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No,Texas is not New York,thank God. I do have a sense of humor however to be disrespectful at a shrine is not humor anymore than when Ozzy Osbourne pissed on the Alamo several years ago. Some of us take that sacred birthplace of Texas independance quite seriously.Does any other state have anything even close to compare? Never mistake motion for action. | |||
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCxnx_OEPuY Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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Thanks Randle. I need to contact Ray + get a copy of that C.D. That is one I don't have. Never mistake motion for action. | |||
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Last year Lora and I got the chance to see Ray and Asleep At The Wheel at the theater in Graham Texas and they did that song. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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God Bless Texas and the men who died at the Alamo, the set the standard for bravery and at odds like have never been seen before or since, and they all had the option to walk away.. In much of todays America, we lost that pride and replaced it with people that have no pride or purpose other than whining and piss'en down their leg when something goes wrong or against them personally like the reaction to the presidency, what a croc that's been. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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Ray,well yes + no. I personally as a Texan am proud of the defenders of the birthplace of Texas,but let us not forget the 300 Spartans at Thermopoylae against Xerxes forces in 480 B.C.as well as the greasy grass in 1876.I suppose that I have a great respect for those few who held out against the many + paid for it with their lives.On the walls of my office I have 2 paintings. One is the battle of The Little Bighorn,the other is Winslow Homer's "The Gulf Stream".A constant reminder of man's bravery through rejection of the odds,regardless of outcome. Never mistake motion for action. | |||
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I second the thoughts about the Alamo. There is a feeling that I get when standing at the site/going thru the museum/walking the grounds that I simply cannot put into words. As for the Little Bighorn Battlefield, it stirs no such emotions simply because it could have been avoided on a bunch of levels. Between miscommunication/arrogance and a really unhealthy dose of over confidence. It was an extremely important event in our nations history, but from my research of that era and the events that led up to the battle, things could have been handled differently. Quite possibly had the mind set at that point in history been the same as it supposedly was in more recent times, Custer possibly/probably would have been fragged by some of his own troops. To be at that site and looking at how Custer approached the village, he should have realized that he was facing a far superior force with the home field advantage. I have either read or listened to nearly everything that has been written about Custer, and he simply let his own pride and thirst for glory lead him into a confrontation he had no realistic chance of winning. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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I made two knife handles with wood from the live oak there in the Alamo. I have one other handle that I will make next year for a Texas client and friend. I try to be respectful of materials such as this. | |||
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That is pretty neat, do you have any pictures of them??? Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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I have an old college bud that was an anthropologist + he told me that the suicide rate in the 7th was higher than anywhere else. I.E, Custer was an asshole. Never mistake motion for action. | |||
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My attitude toward Custer has changed over the years after all that I have read about him and a lot of the information that has been put forth has been conflicting on various levels. One aspect that has puzzled me concerning his death. Reports differ, but supposedly his body had not been mutilated after the battle, unlike Tom Custer whose body was extremely mutilated. The part that puzzles me is that from reports concerning other battles with Indians during that time period, one being the Fetterman Massacre I believe, is that in a battle with whites, if the white committed suicide during the battle, the Indians would not mutilate that particular body. Have never read of any definitive confirmation that Indians had a strong enough belief/fear of the concept of suicide that kept them from mutilating the bodies. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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Yes we have heard that Custer's body was not mutilated. One story is that as he had taken an Cheyenne woman as a lover that they considered her in a wife role.I disregard that they did it out of respect to his warrior status. Saw a movie several years ago "Son Of The Morning Star" narrated by Buffy Sainte Marie that mentioned that they did not mutilate the body although the women did ream out his ears with needles so he could hear "on the other side" since he could not hear on this side. Never mistake motion for action. | |||
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