wow..where to begin..;)

As I recall it, Bach was a Kappelmeister (sp?) for the Prussian royalty at the very start of the 18th Century. His job (aside from helping to churn out rug rats, something he was equally prolific at..;) was to provide music on demand for the Kaiser (if that term was in vogue that far back).

Since, at the time, there wasn't 1 Germany (there were hundreds), it's possible he got lost in the shuffle. It was in the mid-19th Century that Mendelsohnn got him properly introduced into popularity, so he was kind of obscure until then.

One thing about 'rotica is what I consider a limitation of Poser; that extreme emotions of any type don't come out looking as well; aside from the regular teeth, glowing nostrils, and slight deformations of the mesh, they tend to look more artificial than the serene (sometimes zombie-like) default expression you get 'out of the box'.  This tends to make them look more fake than different modes of 'prawno' would. So that explains some of the crappines..;)

As for the Trekkiegrrl pic..I've heard (from reading..I ain't the 'whips and chains' crowd by any means..;) it's actually the sub (submissive) rather than the dom (dominant) that 'calls the shots' in the action..the sub sets the limits, and the dom has to follow them..I call it, 'Master and Servant'..;)

enough for now..this is becoming 'the thread that would not die'..;)

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)