Two GIANTS : Same Era : Different Countries

If there has ALWAYS been such a long and historical and insoluble divide between Christian and Muslim, why does the 11th century MS History give us TWO giant figures who were close to both sides? Haraldr Sigurðarson and Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar. Harald Hardradr I have dealt with already. Norwegian. Varangian. Closely connected to the […]

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Gallowglass

My turn now after nearly 3 years of TORTURE. I’m calling in mine own. The gallowglass were from the western coast of Scotland, principally Argyll and the Western Isles.[2] Their weapon of choice was a battle axe, but claymores were not uncommon.  The gallowglasses (also spelled galloglass, gallowglas or galloglas; from Irish: gall óglaigh meaning foreign warriors) were a class of elite mercenary warriors who were principally members of the Norse-Gaelic clans of […]

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Orion the Hunter vs Herne the Hunter

If you know the legend of Robin Hood or The Merry Wives of Windsor, you’ll know about Herne the Hunter. There is an old tale goes, that Herne theHunter(sometime a keeper here in Windsor Forest)Doth all the winter-time, at still midnightWalk round about an oak, with great ragg’d horns;And there he blasts the tree, and […]

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Gyant vs Giant

Y’all have heard the phrase – Standing on the Shoulders of Giants I’ve a funny feeling that the word GIANT has been hijacked. Is a GIANT a very tall, strong, imaginary, cruel person as depicted in Fairy Tales? Or is a GIANT a person that was hugely full of questions, big of heart, strong of […]

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Once I Had a Secret Love : But I Won’t Do THAT!

Meatloaf. OMG. I used to be so obsessed with his music…waaaaaaay before this video satanic, vampire, imagery crap. Bat Out of Hell? This one vibes with ME today. I Won’t Compromise ME, MYSELF or I. Or diminish me to fit anyone else’s mould. Or Kiss Ass. Or……..LIE! I WON’T DO THAT!!! My Warrior has to […]

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OMD : Pandora LIED!

There was NOTHING/ZERO/ZILCH/NOWT left in the box. Hope? Yeah. Right. #STOLEN! I named myself after two Strong and Independent Women. Brook(e)s ? Born in KansasOn an ordinary plainRan to New YorkBut ran away from fameOnly seventeenWhen all your dreams came trueBut all you wanted was someone to undress you But all the stars you kissedCould […]

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MY Bad/Stupid/Dinosaur Brain : @V STOLE This Song…

…and used it publicly on her yt chan and UAP’s live chat to Deliberately Humiliate ME. And what a good old LOL they both had at MY expense. Shameful Colluding Liars and Thieves. What goes arou….Oh. Done that one :o) MY BOYS are BACK, you Fakers. Listen and Weep at TRUE TRUTH & REAL TALENT! […]

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ODILE vs Odette

I seem to’ve got me an EVIL online TWIN. I call her Odile (amongst other things!) OMG. She Loathes Me. So much that she’s trained half the world to LOATHE me too. But then again – she wants to BE ME ! Go Figure. Welcome to – THE REIGN OF THE BLACK SWAN ‘Ain’t she […]

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Radio Luxembourg

Way Back in the Mists of Time, when I was at QEGS, I had a mini-tranny. No. Not a dwarf transvestite (TUT!) a small transistor radio that was permanently tuned to Radio Luxembourg/Bedtime/Under the Covers/Listen to MY music and also my mates’ requests and letters read out loud. I VIVIDLY remember that Marc Bolan was […]

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WHO Just Said B.C?

Bernard Cribbins? How very dare ! ? And if you are NOT careful – I’ll go back to Rik and Ade. Bottom. Camping on Wimbledon Common and in fear of a Womble attack!

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Heracleum Mantegazzianum

That up there in the title is the Latin name for Giant Hogweed. The image is a photo of MY garden and just how BIG this weed grows. (It’s the one with white flowers now taller than the first floor roof of the stable. How do I know this Latin name? Via La Belle Dame […]

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