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On Mon, 23 Dec 1996, Elazar wrote: “For my Jewish brethren searching for a Biblical basis for sanctioning homosexuality, I provide you with words from Rabbis Marc Angel, Hillel Goldberg and Pinchas Stopler in their joint article published in the Winter, 1992-93 edition of Jewish Action Magazine;” Well, here’s another viewpoint: Bible Review, December 1993, p. 11 DOES THE BIBLE PROHIBIT HOMOSEXUALITY? by Rabbi Jacob Milgrom: “The Biblical prohibition is addressed only to Israel. It is incorrect to apply it on a universal scale.
This past Yom Kippur, September 25, 1993, my synagogue invited me to explain the afternoon scriptural reading, the list of forbidden sexual liaisons in Leviticus 18. I chose to focus on what is today one of the most frequently quoted passages in the entire Bible, “Do not lie with a male as one lies with a woman, it is an abomination” (Leviticus 18:22).
What I said may be both good news and bad news to my Christian friends, depending on their position on gay and lesbian rights. This Biblical prohibition is addressed only to the Jews. Non-Jews are affected only if they reside in the Holy Land, but not elsewhere (see the closing exhortation in Leviticus 18, verses 24-30). Thus, it is incorrect to apply this prohibition on a universal scale.
But I spoke to my fellow Jews, who are required to observe this prohibition. What is the rationale for this prohibition? In a previous column, I noted that the Bible’s impurity rules are part of a symbol system representing the forces of life and death. Israel is required to avoid these impurities and adhere to the laws commanded by God, who promotes the forces of life. Thus in the same chapter we read, “You shall heed my statutes and my rules, by doing them one shall live” (Leviticus 18:5). A man who discharges semen, whether intentionally or otherwise, is declared impure and must purify himself by bathing (a sort of re-baptism) before he is permitted to enter the Temple or touch sacred (sacrificial) food (Leviticus 15:16-18). Why? Because semen stands for life, and the loss of semen symbolizes the loss of life.
Note also that in the entire list of forbidden sexual unions, THERE IS NO PROHIBITION AGAINST LESBIANISM. Can it be that lesbianism did not exist in ancient times or that Scripture was unaware of its existence? Lesbians existed and flourished, as attested in an old (pre-Israelite)
Babylonian text and in the work of the lesbian poet Sappho (born c. 612 B.C.E., during the time of the First Temple), who came from the island of Lesbos (hence lesbianism). But there is a fundamental difference between the homosexual acts of men and women. IN LESBIANISM THERE IS NO SPILLING OF SEED. Thus life is not symbolically lost, and therefore lesbianism is not prohibited in the Bible.
My argument ostensibly can be countered by a more comprehensive biblical injunction. The very first commandment, given to Adam and repeated to Noah, is “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth” (Genesis 1:28 and Genesis 9:1,7). The descendants of Noah–the entire human race–are duty-bound to fulfill this commandment. But the truth is that we have not only filled the earth, we have over-filled it. This does not mean, however, that the commandment should be thought of as no longer in force–especially among Jews, who have lost a third of their members in our lifetime. I recall an incident during a premarital interview from the early years of my rabbinate. The starry-eyed bride declared her noble intention to have twelve children to compensate for the tragic loss of six million killed in the Holocaust. I gasped, “Must you do it all by yourself?”
I have since come to regret my flippant reply. This couple regarded their forthcoming marriage as a sacrament not just between themselves, but with the >Jewish people. The problem has worsened for American Jews. Because intermarriage is rife and the Jewish birth rate is low, American Jewry, once at zero population growth, has dipped into the minus column. Were it not for a steady stream of converts, the extinction of American Jewry would be even more imminent. For us the divine command, “Be fruitful and multiply” is truly in force.
To Jewish homosexuals I offer an unoriginal solution. As compensation for your loss of seed, adopt children. Although adoption was practiced in the ancient world (as attested in Babylonian law), there is no Biblical procedure or institution of adoption. As a result the institution of adoption is absent from rabbinic jurisprudence. Yet there are isolated cases of a kind of pseudo-adoption in the Bible. For example, Abraham, long childless, complains to God that Eliezer of Damascus, his steward, will inherit him (Genesis 15:2). And barren Rachel beseeches her husband Jacob, “Here is my maid Bilhah–go into her that she may bear on my knees and that through her I too may have children” (Genesis 30:3). Adoption is certainly a possibility today.
Lesbian couples have an additional advantage. Not only do they not violate biblical law, but through artificial insemination each can become the natural mother of her children.
Thus from the Bible we can infer the following: Lesbians, presumably half of the world’s homosexual population, are not mentioned. More than ninety-nine percent of the gays, namely non-Jews, are not addressed. This leaves the small number of male Jewish gays subject to this >prohibition. If they are biologically or psychologically incapable of procreation, adoption provides a solution. I hope the Eternal, in love and compassion, will then reckon their spilled seed as producing fruit. Jacob Milgrom.” (Bible Review, a publication of the Biblical Archeology Society 3000 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 300, Washington DC 20008, 202 387 8888
Published on Mar 24, 2013
DISTURBING AND APPALLING Recording of the February 24th, 2013 phone call in which Lila Tolui, Fiancé of de Vere places a phone call to Sir James Robert Wright, Board Member of de Vere’s company, and describes the scene in which Nicholas de Vere was found and alleges sinister activity / ritual slaying / foul play. This conversation has been publicly denied by the British authorities, until an anonymous intel source provided it from Wright’s tapped phone lines in Los Angeles.
DISTURBING AND APPALLING Recording of the February 24th, 2013 phone call in which Lila Tolui, Fiancé of de Vere places a phone call to Sir James Robert Wright, Board Member of de Vere’s company, and describes the scene in which Nicholas de Vere was found and alleges sinister activity / ritual slaying / foul play. This conversation has been publicly denied by the British authorities, until an anonymous intel source provided it from Wright’s tapped phone lines in Los Angeles.
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To: NIGHT VISION RADIO From: Le Prieuré de Sion
Host: RENE BARNETT Hand: Diana Rose CroiX
REBUTTAL LETTER
Interview of TRACY R TWYMAN
the 5th day, 3rd month
of the year of our Lord 2013
Dear Rene Barnett,
In pursuant of the tenets of and on behalf of the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’, it has become necessary to make a rebuttal to statements made by TRACY R TWYMAN; regarding Nick (‘HI&RH Prince Nicholas de Vere von Drakenberg’ ), live on-air with NIGHT VISION RADIO and host RENE BARNETT.
REBUTTAL PURPOSE
The sole purpose of this rebuttal letter, is to clear the air and correct any misconceptions and/or misunderstandings and/or opinions expressed by TRACY R TWYMAN, regarding ‘HI&RH Nicholas de Vere von Drakenberg’, his work under Title One: ‘The Dragon Legacy’ and/or Title Two: ‘The Dragon Cede’, Any unpublished and/or unfinished work, the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’, it’s Directors and/or Members and/or any of it’s affiliates and/or subsidiaries.
It is not the wish of the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ to address the content nor present an interpretation of the work, specifically, ‘The Dragon Legacy’. It is, however, the intention of the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ to correct any incorrect or inaccurate statements made, live and on-air with NIGHT VISION RADIO and RENE BARNETT by TRACY R TWYMAN.
TRACY R TWYMAN, while having past involvement was not responsible for the publication, rather it was Nicholas de Vere who provided TRACY R TWYMAN, years of research and archived material (Dragon Archives) for her amateur independent publications. This is obvious to any person familiar with her work and Nick’s work.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
First, to clear up any misconceptions surrounding the facts of Nick’s death, the official statement is that he,’HI&RH Nicholas de Vere von Drakenberg’ was not ‘Murdered’ but has died of natural causes due to a complication with his health.
JAMES ROBERT WRIGHT was not appointed ‘Secretary’, he was appointed ‘Cultural Attaché to the United States’ for the *’SOVEREIGN GRAND DUCHY OF DRAKENBERG: POLITICAL AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION IN EXILE LTD’.
On the 26th day, 2nd month, of the year of our Lord 2013, JAMES ROBERT WRIGHT, acted on his own behalf and made an unofficial statement, live on-air on the VINNY EASTWOOD SHOW; and was not acting on orders or directions from nor on behalf of, the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg.’
JAMES ROBERT WRIGHT was not acting under the appointed title: ‘Cultural Attaché to the United States’ for *’SOVEREIGN GRAND DUCHY OF DRAKENBERG: POLITICAL AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION IN EXILE LTD’ nor any affiliates and/or subsidiaries; JAMES ROBERT WRIGHT acted on his own behalf and made an unofficial statement and was not acting under compulsion for, nor orders or directions given by, from or on behalf of ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg.’
REBUTTAL STRUCTURE
*(**A-**B) ‘SOVEREIGN GRAND DUCHY OF DRAKENBERG: POLITICAL AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION IN EXILE LTD’ and any and ‘all’ affiliates and/or subsidiaries.
**(A) USA as a “Political and Legislative Administration (Government) in Exile)
**(B) UK as a “Political and Legislative Administration in Exile)
‘SOVEREIGN GRAND DUCHY OF DRAKENBERG (**A+**B): It’s Directors, Companions and/or ‘Members’; and any and ‘all’ affiliates and/or subsidiaries will be referred to as the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ for the remainder of this document.
*** All references to Directors, Companions and Members of the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ will be referred to as ‘Members’ for the remainder of this document.
**** All references to ”HI&RH Prince Nicholas de Vere von Drakenberg’, Nicholas de Vere will be referred to as ‘de Vere’ or is special cases, ‘Nick’ for the remainder of this document.)
MATTER OF NOTE
Again, to be absolutely clear, the official statement of the ‘Sovereign Grand duchy of Drakenberg’, is that he, ‘de Vere’ was not ‘Murdered’ but has died of natural causes due to a complication with his health.
In reference to TRACY R TWYMAN and use of the term ‘Some Guy’ when referring to JAMES ROBERT WRIGHT in attempt to make it appear and pretend she (Tracy) does know him is not accurate or true.
What is apparent, with little investigation, is that TRACY R TWYMAN knew and had been ‘Friends’ for quite some time prior to his (James) announcement of Nick’s death. This is well documented and is a perfect example, of the character and trustworthiness of TRACY R TWYMAN.
ROYAL PREROGATIVE
The right to Nick’s Sovereignty is evident and verifiable with a bit of due diligence by the seeker and minimal effort by any mundane reader of his work. The ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ is a legal entity, under British Law and recognized by the EU, US and Britain.
Company Number 7236272: The Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg.
The Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg: The International Council of Princes (Wallachia 1465), The Imperial and Royal Dragon Court (Anjou 760).
Three sensitive words: International; Princes; Royal have been passed by the Welsh Government Honours and Protocols Office and this was confirmed by Mrs. Elaine Baker of Strategic and Corporate Communications, Ref: qA979472 by letter on 15th August 2012.
The Full Company name is now as follows and is filed by Companies House and the Honours and Protocol Office as such:
The Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg:
Represented as a Government in Exile by: The International Council of Princes (Wallachia and Transylvania 1465), The Imperial and Royal Dragon Court (Anjou 760 & Hungary 1397), The Council of Seneschals of The Imperial and Royal Dragon Court herein given, The Honourable Companions of the Imperial and Royal Dragon Court herein given, Le Prieuré de Sion (Priory of Zion of France and Abbey of Zion of Jerusalem), The Order of The Poor Knights of Christ and The Temple of Jerusalem under the First Hierarchical Rule: St. Anthony of Egypt and Scotland, and The Rose Croix of Saint Mark of Constantinople, and The Free and Accepted Freemasonry of Saint Mary Magdalene: Spiritual, Ceremonial and Almoner抯Rite. The Knights Templars Military Directorate for Intelligence and Security: Third Continental Army. The Convivienca of Toledo 790, The Bishopric and Guardianship in the Epharc of Britain and Hibernia of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church Of Europe and The Liberal Celtic Rite of The Old Catholic Church of James The Great, First Bishop of Jerusalem and brother of Jesus Christ, of and for HI&RH Prince Nicholas de Vere von Drakenberg Prince of Lusignan, Count of Anjou and the House de Vere therein incorporated.
INFRACTION ONE
The Entity and Body known as the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’, ‘HI&RH Prince Nicholas de Vere von Drakenberg’ and his vision for the future.
The ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’, while appearing much like the start of many ‘Micro Nation’, as TRACY R TWYMAN implies, ‘fantasy entities, does not fully or accurately describe nor define what is known as the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’.
TRACY R TWYMAN, made a purposeful attempt to devalue Nick’s life’s work, by publicly discrediting him, bordering on blatant defamation of character and slander. It is not understood, at this time, why she, feels the need to lash out so, passive aggressively against the efforts of ‘de Vere’ or the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’.
It is evident that TRACY R TWYMAN, whether she has a chip on her shoulder or an ax to grind, suffers from an inferiority complex, as exhibited by her actions, to save her faltering career. Grasping and clutching, to whatever publicity she could muster off ‘de Vere’, just days after his untimely death, was not only an act of cowardice but of jealousy and betrayal.
INFRACTION TWO
The Sovereign ‘Members’ of the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ and the condition of Mind.
Comparing the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ to a fantasy RPG (Dungeons & Dragons), while, describing those involved with Nick directly, as being ‘mentally unstable’ is not only inaccurate, it’s entirely untrue.
Any average person can research the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’, it’s legislative Directors and/or it’s ‘Members’ and they will discover an array of talented, bright, educated, creative and highly successful people from many different walks of life. Men and Women of integrity, holding and valuing a high standard of character, renown, class and distinction among their fellows with-in the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ and with-out.
Each ‘Member’ a sovereign individual being distinct and separate, having and possessing their own accolades, awards and merit beyond the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ speaks volumes and surely, by these facts alone, discredit any and all statements made by TRACY R TWYMAN.
While, the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ acknowledge, that there is history of attracting many unsavory, uncouth and unstable people, it is comparable and bares no difference from any other entity and/or organization in the world.
INFRACTION THREE
(EXHIBIT A, B and C) The legitimacy of the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ and it’s ‘Right to Exist’.
In truth, the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ is merely a mirror of many other charters and organizations in the world.
EXHIBIT A
A Primary example: is the ‘Holy Mother Catholic Church’ and the ‘Vatican City’ itself. The issuance of citizenship in ‘Vatican city’, as any other sovereign nation-state, should not exclude, invalidate nor disqualify the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’; rather it, not only validates the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ but proves it to be a viable, stable and necessary vehicle, to promote change and the em-betterment of society and the world at large.
The fact that the ‘Vatican City’, even exists, not only legitimates the necessity, of manifesting other such ‘states’ but by it’s (the ‘Vatican City’) very nature and existence, substantiates any and all claims made by ‘de Vere’ and the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’.
A person only needs to make a careful study of attire and costumes, worn by men in the Catholic Church, not excluding the Pope dancing around, dressed as a fish!
Is it not obvious, how much a farce and Joke the ‘Holy Mother Catholic Church’ really is, -which is a result of people taking something silly and making it serious?
And to the discredit of the ‘Holy Mother Catholic Church’, it being based, entirely, on a forged document; the Donation of Constantine, which is a clear and legitimate disqualification. Let’s not even discuss Constantine’s personal mental state…
By their own (The Holy Mother Catholic Church) standards, they disqualify themselves, their foundation being built on the sand, or in this case, built on a blatant lie.
EXHIBIT B
Another prime example: is the ‘The Virginia Company of Government (of the first 13 Colonies 1620) of the United States of America 1606’. The origins of the ‘Virginia Company’ and it’s present day manifestation had, no more or no less, credibility in it’s infancy, as does the ‘Sovereign Grand duchy of Drakenberg’, now in our present time.
This American ‘Dream’ grew a midst disdain and ridicule of English Rule, that even for the first five (maybe ten but who’s counting) years of the ‘American War of Independence’ (1775-1783) was more of a farce and joke than a ‘war’.
The Revolution being a source of entertainment for the local populous; whom would gather with their families on either side of the battlefield much like a Football game.
Certainly, we can now see the ‘Dream’ has manifest into more than anyone could have imagined at the time and anyone believing in such a thing, would have been seen as ‘Loony’. In comparison the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ has more credibility in the modern global climate then did the ‘Virginia Company’ in it’s day.
EXHIBIT C
Yet, another prime example: is the sovereign-nation of ‘Israel’. Without expressing any official stance, faith or belief, and by examining this from a ‘rational’ point of view, the mere existence of the geographical location of ‘Israel’ is a complete farce.
If anything is ‘Crazy’ sounding, it is the Idea that ‘God’ or any ‘Deified’ figure would grant or promise anything, much less a piece of real estate on planet Earth. The fact that ‘Israel’ exists, by far, more than anything else, lends credence to the existence, of the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’.
If the ‘God’ of Israel, can promise the Jews a ‘Promised Land’ why is it, so unbelievable, for the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ to exist, promised by the Derkesthai heritage itself?
INFRACTION FOUR
The Sovereign Dragon, Genetic Superiority, Empirical Elitism and Blatant Racism in the World.
TRACY R TWYMAN, NIGHT VISION RADIO and show host RENE BARNETT’s outrageous implication that the ‘Member’s’ of ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ and those identifying themselves as the ‘Bloodline’ are somehow elitist racists… Even going so far to imply a comparison with Hitler!
Under instruction from ‘de Vere’, the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ and it’s ‘Members’, welcomes a wide variety of people from all over the world; which nullifies any such idea of racism or elitism.
How is the Derkesthai culture any different from any other racial sub-type or tribal culture, such as the claims of ‘Native Americans’, Jews and/or Asians? Is it possible, for anyone, regardless of their racial heritage, to receive benefits that are given to Native Americans? No, I didn’t think so.
Can I train, in the Cherokee medicine art’s and be initiated, as a Medicine worker, even though, I may not be a Cherokee or Native American? No, I didn’t think so. Is it not required, of an initiate of Cherokee medicine, to be a full blood Cherokee? Yes.
Why? Because the initiate must be ‘racially’ qualified to receive the secrets of the Cherokee medicine… So, is that not Elitist and Racist? Why, yes it is.
The same standard, to discover genetic roots, in Native American ancestry, is the same standard of verifying familial heritage of Derkesthai culture, that being by Genealogical validation and Genetic testing.
You are either a Jew or you are not, a Native American or not or a Dragon or not. Simply, the Derkesthai culture, as well any other and ‘all’ tribal cultures, deserve the same respect, as any other racial classification and heritage. Either, all of these, separate races and heritages, are elitist racists, comparable with Hitler or they are just different tribes that co-exists on planet Earth.
Each possessing their own unique, talents, skills and perspectives that no other tribal culture or racial sub-type has. It is a true statement, statistically speaking that Africa Americans, are racially superior in sports like, American Football and Basketball.
Let us suppose that there are ancient races on planet Earth and that one such race, are of serpentine and reptilian origins; does that mean that the world has the right to ‘demonize’ them or commit and justify themselves, to commit ethnic cleansing, even genocide as History suggests?
INFRACTION FIVE
The ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’, ‘Derkesthai’ culture,’Royal Witchcraft’ and Spirituality.As with, any tribal culture, there are believed and often validated ancestral attributes and abilities, that come with the racial sub-type.
Whether or not, a person’s subscribes to such beliefs or faiths, is up to the one searching out their own origins, to find a richer meaning in their lives. As in Asian cultures, it is well documented that, they generally, exhibit superior agility and flexibility, even possessing extra tendons in their knees.
Those who study martial arts or ‘Kung Fu’, will discover a deep and rich set of tenets, disciplines and spiritual attributes. If one, desires, they can research African American heritage and discover the same things; not excluding the fact, they possess three extra muscles in their thigh and buttocks, granting them superiority in running and jumping. Should it be any surprise that the ‘Derkesthai’ could possess a greater symmetry of synapse, thus having certain superior attributes in the brain?
Should a person, delve deeper into what is the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’, they would discover a multiplicity of different faiths, religions and philosophies.
Some are Christian, some are Jews, some are Muslim, some are Druids. Some are agnostic, while others give credence to mono- theistic ideals and others poly-theistic and still others are a-theistic.
It would be hard to isolate any specific set tenets, standard religion, ritual, spiritual beliefs or faith in the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’.
To be ‘clear sighted’, as the name, ‘Derkesthai’ implies. is a result of a physiological and genetic attribute, rather than, a fanciful, wishful and hopefully acquired trait. If that is too hard for people to handle, too bad, get over it and grow up.
FINAL JUDGEMENT
The ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ Resolution.
We are not masters of information and hold no authority over the opinions of others.
While, it is acknowledged that NIGHT VISION RADIO and it’s host RENE BARNETT in their interview with TRACY R TWYMAN, acted within their rights, expressing their opinions; it was, however, in poor taste and a serious disrespect of ‘de Vere’ , the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’, immediate family, extended relatives and ‘Members’.
It is the position of the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ and it’s ‘Members’ that NIGHT VISION RADIO and it’s host RENE BARNETT are clearly misinformed and have misconceptions regarding the ‘Derkesthai’ culture. And both, RENE BARNETT and TRACY R TWYMAN, cackling like hens, only day’s after Nick’s passing, is incredibly disrespectful, rude and simply, unprofessional.
We wish to inform NIGHT VISION RADIO and it’s host RENE BARNETT that, they have been misinformed and misled, for whatever reason’s, by TRACY R TWYMAN. We request an opportunity to address these discrepancies and correct any misunderstandings.
PERSONAL NOTE
To: TRACY R TWYMAN From: Le Prieuré de Sion
Calling anyone associated with the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ and likening it’s ‘Members’ as having mental problems, calling them ‘Crazy’… You, TRACY R TWYMAN are one to talk. You, openly admit to speaking with a voice, from a Ouija board, now that’s Crazy! You would like it, if Nick’s work was trashed and the ‘Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg’ faded off into obscurity, wouldn’t you Tracy?
You accuse those that love and supported Nick of stealing his work but…
The truth is, you’ve plagiarized and pillaged other peoples work, clutching to other people’s coattails to build your amateur writing career. No? Just ask Boyd Rice… And now you stoop even lower, betraying Nick, with slander, defamation of his character and claim he has mental issues? Then give the appearance that you made Nick what he was? How self-serving and arrogant, oh ye who never held a title, Mrs Baroness Rene von Draken-fraud. With the implication of the ‘Derkesthai’ being likened to Hitler and friends… Ha!
The only Fascist Nazi is you, Tracy!
The fact, that you consult a Ouija board for anything, only goes to show what a vapid, empty husk you are.
Diana Rose CroiX
‡ IN HOC SIGNO VINCES
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Lila: “Okay but you think it is alright for James to spread muck on facebook…because Nick would have wanted that??”
Me: What ‘Muck’ are you talking about, I’m completely unaware of any ‘muck’ you speak of, other than what you’ve stated yourself.
Lila: “You obviously do not understand how hurtful it is to have someone blabbing about your partner publically making up malicious lies purely to promote themselves?”
Me: What are you talking about, who did that?
I heard of Nick directly concerning this type situation and to quote him (Nick): “Milk it for all you can get!”
Lila”I guess you think that kind of behaviour is acceptable?”
Me:What ‘behavior’ are you talking about?
Lila: “Official statement? Why should there be an official statement? Why? For what reason? It was actually none of anybody’s business”
Me: Really? okay but let me remind you, I didn’t start the court, nor did I invite people into my life to help create a positive future for the Sovereign Grand Duchy… Nick did, by that token it is our right to know if he’s dead or not, if for no other reason than closure.
Lila: “He was not in contact with any of you.”
Me: That’s not true Lila, and I’m sure the FBI, MI6 or INTERPOL have recorded all
IP address’s involved when Nick, Will, Jay or we all talked via SKYPE. Normally, I wouldn’t care but you insist.
Lila: “He was an author, he wrote a few books a few years ago and people think they have the right to trespass into other peoples privacy.”
Me: Great, I agree and it, certainly, does NOT apply to me. How many times did I call or write to you?
Lila: “And if you want to talk about what is official and what is not… Firstly: In writing I have James resignation.”
Me: I have nothing do with the Corporation nor is it any business of mine to inquire nor have I done so.
Maybe your time would be better spent calling a formal corporate meeting to resolve these issues, rather than, discussing it with me on my facebook.
Lila:”Secondly: I am joint director with Nick (legally)”
Me: Look, I’m not going to argue semantics here, simply, there are many ‘directors’ of the corporation in question… Again address the board of directors about this not me on my facebook.
Lila: “Thirdly: Who posses the court documents? Warrants?”
Me: While, it is true, ‘possession’ is 9/10ths of the law (at least that’s the case here in the US) but I’m sure there’s certain legal procedure, notarization and/or registration for documentation making it legal and official. Certainly, that has bearing beyond physical possession of a document. Time will tell what and what isn’t the case.
Lila: “Fourthly: My word as witness to what Nicholas said is good enough and seeing as this corporation you speak of belongs to Nicholas and me I don’t think you are really eligible to ask that question.”
Me: That’s arguable in court I guess… Although the statement of my eligibility to ask that question leaves me a bit confused as to ‘why’ you’re addressing me on my facebook? And on a thread that has nothing to do with the Dragon Court, the Sovereign Grand Duchy of Drakenberg, Nicholas or you… Obviously, you feel I have that eligibility to ask questions, I never asked you about… I dunno is it me?
Lila: “A lot can change in a few months, I have no reason to lie about anything.”
Me: I never said you were lying, are you?
Lila: “No one here on Facebook is permitted to continue with what we had planned, you don’t have the necessary documents or information to anyway.”
Me: I’m confused… The only thing being done here is promoting Jay’s new book. As for the court documents and warrants- I am happy you have something left from Nicks life’s work. Although, I’m not sure what your talking to me about it nor why you feel the need to tell me or anyone what we are permitted to do… !?!
Have I done anything to you Lila that would warrant you to address me?
It’s mind boggling.
You should know, ‘Plans’ change. Nick is physically dead. As for what Jay, I or anyone of us stupid Americans plan on doing from this point on is none of your business.
They Did Not Give Up "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better." ~ Samuel Beckett As a young man, Abraham Lincoln went to war a captain and returned a private. Afterwards, he was a failure as a businessman. As a lawyer in Springfield, he was too impractical and temperamental to be a success. He turned to politics and was defeated in his first try for the legislature, again defeated in his first attempt to be nominated for congress, defeated in his application to be commissioner of the General Land Office, defeated in the senatorial election of 1854, defeated in his efforts for the vice-presidency in 1856, and defeated in the senatorial election of 1858. At about that time, he wrote in a letter to a friend, "I am now the most miserable man living. If what I feel were equally distributed to the whole human family, there would not be one cheerful face on the earth." Winston Churchill failed sixth grade. He was subsequently defeated in every election for public office until he became Prime Minister at the age of 62. He later wrote, "Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never, Never, Never, Never give up." (his capitals, mind you) Socrates was called "an immoral corrupter of youth" and continued to corrupt even after a sentence of death was imposed on him. He drank the hemlock and died corrupting. Sigmund Freud was booed from the podium when he first presented his ideas to the scientific community of Europe. He returned to his office and kept on writing. Robert Sternberg received a C in his first college introductory- psychology class. His teacher commented that "there was a famous Sternberg in psychology and it was obvious there would not be another." Three years later Sternberg graduated with honors from Stanford University with exceptional distinction in psychology, summa cum laude, and Phi Beta Kappa. In 2002, he became President of the American Psychological Association. Charles Darwin gave up a medical career and was told by his father, "You care for nothing but shooting, dogs and rat catching." In his autobiography, Darwin wrote, "I was considered by all my masters and my father, a very ordinary boy, rather below the common standard of intellect." Clearly, he evolved. Thomas Edison's teachers said he was "too stupid to learn anything." He was fired from his first two jobs for being "non-productive." As an inventor, Edison made 1,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb. When a reporter asked, "How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?" Edison replied, "I didn’t fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps." "Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall." ~ Confucius Albert Einstein did not speak until he was 4-years-old and did not read until he was 7. His parents thought he was "sub-normal," and one of his teachers described him as "mentally slow, unsociable, and adrift forever in foolish dreams." He was expelled from school and was refused admittance to the Zurich Polytechnic School. He did eventually learn to speak and read. Even to do a little math. Louis Pasteur was only a mediocre pupil in undergraduate studies and ranked 15th out of 22 students in chemistry. Henry Ford failed and went broke five times before he succeeded. R. H. Macy failed seven times before his store in New York City caught on. F. W. Woolworth was not allowed to wait on customers when he worked in a dry goods store because, his boss said, "he didn't have enough sense." When Bell telephone was struggling to get started, its owners offered all their rights to Western Union for $100,000. The offer was disdainfully rejected with the pronouncement, "What use could this company make of an electrical toy." John Garcia, who eventually was honored for his fundamental psychological discoveries, was once told by a reviewer of his often- rejected manuscripts that one is no more likely to find the phenomenon he discovered than to find bird droppings in a cuckoo clock. (sort of a cute critique actually) Rocket scientist Robert Goddard found his ideas bitterly rejected by his scientific peers on the grounds that rocket propulsion would not work in the rarefied atmosphere of outer space. Daniel Boone was once asked by a reporter if he had ever been lost in the wilderness. Boone thought for a moment and replied, "No, but I was once bewildered for about three days." "Only those who dare to fail greatly can achieve greatly." ~ Robert F. Kennedy An expert said of Vince Lombardi: "He possesses minimal football knowledge and lacks motivation." Lombardi would later write, "It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get back up." Michael Jordan and Bob Cousy were each cut from their high school basketball teams. Jordan once observed, "I've failed over and over again in my life. That is why I succeed." Babe Ruth is famous for his past home run record, but for decades he also held the record for strikeouts. He hit 714 home runs and struck out 1,330 times in his career (about which he said, "Every strike brings me closer to the next home run."). And didn't Mark McGwire break that strikeout record? (John Wooden once explained that winners make the most errors.) Hank Aaron went 0 for 5 his first time at bat with the Milwakee Braves. Stan Smith was rejected as a ball boy for a Davis Cup tennis match because he was "too awkward and clumsy." He went on to clumsily win Wimbledon and the U. S. Open. And eight Davis Cups. Tom Landry, Chuck Noll, Bill Walsh, and Jimmy Johnson accounted for 11 of the 19 Super Bowl victories from 1974 to 1993. They also share the distinction of having the worst records of first-season head coaches in NFL history - they didn't win a single game. Johnny Unitas's first pass in the NFL was intercepted and returned for a touchdown. Joe Montana's first pass was also intercepted. And while we're on quarterbacks, during his first season Troy Aikman threw twice as many interceptions (18) as touchdowns (9) . . . oh, and he didn't win a single game. You think there's a lesson here? After Carl Lewis won the gold medal for the long jump in the 1996 Olympic games, he was asked to what he attributed his longevity, having competed for almost 20 years. He said, "Remembering that you have both wins and losses along the way. I don't take either one too seriously." "Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements, and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping. We see our past achievements as the end result of a clean forward thrust, and our present difficulties as signs of decline and decay." ~ Eric Hoffer Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper editor because "he lacked imagination and had no good ideas." He went bankrupt several times before he built Disneyland. In fact, the proposed park was rejected by the city of Anaheim on the grounds that it would only attract riffraff. Charles Schultz had every cartoon he submitted rejected by his high school yearbook staff. Oh, and Walt Disney wouldn't hire him. After Fred Astaire's first screen test, the memo from the testing director of MGM, dated 1933, read, "Can't act. Can't sing. Slightly bald. Can dance a little." He kept that memo over the fire place in his Beverly Hills home. Astaire once observed that "when you're experimenting, you have to try so many things before you choose what you want, that you may go days getting nothing but exhaustion." And here is the reward for perseverance: "The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered to be your style." After his first audition, Sidney Poitier was told by the casting director, "Why don't you stop wasting people's time and go out and become a dishwasher or something?" It was at that moment, recalls Poitier, that he decided to devote his life to acting. When Lucille Ball began studying to be actress in 1927, she was told by the head instructor of the John Murray Anderson Drama School, "Try any other profession." The first time Jerry Seinfeld walked on-stage at a comedy club as a professional comic, he looked out at the audience, froze, and forgot the English language. He stumbled through "a minute-and a half" of material and was jeered offstage. He returned the following night and closed his set to wild applause. In 1944, Emmeline Snively, director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency, told modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker, "You'd better learn secretarial work or else get married." I'm sure you know that Norma Jean was Marilyn Monroe. Now . . . who was Emmeline Snively? At the age of 21, French acting legend Jeanne Moreau was told by a casting director that her head was too crooked, she wasn't beautiful enough, and she wasn't photogenic enough to make it in films. She took a deep breath and said to herself, "Alright, then, I guess I will have to make it my own way." After making nearly 100 films her own way, in 1997 she received the European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. "Flops are a part of life's menu and I've never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses." ~ Rosalind Russell After Harrison Ford's first performance as a hotel bellhop in the film Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round, the studio vice-president called him in to his office. "Sit down kid," the studio head said, "I want to tell you a story. The first time Tony Curtis was ever in a movie he delivered a bag of groceries. We took one look at him and knew he was a movie star." Ford replied, "I thought you were supposed to think that he was a grocery delivery boy." The vice president dismissed Ford with "You ain't got it kid , you ain't got it ... now get out of here." Michael Caine's headmaster told him, "You will be a laborer all your life." Charlie Chaplin was initially rejected by Hollywood studio chiefs because his pantomime was considered "nonsense." Enrico Caruso's music teacher said he had no voice at all and could not sing. His parents wanted him to become an engineer. Decca Records turned down a recording contract with the Beatles with the unprophetic evaluation, "We don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are on their way out." After Decca rejected the Beatles, Columbia records followed suit. In 1954, Jimmy Denny, manager of the Grand Ole Opry, fired Elvis Presley after one performance. He told Presley, "You ain't goin' nowhere, son. You ought to go back to drivin' a truck." Beethoven handled the violin awkwardly and preferred playing his own compositions instead of improving his technique. His teacher called him "hopeless as a composer." And, of course, you know that he wrote five of his greatest symphonies while completely deaf. "No matter how hard you work for success, if your thought is saturated with the fear of failure, it will kill your efforts, neutralize your endeavors and make success impossible." ~ Baudjuin The Impressionists had to arrange their own art exhibitions because their works were routinely rejected by the Paris Salon. How many of you have heard of the Paris Salon? A Paris art dealer refused Picasso shelter when he asked if he could bring in his paintings from out of the rain. One hopes that there is justice in this world and that the art dealer eventually went broke. Van Gogh sold only one painting during his life. And this to the sister of one of his friends for 400 francs (approximately $50). This didn't stop him from completing over 800 paintings. John Constable's luminous painting Watermeadows at Salisbury was dismissed in 1830 by a judge at the Royal Academy as "a nasty green thing." Name of the judge, anyone? Anyone? Rodin's father once said, "I have an idiot for a son." Described as the worst pupil in the school, he was rejected three times admittance to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. His uncle called him uneducable. Perhaps this gave him food for thought. Stravinsky was run out of town by an enraged audience and critics after the first performance of the Rite of Spring. When Pablo Casals reached 95, a young reporter asked him "Mr. Casals, you are 95 and the greatest cellist that ever lived. Why do you still practice six hours a day?" Mr. Casals answered, "Because I think I'm making progress." "Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them." ~ Washington Irving Leo Tolstoy flunked out of college. He was described as both "unable and unwilling to learn." No doubt a slow developer. Louisa May Alcott, author of Little