Mike Oldfield

Montreux 1981

Ommadawn

Tubular Bells 2003

Mike Oldfield – Montreux 1981 – Ommadawn 1/3

Mike Oldfield – Montreux 1981 – Ommadawn 2/3

Mike Oldfield – Montreux 1981 – Ommadawn 3/3

Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells 1973

Mike Oldfield – Tubular bells

Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells 2003

Tubular Bells – Homepage

Mike Oldfield on MySpace Music

Madness and Monarchs

The King Has Drug Problems

Ludwig II of Bavaria

Ludwig II (Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm; sometimes rendered as Louis II in English) (August 25, 1845 – June 13, 1886) was king of Bavaria from 1864 until shortly before his death. He is sometimes referred to as the Swan King in English and der Märchenkönig (the Fairy tale King) in German.

Ludwig is sometimes referred to as Mad King Ludwig, though the accuracy of that label has been disputed. Because Ludwig was deposed on grounds of mental illness without any medical examination, and died a day later under mysterious circumstances, questions about the medical “diagnosis” remain controversial.^[1]

Ludwig is best known as an eccentric whose legacy is intertwined with the history of art and architecture, as he commissioned the construction of several extravagant fantasy castles (the most famous being Neuschwanstein) and was a devoted patron of the composer Richard Wagner.

Ivan IV of Russia

Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Russian: Ива́н Четвёртый, Васи́льевич (help·info), Ivan Chetvyorty, Vasilyevich), known in English as Ivan the Terrible (= inspiring fear) (Russian: Ива́н Гро́зный (help·info), Ivan Grozny) (August 25, 1530, Moscow – 28 March [O.S. 18 March] 1584,^[1] Moscow) was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533. The epithet “Grozny” is associated with might, power and strictness, rather than poor performance, horror or cruelty. Some authors more accurately translate it into modern English as Ivan the Awesome ^[2][3][4]. Ivan oversaw numerous changes in the transition from a mere local medieval nation state to a small empire and emerging regional power, becoming the first Tsar of a new more powerful nation, acknowledged as “Tsar of All Russia” from 1547.

Ivan is described in contrary terms: intelligent, devout, and impulsive by some; given to rages prone to episodic outbreaks of mental illness by others. One notable outburst resulted in the death of his groomed and chosen heir Ivan Ivanovich, and resulted in the passing of the Tsardom to a less than ideal younger son: the mentally retarded^[5] Feodor I of Russia. His long reign saw the conquest of the Khanates of Kazan, Astrakhan, and Siberia, transforming Russia into a multiethnic and multiconfessional state spanning almost 1 billion acres, growing during his term at a rate of approximately 50 square miles a day. ^[6]

The Madness of King George

In the later half of his life, George III suffered from recurrent and, eventually, permanent mental illness. Medical practitioners were baffled by this at the time, although it has since been suggested that he suffered from the blood disease porphyria. After a final relapse in 1810, a regency was established, and George III’s eldest son, George, Prince of Wales, ruled as Prince Regent. On George III’s death, the Prince Regent succeeded his father as George IV. Historical analysis of George III’s life has gone through a “kaleidoscope of changing views” which have depended heavily on the prejudices of his biographers and the sources available to them.^[5]

Insane King George III

The Madness of King George Movie Trailer

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus

Nero’s rule is often associated with tyranny and extravagance.^[3] He is known for a number of executions, including those of his mother^[4] and adoptive brother, as the emperor who “fiddled while Rome burned”,^[5] and as an early persecutor of Christians. This view is based upon the main surviving sources for Nero’s reign — Tacitus, Suetonius and Cassius Dio. Few surviving sources paint Nero in a favorable light.^[6] Some sources, though, including those mentioned above, portray him as an emperor who was popular with the common Roman people, especially in the East.^[7]

The study of Nero is problematic as some modern historians question the reliability of ancient sources when reporting on Nero’s alleged tyrannical acts.^[8]

Many kings were mad

Caligula of Rome had his father, mother and two brothers killed to become emperor. Nero had his mother and first wife killed. These two emperors were hated so much by the people that all references to them were deleted from official Roman documentation.

The first French king, Clovis II, went mad after steeling the arm of a martyr. His great-grandson, Childeric III was known as “the idiot”. The mother of Louis IX complained that he was “not sound of mind”. And his younger son, Robert of Clermont went mad after being hit on the head with a sledge hammer.

Charles VI, called Charles the mad, ruled France from 1380 to 1415. At stages, he believed that he was made of glass and inserted iron rods into his clothing to prevent him from breaking.

The Habsburg Kings of Spain descended from Queen Juana The Mad of Castile, who was mentally unstable. Her ancestors increased her inheritance by inbreeding. These incestuous marriages resulted in the mentally and physically handicapped King Carlos II of Spain, who had an enormous, misshapen head, and a chin exaggerated to almost caricature-like proportions rendering him unable to chew and barely able to speak.

Several British kings went mad as a result of a blood disorder that causes gout and mental derangement. The most famous was Mad George III, who ruled England in the 18th Century. George was afflicted with porphyria, a maddening disease which disrupted his reign as early as 1765. Several attacks strained his grip on reality and debilitated him in the last years of his reign. He died blind, deaf and mad at Windsor Castle on 29 January 29 1820. In those years, the British Princess Caroline Mathilda married, at age 15, the deranged Christian VII of Denmark.

The United States briefly enjoyed the services of a monarch, Emperor Norton I, who proclaimed himself Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico in 1859. He had all his “state proclamations” published in San Francisco’s newspapers and wrote letters that were seriously considered by Abraham Lincoln and Queen Victoria.

Sun-worshipping Aztecs celebrated the inauguration of Ahuitzol in 1486 by offering the hearts of 80,000 prisoners, presumably to show that their new king could sacrifice more than any of his predecessors.

Stomu Yamash’ta – Crossing the line

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stomu yamashta michael shrieve steve winwood

Crossing the Line

When you're caught
the other side
take a look
and maybe start
to take up
your life again
Crossing the line
Through the gate
what words to say
Demon takes
your breath away
Hear your heart
don't be afraid
Passing through time
Spinning
around the axis of a dream
Possibilities
aren't always what they seem
Reject them
and all your choices
will be free
Crossing the line

Turn upon
The winding stair

past the door
that isn't there
you have come
you know not where
Passing through time

Walk along
the narrow road

where the ghost
gives up his mind
you can catch the
thread of time
Crossing the line

Spinning
around the axis of a dream
Possibilities

aren't always what they seem

Reject them
and all your choices
will be free
Crossing the line.

Stomu Yamash’ta

David Davis Mansion

Bloomington Illinois

David Davis (March 9, 1815 – June 26, 1886) was a United States Senator from Illinois and associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. He also served as Abraham Lincoln’s campaign manager at the 1860 Republican National Convention. He is a distant cousin of United States President George W. Bush and former president George H. W. Bush.

Clover Lawn was built between 1870 and 1872 and is where Justice Davis lived until his death in 1886. Davis commissioned French-born architect Alfred Piquenard to design the mansion, which combines Italianate and Second Empire architectural features and is a model of mid-Victorian style and taste. Piquenard was a prominent Midwest architect who designed the State Capitol in Springfield. The home was meant as a residence for Davis’ wife, Sarah. David Davis himself spent most of his time there after his retirement from the U.S. Senate in 1883.

The house remained in the Davis family until 1960, when it was donated to the state of Illinois, which operates it as a state historic site.

Miller Davis Law Office

(Bloomington Illinois)

The Historical Site

(as well as the Randall Ehlers Office listed on the map) is located across from the McLean County Law & Justice Center in the historic Miller-Davis Building. The historic Miller-Davis Building is owned by the McLean County Historical Society and restored to its 1845 appearance. When the young attorney, Abraham Lincoln, rode his circuit, he visited with clients in the law offices of his friend, David Davis, in an annex to the Miller Building in downtown Bloomington.

The Miller-Davis Law Buildings, known commonly as the Miller Davis Building, are located on Main and Front Street in the McLean County, Illinois city of Bloomington. The buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places in April 1979. The law buildings were one of a flurry of structures county-wide that were added to the Register in the late 1970s. Some of the others include the Miller House, also in Bloomington, Duncan Manor, in rural Towanda, and the Gildersleeve House, in the village of Hudson.

John Dillinger

Otis Taylor

Ten Million Slaves

Nasty Letter

Walk on Water

Otis Taylor – Ten million slaves – 1930 photos

Otis Taylor – Ten Million Slaves – Public Enemies

Otis Taylor – Ten Million Slaves

Otis Taylor – Ten Million Slaves **** Public Enemies Soundtrack ****

Otis Taylor – Walk on Water

Otis Taylor – Nasty Letter

Otis Taylor

Oh Death – Gregory Paul (Clawhammer banjo)

Zephyr Trains

(the First Streamliner)

1934 Burlington Pioneer Zephyr

The Pioneer Zephyr was a diesel-powered train. On May 26, 1934, it set a speed record when it made 1,015 miles non-stop in 13 hours 5 minutes between Denver, Colorado, and Chicago. It reached a speed of 112.5 mph, just short of the then US land speed record of 115 mph.

Oh Death

Gregory Paul

(Clawhammer banjo)

Oh Death – Gregory Paul (Clawhammer banjo)

Oh Death album and band name by gregory paul

Let Down – gregory paul (radiohead)

Gregory Paul – the Cuckoo Bird

Oh death
Oh death
Won’t you spare me over til another year

Well what is this that I can’t see
With ice cold hands taking hold of me
Well I am death none can excel
I’ll open the door to heaven or hell

Whoa death someone would pray
Could you wait to call me til another day
The children pray the preacher preached
Time and mercy is out of your reach

I’ll fix your feet til you can’t walk
I’ll lock your jaw til you can’t talk
I’ll close your eyes so you can’t see
This very hour come and go with me

In death I come to take the soul
Leave the body and leave it cold
To drop the flesh off of the frame 
The earth and worms both have a claim

Oh death
Oh death
Won’t you spare me over til another year

My mother came to my bed
Place a cold towel upon my head
My head is warm my feet are cold
Death is a movin upon my soul

Oh death how you’re treatin me
You close my eyes so I can’t see
Well you’re hurtin my body you make me cold
You run my life right out of my soul

Oh death please consider my age
Please don’t take me at this stage
My wealth is all at your command
If you’ll remove your icy hands

Oh the young the rich or poor
All alike to me you know
No wealth no land no silver or gold
Nothin satisfies my but your soul

Oh death
Oh death
Won’t you spare me over til another year
Won’t you spare me over til another year
Won’t you spare me over til another year

Gregory Paul’s Page

Otis Taylor – Ten Million Slaves – Nasty Letter – Walk on Water

Oh Death-Dock Boggs

Will The Circle Be Unbroken w dancing baby!!

Anna Kournikova

Anna Kournikova Sports Illustrated Swimsuit

Anna Kournikova

Anna Kournikova

Anna Kournikova

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova

(Russian: Анна Сергеевна Ку́рникова, Anna Sergeevna Kurnikova; born June 7, 1981) is a semi-retired Russian professional tennis player and model. Her celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis players worldwide. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name one of the most common search strings on the Internet search engine Google.

Although also successful in singles, reaching #8 in the world in 2000, Kournikova’s specialty has been doubles, where she has at times been the world’s number one-ranked player. With Martina Hingis as her partner, she won Grand Slam titles inAustralia in 1999 and 2002. Kournikova’s major-league tennis career has been curtailed for the past several years, and possibly ended, by serious back and spinal problems.

Kournikova was born in Moscow in the former Soviet Union to Alla and Sergei Kournikov; she and her mother later emigrated to the United States. Currently, she resides in Miami Beach, Florida, and plays in occasional exhibitions and in doubles for the St. Louis Aces of World Team Tennis.

Let’s Think About This

Exorcism in Texas is 1st Amendment rights?

I had no problem with the Catholic Church having specialist in Exorcism but now in Texas, anybody that sent in enough Box Tops to Mississippi Bible College can personally confront Satan. I don’t know if this is a serious post or a joke but think about it, if you can’t make enough money selling used cars you can now go into the Field of Exorcism and be protected by the 1st Amendment in Texas, do we want that?

And if you are a drunk, an addict, a gay person, a unwed mother you could be considered possessed by these people!!! WAKE UP!!! (or a liberal blogger)

Bob Jones Reposts Mormon, Catholic ‘Cult’ Reference

home page of the European Institute of Protestant Studies

Pastor Tony Alamo’s powerful, soul-winning Gospel messages

Who needs Sarah Palin when we’ve got Michelle Bachmann?