JOHN BRUNETTE

The guy behind the "Medieval" facade.

Last2-24-08

I am the real person behind all the vast Medieval and Renaissance knowledge. In here you will see the more personal side of me, my likes, dislikes, favorite sites on the net, favorite pastimes and hobbies.


My name is John Brunette, but most people call me "Clisto". I live in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was born and raised here in the state. Yes, I am a cheesehead. I am 52 years old, will be married for 32 years this June and have an 20 year old son who is going to college for video game design. I own a ranch style home with a pool in a quiet subdivision and have been blessed enough to have most of the things I want. Occupation wise, I am a Senior Computer Operator/Analyst/Webpage Designer. I am also an avid Medieval Reenactor/Performer, Renaissance Faire goer, Actor, role playing gamer, windup phonograph collector, Kenpo Karate 2nd Degree Black Belt, fantasy art card collector, medieval weapons enthusiast/broadsword fighter and novice writer.





Below I have listed many of my favorite things. My number one passion is Medieval History, Medieval & Renaissance Faires. I studied it in college as well as many years since. I have also played the part of King Richard the Lionheart in a History Channel documentary in March of this year 2006 called "Decoding the Past - Secrets of the Koran", as well as other crusade roles. I also perform at Medieval/Renaissance faires.If you would like to see more about these topics or more on the periods, check out my very comprehensive web site: "Sir Clisto Seversword's Tome of Adventure and Knowledge." You won't find another source of links for Renaissance faires, arms & armor, castles, clothing, food, music, organizations, dragons, history and much more pertaining to this subject all in one central location on the net. There are 104 chapters of different topics in all and it is visited daily by over 170 countries with over 3 Million hits. It is also 100% Family Friendly!!!. Also, let me know if you have or know of a new related site you would like to see added.

My Love for Role Playing Games

My next favorite pastime is Role Play Gaming. I have been an RPGA - (Role Playing Gamers Association) member for many years. I am also the treasurer of the world wide gaming club of Southeastern Wisconsin: The Fellowship of the Black Spot. Just click on it to go there. At that site, you will find links to other gamers, gaming clubs and gaming companies, besides info. about our club. It's one of the best and only clubs left out there and anyone can join. By the way, our club also took 1st place for the best all around sanctioned gaming club newsletter in North America for 1995, 1996 and 1997, and just took 1st place for the all around best club Web Site for 1999. Also, many other awards for 2000 in the RPGA Decathlon as well as special awards for other events in later years. It's very informative, so check out how to subscribe. Below are my favorite role playing systems:

Ravenloft - Love anything Gothic Horror or related
Forgotten Realms
The Living City
Al Qadim
Greyhawk
Battletech
Vampire the Masquerade - Role playing and card game

Computer and Other Electronic Gaming

Diablo I
Diablo II - Lord of Destruction
The 7th Guest
The 11th Hour
Ultima VIII (Pagan)
Conqueror
Star Seige Tribes
Duke Nukem 3D
Doom All games
Phantasmagoria
Lord's of the Realm II
Tomb Raider All Games
Any Dungeons and Dragons
Medieval I and II for Playstation II
Ghost Recon and Halo Atari Lynx Portable Gaming System - all games

Links To Some Of My Friends Homepages

W B's WORLD --- My Brothers Homepage Bill Brunette
Dave Flemming's Homepage
Lord Magnus Homepage
Skurvy Viking's Faq's Tips and Cheats

Some Favorite Movies & TV Shows

Beowulf & Grendel 2005
Triston & Isolde
Kingdom of Heaven
Braveheart
First Knight
Dragonheart
Excalibur
The Three Musketeers
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Robinhood Old and New
Ivanhoe 1952
Sir Lancelot 1950's
Gladiator
13th Warrior
The Sixth Sense
Covington Cross - Have all episodes and ones only shown in England too with interviews.
Xena - "Warrior Princess"
The "X" Files
Sightings
Unsolved Mysteries
Star Trek - Next Generation
Star Trek Voyager
Cops
America's Most Wanted
History & Discovery Channel
Stargate SG1
Ghost Whisperer
The Kindred
All Horror Films, especially the classics
Troy
Spiderman (All)
Pirates of the Carribean (All)
History Channel
Discovery Channel

Some of my Leisurely Interest's on the Net

Below are some of the places to which I surf. And, as you can see by some of the links, I do have a fascination for strange phenomenon. I do believe in the paranormal, from ghostly experiences of my own, and am of the mind set that we just can't be the only living beings or creatures in existence anywhere in all relative time and space. Besides, it's also a lot of fun. Anyway, back to my interest's.

The Discovery Channel
Worlds Largest Shareware Site
Remote Viewing
The Ultimate WWW UFO Page
Shadowlands Ghost Page
Sea Srepents and Lake Monsters
Archive "X"---WWW Paranormal Virtual Library
Adventures Beyond the Body
Virtual Florist
Blue Mountain Arts - Musical Animated Electronic Greeting cards
The Ghost Web - Largest Archive of Real Ghost Photos on the Net
dMarie Time Capsule - Find out what happened when you were born
J-Track Satallite Tracking
Chris Balls Informational Discovery Links
Map Quest
Linda Payne Autographs
Mysteries of the Mind
Whitley Striebers Unknown Country
Earth Files - Linda Moulton Howe

Some of my Special Work Related Sites

IBM AS400 Roundtable Discussion Area and Technical Support
CNet - the Computer Network
Interskill Homepage--Computer Based Training for IBM Mainframes
Tucows - Internet tools and programs
Shareware.com

That's it for now. Let me know what you think by clicking on the E-mail address.

John Brunette - (sirclisto1@sbcglobal.net)