Hi everyone. I've been enjoying Mr. Wilson's work for a while now and lurking on this board. Today I figured I'd post after learning the concept of Westphalian sovereignty the concept of nation-state sovereignty. I cannot help but believe this could be the basis of the Westphalen name.
No searches in this forum resulted in any information regarding this. So, I ask, does anyone know if Westphalian sovereignty was an inspiration to the Westphalen name?
No searches in this forum resulted in any information regarding this. So, I ask, does anyone know if Westphalian sovereignty was an inspiration to the Westphalen name?
gbw Wrote:Hi everyone. I've been enjoying Mr. Wilson's work for a while now and lurking on this board. Today I figured I'd post after learning the concept of Westphalian sovereignty the concept of nation-state sovereignty. I cannot help but believe this could be the basis of the Westphalen name.
No searches in this forum resulted in any information regarding this. So, I ask, does anyone know if Westphalian sovereignty was an inspiration to the Westphalen name?
Welcome, gbw!
But I believe Paul got the Westphalen name through the ouija board.
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:Welcome, gbw!
But I believe Paul got the Westphalen name through the ouija board.
Mike, [shakes head slowly] the new people may not know how to deal with your particular brand of wisdom.
I'm sure that FPW himself will answer this one, if he doesn't need to keep it as part of the secret, Secret History of Jack.
Welcome GBW, you'll have a good time here.
-Wapitikev
Axioms Jack seems to live by (inadvertantly or not):
Why he does what he does: "I chose this life. I know what I'm doing. And on any given day, I could stop doing it. Today, however, isn't that day. And tomorrow won't be either." Bruce Wayne, Identity Crisis
On Rasalom: "Water's wet, the sky is blue...and good old Satan Claus, Jimmy...he's out there...and he's just gettin' stronger." Joe Hallenbeck, The Last Boyscout
gbw Wrote:Hi everyone. I've been enjoying Mr. Wilson's work for a while now and lurking on this board. Today I figured I'd post after learning the concept of Westphalian sovereignty the concept of nation-state sovereignty. I cannot help but believe this could be the basis of the Westphalen name.
No searches in this forum resulted in any information regarding this. So, I ask, does anyone know if Westphalian sovereignty was an inspiration to the Westphalen name?
[SIZE="3"]No, it wasn't. I simply liked the sound of it. Sorry -- no ouija board involved.[/SIZE]
FPW
FAQ
"It means 'Ask the next question.' Ask the next question, and the one that follows that, and the one that follows that. It's the symbol of everything humanity has ever created." Theodore Sturgeon.
gbw Wrote:Probably something as simple as the ouija board, phone book, or thin (haunted?) air. But it's fun to try to find insight behind details of books.
Well, gbw, Wapidikev was right. I should have qualified my answer. Something like, "Well, this is just an educated guess, but every writer I know uses the ouija board, so Paul probably does too. It's certainly where I get my lyrics.":eek:
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:Well, gbw, Wapidikev was right. I should have qualified my answer. Something like, "Well, this is just an educated guess, but every writer I know uses the ouija board, so Paul probably does too. It's certainly where I get my lyrics.":eek:
Which just goes to show you that Mike can type in complete sentences...he just finds it more convenient to be cryptic/homourous.
Keep em comin' Mike. And Check out the Danko response on Music Game.
-Wapitikev
Axioms Jack seems to live by (inadvertantly or not):
Why he does what he does: "I chose this life. I know what I'm doing. And on any given day, I could stop doing it. Today, however, isn't that day. And tomorrow won't be either." Bruce Wayne, Identity Crisis
On Rasalom: "Water's wet, the sky is blue...and good old Satan Claus, Jimmy...he's out there...and he's just gettin' stronger." Joe Hallenbeck, The Last Boyscout
