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Post by davidpenrod on Apr 13, 2012 12:00:02 GMT -5
Well, here's a question for you:
Were the Texans preparing for a siege of the Alamo or of Bexar? In all those quotes above, no mention is made of the Alamo itself.
Bowie himself wrote that he, "would rather die in these ditches than ever give them up to the enemy." He didnt say "die on these walls." He said, "in these ditches."
I think Bowie was referring to the trenches in and around Military Plaza, not the Alamo.
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Post by davidpenrod on Mar 19, 2012 20:57:31 GMT -5
It resembles one of those 19th Century "ghost" photos created through double-exposure by "mediums" and "spiritualists". Frauds all of them, but I dont think this picture is a hoax. At first glance, the niche on the right seems to contain a three-dimensional figure - I felt a "Chris Matthews" tingle rising up my leg when I looked at it.
And then I looked at it again.
Nothing there. Just a combination of light, shadow, stains and smudges.
Its still a pretty amazing photo.
Actually, that tingle I felt was a globule of ectoplasm. Or maybe an aural projection of primordial spiritual energy.
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Post by davidpenrod on Mar 1, 2012 17:24:38 GMT -5
Thanks, Jake. Looking forward to your posts in the archeaology section.
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Post by davidpenrod on Feb 28, 2012 18:42:02 GMT -5
Jake, must have misread your post about the walls.
So the bottom line is this: we dont know which of the three probable wall footings the current east-west wall is actually built on. Is that correct.
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Post by davidpenrod on Feb 27, 2012 22:52:25 GMT -5
Kevin, thank you.
Jake's comment that they discovered 3 different wall footings running east to west just dumbfounded me.
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Post by davidpenrod on Feb 27, 2012 16:57:33 GMT -5
Rich, I'm using a program called Gimp. Latest version.
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Post by davidpenrod on Feb 26, 2012 20:24:04 GMT -5
Long, long overdue. Somebody should make a movie about this lady.
I'd also like to see a more prominent memorial for Lasoya and some form of individual recognition for the other Tejanos who died defending the place.
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Post by davidpenrod on Feb 24, 2012 18:01:00 GMT -5
Jake, do you ever find your hands instinctively reaching for trowels and soil-sifters when you walk around the convento courtyard?
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Post by davidpenrod on Feb 24, 2012 17:06:16 GMT -5
You know, I've always thought that de Zavala's efforts on behalf of the Alamo were worthy of a Hollywood movie. That lady had one hell of a fight on her hands but she never backed down, even in the face of extreme bigotry.
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Post by davidpenrod on Feb 24, 2012 13:08:49 GMT -5
Yeah, I was just wondering if they rebuilt the arcade and walls of the cloister on the original footings.
Strange that the DRT never actually pursued full scale archeological explorations of the Alamo. Seems to me that a continuing series of digs would have been a big draw for tourists (a benefit for the DRT) and answer a lot of questions (a benefit for Alamophiles).
Well, what do I know. After all, the DRT has nothing but the best interests of the Alamo at heart.
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Post by davidpenrod on Feb 24, 2012 12:03:51 GMT -5
Thanks, folks. Appreciate the compliments.
Allen, is there any documentation about the reconstruction of this side of the Long Barracks?
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Post by davidpenrod on Feb 24, 2012 3:00:38 GMT -5
And finally, a ground level view of the west side - with the Church in background sporting Zaboly's parapet Attachments:
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Post by davidpenrod on Feb 24, 2012 2:58:35 GMT -5
And here is my view on the ground Attachments:
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Post by davidpenrod on Feb 24, 2012 2:55:10 GMT -5
Oops, forgot the image. Here it is. Attachments:
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Post by davidpenrod on Feb 24, 2012 2:50:07 GMT -5
Here is the consensus view on the ground
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