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Norsery Rhymes from A to Z Fassolt, Of the Thuderstorms Well here we are on another ThorsDay with another 20 min sketch of a Norse (and Germanic, sometimes Celtic) mythological characters.  This week it’s a thrid and final version of Fasolt / Fasult / Fasold / Vasolt  of the Jotnar (Jötunn / Jotun / Jotunn / Jetten / Eoten / Frost Giant  mentioned in the the Thidrekssaga, and Eckenlied, but most notably in Wagner’s Das Reingold.

Fasolt, possibly from the Old Norse “faso” meaning ‘long braids’, is also translated to mean ‘killed by Fafnir’.

Fasolt is a frost giant and brother of Ecke and Fafnir. He is called on as the ‘Master of the Thunderstorm’ in charms of protection from the wind and lightning of storms.

Occasionally associated with Kari the Giant of the winds.

Fasolt and Fafnir had been contracted by the gods to build the castle of Valhalla for them. All for the price of large amounts of gold, and the hand of Freia (Freya and Idun) in marriage for Fasolt, and an endless supply of her golden apples of youth for Fafnir. 

However on completion Odin refuses to give them Freia. Fasolt while building the castle has fallen in love with Freia and can’t bear to be without her, and Fafnir wants her golden apples. They plot and kidnap her.  But in the end accept a hoard of gold from Odin. Fasolt after seeing Freia does not love him back and not wishing her to be harmed begs and convinces Fafnir to accept this new offer. The hoard had previously belonged to the Dwarf Albrecht, which has amongst it a cursed ring and gold, that drives those to greed and violence to possess it. 

Il grande collezionista Giorgio Fasol: “ecco cosa ho comprato nel 2020 nonostante tutto”

COME SONO STATI QUESTI 12 MESI PER I COLLEZIONISTI ITALIANI? COSA HANNO COMPRATO? COSA RIMPIANGONO E COSA NO DEL MONDO PRE COVID? PARTE CON GIORGIO FASOL L’INCHIESTA DI ARTRIBUNE Giorgio Fasol Mentre tutta l’Italia torna in zona arancione e rossa, i musei e gli spazi per la cultura continuano ad aprire e chiudere le porte, il settore dell’arte va comunque avanti. Ad un anno dallo scoppio della…

Hawkwind

Doremi Fasol Latido

@ 1972  US 1st Pressing

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The rhythm section of Dave Anderson and Terry Ollis was replaced by Lemmy and Simon King, both of whose style differed notably from their predecessors. This changed the band’s overall musical direction. Lemmy was a self-confessed inept guitarist who used volume and stagecraft to cover his lack of ability. He became a bassist by accident after joining the band, thinking he was replacing Huw Lloyd Langton. Lemmy said

“I knew the guitarist because he took eight tabs of acid and then we never saw him for five years.”

However, Dave Brock decided to play lead and continue without a second guitarist. Hawkwind’s bass guitarist failed to turn up and Lemmy was available. He said:

“I learned to play bass onstage with Hawkwind… I go out onstage with this bass around my neck, and it was a Rickenbacker, too. The bass player, like an idiot, left his bass in the truck. So I’m learning. Nik Turner says to make some noises in E. “This one’s called You Shouldn’t Do That.” Then he walks away.”

This led to Lemmy’s very unorthodox technique. Lemmy stated:

“I just don’t play like a bass player. There are complaints about me from time to time. It’s not like having a bass player; it's like having a deep guitarist.”