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Budget bills contain $20 billion in pork - The Crypt's Blog - Politico. Subject The Price of a Vote Question Would you give up your for an iPod touch. (The Drudge Report)
It's scary in here ... Nov 12, 2007
He's been in more than 40 films, from blockbusters such as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Charlie's Angels and The Green Mile to studied indies such as Box of Moonlight in which he played a man-child who dressed like Davy Crockett and lived in a trailer park. He can act ugly without prosthetics. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Characters abound at library benefit Nov 10, 2007
Westerly Sun Publisher Tim Ryan quill in hand made for an impressive William Shakespeare, Westerly Fire Chief Dave Sayles was a fabulous Robin Hood, Dr. Vincent Montemarano was a well-chosen Robinson Crusoe, Westerly Town Councilor Daryl Finizio ideal as Davy Crockett and his fellow councilor Caswell Cooke couldn t resist reciting the "Frankly my dear," line as Rhett Butler. The Other Tiger Bookstore s Robert Utter was Sherlock Holmes, Mike Ogle played Frankenstein, Wiquapaug Eastern Pequot... (Westerly Sun, RI)
Enjoying the magic of the movies Nov 6, 2007
Alan Ladd was the perfect mysterious anti-hero, he wore buckskin better than Davy Crockett, and he ruled in that climactic gun fight with little Brandon de Wilde peeping under the barroom doors and telling him to watch out for the guy with the shotgun. That stuff just sends me off the wall. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Little diva is big rush to her young fans Nov 4, 2007
Parent-trusted Disney is a whiz at marketing, Thompson notes, although he says Hannah doesn't come close to the 1950s Davy Crockett merchandising craze. The Mouse House hyped her concert tour as the event of the century, he says. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The good ol' days Oct 26, 2007
Other TV shows like Bonanza, I Love Lucy, Queen For A Day, Honeymooners, Ed Sullivan Show (with Topo Gigio), American Bandstand, Dobie Gillis, Superman, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and Trigger, The Lone Ranger, Zorro, Laurel and Hardy, The Three Stooges (they were considered violent and some kids weren t allowed to watch them), Sky King, Davy Crockett, The Jackie Gleason Show (remember the June Taylor Dancers. Lawrence Welk (everyone loved The Lennon Sisters) - Just to name a few. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
W.C. resident is fifth generation grandson of Davy Crockett Oct 25, 2007
Most know the legend of Davy Crockett from the song the 'Ballad of Davy Crockett', made popular in the 1950's ... Chris Daigle, known to most area residents as the owner of Daigle's Supermarket in White Castle, is the fifth generation grandson of Davy Crockett and his mother is the fourth and so on all the way back to Mr. Crockett ... Along with his unique heritage, Daigle is president of the Direct Descendants of Davy Crockett (DDDC); a group of kin and direct descendants who meet regularly for... (Plaquemine Post South, LA)
Pioneer Days draws big crowds Oct 14, 2007
Peak said the festival included a wide variety of entertaining events, including the Bruce Brannon Wild West Show, a demonstration cabin with free samples of early pioneer cooking, three Native American groups demonstrating camp life, Davy Crockett demonstrating early pioneer skills and telling stories and Gordon Bennett's marionette shows. The event also showcased the country gospel music of several local musicians, and the grist mill was up and running. (Troy Messenger, AL)
Review of Susan Faludi's 'The Terror Dream' Oct 13, 2007
" How, Faludi wonders, did smoking out Osama bin Laden in his Tora Bora tunnel somehow morph, on the home front, into a "sexualized struggle between depleted masculinity and overbearing womanhood"? Today in Culture Answering this question takes her from ground zero to the Oval Office, the op-ed page, the Hollywood studio, network television, '50s sci-fi, "penny-dreadful" Davy Crockett westerns, the daydreams of James Fenimore Cooper, the nightmares of Increase Mather, and the captivity... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Dog caught in steel trap Oct 11, 2007
The fur trade is over, and Davy Crockett is dead. It's time for Idaho to join the many states that have put an end to sanctioned trapping. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Ghost Tours of the South Oct 6, 2007
Who knows, with the vendor provided ghost -hunting equipment, you might run into Jim Bowie or Davy Crockett during the night tour. VIRGINIA. (Suite101.com)
Why is everything translated to Spanish? Oct 5, 2007
Daniel wrote on Oct 1, 2007 10:28 PM:" It is rare to find info on the Treaty of Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican-American war, and settled on a border. My knowledge on this war is so sparse that I don't even know if the Battle of the Alamo was in that war or not. The Alamo experience of our country does tell me that there was definitely some trouble, and if this was any indication of the nature of relationships between Mexico and the US, I support that war. Few people know that this is where... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Grapevine (283) Sep 25, 2007
CALL DAVY CROCKETT: John Johnson was at his mother-in-law's house across the street from the Lodi Library recently when his dog was attacked by a raccoon. The furry creatures frequent the property to eat the fruit from a peach tree, Johnson said. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Home education event rocks the history books Sep 25, 2007
Just ask Davy Crockett, Laura Ingles and Billy the Kid or at least a group of history savvy home-school kids who this week are showing their Western colors at a local Homeschool History Camp hosted by five families in Wasilla. J.J.HARRIER/Frontiersman Pioneer women at the Homeschool History Camp in Wasilla wait for lunch around the campfire Monday. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Clearing the past Sep 24, 2007
The suspected areas are where spotting rounds from the Davy Crockett weapons system were fired. Depleted uranium was used in the Davy Crockett as aiming rounds because its density matched the trajectory of the warhead ... The Davy Crockett could fire a 75-pound nuclear projectile. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Off-road vehicle use to be curbed Sep 24, 2007
The National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council, in cooperation with officials of the Angelina, Davy Crockett, Sam Houston and Sabine National Forests, is conducting a Motorized Route Designation Workshop in Conroe Thursday through Sunday at the Lone Star Convention Center, located at 9055 F M 1484 in Conroe. The sessions on Friday and Saturday, beginning at 8 a.m., are open to the public. (Conroe Courier, TX)
The tale's the thing: Philmont's Barry Marshall and Jeri Burns take storytelling into the big time Sep 15, 2007
Davy Crockett was born nearby, Andrew Jackson fought his first duel there, and Daniel Boone once set his traps in the surrounding woods. The Tennessee State Seal was created in Jonesborough. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Experts sought to authenticate purported Crockett letter Sep 12, 2007
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Texas Historical Commission, which had declared itself "99.9 percent" certain about the authenticity of a letter purportedly written by Alamo hero Davy Crockett, is now backing off that contention. State officials had announced the plan to purchase the letter last week for 550,000. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
State Seeks Expert To Authenticate Purported Crockett Letter Sep 12, 2007
(September 11, 2007)--The Texas Historical Commission has backed away from the contention that a letter from Alamo hero Davy Crockett is authentic ... Ray Simpson III, the letter's seller, says he's positive it's the original Davy Crockett letter. (KWTX.com, TX)
White in America: a long, strange ride Sep 10, 2007 Some experts say Crockett letter may be a fake Sep 8, 2007 Could Davy Crockett Letter Be A Fake? Sep 8, 2007 Complete Story Sep 7, 2007 Historical Commission purchases Crockett letter Sep 7, 2007 Original astronauts were celebs of their day Sep 6, 2007 Post the First Comment Sep 5, 2007 More news reports... Sep 5, 2007 Texas Buys Crockett's Last Known Letter Sep 5, 2007 Uranium shells used in isles Aug 31, 2007 STILL ON THE GO Farewell column is a call to action for readers, writer Aug 30, 2007 Cricket: England v India - live! Aug 28, 2007 Uranium traced to Army training in 1960s Aug 22, 2007 Film provides fuller picture of artist Aug 19, 2007 Sometimes mom has to take over the outdoor chores Aug 18, 2007 Everybody complains about pigeons; now somebody gives a hoot Aug 12, 2007 The Fiddle & The Banjo Aug 7, 2007 President Bush doing a great job Jul 30, 2007 Museum to dedicate new exhibit Jul 17, 2007 Great moments in movie merchandising Jul 3, 2007 Local man pens novel titled ‘Tomorrows’ Jun 29, 2007 Your State Attorney: Man of God, Man of Law Jun 24, 2007 The Say-Town Lowdown Jun 20, 2007 Coroner rules fiery death accidental Jun 17, 2007 Cemetery named to state register Jun 16, 2007 A shrine to kings of the road Jun 16, 2007 Greetings from the Bear State Jun 11, 2007 Read More... Jun 7, 2007 Masons dedicate library, museum in SoHo May 30, 2007 Flipflop: Sheehan attacks antiwar groups, plots comeback... May 30, 2007 Walt Disney Academy Award Winner May 30, 2007 Cowboys & Indians Magazine Offers Centennial Tribute to John Wayne May 24, 2007 more » May 12, 2007 Pirate-princess parties return to Disney May 9, 2007 Hands Off the Alamo May 4, 2007 Elsberry prepares to lead final concert May 1, 2007 4 museums enliven Columbus RiverWalk Apr 25, 2007 San Jacinto Day Festival Apr 24, 2007 A close shave with racism Apr 22, 2007 Edith Gurley Apr 19, 2007 Don't miss Providence Spring Fling Apr 11, 2007 Former Secretary of Commerce speaks at fourth gubernatorial forum Apr 4, 2007 Buddy and Vilma Ebsen were the poor man’s Fred and Ginger Apr 1, 2007 Mashek: It pays to be both good and smart Mar 29, 2007 The boomer story is getting old Mar 28, 2007 How did the other singers fare on Tuesday? Mar 28, 2007 George Bush's Mayberry lives on Mar 27, 2007 Not a good time to go wobbly (Wesley Pruden) Mar 24, 2007 Straight 'Shooter' Mar 23, 2007 Cigar Ads From Long Ago Now Collector's Items Mar 17, 2007 Back to the future home edition Mar 6, 2007 Street fair commercial draws diverse group Mar 5, 2007 From 'Bad Santa' to good 'Astronaut' Feb 25, 2007 Billy Bob Thornton Interview, The Astronaut Farmer Feb 22, 2007 Melodrama Magic: It’s no mistake, latest play is a treasure Feb 22, 2007 Book Explores Disney's Too-Human Life Feb 22, 2007 All talk but little action by Congress on the war Feb 18, 2007 Iraq analogies in the House Feb 17, 2007 Peter Ellenshaw, 93, Oscar-winning artist Feb 16, 2007 Peter Ellenshaw, 93; Oscar-winning special effects artist for Disney Feb 15, 2007 Oscar(R)-Winning Disney Matte Artist and Visual Effects Pioneer Peter Ellenshaw Dies at Age 93; Added His Magic Brush to Such Classics as 'Mary Poppins,' '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,' and 'Darby O'Gill and the Little People' Feb 15, 2007 Conducting 'The Ride' Feb 14, 2007 Wisdom of the ages invoked in Iraq debate Feb 14, 2007 History buff finally makes pilgrimage to Ford's Theatre Feb 11, 2007 JIM DODSON: My Own History Feb 11, 2007
" Americans have, or at least once had, a thing for quest- journeys. You find evidence in 19th-century paintings of wilderness to the horizon. In literature John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" was a national best seller before the Civil War, second only to the Bible. Its redemptivist impulse powers Thoreau's perambulations. Kerouac, a confessed religionist, used Bunyan's dream trip from the City of Destruction to the Gates of Heaven as his literary model. In the 1950s, a cult of the frontier... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Retired forest ranger sheds light on N.D.'s black history Sep 9, 2007
He said he remembers one day being in the balcony when his name was picked as the winner of a prize, a Davy Crockett outfit. To get it, he would have to go downstairs and walk to the front of the theater. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Ray Simpson is shown after a ceremony where the letter on the right, written by Davy Crockett to his children, was accepted by the State of Texason Sept. 4 ... AUSTIN, Texas - Two experts in historical documents say they doubt the authenticity of a Davy Crockett letter that the Texas Historical Commission bought this week for nearly half a million dollars ... "The letter has better grammar, better punctuation than Davy Crockett had ever used," said Kevin MacDonnell, a seller of antique books... (MSNBC -- Environment)
Could Davy Crockett Letter Be A Fake ... (September 7, 2007)--Two historical document specialists say they doubt the authenticity of a Davy Crockett letter acquired this week by the Texas Historical Commission ... Ray Simpson III, the letter's seller, says he's positive it's the original Davy Crockett letter. (KWTX.com, TX)
I was in the Davy Crockett Cabin and Museum in tiny Rutledge, Tenn. making photographs of a Davy Crockett re-enactor, complete with coonskin cap, leather leggings, fringed jacket and flintlock rifle ... On Sept. 11, I started with Davy Crockett and went on to photograph farmers in an experimental cornfield near Milan, and Doodle Soup makers in Bradford. (Bradstown Kentucky Standard, KY)
What I have seen of Texas it is the garden spot of the world the best land and the best prospect for health I even saw is here and I do believe it is a fortune to any man to come here there is a world of country to settle in Davy Crockett, 1836. These were some of the last known words written by Texas hero Davy Crockett in a letter to his son and daughter from San Augustine, Texas on Jan. 9, 1836 while on his way to the Alamo ... Simpson said the letter was purchased years ago by his... (Cameron Herald, TX)
Through the heart of the 19th century, there was no end of pioneers and explorers who became national heroes, from Jedediah Smith and Jim Bridger to Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett to Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickok to Wyatt Earp. Slide show. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Texas commission buys Davy Crockett's last written words - News ... Texas commission buys Davy Crockett's last written words ... AUSTIN - Just two months before he perished while defending the Alamo, Davy Crockett gave his daughter and son-in-law a peek at the land he treasured enough to die for its independence. (The Battalion, TX)
AUSTIN - Just two months before he perished while defending the Alamo, Davy Crockett gave his daughter and son-in-law a peek at the land he treasured enough to die for its independence. . (The Battalion, TX)
AUSTIN (AP) -- Just two months before he perished defending the Alamo, Davy Crockett described to his daughter and son-in-law the land he treasured enough to die for its independence. "I must say as to what I have seen of Texas it is the garden spot of the world," the famed frontiersman and former congressman from Tennessee wrote. (Washington Times)
As many as 714 "spotting" rounds, measuring about 8 inches long and containing depleted uranium, were fired by soldiers in the islands in the 1960s using the classified Davy Crockett recoilless rifle system, the Army disclosed yesterday ... The M-28 and M-29 recoilless rifle systems were developed and deployed in secret in the 1950s and 1960s to fire the Davy Crockett M-388 battlefield nuclear shell, designed to stop troop formations. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
STILL ON THE GO / Farewell column is a call to action for readers, writer (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
4th over: India 19-0 (Ganguly 17, Tendulkar 1; chasing 282) England's good start just went west - the way of Horatio Alger, Davy Crockett, the Donner Party - with Ganguly taking Anderson for three consecutive fours and four in the over. The first was a perfectly straight push, reminiscent in beauty and raw talent if not quite coaching manualese with a rustic slog-heave I played off Booth in our Wisden office cricket days; the second was driven elegantly through mid-off; the third was a bullet... (Guardian Unlimited)
The depleted uranium was used in a classified weapons system, the Davy Crockett recoilless gun, which was produced from 1960 to 1968 ... Cabrera Services conducted an aerial survey at PTA in 2005 to determine if the Davy Crockett was fired then and if depleted uranium was present. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
"Newsies" today at 6 p.m. and tomorrow at 10:30 a.m., "Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier" Tuesday at 7 p.m., and "Swiss Family Robinson" Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., all at the Regent Theatre in Arlington (781-646-4849 and ). And the Harvard Film Archive wraps up its summer series of double features with "sex, lies, and videotape" and "The Unbelievable Truth" on Friday at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., "After Hours" and "Something Wild" on Saturday at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., and "The Silent World" and a... (Boston Globe -- Living)
Evidently, Scott, who I have yet to meet, must be the reincarnation of Davy Crockett. He had taught Kamurion to be a real "Hawk Eye" American sharpshooter. (Leesville Daily Leader, LA)
Supposedly a man was once walking through a forest at twilight wearing a Davy Crockett coonskin cap, and a great horned owl, thinking it had just lucked on to the world's biggest raccoon, swooped down and grabbed the cap and managed to kill the man in the process. That's a lot of hooey if you ask me, but it makes a good story. (AZCentral -- News)
Our founding fathers were fiddlers, too Thomas Jefferson, Davy Crockett and Patrick Henry all played the instrument. Crockett, the frontiersman and hero of the Alamo, as described as a ferocious fiddler, Shenk said. (Galax Gazette, VA)
If you have trouble with the word "we" then maybe you think Davy Crockett and the others was not one of "us". Okay now you can tell me about Texas briefly being a "Republic". (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Kubiak, a Rockdale resident, was an avid historian whose book Ten Tall Texans featured some of the notable figures in Texas' history: including Sam Houston, Lorenzo de Zavala, Stephen F. Austin, Jose Antonio Navarro, Ben Milam, Andrea Castanori Candlaria, Davy Crockett, James Bowie, Juan N. Seguin and William B. Travis. any of the (museum board) members reported that they have learned much Texas history by working on the exhibit and hope that the schools in the area will take advantage by taking... (Brenham Banner, TX)
Davy Crocketts ugly headwearThe real Davy Crockett was a beloved frontiersman, ambitious politician and a soldier who died in the battle of the Alamo ... Disney made more than $100 million in merchandising off Davy Crockett (which translates to 17 bazillion dollars in 2007 numbers) ... Fess Parkers portrayal of Crockett in Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter in 1954 was the catalyst for the craze. (MSNBC -- Movies)
This 226-page book is set in the days of legends like Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone. This is what is so attractive about it. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Think Davy Crockett with a surfboard or Johnny Appleseed with a law degree. Indicted for a man's death at 25, Tanner later would win death sentences for nine killers. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
The souvenir tchotchkes marketed in the gift shop of the famous mission include bluebonnet earrings, Texas flag cuff links, coonskin caps, jellybeans, and a wooden Davy Crockett nutcracker. Elsewhere, the Alamo also sells a gas-guzzling Japanese truck. (San Antonio Current, TX)
Dubose was district executive of the Davy Crockett District of Boy Scouts of America. He was promoted to the position just two weeks before his death and was reportedly about to move to another residence. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Also buried there is John Crockett Goodgame, who is recorded by some as the nephew of Davy Crockett. The oldest marked grave at the site is that of Nancy Williams, who died in August 1863. (Clanton Advertiser, AL)
"Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone were just RVers born 200 years too soon.". Americans have been intrigued with the notion of motor camping since the days of the Model T. In 1916, a San Francisco company started producing a telescoping tent-like apartment that bolted to the back of the roadsters Henry Ford was churning out. (FOX59, IN)
-Davy Crockett, supposedly ... -Davy Crockett, supposedly. (Townhall.com)
Jared Dixon and Gage Tedford selected Davy Crockett as their favorite historical figure. "I'm kind of an outdoor person like he was," said Tedford. (Sheperdsville Pioneer News, KY)
Texas icons Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, William Travis and Sam Houston were members, as were founding fathers George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. The South Houston Masonic Lodge #1295 is part of that long history. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
Davy Crockett (1786-1836) ... Davy Crockett (1786-1836) ... Davy Crockett (1786-1836). (The Drudge Report)
Zorro and Davy Crockett were extremely popular with children. The crowning glory to Disney's film career came in the late 1960s with the release of the multiple award winning musical Mary Poppins in 1964, The Jungle Book in 1967 and so many others too numerous to mention. (Suite101.com)
Elsewhere in the July issue, C&I dishes on the trendy Cowgirl restaurant in New York's West Village, catches up with former "Davy Crockett" star (and current vineyard owner and hotel impresario) Fess Parker, flies high with hot-air balloonists in New Mexico, and profiles Jean "Joe" Hamman, the silent-era film star often billed as "The French John Wayne." Actor Max Martini of TV's "The Unit" reveals his family ties to rodeo life in a Live From Q&A interview, and cowboy poet Red Steagall (a... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
I grew up glued to the TV, watching old black-and-white movies, Andy Griffith shows, and Fess Parker as Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone and I used those influences. That film jump started Wilder s music career. (CTNow.com)
Ehrbar will explore rare and forgotten offerings such as Annette Funicello music videos, and music ranging from Fess Parker's "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" to Rob Thomas' "Little Wonders.". Christopher Boyd can be reached at cboyd@orlandosentinel. (Orlando Sentinel -- Business)
Yet in 1836, the 187 defenders of the Alamo, including Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, fought and died near the spot where later generations would build the San Antonio Riverwalk. Holes from bullets and cannon blasts remain in the old fort s walls as a reminder of the Mexican forces siege. (BusinessWeek)
Saturday s program is diverse, including such numbers as April in Paris, A Foggy Day in London Town and a Disney medley of The Ballad of Davy Crockett, Bibbity Bobbity Boo and A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes. Jazz is also on the menu, with performances by instrumentalists Jordan Elsberry and Chase Thornburg of Omaha, and trombonist Eric Richards, who serves as MLC director of band and assistant professor of music. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
Three floors are loaded with weapons, photos, uniforms and the Davy Crockett, the nation's smallest atomic weapon. The venue is moving in late 2008 to another site next to the trail. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
As Woods introduced a song about Davy Crockett to an audience, a passerby greeted him affectionately and asked about a return engagement as he pointing to his small son. "He still remembers it," he said. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
They characterise their vandalism sprees as hunting, and don fancy dress (Davy Crockett hats, chinoiserie, snorkels) for the purpose. The pecking order is minutely observed. (Scotsman)
She is survived by one daughter, Martha Jane Coomer Knight of North Little Rock; one step daughter, Marietta Glenn and husband Vernon, of Hot Springs; seven grandchildren, Janssen D. Coomer and wife Tammy, Shannon K. Coomer and wife Lynn, Tabatha Dunlap, Jimmy Hanna and wife Merita, Derek Hanna and wife Bambi, Suzetta Glenn and Stephen Glenn and wife Debbie; thirteen great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; two sisters, Eva Dell Burns and Veda Smith of Piggott; one niece, Sue Holcomb;... (The Piggott Times, AR)
Their hit single, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" sold over 500,000 copies. Their latest CD is "Flying Under the Radar". (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)
" Davy Crockett "The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of 'liberalism' they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened. (Campbellsille Central Kentucky News Journal, KY)
Most people remember him as Jed Clampett or Barnaby Jones; they almost remembered him as the Tin Man and Davy Crockett, but those things happen in Hollywood. Anyway, back to Vilma. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
And State finished with just four fast-break points against WVU, too, which was one-third the total put up by the Mounties, who have a live mascot decked out like Davy Crockett - coonskin cap, musket, Grizzly Adams beard, the whole nine yards. Dude packed some serious heat. (Sun Herald, MS -- Sports)
Who, after all, doesn't get misty over his Davy Crockett coonskin cap. And it's always fun to review icons of American culture: Ozzie Nelson and his brood, the Mickey Mouse Club, JFK. Then drugs, Vietnam, civil rights , and Watergate. (Boston Globe)
Perhaps he was auditioning for a modernized Disney Channel revival of Davy Crockett in which the title character doesnt bother with a cap, instead affixing the raccoon tail directly to his natural hair. Somewhat lost amid the follicular follies were an encouraging number of good performances. (USA Today -- Life)
MIDLAND, Texas -- The house at 1412 West Ohio Ave. is a Boys' Life ideal of mid-20th-century America, with Cub Scout uniforms, baseballs, even a big old TV from when kids watched Walt Disney's "Davy Crockett" on Wednesday nights and then stormed the neighborhood in coonskin caps. Homes like this existed in every corner of the United States in the 1950s, but this one is in a city that blossomed in the '50s, in the state where Davy Crockett was a real-life inspiration. (Boston Globe)
He has to summon the spirit of Davy Crockett and the Alamo (spirit largely fashioned by good ol' boys from points east and south), and mean it when he says "no surrender." This is not a good time to go wobbly. The inbred instinct of a Republican, when faced with a non-negotiable demand, is to try to split the difference, to make nice and respect the admonition of the Prophet Isaiah to "come and reason together." Making a scene is so. (Washington Times, DC)
From Davy Crockett to Crockett and Tubbs it's been hard to get American heroes to shut up. What was funny and charming about Gary Cooper in his early Western roles was that you could see his mind searching for more words than he knew how to pronounce and more thoughts than he could articulate. (SunSpot.net)
Wipe away the dust and Davy Crockett emerges from beneath the grime, charging against a crisp blue sky with his rifle in hand ... Brush away more of the dust around the oval-framed image and you can make out some writing: "Smoke Davy Crockett Best 5 Cent Cigar." Underneath is the famous Crockett motto: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead." ... "Many prominent people are paying top dollar for rare and unusual cigar signs." The Davy Crockett piece is among the best the 1906 ad sold for $33,000 at... (SmartMoney)
And when they moved their mother's furniture into the new house, they found another memento: a piece of the Davy Crockett drapes that used to hang in their bedroom. Their mother had recycled it into a patch on the underside of a rocker seat. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Living)
Scott Winn said he started acting as a hobby about a year ago and has a bit part in a movie filming in Los Angeles Young Davy Crockett. He said he figured appearing as an extra in a television commercial might give his acting career a boost. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
I'd done the Coen brothers, comedies, 'Bad Santa,' played Davy Crockett. I've always wanted to have my Jimmy Stewart movie, my 'Mr. (Boston Globe -- Living)
In 2003, he earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his role in the hit "Bad Santa, and, in 2004, received critical praise for his portrayal of legendary frontiersman Davy Crockett in "The Alamo. . (MoviesOnline)
Davy Crockett, June 14 through Sept. 15. The Wicklow Wedding, July 12 through Sept. 16 ( Davy Crockett and The Wicklow Wedding will alternate starting July 14. (Santa Maria Times)
To generations of Americans, he was the kindly Uncle Walt who visited each Sunday night via the television with tales of Davy Crockett or Donald Duck. But in 1941, Walt Disney was a hated figure at his own Burbank studio. (The Ledger)
" And it was a choice moment of irony when GOP Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri argued, "Could you picture Davy Crockett at the Alamo looking at his BlackBerry, getting a message from Congress: 'Davy Crockett, we support you. The only thing is we are not going to send any troops. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
" Paul voted against the increase. Frontiersman Davy Crockett at the Alamo, Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo. "Picture Davy Crockett at the Alamo. He has his back to the wall. (USA Today -- News)
He eventually did matte paintings and other special effects for more than 30 other films, including "The Absent-Minded Professor," "Pollyanna," "Swiss Family Robinson," "The Happiest Millionaire," "The Love Bug," and "The Black Hole." He also did matte paintings for Disney TV fare such as "Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier.". "He's one of the titans of visual effects in an era before people took visual special effects for granted," film critic and historian Leonard Maltin said Wednesday. (Boston Globe)
He went on to do matte paintings and other special effects for more than 30 other Disney films, including "The AbsentMinded Professor," "Pollyanna," "Swiss Family Robinson," "The Happiest Millionaire," "The Love Bug" and "The Black Hole." He also did matte paintings for Disney TV fare, such as "Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier," "Zorro" and "Texas John Slaughter.". "He's one of the titans of visual effects in an era before people took visual special effects for granted," film critic and... (Los Angeles Times)
Among his many projects at Disney, Ellenshaw made major artistic contributions to the television shows "Davy Crockett" and "Zorro," and such classic feature films as "The Sword in the Rose," "The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men," "Darby O'Gill and the Little People," "Third Man on the Mountain," "Swiss Family Robinson," "The Love Bug," "Bedknobs and Broomsticks," and "The Black Hole." He officially retired from the Studio in 1979 but returned years later to paint several matte paintings... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
San Antonio Current - Conducting 'The Ride. Top: G.Q. Country, aka Willie Caldwell. (San Antonio Current, TX)
Even Davy Crockett played a part ... imagined Davy Crockett, his back against the wall at the Alamo, getting a message on his Blackberry from Congress saying "we support you" but won't be sending any reinforcements ... "I'm sure that would be really impressive to Davy Crockett.". (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
For example, I have visited Texas sites as diverse as the Book Depository and its environs in Dallas where JFK was fatally shot; and the Alamo in San Antonio, scene of the deaths of Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and hundreds of others at the hands of Santa Ana and his Mexican Army in 1836. I've also been to the Civil War battlefields of Bull Run and Gettysburg , as well as the Lexington green and the Concord bridge in Massachusetts where the American Revolutionary War started in earnest. (The Standard-Times, MA)
A million Davy Crockett coonskin caps are distributed, and I receive one at the world debut of Fess Parker's new film about the famous frontiersman. Because my father works for the Dallas newspaper sponsoring the show, I am even invited to go onstage with the star, who reportedly dandles me on his knee. (The Pilot Newspaper)
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