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Post by TexasMac on Mar 26, 2005 9:47:21 GMT -5
Jiminy! Thar's only THREE Zulu movies, right?? (Zulu, Zulu Dawn, Shaka Zulu,....anymore?) I'll say that I like Zulu better than Zulu Dawn. I couldn't sit through Shaka without getting bored.
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Post by TexasMac on May 11, 2005 14:36:23 GMT -5
Unfortunately, no. Currently, I do 1745 Scottish Jacobite re-enactments with my pipes. Also, I'm trying to kit up (very poor progress here) as an 1830's Texian re-enactor. Regardless, Will Gibson has asked me to participate in a particular battle where pipers played over the dead. He will see to my kit. I'm very much looking forward to it.
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Post by TexasMac on May 10, 2005 22:03:46 GMT -5
Here's the 11th Texas Cavalry (CSA) schedule. One of the organizers is Will Gibson. Their big event is at an antebellum plantation house in Liendo, TX, west north west of Houston, in November each year. www.11texascav.org/schedule.shtml
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Post by TexasMac on May 10, 2005 21:56:06 GMT -5
My Great, great, great grandfather lost his leg at Cold Harbor. I have his officers lapel button.. ...but, not the leg? My great-great grandfather Thomas E. Turner was at the Battle of Vicksburg. Thankfully, he survived; otherwise, I would not be typing right now.
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Post by TexasMac on May 10, 2005 21:53:54 GMT -5
Let me recommend an EXCELLENT bio on Patton. It's called "Patton: A Genius For War" by Carlo D'Este. It's been out for a few years, so you may be able to find a paperback or second-hand hardback somewhere.
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Post by TexasMac on Dec 29, 2006 11:21:06 GMT -5
I am finishing "The Selected Letters of Theodore Roosevelt", and I received the following for Christmas that I am eager to read: "Flags of Our Fathers" (from a niece); "Justice for All - Earl Warren and the Nation He Made"; "The Politics of Diplomacy" by James Baker, III; and "Work Hard, Study...and Keep Out of Politics" by James Baker, III. It wil be interesting to read and compare the two Baker books to see if there are any changes in his thinking.
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Post by TexasMac on Nov 5, 2006 15:22:55 GMT -5
I am reading, "When in the Course of Human Events", by Charles Adams. It reminds me that the Blue were not pure and the Grey were not all so evil.
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Post by TexasMac on May 13, 2005 0:50:29 GMT -5
The 95% of what I read is non-fiction. The exceptions are the classics, such as Robert L. Stevenson, Robert Burns, and Walter Scott. For non-fiction, I prefer biographies of political leaders, but not autobiographies. The latter tend to have more lies and too much editing. IOW, they are obviously too biased. Anyway, I also read histories. Currently, I'm in the middle of a bio on John Marshall, a history on the Celtic world, and I'm also into an instructional manual on parade protocol for piping.
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Post by TexasMac on Jul 27, 2006 21:51:26 GMT -5
Oh. Well, I don't have it. BTW, did anyone guess the ID of your avatar? If not, it's William Jennings Bryan, no?
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Post by TexasMac on Dec 15, 2006 23:24:09 GMT -5
Just obtained information on the meeting in Dec. annual meeting will be December 9th 2006 on the grounds of the Alamo >at the meeting hall behind the library. Registration begins at >9A.M. Dutch treat lunch after the meeting at the Menger hotel at >11:30 A.M. Doc C How'd it go? Share your experience, please.
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Post by TexasMac on May 28, 2005 8:40:15 GMT -5
Nef, do you know the diminsions of the Musso and Bart Moore knives?
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Post by TexasMac on May 28, 2005 8:19:08 GMT -5
RebAl, what is the signifacence of the bust being on display in Trenton? I hope RebAl doesn't mind me responding. Trenton is the capitol for Gibson County, TN. Gibson Cty is located in west TN, a few miles northeast of Memphis. In the early 19th C., David Crocket was one of the first settlers in the area (northeast of Rutherford). He helped form and get recognized Gibson County in 1823. And, his son John W. was born in Trenton.
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Post by TexasMac on Nov 5, 2006 15:16:44 GMT -5
I was looking through a case of old records when i found these which belonged to my grandfather: -The Regimental Band, Pipes, and Drums of the Scots Guards -Trooping the Colour: A live Recording with the Coldstream Guards -The Regimental Bands Pass in Review -S. Hurok Presents The Black Watch -Amazing Grace by the Royal Scots Dragon Guards -Highland Pageantry -Scottish Splendor I know i have more in the basement and if i can ever find them i'll post the names. Sounds like a fine selection! I have CD music by the Scots Guards and the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, too! And, in additon, 99% of all pipers have the Scots Guards' two books of their regimental "sheet" music. I DO!
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Post by TexasMac on Nov 5, 2006 10:26:54 GMT -5
I have a zillion CDs featuring bagpipe music. And, another zillion in "Celtic" (Scottish/Irish) Folk music. As a piper, it gives me some pointers on how a tune should be played, especially in regard to speed. Pipe music is also inspring and I sometimes play it when I exercise. What most people are used to hearing is a pipe band playing the so-called martial music. These are the tunes to march to. But, there are pipe tunes for dancing (hornpipe, jig, strathspey, and reel). These are harder to play because a lot of them are played fast. The other kind of pipe music that I really like to play and listen to is the piobaireachd (pee-bruck). It is the classical music of the bagpipes. It is very ancient as it is the original music for the pipes; although, a lot of the tunes played today are only a few centuries old or sooner. Ironically, a lot of the marches that are still played today were written as early as the 15th and 16th centuries, yet these are not considered "classical".
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Bond
Mar 26, 2005 9:14:59 GMT -5
Post by TexasMac on Mar 26, 2005 9:14:59 GMT -5
In keeping with the theme of this thread, I have a compilation CD of Bond movie themes, which came out not long after Brosnan took over the role.
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Bond
Mar 26, 2005 9:12:54 GMT -5
Post by TexasMac on Mar 26, 2005 9:12:54 GMT -5
I don't know if you have seen this site it has plenty of James Bond stuff. www.spyguise.com/Bookmarked! Not only am I a fan of the Bond movies, but also The Man From U.N.C.L.E.. I'll watch just about anything featuring McCallum. I'm a regular viewer of NCIS on Tuesdays.
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Post by TexasMac on Nov 5, 2006 15:20:29 GMT -5
All of the spaghetti westerns had great soundtracks especiially the good, the bad and the ugly. it was at its best before the final shootout in the cemetary. I agree, ALAMOGUY!
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Post by TexasMac on Nov 5, 2006 10:44:22 GMT -5
I like all the Western Soundtracks especially: High Noon How The West Was Won Rio Grande The Searchers Rio Lobo The Big Country Fort Apache Gettysburg Glory the Magnificent Seven To name just a few, and also any music old or modern about the War Between the States. All good! I especially like Big Country on your list. Also, the Sergio Leone "spaghetti" westerns had good stories and great music. I have the dvd and soundtrack to Once Upon A Time in the West.
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Post by TexasMac on Mar 26, 2005 9:06:04 GMT -5
Well, ditto to you, too, Mike! Nice to "see" some familiar "faces" here.
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Post by TexasMac on Mar 26, 2005 9:04:49 GMT -5
Happy to be here!! A nice place. Is the apple pie good, here?? Steve McIntyre
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