her two children alone back in the
Mt. Mosaic area.

From 1976 -1979 PJG was a
key member of bassist Grady Voorman's psyche-funk project Cold Meat,
also featuring Gilligan Dubecker on drums, Reinl on alto and tenor
sax, and Gibson Dubecker on piano and synth. Sadly, Cold Meat
coincided with the termination of the marriage between Althea and
John. PJG was to spend the next decade plus working alongside Desi Decadence once more.

X. Lucifer Rises Again
(1979-1982)

There was an extra-musical,
clandestine reason PJG sought out the ex-Rankin Hogarth. Desi was
essentially PJG's creation. Part of his persona, from his
debut as Prester John Grey onwards, was as a follower of Bradcroftian occultism. He
became an authority on the various orders and factions abroad in the
world of ritual magick. He realized that the Bradcrofts were against
Vaikuntha (who his mother was anadherent to). Grey had sworn a vow to his
mother to become a vessel for Vaikuntha, and none would deter him.
When Vaikuntha returned to this plane, PJG became a secret
worshipper, and actively sought out Vaikuntha's avatars, beginning in
1979.

In 1982, the idea of the
Lucifer Club strongly appealed to Prester John Grey, so he re-opened
it as a rock club, heavy on the metal, brutal with the punk, all
subtlety be damned. He cultivated a strong image in the scene and was
revered by clubgoers and record mavens alike for his work with Desi,
Cold Meat, Opal Masque, and solo. No one could predict in 1982 that
Grey's finest years as a musician – and most devious years as an
occultist – were yet to come.

Originally this article was
to contain a more comprehensive genealogical look at the