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Post by quincannon on Mar 18, 2015 11:31:44 GMT -6
That is much better Ian. Let's go with that one as it is more accurate. It still lacks some detail, for instance the lunette outside the west wall which is just about where that second large stone exposure is, in back of the house, to the left of the south west corner where you see the single gun emplacement.
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Post by AZ Ranger on Apr 8, 2015 8:19:40 GMT -6
Ian's picture
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Post by Yan Taylor on Apr 8, 2015 8:23:46 GMT -6
That looks better then the one I just posted, thanks Steve.
Ian.
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Post by tubman13 on May 16, 2015 15:39:59 GMT -6
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Post by Beth on May 16, 2015 16:10:56 GMT -6
Thanks for the heads up
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Post by quincannon on May 16, 2015 16:51:32 GMT -6
I am already having a problem with this in the Emily Morgan character, a legend, a good legend, but a legend none the less, is featured in the film presented I suspect as history. There was an Emily, no question about that, but the Houston spy and doing the horizontal cha, cha, cha, with Tony is so far as I know a legend closely followed in Texas lore by the evils a depravity of Bluebonnet mowing.
I know they do this stuff for dramatic effect, BUT, if one cannot find enough real drama in Texas between late February and mid April 1836. the probably wont care for Henry V and Citizen Kane either.
I will watch both, but the past performance of the History Channel, will force me to have Alka Seltzer close at hand.
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Post by Beth on May 16, 2015 17:37:25 GMT -6
I am already having a problem with this in the Emily Morgan character, a legend, a good legend, but a legend none the less, is featured in the film presented I suspect as history. There was an Emily, no question about that, but the Houston spy and doing the horizontal cha, cha, cha, with Tony is so far as I know a legend closely followed in Texas lore by the evils a depravity of Bluebonnet mowing. I know they do this stuff for dramatic effect, BUT, if one cannot find enough real drama in Texas between late February and mid April 1836. the probably wont care for Henry V and Citizen Kane either. I will watch both, but the past performance of the History Channel, will force me to have Alka Seltzer close at hand. I never expect actual history on History Channel, but I have found some of the shows entertaining and often pick up things I look up for more information. Bluebonnet season is gone. Do you feel as strongly about mowing Indian blanket and black eyed susans. They're mighty purdy.
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Post by quincannon on May 16, 2015 18:16:37 GMT -6
I don't even feel strongly about mowing the lawn
I am sure that whatever is presented will be entertaining, but like most things we know from Custer/LBH on the History Chanel, its not history.
Sam Elliott did Gone to Texas, and with Tom Barrenger did Rough Riders. Both were very good entertainment, but not history or did they attempt to present it as such. I loved Sharpe's Waterloo, both book and movie, but it was not history, although better than most that pass themselves off as history.
Good stories in a historical setting are first good stories.
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Post by Beth on May 16, 2015 18:51:50 GMT -6
I don't even feel strongly about mowing the lawn I am sure that whatever is presented will be entertaining, but like most things we know from Custer/LBH on the History Chanel, its not history. Sam Elliott did Gone to Texas, and with Tom Barrenger did Rough Riders. Both were very good entertainment, but not history or did they attempt to present it as such. I loved Sharpe's Waterloo, both book and movie, but it was not history, although better than most that pass themselves off as history. Good stories in a historical setting are first good stories. However as I have said in more than one historical romance novel critique, you can't slap your heroine in a Empire waist dress and call it Regency. The history in a historical setting has to be right for the whole thing to work.
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Post by quincannon on May 16, 2015 19:53:01 GMT -6
Heaven forbid.
One of my favorite novels of all time is the Comancheros by Paul Wellman (who also wrote Iron Mistress and Magnificent Destiny, all set in part in Texas). The Commancheros is set in republic days and when Wayne made it into a movie there were Winchesters and Peacemakers. There was also a mention of Fort Sill, which was not established until 20-25 years later.
I would not have though a thing about it, BUT early in the movie they made a big deal about it being the Republic of Texas. Spoiled what could have otherwise been a decent hour and a half's entertainment. I did not much care for a Texas Ranger company coming left into line, dismounting and forming a skirmish line either. About as appropriate as the flag raising ceremony in Waynamo.
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Post by Beth on May 16, 2015 21:37:57 GMT -6
Heaven forbid. One of my favorite novels of all time is the Comancheros by Paul Wellman (who also wrote Iron Mistress and Magnificent Destiny, all set in part in Texas). The Commancheros is set in republic days and when Wayne made it into a movie there were Winchesters and Peacemakers. There was also a mention of Fort Sill, which was not established until 20-25 years later. I would not have though a thing about it, BUT early in the movie they made a big deal about it being the Republic of Texas. Spoiled what could have otherwise been a decent hour and a half's entertainment. I did not much care for a Texas Ranger company coming left into line, dismounting and forming a skirmish line either. About as appropriate as the flag raising ceremony in Waynamo. Don't you just hate it when a movie maker gets something wrong that just totally spoils a show for you. It's not a movie but in the late 60's early 70's there used to be a show called Apple's Way. A farming family named Apple living in Iowa. In the show they had a beautiful farm nestled down in a beautiful--mountain range. And of course since it was Iowa they had to have a tornado story line. They knew hours and hours before that storm hit it was coming--more like an approaching hurricane than a tornado (remember this was early 70's no Doppler radar. When the storm hits there is just a lot of wind but the sky stays blue. I probably wouldn't have annoyed me so much if this wasn't my life in 1968. You can't tell by the pictures but every street in town used to be lined with oaks and elms. Any tree left standing was stripped of its leaves. Different footage
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Post by tubman13 on May 18, 2015 15:35:09 GMT -6
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Post by quincannon on May 18, 2015 16:27:35 GMT -6
What time is that preview on tonight in your time zone? My TV schedule says not until 11:00 PM MDT. Seems strange that it is so late.
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Post by Beth on May 18, 2015 16:54:23 GMT -6
What time is that preview on tonight in your time zone? My TV schedule says not until 11:00 PM MDT. Seems strange that it is so late. I show it at 9:03 PM Central and a rebroadcast at 1:04 AM tomorrow. I hate when they don't start and end on the hour, it causes havoc for recording, on History channel.
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Post by quincannon on May 18, 2015 17:18:03 GMT -6
That should make it 8:03 my time, but all I see listed then is Swamp People and I have had enough of Rini and Scarface for one day.
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