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Post by crzhrs on Jul 19, 2006 11:57:46 GMT -6
I don't know if anyone has seen Flynn out of costume but some of the film I've seen of him from the mid-30s has him with very long hair for the time, very rakish and of course suavé and debonair (or is that suave and debonner?)
Anyway he is my all-time favorite action/adventure actor and of course always had a woman or women on each arm.
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Post by queensown on Jul 23, 2006 14:15:05 GMT -6
Flynn was very much the epitome of the male movie star image I suppose, the girl on each arm and apparent devil may care attitude. It certainly served him well in many of his film roles, probably most memorably as the definitive Robin Hood. I still think he's the closest we've had on celluloid to Custer as well, there was something about Flynn (perhaps the reputed hot-headedness) that seemed to transpose well to the role that's not been repeated since.
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Post by harpskiddie on Aug 15, 2006 12:03:07 GMT -6
I ain't older than dirt, but I am older than Fred......
My real name is Gord Harper, although I have used several others throughout my lifetime, for various and sundry, but non-nefarious, reasons. Some of them some members might recognize. I am a former member of CBMHA and LBHA [and lots of other associations irrelevant to the subject of the Little Horn - and possibly irrelevant to anything]. I no longer join any organization that would, as Groucho once said, have someone like me as a member.
I live in New Westminster, B.C. - Beautiful British Columbia, although I sometimes think we're trying our best to destroy it. I used to be married. I have two kids, one of each, and now four grandchildren, also one of each. My daughter decided against being present when she gave birth to my latest - a granddaughter born yesterday - because she said her first delivery hurt too much.
My interest in Custer and The Fights On The Little Horn arose in a very roundabout fashion. One of my earliest recollections is of watching "They Died With Their Boots On" - strange that the preceding post involved Errol Flynn - but I thought it was just another cowboy movie like the Durango Kid. Later I saw a few other movies that had this same George Custer guy in them, and he was always getting himself killed. I never realized that he was not a fictional character, until I read a brief mention of him in a Civil War book I was reading, where it said something like: "We were ordered to move to the side of the road, and I saw the reason when General Custer and his staff went clattering by, doubtless on his way to strike at the enemy ahead..."
I first visited the battlefield in 1958, under rather strange circumstances, since I didn't know it was there and sort of ended up there by accident. This was in early June, and I was on my way to Winnipeg to join the Goldeyes [class C Northern League]. I was fortunate enough to have a park ranger give me a short guided tour [during which there was a curious incident involving Crittenden's gravesite] and I became - I don't think "hooked" is the right word, but it'll have to do.
I spent part of 1960 living at Busby, on the reserve, and visited the battlefield regularly that year. I have been back more than a few times, but not for a few years. I'm now paying for my years of riotous living with artificial these and reconstructed those and "we need to take out part of your stomach" and "your brain needs to be replaced" and like that.
Anyway, I have been studying the battle for many years. In past lives I have been, among other things, a baseball player [never higher than class A - remember when there were class D clubs all over America, Fred?], a guitarist, a writer, an employee of the United States Department of the Navy, a long-range silhouette shooter, and a security consultant. I am now tired and retired.
My interests, other than Custer's last fight and my family, not necessarily in that order, centre around collecting all of the music I was involved in, back in the 60s and 70s mostly, with a few later efforts when I needed the money. I know a bit about the Crimean War, and am generally up on the War Between The States [but not anywhere close to being an expert on any phase of it, including Custer].
I am open-minded, not locked into any theories about Custer's fight, and always let the evidence lead me to conclusions, instead of the other way around. I just started on this forum. I was on Delphi for a while, but some of the people there seemed more interested in indulging in personalities than in discussing LBH. Or in putting down anybody who disagreed with them.
I look forward to learning from members, and perhaps imparting some knowledge along the way too. If I can.
My next trip to the Battlefield Monument will be next year, when hopefully my son, who lives in Texas, will be back from his current tour of duty overseas. I don't know exactly when this will be, since a lot of it depends upon the military, and if they extend his tour [there are ominous signs regarding Lebanon and Iran, and maybe even Syria], I probably wont be making the trip.
If everything works out, perhaps I can get to meet one of youse guys in Crow Agency or Hardin.
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Post by crzhrs on Aug 15, 2006 13:32:45 GMT -6
Harps:
I agree with you regarding the Delphi Forums . . . that was my first venture into the Custer/LBH discussion via the 'Net and I did learn quite a lot there . . . however some of the members are/were more interested in personal attacks rather than discussions . . . and as a result that particular forum is now devoid of any discussion.
It seems many people mention Flynn's portrayl of Custer in the "They Died . . ." and it is classic Hollywood film making even if it is a historical mess. Flynn's portrayl may never be topped . . . especially with current PC thinking . . . but oh, what a dashing Custer!
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Post by harpskiddie on Aug 15, 2006 16:37:38 GMT -6
And he could have en edge to him too. Wouldn't it have been nice had he portrayed Custer in an accurate film? Still, we have those creamed Bermuda onions and Queen's Own Butler to savour forever.
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Post by Tricia on Aug 15, 2006 18:54:02 GMT -6
But the onion part was relatively realistic ... the man loved 'em, though Libbie couldn't stand them.
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Post by harpskiddie on Aug 16, 2006 9:02:58 GMT -6
I think the quality of onions must have deteriorated over the past century or so. My maternal grandad, who was born a few years after Custer died, used to eat large onions as if they were apples. People in the West, I know, thought they were the greatest thing since peaches.
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Post by crzhrs on Aug 16, 2006 9:21:54 GMT -6
Had to be the Vadalias . . . very sweet and without the onion "aroma". One can almost eat them like apples.
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Post by harpskiddie on Aug 16, 2006 16:26:13 GMT -6
You're right on. The ones from Georgia, right? I forgot the name. I was gonna say Visalia, but I sorta knew that was wrong. We've got some nice sweet ones out this way, too - from Washington state, Walla Walla, I think.
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Post by Tricia on Aug 16, 2006 19:00:50 GMT -6
Vidalias ... but they're avaliable so rarely. Then again, I hate all onions except for shalotts.
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Post by AZ Ranger on Aug 20, 2006 18:16:25 GMT -6
My real name is Steve Andrews. I am currently employed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department as the law enforcement program manager. I have worked for the Department for 27 years. I spent time in the Marine Corps including a tour in Viet Nam in 1969-70. I graduated from the University of Arizona with a BS in Wildlife Biology.
In my job we do a lot of investigations involving firearms and conduct interviews of suspects and witnesses. We use some of the latest forensic techniques during our investigations. I completed the first Arizona Peace Officer Mounted Patrol School. We use horses in our job. I enjoy the many uses of firearms. I am a rifle, shotgun, handgun instructor and I am a Colt armorer.
My interest is fact finding for my own personal knowledge. LBH intrigues me the same as a crime scene. It has many years of contamination and misleading witnesses and/or interpretation which makes it very hard to resolve anything but leaves it open to plenty of discussion.
For years I have read some and visited various locations out of curiosity. It wasn't till I started reading boards that I realized how much was being discussed and researched.
I am impressed with the amount of time and effort many have put into gaining knowledge regarding all aspects. Also some are quite impressive writers and commenters. I enjoy it also.
AZ Ranger
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Post by harpskiddie on Aug 21, 2006 0:22:00 GMT -6
Steve: Welcome to the club. I love Arizona, and would move there in a trice, if they would let me. Obviously I thought you were from Arizona, given your handle. I spent a year at State [1956-57] and spent some time near Littlefield green breaking horses. I think the Flagstaff Area is my favourite, although Kingman is pretty cool, or used to be.
I see you're a former Marine. I taught instinct shooting at Pendleton in 1963 for about four months, and developed a great respect for the very young men I was associated with during that period. I was not a Marine myself, but a contract employee of the Department of the Navy.
Many of the boys I instructed went to the Nam, and many probably lost their lives there. I always wondered if peopla at home realized that wars are fought mostly by eighteen and nineteen year olds.
Anyway, enough of that. This is a Custer/Little Horn board, with plenty to learn and plenty to contribute. Once you're into research, you will be hooked forever, and your life will never be completely yours again.
Semper Fi, Mac.
Gordie
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Post by AZ Ranger on Aug 21, 2006 7:03:35 GMT -6
Thanks Gordie- I have been through Littlefield several times, doesn't take very long. We currently have 2 officers that live in St. George, Utah a much larger city. Were you familiar with the Bundy family? They have many ranches on the Arizona Strip.
Right now I am trying to put together what is fact and witness statements. I have a modest library. Maybe 25 books. What I don't have is time that I would like since I am still working.
Semper Fi AZ Ranger
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Post by fred on Aug 22, 2006 10:41:15 GMT -6
I ain't older than dirt, but I am older than Fred...... [never higher than class A - remember when there were class D clubs all over America, Fred?] Yes, Gordon, I do. And only a year separates us; that no longer counts. Best wishes, Fred.
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Post by harpskiddie on Aug 22, 2006 10:52:18 GMT -6
Steve: The Bundy name sounds familiar, but I think it's because of that old TV show Married With Children. I never met the ranch owner - the foreman's name was Del------, which I remember only because my mom had a female friend with the same name. I think the name of the ranch was Two Strike and the brand was two lightning bolts, although I may be confusing that with a cattle ranch I worked at in Wyoming.
Littlefield wasn't much more than a big gas station and a couple of roadside eateries back then, although I think there was actually a little village back in off the highway. Life mostly passed Littlefield by.
I've been through St. George, but never stopped there. For our leisure activities we'd go accross the other line to Mesquite, or if we had the time, zoom off to Las Vegas, which was much less glitzy, and an awful lot cheaper then than it is now, especially downtown, which was our preference. Most of the places I used to go don't exist anymore - and the prices were unbelievable.
Gordie
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