brother, I guess the brain cells WERE corrupted...I think I should say "MCR".

ZAX,
BF
BOZ 130

Tom Earp · #7 09-18-2002, 04:36 PM

Cant say when MCR came into beign at LX Z but of course it was after me!! No remarks Steve and Andy!

It was the greatest thing I ever had seen Brothers do! It was not long till they had me up doing teh MCR!

Greatest ever was when a Nev Judge did Break Dancing in the center in A Tux Yet!!!!!!!!! Laffed my butt off!

He was an original member of teh Local! This was Last Year, go figure!

XOAlumXO · #8 09-19-2002, 04:11 AM

This is pretty funny-I had no idea that Magic Carpet Ride was an International LXA thing. My brother, who's a LXA at UCF, plays that song over and over again.

DZetaBiotch · #9 10-07-2002, 03:55 AM

The song definitely has something to do with the ritual although it's very hard to figure out unless you are an LXA! One of my friends is a Lambda Chi and has hinted to me that the ritual is connected to that song, and that his brothers made the pledges try to guess every day at the ritual up until initiation.

Anyway he said ritual was very cool and the song made sense once he went through it but told me I would never guess in a million years what it was and he was never going to tell me. That's fine for me!

He once told me that the writers of the song in question did get kicked out by nationals after penning those lyrics.

boz130 · #10 10-07-2002, 10:55 AM

If the International HQ isn't pleased by the song, then they probably wouldn't even acknowledge it. However, this year @ the General Assembly in Denver they did a photo montage of convention events while the song was played. Imagine, John Tesh being connected to MCR!

Corbin Dallas · #11 10-07-2002, 01:18 PM

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Originally posted by boz130
If the International HQ isn't pleased by the song, then they probably wouldn't even acknowledge it. However, this year @ the General Assembly in Denver they did a photo montage of convention events while the song was played. Imagine, John Tesh being connected to MCR!

That's why I don't think there could be any truth to the songwriter being a lambda chi and being kicked out. I talked to an ELC about it one time, and he broke it down for me. It's just one of those things, where if you look for coincidences, they seem to be there.

AXiDBlinkfan · #12 11-02-2002, 01:12 AM

OUR "UNOFFICIAL" BIG BROS, THE LAMBDA CHI'S HERE IN EL PASO, DO THE SAME DAMN THING HERE! ONCE AT A PARTY, THEY GOT TOGETHER ALL AROUND US ALPHA XI'S IN A CIRCLE AND SANG THEY'RE "SONG" TO US... WE ALL WONDERED WHAT KINDA CONOTATION THAT SONG HAS, BUT I GUESS WE'LL NEVER KNOW HUH? HEHE. IF YOU ALL CAN TELL ME THAT'D BE GREAT. IF NOT, OH WELL WE'LL FIND OUT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER....

LAMBDA CHI'S ARE SWEETHEARTS HERE IN EL PASO!

kdonline · #13 11-02-2002, 10:55 AM

What I wanna know is..

Which version do you all know/play at your parties?

The original Steppenwolf version, which is awesome in itself, or the 90's remix version by Philip Steir - it was in the movie "Go!" (LOVE that soundtrack...)

Mooch279 · #14 11-03-2002, 12:59 AM

we use which ever is on hand. bottom line its just a great song

texas*princess · #15 11-04-2002, 09:43 PM

Beta Epsilon chapter *always* uses the original version