>In case anyone wants to know, Mr. Cobb is referring to "Der Ring des 
>Nibelungen" (The Ring of the Nibelungs), a Norse tale which became the basis 
>for Wagner's Ring Cycle (including the ever popular "Ride of the
>Valkyries"). It also inspired Tolkein.  Warning: this is not a
>light-hearted story, nowhere  near AMG in feeling.

But doesn't AMS (A Magicalgirl Show) deal with exactly the same theme of
conflict between desire and duty as the Ring Cycle?  (Especially in the
videos...)

(I bet that Skuld thinks that a ring cycle is something a phone does when
an incomming call is being indicated.)

	Henry J. Cobb	hcobb@slip.net          http://www.io.com/~hcobb
    Skuld is exactly the sort of goddess who'd
    love the smell of napalm in the morning.