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Post by sloanrodgers on Mar 19, 2010 14:11:15 GMT -5
Wow! This is a testament to Old Fess's popularity with Crocketteers. I've never seen so many different members posting on a single subject in a 24 hour period. Isn't it interesting that he died, so close to the fall of the Alamo? Well, go ahead and rest in peace Mr. Parker.
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Post by VictoriaR85 on Mar 19, 2010 15:55:25 GMT -5
Totally saddening, this is. Although I wasn't old enough (well, I don't think even my mother was around) the first go-around that the Davy Crockett shows aired, I do remember seeing King of the Wild Frontier as a child in the late '80s/early '90s on television. Heck, I even had a coonskin cap (I believe my parents still have it). At least it can be said that Mr. Parker had a long, full, and seemingly happy life and was looked up to as a hero by many. Farewell, Fess. As a huge Disneyland fan, I routinely visit MiceAge.com. It's a sort of news website for Disney and Disneyland developments. Anyhow, they posted a nice article today on Fess Parker and his role in Disneyland history. There are some really nice photos here, including a nice one of him riding horses with Walt Disney. miceage.micechat.com/allutz/al031810a.htm
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Post by jerry on Mar 19, 2010 17:40:04 GMT -5
I'll never forget watching the first broadcast of Davy Crockett: Indian Fighter that December night in 1954. The other two episodes soon followed, and I was hooked.
I was honored to meet and visit with Fess at the 2004 symposium.
Fess, you will be missed.
Remember the Alamo and Hook em "Horns
Jerry
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Post by TRK on Mar 19, 2010 19:08:09 GMT -5
I was between two and three when Fess's Davy Crockett hit the airwaves, and it wasn't until they replayed those shows in the 1960s that I saw them so they stuck in my memory. But then there are those Kodachromes of me from 1956 wearing a fringed buckskin jacket and holding a toy flintlock pistol, so I obviously fell under the spell of the Crockett Craze, after a fashion.
Fess Parker had a huge impact and influence on a generation of young people. His portrayal of Crockett and the examples he set are one reason many of us pursue the study of the Alamo. It's evident that he was a man of quiet dignity and character and one who did productive things with his life long after the glitter of celebrity diminished. "Hero" is a word that gets misused and overused a lot. If one meaning of the word is one who stands for goodness and taking a stand for what's right, then Mr. Fess Parker more than fit that bill.
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Post by Allen Wiener on Mar 19, 2010 21:09:07 GMT -5
Tom, I think you nailed it perfectly. Quite a man.
Allen
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Post by Paul Sylvain on Mar 20, 2010 8:56:38 GMT -5
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Post by Kevin Young on Mar 21, 2010 8:08:57 GMT -5
Bruce Winders set up a nice little memorial display outside on the Alamo grounds honoring Fess Parker. What a grand idea. Good show Bruce!
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Post by Paul Sylvain on Mar 21, 2010 9:35:28 GMT -5
Super! Bruce definitely deserves an attaboy for doing that.
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Post by Wade Dillon on Mar 22, 2010 16:10:35 GMT -5
I plan to paint a portrait of Fess as Davy and hopefully, have it sent to his family.
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Post by fespar on Mar 23, 2010 15:01:30 GMT -5
Fess Parker was buried yesterday.March 22,next to his parents.His pine casket was decorated with an American flag and a spray of yellow roses(Texas style)as per his own request.R.I.P. my friend.
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Post by Wade Dillon on Mar 23, 2010 16:26:51 GMT -5
Where was he buried? And how many were in attendance?
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Post by johnk on Apr 8, 2010 13:21:30 GMT -5
Fess Parker was Davy Crockett.......The sort of guy you expect to be around for ever.........another icon gone but not forgotten.................God Bless
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Post by garyzaboly on Apr 8, 2010 15:23:19 GMT -5
Fess Parker was Davy Crockett.......The sort of guy you expect to be around for ever.........another icon gone but not forgotten.................God Bless One might even say, perhaps a little arguably, that we wouldn't be posting stuff on this site had it not been for Fess....
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Post by Seguin on Apr 8, 2010 17:53:59 GMT -5
Fess Parker was Davy Crockett.......The sort of guy you expect to be around for ever.........another icon gone but not forgotten.................God Bless One might even say, perhaps a little arguably, that we wouldn't be posting stuff on this site had it not been for Fess.... That´s probably true. Who knows if the Waynamo movie would have been enough to make us Alamo and Crockett buffs. I´ll certainly give Fess and Disney most of the credit for getting me interested. Not that the Waynamo did´nt boost the interest - it did.
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Post by Jim Boylston on Apr 8, 2010 20:04:41 GMT -5
Definitely true for me, and also sparked my lifelong interest in history in general. It all started with the King of the Wild Frontier.
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