tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9994347.post7002852245121661728..comments2010-05-10T22:59:14.198-05:00LWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303436280471983659mossby@gmail.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9994347.post-60230694179985817932010-05-10T22:59:14.191-05:002010-05-10T22:59:14.191-05:00You just gave me a great idea. I think I'll start a band called The Blues Jihad. We'll all have beards and wear turbans, but we'll only play songs about Jesus and eating bacon. It'll be great!Akktrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09907742052704787919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9994347.post-10251512090443696392009-07-10T08:59:34.051-05:002009-07-10T08:59:34.051-05:00Last night I read about the turban craze that swept Europe in the latter half of the 18th century. About a hundred years after the last siege of Vienna by the Ottomans in 1683, Turkish fashions became quaint accessories for Europeans who were increasingly secure in their borders. Here's a portrait of David Hume sporting the Ottoman headdress: http://manolomen.com/images/hume.jpeg. For some reason, I had never been struck before by the incongruity of Hume's turban.Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11699556544348585079noreply@blogger.com