+CHALAMALA WAS DIFFERENT+ >cagliostro was different< +LEONARDO WAS DIFFERENT+ >mesmer was different< +JERSUS WAS DIFFERENT+ ************************** +CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION+ >masked lords and ladies @ gruyere (GOLD THREAD & FEATHERS) >were hungry for spiritual transport +INTO A TRANSCENDENT REALM+ ********************************* +FOOD AND WINE+ >was only the beginning of the change so desperately needed in the face of +FEAR OF WAR & PESTILENCE+ ****************************** +TRUMPETS SOUNDED+ >massed drums rolled, resounding & echoing thundereous cascading (BLOOD QUICKENED) >vibrations into the extensive (LEGS WEAKENED) >lofts, towers and bellfrys. ************************* +AT THE HEIGHT OF THE NIGHT+ the men of talent, genius & artistry +THE STELLER PERSONA+ were brought out front and center ************************************ >TO PROVIDE ENCHANTMENT AND EVEN ECSTASY FOR THOSE OPEN ( the chosen few) +TO TRANSCENDENCE+ ********************* +CHALAMALA WAS IMPRESSIVE+ (his hat alone, a work of art) **************************** +GIRARDUS DICTUS+ (chalamala) >was the jester/troubadour/fool of gruyere count peter iv in the ********************************* +MIDDLE OF THE 14th CENTURY+ ******************************** +CHALAMALA WAS DIFFERENT+ >as a child he was ostracised for his +DIFFERENCE FROM THE OTHERS+ ********************************* +COUNT PETER THE 4TH+ >was the very enlightened count that recognised that chalamala's genius ************************************* >COULD BE PUT TO WORK FOR THE BETTERMENT OF HIS +NEEDY PEOPLE+ **************** +GENIUS AND PATRON+ >every group of people have a chalamala or a leonardo in their midst but not many have a leader with the +E N L I G H T E N M E N T+ ************************** +of count peter degruyere+ ************************** +LEONARDO WAS FORGOTTEN IN+ +ITALY UNTIL KING FRANCOIS 1st+ +++++++++++++++++++++ +EMPLOYED HIS VISION+ *********************** +TALENT NOT TECHNOLOGY+ >in that day, talent ruled and was +R E W A R D E D+ **************** >chalamala became the wealthiest of gruyeren citizens, owning the TOWNS MOST IMPRESSIVE +RESIDENCE / CHALET+ ********************** >HE BEQUETHED A COW TO EVERY (knights templar) +ROUGEMONT MONK+ >upon his very honored death ****************************** >SADLY HIS PREDICTION OF THE DEATH OF GRUYERE BECAME (winter of 1554) +ALL TOO TRUE+ ************** gene ray, san diego, california CHRISTMAS, 2 THOUSAND & 8 YEARS AFTER THE >BIRTH OF JESUS< ****************