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Post by yanmacca on Jul 29, 2019 18:44:27 GMT
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Post by yanmacca on Jul 29, 2019 18:48:33 GMT
Dont ask me why that post came out yellow, it did that itself and iit wont respond to my edit either.
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Post by Beth on Jul 31, 2019 19:08:24 GMT
Ian, I feel the love you get from a dog is worth the pain of having to let go. My niece has had a number of dogs in her life--they had greyhounds for a long time which are kind of like potato chips, you just can't have one. She told me that every time a new dog comes in her life she knows at some point her heart will be broken but until that time every minute is worth it. She also has a ring of tattoos around her wrist of stars, the filled in with dogs that have gone on and the open ones for the dog(s) currently in her life.
I should mention that my niece is in her 30's (ghads can she really be that old) and deals with a lot of depression. She finds having a dog essential for her mental health even though they are not registered as emotional support animals.
Speaking of which my eldest has an emotional support cat named Ducky, it is the best thing that has happened to her since she left home and perhaps she is the best thing that happened to Ducky.
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Post by deadwoodgultch on Aug 17, 2019 14:02:11 GMT
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Post by quincannon on Aug 17, 2019 17:27:25 GMT
One of two things becomes very apparent in listening to the lyrics, Dimitri Tiomkin either never visited the Alamo, or he introduced a heaping dose of artistic licence into his writing. It is perhaps the reason that most folks on their first visit expect the Alamo to be out in the countryside, with cattle a grazing and cowboys a riding herd, instead of being in the city center of San Antonio, surround by large hotels and River Walk. Such is life.
As good as the Robbins' rendition of the song is, I believe the version by Bud and Travis is the best.
Regardless, the Alamo, is symbolic of all America, people willing to work, fight, and if need be die, for an idea bigger than themselves.
SIDEBAR: My good friend LTC John Andrews designed a distinctive unit insignia for the 229th Aviation, a new unit stood up upon the activation of the 29th Infantry Division. The unit was composed of already existing aviation units in both Maryland and Virginia, some of them tracing their lineage back before the misunderstanding between the States. He did a great job, full of aviation symbology, but was having a hard time coming up with a motto. He then ask me if I had any ideas and thinking about it for a moment I said why not "Duguello". The word fit nicely on the DUI's scroll and it was submitted. It was rejected. I suppose they must have had a Spanish speaker on staff at Heraldry who decided that "no quarter" was not politically correct, especially so if the 229th was ever deployed south of the Rio Brave Del Norte.
In the end we settled for "FREE DOMINION" symbolizing the Free State and the Old Dominion
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Post by dave on Aug 18, 2019 0:48:43 GMT
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Post by deadwoodgultch on Aug 18, 2019 14:19:55 GMT
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Post by deadwoodgultch on Aug 18, 2019 14:31:34 GMT
1900ish
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Post by quincannon on Aug 18, 2019 15:13:12 GMT
I would date that photo between 1860-70. Probably just before the Civil War would be my guess. The old convento has yet to be converted into a dry goods store, after it was abandoned by the Army, when they moved to Fort Sam Houston. As a dry goods store there would be wrap around porches added, which stayed there until early in the 20th Century. By 1910 all of the additions were gone and the convento's second story was removed shortly thereafter. When I first visited in the 1960's that wall you see had been lowered quite a bit, and a gate built in it. The walls of the convento, now a single story that faced onto the plaza were in ruins with weeds growing between the east and west walls. Today the ground floor of the convento has been completely restored and serves as a museum.
At the time of the battle the Alamo Chapel did not have a roof. In fact it never had dad a roof, the project being abandoned when San Fernando Cathedral was built, in the town itself. The roof you see, the one still there was built by the U S Army, along with the signature hump on the front facade of the chapel. The Army occupied the place from 1845 to 1861 and used it as a warehouse in conjunction with the rest of the land being used as a quartermaster depot. The Confederates used it for the same purpose from 61-65, then the Army reclaimed and used it as a garrison until Fort Sam could be completed.
I would encourage anyone interested in the Alamo's appearance over the years to get George Nelson's book "The Alamo, An Illustrated History. It's available on line at the Alamo gift shop, and I believe on line at the San Jose Mission gift shop. It is a must go to book.
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Post by deadwoodgultch on Mar 28, 2020 13:57:16 GMT
Just watched a mini series on Amazon, "Texas Rising", made in 2015. The story seems to be well done, sensationalized to some degree, understandable. The only major flaw is the topography. I did some work in east Texas in the late 90's, Victoria, Temple, and even into the Hill Country. Visited Goliad and obviously the Alamo, for the third time. The majority of the terrain is all wrong. Other than that flaw I enjoyed it.
Regards, Tom
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Post by yanmacca on Mar 28, 2020 15:37:11 GMT
I have seen that show too Tom, don't know about the terrain as such but it was okay, was it in three parts? I am sure I had in a avi download file with no adverts of gaps as if it was burnt from a DVD.
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Post by quincannon on Mar 29, 2020 11:19:35 GMT
The terrain is wrong Tom because it was filmed in Mexico.
Best terrain on film in an Alamo story is in The Last Command. Wayne's Alamo was filmed in Texas too, but in west Texas, where the terrain is very different from that surrounding San Antonio.
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Post by Beth on Apr 1, 2020 18:56:56 GMT
The terrain is wrong Tom because it was filmed in Mexico. Best terrain on film in an Alamo story is in The Last Command. Wayne's Alamo was filmed in Texas too, but in west Texas, where the terrain is very different from that surrounding San Antonio. I will admit I would have never noticed the difference in terrain until I moved here. Western Texas is just what people think Texas should look like. I find that people often have ideas what a whole state is like just from a limited amount of information.
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Post by rebcav on Dec 17, 2020 9:56:06 GMT
There's a pretty cool Alamo discussion forum. Kind of like this one but deals with all things Alamo. It's called the "Alamo Central Forum". Hope everyone is doing well. Aloha, Duane
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Post by rebcav on Dec 18, 2020 11:39:33 GMT
The terrain is wrong Tom because it was filmed in Mexico. Best terrain on film in an Alamo story is in The Last Command. Wayne's Alamo was filmed in Texas too, but in west Texas, where the terrain is very different from that surrounding San Antonio. I will admit I would have never noticed the difference in terrain until I moved here. Western Texas is just what people think Texas should look like. I find that people often have ideas what a whole state is like just from a limited amount of information. My first exposure to Texas was in 1986 when I was stationed at Fort Bliss learning how to shoot the Stinger Missile. You're correct on the "West Texas" comment. But in the '90's I did a roadtrip from Key West to L.A. Drove I-10 all across Texas. (They tell me I had a GREAT TIME in San Antonio) East Texas is beautiful, (as is West Texas, just a different landscape.) My girlfriend is from Palestine Tx., and I went to meet her Family and was amazed at her brother's ranch. Green, crops of all kinds growing, totally NOT what I expected.....
Hope this finds everyone well and ready for Christmas. Aloha,
Duane
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