Member Since: 10/07/2004
Band Website: http://www.myspace.com/westernjestern
Band Members: earthica*star~ plays all instruments
In societies where freedom of speech was not recognized as a right, the court jester - precisely because anything he said was by definition "a jest" and "the uttering of a fool" - could speak frankly on controversial issues[3] in a way in which anyone else would have been severely punished for, and monarchs understood the usefulness of having such a person at their side.
[4] Still, even the jester was not entirely immune from punishment, and he needed to walk a thin line and exercise careful judgment in how far he might go - which required him to be far from a "fool" in the modern sense
The position of the Joker playing card, as a wild card which has no fixed place in the hierarchy of King, Queen, Knave etc.
might be a remnant of this position of the court jester
The origins of the jester are said to have been in prehistoric tribal society,, Pliny the Elder mentions a royal jester (planus regius) when recounting Apelles' visit to the palace of the Hellenistic King Ptolemy I,,,
In ancient Rome, the rich employed balatrones, professional jesters
Nowadays, jesters are mainly thought of in association with the European Middle Ages,
The jester was a symbolic twin of the king.
[2] All jesters and fools in those days were thought of as special cases whom God had touched with a childlike madness—
perhaps a gift
Influences: Buddy Craig
March 2, 1957-February 29, 2008 br / If you Wanna get to heaven you gotta DIE
(listen to my song I wrote for Buddy "Russian Roullette",,, yep he really did it)
RIP? HELL NO! Buddy's givin the Devil a run for his money even six feet under, You'll never die Buddy, you'll just be A Long Time Gone
Leavin in the Mornin'
Recently this guy set the world record for speed guitar. He's got some seriously awesome skills
World Record Speed Guitar
Marijuana March, May 2nd, 2009
Sounds Like:
What you hear is all me... written, performed and recorded, by me. It doesnt make for a passionate end result, but it gets the info on the disc... wanna put down some licks for me??
Record Label: Satr Records
Type of Label: Indie