Tue Feb 12, 2002
OK now, let's try real hard to not call a Rolling Thunder by some other word. It is what it is and as such is UNIQUE in the universe. To call it by any name other than Rolling Thunder, Thunder Wheel or simply Thunder is to label it as that which it is not. Oly started using that other word about 20 years ago and I pointed out my feelings on the subject back then, but unfortunately, the misnomer stuck.
Still, to blindly follow someone else’s faux pas does not make it valid. Possibly most Thunder people aren't even aware of this, but since it is our collective desire (in Coeur Taranis) to be the example, the model for doing it right, let's endeavor to polish up on this little point.
Wed Feb 13, 2002
No REALLY! It's not a *bad* word, it's rather like referring to a star as a thingamabob.
Granted, a rose by any other name, nonetheless, calling a rose by name of widget just doesn't make one think of a rose.
;)
Flynx