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Post by neferetus on Feb 19, 2006 0:50:15 GMT -5
Sesquicentennial Memories. 20 years ago...Black powder salute, Dawn ceremony on Alamo Plaza, March 6, 1986 Mid-day black powder salute. Alamo PlazaSan Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros prepares to present the Sesquicentennial medal to Nefarious Ned Huthmacher (In McLeod tartan scarf)Larry 'findem-killem' Grimsley, in coon hat and skins, awaits his Sesquintennial medal from Mayor CisnerosROOTS author Alex Haley, center, speaks with a member of the press, in gold jacket, while Little Charlie Morfin and Mike Waters stand at far right.Bernice Strong of the DRT chats with Jack Edmondson and Nina Rosenstand, while Jerry 'JALamo' Laing chews the fat with Howard Major. Jack 'Travis' Edmondson draws the lineDamn near dead, Mike "Colonel Bowie' Waters slouches down by the south wall of the Long Barrack for a brief respite
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Post by Bromhead24 on Feb 19, 2006 11:43:38 GMT -5
Nice shots Nef. McLeod tartan scarf? Where's your kilt? ;D
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Post by neferetus on Feb 22, 2006 1:32:47 GMT -5
Enrique Esparza (Daniel Morfin) holds his ears, while Dad Gregorio (Charlie Morfin Sr.) helps fire off a black powder salute. Alamo Plaza, March 6, 1986. Center of photo, with dark botas, is Don Vacarro, while fourth from right, in red suspenders is Doug Cohen. (SAN ANTONIO LIGHT)
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Post by Bromhead24 on Feb 22, 2006 12:30:28 GMT -5
Where are you?
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Post by neferetus on Feb 22, 2006 12:54:47 GMT -5
I was more interested in getting a photo of the black powder salute. The 2 photos a little further above of the dawn and mid-day salutes were taken by yours truly. (And the first one just had to be a little out of focus.
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Post by neferetus on Feb 22, 2006 12:58:21 GMT -5
Rich Curilla video-taped all three Alamo reenactments in the Waynamo on March 7th and 8th, 1986 with the idea of fleshing it out into an official Sesquicentennial 'film'. Unfortunately, the oversight of not having gotten signed legal releases from all of the participants prior to filming scrapped the project. (No copies of the video could have been sold at the Village, or elsewhere, without those written releases.) In addition to the videoing of Henry Guerra's "13 Days Of The Alamo", which included Jack Edmondson's 'Travis Draws The Line Speech', as well as the Alamo battle(s) in the Waynamo plaza, Rich even shot a few exteriors, showing six soldado reenactors scaling the south wall on one of the original ladders from the Wayne film. As one of the soldados, Alamo archeological expert and artist, Craig Covner, got to do a wonderful backward ladder fall, courtesy of Kenny (Crockett) Pruitt, who stood swinging Old Betsey on the wall above. Dropping the prop musket in his fall, Craig landed crotch first upon one of the ladder's lower rungs. Luckily, he saved himself from any permanent damage by grabbing the ladder, just in time. After filming the 'assault' scene, Rich even video-interviewed some of the participants, including Covner. Being in costume as a soldado gives one a whole new perspective on the battle, noted Covner. And he really got into the carnage. "It's like eating Lays potato Chips," he said wryly. "Once you start, you just can't stop." Soldado Craig Covner, 'surrounded' by two disreputable looking Texians. (Jerry Laing, Ned Huthmacher)
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Post by neferetus on Feb 24, 2006 22:44:47 GMT -5
Soldados overrun a cannon crew.
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Post by Bromhead24 on Feb 25, 2006 11:21:35 GMT -5
Is that part of the West wall in the background?
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Post by neferetus on Feb 25, 2006 11:49:25 GMT -5
Yes, it is, Bromhead. That section of west wall was constructed for the film BARBAROSA and occupies the gap in the wall that Wayne had bulldozed for Mr. Dickinson and Lisa's departure scene from the Alamo.
When the set was being refurbished for ALAMO, THE PRICE OF FREEDOM, the building was trimmed down to but one story.
During the 1986 reenactments, the public stood on the other side of that white picket fence to watch the proceedings.
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Post by neferetus on Feb 25, 2006 11:52:50 GMT -5
Oh, just as an aside, the building sort of resembles Theodore Gentilz's version of the Long Barrack, doesn't it?
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Post by neferetus on Mar 2, 2006 22:19:11 GMT -5
This certificate was issued to all participants in the Brackettville reenactments of March 8th and 9th, 1986.
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Post by Bromhead24 on Mar 3, 2006 9:49:36 GMT -5
Good show, jolly good show
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Post by neferetus on Oct 11, 2006 14:23:14 GMT -5
Larry "findem-killem" Grimsley stands above the Low Barrack stairs at just about the place where Beekeeper was killed in THE ALAMO (1960).
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Post by neferetus on Oct 13, 2006 12:59:50 GMT -5
The palisade and cannon ramp built for the Sesquicentennial reenactments.
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Post by Bromhead24 on Oct 13, 2006 19:04:08 GMT -5
About how many reenactors showed up?
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Post by neferetus on Oct 14, 2006 13:25:08 GMT -5
About how many reenactors showed up? Around 130. 100, dressed in Texian impressions and 30 Mexicans. It was quite a job for the Mexicans, but they managed to kill everyone in the fort, notwithstanding. One way they worked around the discrepancy in numbers was that, everytime a soldado would fall litter bearers would carry him off, out of sight of the spectators. Then the "dead" soldado would suddenly come back to life, run around to another wall and then charge in as a new guy. On the 2nd day of the event (Sunday), about 1/3 of the reenactors had to leave Brackettville, so that depleted the Mexican ranks even more. I ended up, going over to the other side and, with the help of a soldado reenactor, sort of got together a half-decent uniform. I had the unique experience that weekend of not only defending the Alamo, but attacking it, as well. Soret of gave me a whole new perspective on the battle.
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Post by neferetus on Jan 1, 2007 17:55:19 GMT -5
Soldado Phil Martin pauses to reload his Brown Bess, during the Sesquicentennial reenactment of the battle of the Alamo held at Alamo Village, Brackettville, March 8, 1986.
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Post by Bromhead24 on Jan 2, 2007 17:48:17 GMT -5
I love the Brown Bess, he must of run thru a Texian already cause his bayonet is bent....
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Post by neferetus on Jan 3, 2007 1:16:35 GMT -5
While reenactors had their own, authentic bayonets, for the hand to hand fighting, leather bayonets with wire centers (much like a pipe cleaner) were used.
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Post by Bromhead24 on Jan 3, 2007 11:07:15 GMT -5
Actually it looks better than the rubber garden hoses they used in 13 days..lol
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