El Paso was one of the first songs I recorded for my dear father, and every time I met one of his friends (most of whom were women) they told me how proud he was to play that song for them.
Dad's been gone a while now, and hearing Marty reminds me of him.
I say the very day they put the spade in the ground for that Trans-Texas corridor is the day we draw the line. I'm there.
I don't know how this will play out: there are some VERY upset landowners, I can tell you who say that they will NOT give up their farms/ranches for this insanity.
Perhaps, on a related note, my brother reports that our .416's will group 2" at 500yds - the longest range that he can find. We may go to one of Barrett's classes at his range in the NM to see how we do at 2500yds.
The story of the Alamo has stayed w/me since childhood.
Went there the first time when I was in 6th grade on a field trip. Went there last week with a friend from Central America. That was his one request while he was here, to see the Alamo. The feeling's always the same. Awe, respect, reverence, sacred ground. Everytime I go it puts a lump in my throat to remember what these men did, and why.
Boonie Rat
MACV SOCOM, PhuBai/Hue '65-'66
The truth is this: If only one man among all of the rest will not break ... then all of them, all those who so despise men that they believe all men can be broken and all men can be bought, all of them have failed and all of them are defeated, because one alone destroys them and one alone can give heart to all other men., - The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
The truth is this: If only one man among all of the rest will not break ... then all of them, all those who so despise men that they believe all men can be broken and all men can be bought, all of them have failed and all of them are defeated, because one alone destroys them and one alone can give heart to all other men., - The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
The feeling's always the same. Awe, respect, reverence, sacred ground. Everytime I go it puts a lump in my throat to remember what these men did, and why.
That's about the age I was when my parents took us to SA and then on the Mission Trail down here. The thing that struck me was how very small the mission proper is.
But, you're right, one walks and talks softly in that hallowed place.
We upgraded from the fixed 10x that came with the rifles to Leupold 8.5x25 (I think) LR Tactical scopes, lapped the rings, and did all the things that should be done...I should say that my brother has done all this at his home in the Piney Woods countryside.
great selection. I really like Marty Robbins. I remember seeing him on PBS perform. He was really really drunk. extremely and obviously drunk. he was even making jokes about it. I say more power to him if that is how he liked to be when he performed. He performed great in that state, didn't let anybody down.
he died too young, I don't think he was even 60.
Galatians 3:29 And if ye [be] Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Went there the first time when I was in 6th grade on a field trip. Went there last week with a friend from Central America. That was his one request while he was here, to see the Alamo. The feeling's always the same. Awe, respect, reverence, sacred ground. Everytime I go it puts a lump in my throat to remember what these men did, and why.
It is sacred ground. The bravery of those Americans is among the great moments in our history. NOT ONE MAN CROSSED THE LINE, BUT INSTEAD CHOSE TO FIGHT SANTA ANA AND HIS GREASY BAND ON INTERLOPERS TO THEIR DEATH. May they rest in peace.
I grew up on my dad's Marty Robbins albums. I liked him when I was kid and I still do. I bought a double CD a few years ago with his gunfighter songs on it. I remembered the old man listening to it.
#34. To: InsideJob, The Mills Brothers, all (#33)(Edited)
The Mills Brothers are my first musical memory. My old man listened to them ad nauseum as he sipped a cold Rheingold beer waiting for the Friday night fights to come on. Sweet Jesus, I'm getting up there.
Rheingold beer waiting for the Friday night fights
My grandfather drank Ballantine waiting for the fights. I remember 'Three Ring Pete' (Ballantine) and Gillette as a sponsor. The theme song still rings in my head too. Ah...the good memories.
My grandparents also listened to the Mill Bros. Cab Driver......