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Finally ! After a lot of patience I have created my own homepage. This site is very personal, and in the first place meant for people who know me personally, and like to ''follow'' my life a bit..

But of course also unknown creatures are very welcome here, maybe to  look for some new concert/festival pictures, or just want to know who I am and what my interests are...

I chose the name "iisolde" from a Qntal album (part III, the story of Tristan and Isolde - it's a very old story about immortal love, magic, jealousy and death).

Why gothic ?? My personal story:

The gothic (sub-culture) scene is since the beginning of the nineties a big part of my life, I don't want to call myself a goth, but if people do so, who am I to say that I'm not ?!! 

Gothic isn't so sad as it sometimes looks. Okay, maybe the black clothes, depressing music, and interest in dark mysterious things (like graveyards) will suggest to most people that there is no happiness at all in this scene, but these facts are based on prejudice. Gothic can be very romantic, sensitive and harmonious if you're open for it...

My fascination for gothic started about 13 years ago, although I hadn't heard of the word "gothic" at all. It started with a single from The Cure, which I bought very cheaply at a flea-market I remember. On 6th May 1989 I saw my first Cure concert in Heerenveen (NL) That was so GREAT, I will never forget it. Since this concert my clothes are black, my hair is wild and my thoughts are dark.
 

For me, the most important reason for being attracted to this scene is because of the music. I love to hear dark sounds but also medieval  music.... with beautiful voices, drums, cello, violin, flute..etc.  There are so many good Bands that it's impossible to know them all. I like to go to concerts/festivals or just dancing around at a party..You can find some of my favorite Bands here.

Further I like to dress in black: always, wherever I go (okay, sometimes in combination with some purple too) I feel good in it...  I can't explain why, but I love velvet, lace or satin, for example... I also like silver jewellery (classic and celtic style), I have a nice collection and change every day (except my rings)            

Then my house... I mean: our house, I live together with my husband Ron... This is also decorated in gothic style, black furniture, silver/grey things like witches, knights, celtic crosses, candles and of course some nice posters. Most people think it's too crowded in here but we like it... we feel very comfortable in our little house.

Of course material things are not the most important things. Thoughts are important too. My fascination for death is one of these. I don't speak often about it because I have experienced that most people don't understand it. (They can't even imagine that it feels good to walk in a nice old graveyard) I read a lot of books about people who were once close to death, or people with a terrible disease, suffering from their illness. It's hard to explain why this exactly attracted me, I think because death is something mysterious we can't touch, and maybe I'm curious how it feels to be dead. Please don't get me wrong and don't be afraid that I want to leave this beautiful world right now, no way !!! I enjoy life and live to the full, because every day can be your last, but it's nothing to be afraid of. (The worst thing is always the family/friends who lose somebody..that's so sad....)

Another fascination of mine is my respect and adoration for gothic cathedrals, medieval castles, ruins and old cities. These buildings are so impressive, it was a miracle how they built it in the early times with so  little material. Ron and I like to visit those in our holidays but I have to admit that I don't know much about history. Ron does, he's very interested in the Middle Ages and knows a lot about it, so he is my personal guide then.

Have fun with my homepage, I'm looking forward to meeting you in my messagebox or please leave a message in my guestbook ....I'm always open for any comments or questions. Thanx..