A.L.A.M.O. 1980 Reenactments

[neferetus]

Following are a collection of photos taken on March 6, 1980 at a gathering of Alamo buffs in San Antonio. The event was sponsored by Mike Waters and the Alamo Lore And Myth Organization. (A.L.A.M.O.)

Nefarious Ned Huthmacher, in the grounds behind the Alamo chapel.

Phil Rosenthal. as Lt. Col. William Barret (Bucko) Travis

Travis exhorts his men to do their duty.

Defenders, including Henry Guerra (in glasses) Kenny Pruitt (in coon hat) Nefarious Ned and John Hubbell listen to Travis' speech.

Ladies of the Ah-la-mo, including Ellen Bowie (in white apron) and Nina Rosenstand (in red shawl)

Jim Bowie (Mike Waters) is carried across Travis' line by Howard Major (in glasses) Kenny Crockett Pruitt and Kaj Andersen (in green Jacket).

Bowie, a sick man. (Mike Waters.)

The defenders ponder their choice.

Sentry: Colonel Travis! The Mexicans are coming!

To your posts, men!

Don Wayne Clark, Kenny Fingers Pruitt and Phil Bucko Rosenthal reenact the reenactment, at Brackettville, this time.
Colonel Mr. Bowie (Mike Waters) at the Waynamo.

For anyone whose name I may've forgotten, I crave your pardon. Step forward and identify yourself.

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Phil "Travis" Rosenthal and Craig "Dickinson" Covner

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Kenny Pruitt fashioned his coon hat after John Wayne's in "The Alamo". As a matter of fact, his entire outfit is a replica of Wayne's.

I know in that particular renenactment, we all took the names of an Alamo defender. Kaj Andersen of Denmark, for instance, assumed the role of Charles Zanco. Henry Guerra was Gregorio Esparza, while John "the Kid" Hubbel portrayed Tapley Holland. I took on the name of a fictional Alamo defender, "Ned" the BeeKeeper, from "Colonel Crockett's Exploits and Adventures in Texas". (Didn't have no keg handy, though. )

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Wished I could've been that sentry, up on top of the chapel facade. Can you imagine anyone being allowed to go up there today?

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-Phil Rosenthal Remembers 1980-
From thealamofilm site, Jan. 2, 2007, 8:41 PM

This is where I met such famed lumanaries in person for the first time as Nefarious Ned Huthmacher, Fingers Pruitt, Don Wayne Clark, Courageous Craig and Beautiful Nina, Mike "Muddy" Waters, Kobenhaven Kaj and a host of other fine, otherwise sane people.

I am not given to reenactments, especially having experienced actual battle and not eager to glorify and romanticize it, but I could not resist taking part in this and meeting what turned out to be as fine a group of people as I have ever met. Was I ever surprised when I was given the honor to play Travis. It was a dream come true and something I will always treasure. Walking along the river in 1836 garb isn't gonna get you women, but it was fun just the same. Going out B-ville and repeating it for Happy Shahan was great too and that's where Don Wayne Clark and I completed the counterculture Alamo epic, Alamo II, starring such celebs as Mad Mike Boldt, terrible Tony Pasqua, "The Grone", Bucko and Essie Mae Rosenthal, Don Wayne Clark and a cast of thousands. It was filmed on location at Brackettville, TX, Tulsa, OK and that hotbed of Old West activity, Hopatcong, New Jersey.

Again, all seriousness aside though, it was one of those life-changing events that has allowed me to participate and follow one of my passions ever since and even more importantly, become lifelong friends with people like those mentioned above. I am glad to have been associated with the event and honored to have been chosen to command the garrison, an honor I have never taken lightly and have respected every bit as much as my commands in the actual military. Despite being quoted in the San Antonio Light as being "...South Carolinan commander Travis with a New Jersey accent..." it was a heckuva lot of fun, and I thank Ned and Craig so much for ressurecting the photos and video from that time for me. I look forward to many more dinners with The Nefarious One in the future out on the coast and hopefully, we can get Craig up next time.

Signing out from Hotlanta, I am......The Bucko

[Greg C.]

Sounds like it was a lot of fun!

[seguin]

Great pics, great fun! Thanks for sharing...

[Cole_blooded]

Thanks Neff a good show as always! ;D I have seen most of these at the other forum and it`s nice to see em here too! Were you the only one who took pics or have you seen pics taken by others there? ;D

TED COLE....aka....Cole_blooded

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Well, my brother was taking the closeup photos, as he had a super zoom lens. The balance of the photos were taken by Nina Rosenstand.

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admin said:

Sounds like it was a lot of fun!

It was. We were especially priveleged to have participated in the very first costumed reenactment on Alamo Plaza. They, of course have them every year, now. Must've made an impression on someone.

[Cole_blooded]

Neff how old are Phil Rosenthal, Kenny Pruit and Craig Covner and have they been in other Alamo re-inactments or anything Alamo related since 1980?

TED COLE....aka....Cole_blooded ;D

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coleblooded said:

Neff how old are Phil Rosenthal, Kenny Pruit and Craig Covner and have they been in other Alamo re-inactments or anything Alamo related since 1980?

TED COLE....aka....Cole_blooded ;D

Well, I reckon they are all old enough to have seen Walt Disney's Davy Crockett, King Of The Wild Frontier when it first aired in 1955.

To answer your other question, Kenny Pruitt and Craig Covner were both participants in the 1986 Sesquicentennial reenactments on Alamo Plaza and later, at Alamo Village. Kenny reprised his role as Davy Crockett for those, as did Craig Covner.Craig later appeared in Alamo, the Price Of Freedom.

Bucko Rosenthal himself will have to fill you in on his other Alamo-related exploits. There is a film in there somewhere.

[bubbabod]

Nef and Cole, are there ever any reenactments for the Alamo? Anywhere? That's something I'd love to see. I was going to go see the one at San Jacinto this year, but couldn't make it.

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Aside from the dawn ceremonies on Alamo Plaza every March 6th, Alamo reenactments seem to come once in a blue moon. Rich Curilla recorded one such reenactment for posterity at Alamo Village in 1999 in his video, ALAMO: THE NEW DEFENDERS. (Check out the Alamo Movie section for further details on the video and its participating band of reenactors.)

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Here's the thread you were looking for, Ted.

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