Fantastic Mr Fox: Fantastic film for all ages Nov 18, 2009
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A Ranch Fit for a King (of Texas) Nov 16, 2009
" Power through it, like Richard King . . . the King of Texas . . . did 155 years ago. "I don't know why he isn't kind of a household name in America," Gwynne said. "I don't know why all American children don't know the name Richard King the way they know Davy Crockett. I don't know why. (CBS News)
McCain gets signed copy of Palin book Nov 15, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009. By Michael O'Brien - 11/14/09 11:08 AM ET. (TheHill.com)
Kirk looks to halt transfer of Gitmo detainees to Illinois Nov 15, 2009
They could be held in Cuba until Hell freezes over, that would not prevent them from continuing to target the U.S.BY Davy Crockett on 11/14/2009 at 14:00Wow - Davy; it's amazing. "Disgusted" has yet to throw his line of trash in to pollute this stream; and Jake2 has yet to dip his filthy toe in to muck the waters with unsubstantive drek. (TheHill.com)
Fantastic Mr. Fox Nov 13, 2009
SECTIONS MOVIES CHANNELS ; GET GAMES. Anderson's charming stop-motion animation adaptation. (IGN FilmForce)
'Fox' is worthyIt's more Wes Anderson than Roald Dahl, but there's plenty for... Nov 13, 2009
But the director's approach turns out to be wonderfully suited to animation, where he offers a painstakingly detailed version of '60s England and an eclectic soundtrack that includes everything from "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" to "Old Man River." ... But the director's approach turns out to be wonderfully suited to animation, where he offers a painstakingly detailed version of '60s England and an eclectic soundtrack that includes everything from "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" to "Old Man... (New York Post -- News)
Wiesel slams tea partiers Nov 7, 2009
s." Has it occurred to you that maybe that is just who he is and the people he surrounds himself with are just a reflection of himself? I see Obama and his presidency as the crowning of the ideas of that northeastern liberal aristocracy you so much criticize. He appears to me as a clich? of all their pathologies, and yet you seem infatuated with him. You continually praise his speech and demeanor while to me it seems like a mask for his lack of substance. I find him to be a man of an oversized... (Salon)
TV-show fashion hits store shelves Nov 3, 2009
A savvy business ploy sometimes follows with sanctioned, licensed fashions: There was the "Davy Crockett" coonskin cap in the 1950s, the side-button doctor shirt tied to "Ben Casey" in the 1960s and the glitz and glamour of the 1980s captured in "The Dynasty Collection" by Nolan Miller. TV's sway over fashion can be seen today at Target, where a line this season by designer Anna Sui was inspired by "Gossip Girl.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
Whose Ghosts are Haunting the Alamo... Oct 29, 2009
Davy Crockett s ghost, dressed in buckskins and a coonskin cap, standing at attention. Ghosts of a man with a toddler on the roof during sunrise. (Suite101.com)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
But there is a sense in which that spirituality was only another affluence-subsidized consumer good, the Davy Crockett coonskin cap of our adolescence. And I'm afraid what our generation meant by "freedom" turned out to be little more than the freedom from responsibility and commitment and the freedom to get it on. (Salon)
Common sense emerging on drug enforcement Oct 21, 2009
Davy Crockett ever read his speech in Congress in opposition to Andy Jackson s Indian policies. The man was a wordsmith of the highest calibre. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Still ringing the anvil Oct 19, 2009
Justices of the Peace would forge marriages with an anvil shoot, Davy Crockett s friends celebrated his election to Congress by shooting an anvil, and telephone service to Deadwood, South Dakota was acknowledged by a 39-anvil salute. To shoot an anvil, two of the same size are needed. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
19 Comments Oct 12, 2009
Court Wont Revive Texas Students Confederate Flag Suit. Court Wont Revive Texas Students Confederate Flag Suit A federal appeals court wont revive a lawsuit filed by current and former students in a Texas school district over a ban on purses that displayed the Confederate battle flag. (KWTX.com, TX)
Court Wont Revive Texas Students Confederate Flag Suit Oct 11, 2009
Posted by: Mel Location: Killeen on Oct 10, 2009 at 07:32 PM Texan your an idiot Davy Crockett didn't fight for the confederate flag he fought for Texas against Mexico in the Texas Revolution. As far as the confederate flag goes I believe that everybody has the right to freedom of speech and the girls should be allowed to carry their purses if they choose. (KWTX.com, TX)
Military Milestones from Second Saratoga to Striking the Taliban Oct 9, 2009
Among the patriots is John Crockett, father of Davy Crockett. Oct. 7, 1918: Nearly two weeks into the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of World War I, the U.S. Army s 82nd Division (destined to become the famed 82nd Airborne Division) battles its way toward -- and successfully relieves -- the now famous Lost Battalion (combined elements of three battalions of the 77th Infantry Division, which had been surrounded during a German counterattack). (Human Events Online)
Weldon man hopes to solve family mystery Oct 6, 2009
His mother grew up in Kentucky and Hamill believed she found out about the Disney filming of the movie, Davy Crockett and the River Pirates near her home in 1955. In the autograph book, Byrne got signatures from the movie s director and its two stars Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
They Might Be Giants Here Comes S... Oct 3, 2009
The Ballad of Davy Crockett (in Outer Space). In addition to the CD, a complete DVD full of animated videos for every song comes in the Here Comes Science package. (Suite101.com)
Campbellsville to host Heritage Festival Sep 24, 2009
Davy Crockett Days re-enactors will provide educational talks and demonstrations throughout the day. Civil War re-enactors will be on hand throughout the event. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Barnhart: It will be close Sep 19, 2009
That Davy Crockett was one heck of a quarterback. Great arm and could run too. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Disney Builds Its Brand with D23 Expo Sep 12, 2009
"I idolized Davy Crockett," said Iger. "Annette was cute, but I really liked Davy. I even had a coonskin cap." Fifty-odd years later, Iger says he is "proud that he can be leading this company that Walt created.". (BusinessWeek)
Travel: Remember the Alamo Sep 12, 2009
Did Col. William Travis actually issue the legendary line-in-the sand challenge to those inside the Alamo, and what in the name of coonskin caps was Davy Crockett doing there. I didn't find the answers to all of these questions, but during a recent trip to San Antonio I had the opportunity to visit the Alamo in the heart of the city's downtown and take it all in. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
The truth about Labor Day Sep 6, 2009
Andrew Jackson and Davy Crockett famously urged Americans to live spare and rugged lives. Abraham Lincoln and leading abolitionists objected to slavery in part because it removed the incentive to labor intensively. (Boston Globe)
• COLUMN: The wreck of the I.B. Perrine Sep 4, 2009
Brigham Young, William Borah, Joseph Smith, Chief Joseph, Davy Crockett, Annie Oakley, Betsy Ross, Calvin Coolidge, Samuel Colt, Zane Grey and Knute Rockne, among many others, had maritime namesakes. The keel of the Perrine was laid at the Todd Shipyard Corp. in Houston on Oct. 18, 1944, completed a month later, launched on Nov. 30, christened with water from Blue Lakes, and promptly turned over to the Greek Navy - remarkable, since there was no actual Greece at the time (the country had been... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Boone meets Crockett in Hazel Sep 2, 2009
TOM BERRY/Ledger Hazel folk artist Glenn Earl Newman works on a 10-foot concrete statue that will depict a meeting between Kentucky pioneer Daniel Boone and Tennessee s Davy Crockett ... TOM BERRY/Ledger One of Hazel artist Glen Earl Newman s works features a smaller version of his planned sculpture depicting a meeting between Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett on a gourd ... A meeting between Kentucky and Tennessee legends Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett will soon be artistically depicted in... (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
Rossiter: Athens writer visits 'Alamo' Aug 30, 2009
The woman also planted the seeds of doubt about what happened to the Alamo's heroic defender, Davy Crockett ... "He might bring Davy Crockett back to life.". (Athens Banner-Herald)
The curious appeal of miscellanea Aug 30, 2009
reports that Davy Crockett was born the same day Frederick the Great died - better yet, that the birth of Johnny Rotten coincided with the death of A.A. Milne. Also that the jukebox was invented seven years before the electric stove (1889 to 1896). (Boston Globe)
Gerson: Who are the real heroes? Aug 28, 2009
Some years ago, a long feature article appeared in a national magazine titled "Where Have All the Heroes Gone?" It reflected on bygone days in America, when we looked up to these heroic figures - Davy Crockett at the Alamo, Gens. Eisenhower and Patton, sports figures like boxer Joe Louis and the baseball greats mentioned above. (Athens Banner-Herald)
20 actors who know the meaning of range Aug 23, 2009
Davy Crockett, The Alamo, 1960. Heroic frontiersman. (Boston Globe)
11-Year-Old Texas Boy Dies In Accidental Shooting Aug 14, 2009
I know, I'm in conservative country and some modern day Davy Crockett will chew me out; still I believe that guns are wrong. Posted by: LN Location: Robinson on Aug 13, 2009 at 06:53 PM Rachel: For once I almost agree with what you are saying. (KWTX.com, TX)
David Crockett Days slated for August 7-9 Aug 4, 2009
The event is co-sponsored by the park and the Davy Crockett Longhunters. Cake and lemonade will be served on Saturday evening. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Depleted uranium at Pohakuloa no threat to public, Army report says Jul 30, 2009
The Army suspected DU at Pohakuloa after research stemming from the 2005 discovery of the munitions at Schofield Barracks on Oahu led to records showing that 714 spotting rounds for the now obsolete Davy Crockett weapons systems were shipped to Hawaii sometime in the early 1960s. The Hawaii County Council last year passed a nonbinding resolution requesting the military halt live-fire training exercises at PTA until it was determined if depleted uranium was there. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Walt Disney plays to full house at Chautauqua Jul 21, 2009
He spoke about the success with the Davy Crockett miniseries, which was to be three episodes. Disney was fascinated with trains and in 1947 he bought electric trains for his nephews and one for himself. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Hampton teen invents and is marketing Goalieflage Jul 13, 2009
Yep, toss the ambition behind that third-grade book report on Davy Crockett down the drain; I don't want to be a writer anymore. I want to be just like 18-year-old Hampton resident Trevor Leahy. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Should U.S. be apologizing? No, I dont think so (8) Jul 5, 2009
We are John Paul Jones, the Green Mountain Boys and Davy Crockett. We are Lee and Grant and Abe Lincoln and Tom Edison and Albert Einstein and Billy Graham. (Boerne Star, TX)
Opened 50 years ago in Wakefield, Pleasure Island didn’t last long, but the memories live on Jun 25, 2009
Fess Parker (TV s Davy Crockett), Ricky Nelson, and the Three Stooges lent star power to opening day. After the Show Bowl, an outdoor amphitheater, was added the next season, successive summers found Troy Donahue, Fred Gwynne, Duke Ellington and his orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Dave Brubeck, and Gene Krupa entertaining on stage. (Boston Globe)
Golf with The Hammer Playing Indian Canyons Resort North (37) Jun 1, 2009
The Rifleman, Chuck Connors, lived right on the course, as did Fess Parker, aka Davy Crockett. This was the place to be, and, while times have changed, I would have never thought back in 1963 that some day I, too, would be living here. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Oregon 150 Encampment May 21, 2009
"But in fact, even Davy Crockett never wore one of those." 2. Standard two-color pullover gingham cotton shirt with wide collar, low shoulders and blowsy sleeves. (OregonLive, OR -- Living)
Tuesday Music Club May 6, 2009
Performing some of the music from Walt Disney's films were: The chorus singing "Whistle While You Work" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and "When You Wish Upon a Star" from Pinocchio; Elsa Casey singing "Bella Notte" from Lady and the Tramp; A quartet, Lila Hoogeveen, Nancy Lynch, Sharol Steinbeck and Shirley Bierbaum singing "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from Mary Poppins; The chorus singing "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" from Song of the South and "Chim, Chim Cheree" from Mary Poppins;... (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Southlake: Residents voice ire with government Apr 16, 2009
A group of children dressed as Texas pioneers, like Davy Crockett and James Bowie, attended the event. The event was inspired by the Boston Tea Party of 1773, in which colonists demonstrated opposition to taxation without representation. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Disney plumbs boys' minds, mining for gold Apr 14, 2009
Back in the days of "Davy Crockett," Disney owned that demographic, but it has wandered in the age of more girl-friendly Disney fare like "Hannah Montana.". Children can already see the results of Pe a's scrutiny on Disney XD, a new cable channel and Web site ( ). (News & Observer)
Tax Protest at the Alamo Apr 9, 2009
But Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, Col Travis and a ragtag cadre of courageous freedom fighters saw the steamroller of oppression metastasizing from Mexico those many years ago, and they made their gallant stand at the Alamo. One hundred and eighty six militia, rough and tumble squirrel hunters and deer hunters, against thousands of Santa Anna's army. (Human Events Online)
Hats are a journey through history Mar 30, 2009
While many of her hats were for women, Auchampaugh also shared a World War I helmet that was grazed by a bullet in France and a coonskin cap similar to the one that was worn in the Disney movie Davy Crockett. With the helmet, Auchampaugh said it was worn by her father-in-law when he was poisoned in a mustard gas attack, which eventually took his life in 1935. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Chumash seek cancellation of Williamson Act Mar 29, 2009
Within the past decade, the tribe had a development proposal in conjunction with Fess Parker, the former actor who once played Davy Crockett, that fell through. Also, a separate effort to build a museum, cultural center and commercial space on land that was placed into a federal trust in 2001 has been tangled up in litigation with two community groups for four years. (Lompoc Record, CA)
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The Bruins were outsized and outgunned, and Head Coach Nikki Caldwell must have felt like Davy Crockett watching the Alamo overtaken by brute force. Things began to slip away due mainly to baskets not falling or simply missed badly for UCLA, who shot a miserable 23% in the first half. (UCLA Sports -- Rivals.com)
Bringing the Boone Legend to Light Mar 14, 2009
"And I say, 'No, that was Davy Crockett,' and they say, 'Oh, yeah, you're right.' ". So who was Daniel Boone. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Singer Phil Collins finds new passion in the Alamo Mar 5, 2009
His interest began in his youth when he saw actor Fess Parker portray Davy Crockett. The 58-year-old singer, whose hits include "In the Air Tonight" and "One More Night," said he has passed on his appreciation for the Alamo lore to his five children, especially his youngest sons, ages 4 and 7. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Hunter, vets do all they can to save lab Feb 28, 2009
" posted Feb. 11Crockett traced to barking up wrong treeEver wonder where clichs originated? James Rogers published more than 2,000 in The Dictionary of Clichs, complete with etymology. A number are related to the outdoors."Barking up the wrong tree" dates back to Davy Crockett and raccoon hunting. According to Rogers, Crockett used the statment, meaning one's efforts are misdirected, in 1833. It boils down to a hunter not getting his prey if his dog leads him astray."I told him," the account... (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Crockett traced to barking up wrong tree Feb 27, 2009
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Military Milestones from the Alamo to Mount Suribachi Feb 25, 2009
The Alamo s approximately 200-man garrison including Travis, Kentucky knife-fighter Col. Jim Bowie, and Tennessee s legendary frontiersman and legislator Davy Crockett will be wiped out nearly to a man when the Mexicans storm the mission on March 6. But the drama which plays out over the two-week period as well as the courage and against-all-hope tenacity of the Alamo s little force, will make heroes of the defenders. (Human Events Online)
The Almanac -- weekly Feb 24, 2009
Famous frontiersman Davy Crockett was among those killed on the final day. In 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark ruling that black slave Dred Scott couldn't sue for his freedom in a federal court, even though his white master had died in a free state. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Kathy Lynn Copeland Feb 23, 2009
These were chiefs who knew Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett and Andrew Jackson, to name a few of her family ancestors connections. Still another descendent went to England to meet King George III.. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
GAIL COLLINS: A new way of thinking about older age Feb 13, 2009
There was almost no one left in Washington who knew what Sputnik was, let alone the words to "The Ballad of Davy Crockett.". Now, less than a month into the new administration, we've got generational backlash. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Rihanna, Timbaland Pump Up Star-Studded Grammy Party Feb 8, 2009
" "Please Don't Stop the Music" followed, as the singer pumped her fist to the club-friendly beat. "This next record is very special to me," RiRi said, and began singing a slowed-down chorus of "Umbrella" over acoustic guitar. "Ey, ey, ey," the crowd sang along. Oddly enough, Rihanna didn't perform the Timbo remix of "Rehab" but instead stuck to its original form. Meanwhile, Tyrese emerged from his spot in Timbaland's VIP area to walk in the crowd. Polow Da Don also mingled with the people while... (VHI.com -- Music News)
