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Post by Greg C. on Jun 12, 2007 14:58:16 GMT -5
To all guests and new users, welcome to the Alamo Sports aka the Alamo Central forum. We have really grown over the last couple of years to become one of the best places for Alamo and Texas history discussion on the world wide web! We have also become known as the "Alamo Site with a twist" because of the many different boards and threads in the off topic section which I hope you will all enjoy. We are happy to have members from all over the United States and members from England, Wales, and Denmark! If you are wondering why we got our unique name, see the "Why Alamosports?" thread located in the news and updates section. For guests, please sign up and join in on the great discussion! For new members, welcome and all opinions are accepted here! Please make sure to read the rules of conduct before posting.
Sincerely
Greg (Site administrator)
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Post by bubbabod on Sept 4, 2007 1:27:46 GMT -5
Hi, Greg. Thanks for the welcome. I just found your site while surfing through another site. I have lived in the San Diego area since I left Texas at age 19, enlisting in the Navy. I was born in Port Arthur, raised in Groves. All our family lives in the Beaumont-Port Arthur area, so we drive back there and spend about a month in the spring and a month in the fall. So I was born Texan and will die Texan.
On my last trip back there in March/April, I took a quick four-day driving trip visiting a lot of Texas history sites I'd never seen before, and took a lot of digital pictures at Coleta Creek, Goliad, Bracketville and John Wayne's Alamo, the real Alamo, and finished up at San Jacinto. What a great trip, with perfect weather and the Texas wildflowers in full bloom.
Thanks again for the welcome.
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Post by Greg C. on Sept 4, 2007 8:39:45 GMT -5
Welcome Bubbabod! Glad to know we have another native texian on this site. We need another good poster and as I can see, you've racked up 12 already!
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Post by bubbabod on Sept 4, 2007 10:03:20 GMT -5
Thanks, Crazyhorse. It's such an interesting subject and was drilled into us growing up in Texas, how could anybody not really get into the subject? As I'd mentioned somewhere, I finally got a chance this year to visit many of the sites, such as Goliad, Coleta Creek, etc. Great time. And like many people interested in history, I study the Indian Wars of the Plains Indians, mainly those along the Bozeman Trail and the Little Big Horn. I never get enough of this.
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Post by Greg C. on Sept 4, 2007 10:04:49 GMT -5
Theres an American History in generalsection where you can post stuff on the indian wars and plains indians, maybe i'll create another section for that...
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Post by kate on Sept 7, 2007 5:57:14 GMT -5
Hi Greg, Thanks for the welcome. I have been looking at the forum for sometime and have decided to join. I live in Somerset, England, but have an interest in the history of The Alamo. I have visited twice and am going back again in Feb-March 2008. My interests include shooting, Asian cookery and Brad Pitt!. Is there anyone out there who looks like Brad?
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Post by Greg C. on Sept 7, 2007 5:58:46 GMT -5
Welcome Kate! Glad you decided to finally join in. Make sure to post your vacation pics from your next trip!
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Post by kate on Sept 7, 2007 8:21:47 GMT -5
Thanks Greg, sure will post the pics.
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Post by neferetus on Sept 7, 2007 11:29:15 GMT -5
Hi Kate. Welcome!
Do you have any favourite Thai dishes?
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Post by seguin on Sept 7, 2007 17:24:35 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum, Bubbabod and Kate!...
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Post by kate on Sept 8, 2007 4:16:25 GMT -5
Hi Ned, I do have a favourite Thai recipe "Pra Ram Long Song" (Beef and Water Chestnuts).
I don't cook a lot of Thai food as galangel is not easily available here. My favourite Asian food is Indian and I tend to prefer a really hot curry.
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Post by kate on Sept 8, 2007 4:19:46 GMT -5
Thanks for the welcome Seguin.
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Post by powderkeg on Sept 10, 2007 19:02:39 GMT -5
Thanks for the welcome, Greg. Being a life-long Alamo nut, I look forward to some great discussion and info-swapping here.
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Post by Greg C. on Sept 10, 2007 19:34:56 GMT -5
We're one of the many good places out there for Alamo discussion! Come join in and be heard! Also, check out our famous off-topic section.
Greg
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Post by seguin on Sept 10, 2007 20:13:32 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum, powderkeg! Join the discussions...
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Post by powderkeg on Sept 10, 2007 22:45:57 GMT -5
Thanks fellers, that's why I'm here.  I recently moved to Dripping Springs. I haven't had a chance to do so yet, but I plan to drive up to Hamilton Pool Road in the next few days and see how much of the set is visible from the highway. On occasion I see Mr Reimers, who owns the land, but I haven't had a chance to ask him about the possibility of exploring the set. |
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Post by Greg C. on Oct 18, 2007 16:24:32 GMT -5
Welcome to our landmark 100th member!!!!
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Post by Bromhead24 on Oct 18, 2007 17:22:52 GMT -5
Welcome Kate and powderkeg i hope you enjoy Gregs site and please feel free to post as we have a wide range of topics and we are a friendly sort too  |
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Post by neferetus on Oct 23, 2007 22:12:21 GMT -5
Hi Ned, I do have a favourite Thai recipe "Pra Ram Long Song" (Beef and Water Chestnuts). I don't cook a lot of Thai food as galangel is not easily available here. My favourite Asian food is Indian and I tend to prefer a really hot curry. Well, I can see how I would feel right at home at your house. 'The hotter, the better', is my motto. (Sorry for not replying sooner, Kate, but I only now spotted this post. It is important, when you open a thread to go back and reread a couple of pages, before responding. I will try to remember that, in the future.) |
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Post by Greg C. on Oct 24, 2007 14:31:43 GMT -5
All new, postless members, come share some scary stories in the new subboard!
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