Documentary gets inside the wacky world of Hunter S. Thompson Jul 18, 2008
Interviews with a variety of sources ranging from Tom Wolfe (who compares him to Twain) to Nixon aide Pat Buchanan (who delights in the fact that Thompson called him "Nixon's Davy Crockett," defending his Alamo) make it clear that Dr. Duke was an unregenerate drug addict, a lousy father, a faithless husband, an irresponsible gun owner and a brilliant chronicler of his own life and times. He killed himself in 2005 with one of the 22 guns he kept loaded at his Wyoming property; he used to hunt... (Vancouver Sun)
Sampson Lodge installs Grand Master Jul 17, 2008
Major listed other famous Masons throughout history including Sam Houston, William B. Travis, Stephen F. Austin, James Bowie, Davy Crockett, Buffalo Bill, Samuel Colt, Winston Churchill, Audi Murphy, Ty Cobb, Roy Rogers, Will Rogers, John Wayne, Harry Houdini, William Shakespeare, Amadeus Mozart, Henry Ford, Walter Chrysler, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Most likely, I will never become famous, Major said. (Lake Houston Sun, TX)
With RVs, the road's less traveled Jul 14, 2008
"Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett - had they had cars and trailers, those guys would have been RVers.". But even Boone might have thought twice about crossing the Allegheny Mountains into Kentucky had he faced gasoline and diesel at $4- to $5 a gallon. (Boston Globe)
Meet Mother Corp.'s daddy dearest Jun 28, 2008
He not only coveted, but owned, the Davy Crockett coonskin cap and sang along to the Mickey Mouse Club song. I was in love with Annette Funicello, he says of the perky brunette in the bullet bra. (Globe and Mail)
Home's front doesn't reveal what's in backyard Jun 25, 2008
Betty Hilosky's backyard is an outdoor version of "Cheers," mixed with elements of Davy Crockett and set against the natural beauty of the Rappahannock River. It's a place where friends spend leisurely Sundays eating hunks of grilled meat, climbing on tree trunks and throwing axes at wooden targets. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Past Experience: Alamo debuts audio tour that brings historic battle to life Jun 22, 2008
You have the experience of standing where Davy Crockett died or where the north wall was. It becomes more personal to you rather than trying to visualize it. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Alamo releases audio tour Jun 18, 2008
"You have the experience of standing where Davy Crockett died or where the north wall was. It becomes more personal to you rather than trying to visualize it.". Stewart said he hopes the audio tour will entice previous visitors to return. (CNN -- Travel)
Shooting bear dumb as it gets Jun 17, 2008
JAIL TIME For instance, our modern-day "Davy Crockett" could face up to one year in prison and a whopping $100,000 fine on each count of illegally killing a black bear and for transporting said illegally killed bear, and up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count for giving a false statement to a federal agent, and for obstruction of justice for tampering with a material witness. Whew. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Funnyman high on 'Weeds' guest role Jun 14, 2008
"It's like Davy Crockett.". "Not all entertainment does that," he continued. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Dave Allen, last newspaper hawker, dies Jun 10, 2008
The coonskin "Davy Crockett" hat with a raccoon tail was his signature hat. He had built a clientele downtown and sold more papers than Mitchell said he could have. (The St. Augustine Record)
The Alamo creates new self-guided audio tour for tourists May 31, 2008
Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie were among those who died. Related Industry News. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Developer searches for theme park site May 30, 2008
Rides and shows could be based on Davy Crockett, the Dukes of Hazard and Andy Griffith. Webb said people have reacted favorably to his theme-park proposal. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Krensky pens Sisters of Scituate Light May 29, 2008
Krensky has written books about Davy Crockett, Paul Revere and Pearl Harbor. The Scituate story, he said, attracted him because of the ingenuity and heroism of the Bates sisters. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
New San Antonio attractions include Alamo audio tour May 28, 2008
The conflict ended in a massacre, with frontiersman Davy Crockett and Louisiana knife-fighter Jim Bowie among the men who died. In other tourism news from San Antonio this season, a new Ripley's Believe It or Not. (Yahoo News)
Army says no risk to Big Isle from uranium May 22, 2008
The heavy waste metal was used in the Davy Crockett weapon system during the 1960s in dummy "spotting rounds" to see where nuclear artillery warheads would land. The Davy Crockett system was designed to destroy tanks in case of a major war with the Soviet Union ... He told the Star-Bulletin that the Army researched shipments to Pohakuloa and found references to "M-101 spotting rounds." Nothing in the documents indicated the rounds contained uranium and nothing initially connected the shipments... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Cooke cites 'hatred' in withdrawal May 9, 2008
Judge Alex wrote on May 8, 2008 2:53 PM:" I read the comments, and did not feel hatred. Disdain? You bet...and fairly legitimate. Several themes emerged. One was the ambiguity surrounding CC's educational background. Finally, in today's article, we see that he did not, indeed, graduate. To think that one can be a state representative with no college degree harkens back to the days of Davy Crockett. Pretty unrealistic....and a bit devious as well. Another theme was one of abandonment. Some folks... (Westerly Sun, RI)
Why we are 99.9% sure it is NOT a serial killer - a data based explanation May 6, 2008
also a straight line down from 3rd St. " Davy Crockett wrote on May 4, 2008 8:53 AM:" The University of Tennessee is on the Tennessee River and has 26,400 students. When I was there, we were ranked the #1 party school in America. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Flying deer and white-tailed turkey Apr 18, 2008
I'm no Daniel Boone or Davy Crockett, but I swear those critters were talking to each other. Can you imagine that conversation. (Carmi Times, IL)
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Long-eared salute Apr 7, 2008
There were ROTC cadets standing in formation a block away from people dressed like Davy Crockett and Robert E. Lee. Others stayed off their feet and leaned back comfortably in their wagons. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
'Kiss of Death' star Richard Widmark passes away at 93 Mar 27, 2008
But by then, the actor was becoming just as familiar in heroic parts: U.S. Public Health Service Officer (Panic in the Streets); Naval Frogman (The Frogmen); battler of forest fires (Red Skies of Montana); an array of cowboys and army personnel and later even as Jim Bowie opposite John Wayne's Davy Crockett in the Wayne-directed version of The Alamo. Regularly employed until the early '90s, Widmark's career began to wane in the 1960s following appearances in two high-profile Westerns: How the... (USA Today -- Life)
An unpredictability you can rely on Mar 21, 2008
His role as a man-child who lives in a trailer and dresses like Davy Crockett established him as a free - if somewhat unbalanced - spirit, but he consistently brings a serious, even dangerous, intensity to his parts as well. Never is that more clear than in his latest film, Snow Angels, directed by wunderkind director David Gordon Green (George Washington) from a novel by Stewart O'Nan. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
A 'World' without the kids Mar 15, 2008
Mayer is a Chicago businessman with the look of a guy who might remember the words to The Ballad of Davy Crockett. He was here a few weeks ago enjoying Disney s Animal Kingdom with a lady of his generation and without a tyke in tow. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Big Brother endorses playthings Mar 6, 2008
When I was a kid, my favorite toys were a football, a Davy Crockett coonskin cap, and a Red Ryder BB gun ... Bob said himself, his favorite toys as a child were a BB gun and a Davy Crockett hat - gee, I wonder WHO he pretended to shoot with the BB gun when he would play with it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Tennessee, Georgia water war wages on Mar 6, 2008
When Matt Lea, an intern of Mayor Ron Littlefield, visited the Capitol Building in Atlanta, clad in a Davy Crockett costume and armed with 2,000 bottles of water, it was a clever publicity stunt, but one has to wonder how it helped the current border dispute between the states. With Georgia trying to find a loophole in centuries-old documents in order to get a sliver of the Tennessee River, it should be apparent that something is wrong with our current situation. (The University Echo, TN)
• Disney for grown-ups Mar 6, 2008
Mayer is a Chicago businessman with the look of a guy who might remember the words to "The Ballad of Davy Crockett." He was here a few weeks ago enjoying Disney's Animal Kingdom with a lady of his generation -- and without a tyke in tow. "The first time I went to Disneyland," Mayer said, "I told people it's better for grown-ups than it is for kids. Disneyland and, more, Disney World are just wonderful. We marvel at what went into this . . . ". (Q13.com, WA)
Contest will 'make us stronger' Mar 5, 2008
Like Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and William Travis from the Alamo, Obama thinks he's up against a "tenacious" foe. Unlike them, he insists he doesn't expect to lose. (USA Today)
Wind that blows through South Dakota ends in Texas Mar 5, 2008
The Post-Searchlight - Your local news source for Bainbridge, Georgia. In Saturdays editorial on Page 4A, it was outlined that the Albany City Commission voted to require property owners register vacant buildings. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
The word from future diaries Feb 29, 2008
" One showed me with bell-bottoms and an afro, another in a plaid tuxedo, one where I'm wearing a Davy Crockett cap, at a birthday party for Ted Kennedy. George Will rescued me. He showed a photo of Sam Donaldson with a Mohawk. It turned out to have been doctored, but it ended the discussion. Ralph Nader: Dear Diary of Personal Sacrifice and Struggle against Corporate Greed and Collusion, Political Corruption and Apathy, Media Hypocrisy and Complicity. Uh-oh, forgot what I was going to write.... (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Stolen winks into the ball-that-knows-all Feb 28, 2008
one where I'm wearing a Davy Crockett cap, at a birthday party for Ted Kennedy. George Will rescued me. (Boston Globe)
Sen. Jeff Mullis accepts gift of water from Chattanooga Feb 28, 2008
Mr. Lea was dressed in a coonskin cap and garb representative of that worn by American pioneer Davy Crockett. The move came a day after the issuance of a proclamation by Mayor Littlefield offering the state of Georgia a cool, wet kiss of friendship in response to SR 822. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
'Davy Crockett' brings water from Tennessee Feb 28, 2008
envoy (Davy Crockett) preaches conservation ... Lea, a special assistant to the mayor of Chattanooga, arrived at the frigid Georgia Capitol on Wednesday in full Davy Crockett regalia, down to the 'coonskin cap, to deliver 2,000 bottles of water to Georgia lawmakers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Hunters, anglers join global-warming outcry Feb 21, 2008
David Crockett, an avid sportsman and descendant of legendary frontiersman Davy Crockett, called on GOP lawmakers to be Republicans in the Roosevelt tradition by supporting the global-warming bill. "It gives us the chance to keep what is most precious to us," he said. (AZCentral -- News)
Duo plays tribute to Davy Crockett Feb 17, 2008
The two wrote a song about Western TV shows in the '50s, the heyday of Westerns in America that incorporated the Davy Crockett theme song. It epitomizes the storytelling abilities of cowboy music by capturing a moment in history and putting it to guitar and lyrics. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Local champions come out of district tourneys Feb 12, 2008
THS: Layton Hawkins 23, Jay Rizzardo 16, Alex McGehee 12, R.J. Perry 8, Davy Crockett 6. VLA- Matson: 10 Rebd. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
eBay plans to buy back stolen NY historic documents sold online Feb 10, 2008
Among the items stolen were Davy Crockett Almanacs - popular 19th century pamphlets about the frontier hero's exploits - that sold for more than $5,000; artifacts associated with the Revolutionary, Civil and Mexican wars, black Americana and items related to both Roosevelts and to Jewish Americans. The state was alerted to the theft and sales by a history buff, Virginia attorney Joseph Romito, who noticed the sale on eBay of a four-page letter by former Vice President John Calhoun that he knew... (AZCentral -- News)
IGN Eyes Eagle Eye: Part Two Feb 8, 2008
I mean nobody knew what Davy Crockett said to anybody [laughs. IGN: Is there something specific you did have to learn for this film. (IGN FilmForce)
Political Grapevine Jan 30, 2008
Police say Daniel Lorello stole some very famous items such as a letter written in 1823 by vice president John Calhoun and copies of the "Davy Crockett Almanacs." Lorello apparently did not take such other treasures as the state's original first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation or a complete set of autographs from the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Lorello has pleaded not guilty to charges of grand larceny, possession of stolen property and fraud. (Fox News)
History sold to highest bidders? Jan 30, 2008
ALBANY -- A veteran state archivist said he stole hundreds of historical artifacts from the State Library -- including two Davy Crockett almanacs -- to pay for home renovations, tuition and his daughter's $10,000 credit card bill ... Lorello admitted selling "Davy Crockett's Almanack" from 1835 for around $3,200 and an 1837 almanac of the frontier hero for $2,000, both to a Colorado collector late last year. (Albany Times Union)
Archivist Charged With Stealing Papers, Selling on eBay Jan 30, 2008
Daniel Lorello, 54, is accused of taking rare items from the State Library, including Davy Crockett Almanacs, Currier and Ives lithographs, and the 1865 railroad timetable for Abraham Lincoln's funeral train. Authorities believe he hawked them for tens of thousands of dollars, using much of that to pay off his daughter's credit card debt. (National Geographic)
'Hot' Documents Net Thousands Jan 29, 2008
ALBANY, N.Y. A long-time state archivist was accused of stealing hundreds of historic artifacts and documents from the New York State Library, including two Davy Crockett Almanacs, and selling some pieces on eBay ... But officials said in just two sales of Davy Crockett Almanacs he received more than $5,000. (Fox News)
Obama nets Kennedy endorsements Jan 29, 2008
A long-time state archivist was accused of stealing hundreds of historic artifacts and documents from the New York State Library, including two Davy Crockett Almanacs, and selling some pieces on eBay. Radar observatory gets very low-resolution images of big rock that ll pass close to Earth Tuesday. (FOXNews)
Man arrested in eBay sale of historic documents Jan 29, 2008
Among the missing documents were an 1823 letter by U.S. Vice President John C. Calhoun and copies of the Davy Crockett Almanacs, pamphlets written by the frontiersman who died at the Alamo in Texas. Daniel Lorello, 54, of Rensselaer, New York, was charged with grand larceny, possession of stolen property and fraud. (Reuters)
Man Accused of Stealing Hundreds of Historic Artifacts Jan 29, 2008
Artifacts include, Davy Crockett Almanacs and a signed 1823 letter from late Vice President John Calhoun. Joseph Romito said, "The kinds of items...represent the herritage of all Americans.". (FOX23 News, NY)
Archivist: I Stole Papers to Pay Bills Jan 29, 2008
Daniel Lorello, 54, is accused of taking the rare items from the New York State Library, including Davy Crockett Almanacs, Currier and Ives lithographs and the 1865 railroad timetable for Abraham Lincoln's funeral train ... But officials said in just two sales of Davy Crockett Almanacs popular 19th-century pamphlets about the frontier hero's exploits he received more than $5,000. (Time.com)
Traveling to his past has effect on future Jan 18, 2008
Davy Crockett, that is ... " Let the record show that even with high blood pressure (controlled quite nicely, thank you, through medication, diet and exercise) and angioplasty in 2001 (no stents needed and his heart built its own natural bypass around a blockage the surgeon was unable to clear), all systems were go Wednesday. He pulled it off without a hitch. There were no incidents. No ill effects to report. Just fun. More fun than he had enjoyed in quite some time. He and Maggs started at the... (Modesto Bee, CA)
Fess Parker wants SB hostel money diverted to law enforcement Jan 7, 2008
TV's former "Davy Crockett" now wants that requirement rescinded. It's expected to cost more than $5 million for the hostel, which hasn't broken ground at its proposed Montecito Street location. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Golden Globe History & Trivia Jan 4, 2008
Shows honored were Dinah Shore, Lucy & Desi, The American Comedy, and Davy Crockett. The first winner of the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1952 was the director himself. (Suite101.com)
The Boomers Hit 62 Jan 4, 2008
Adorable, aren't they, as they hum along to the Beach Boys on their iPods and dream of Davy Crockett coonskin caps. In February the 100,000 or so of these January 1946 babies who opted for early retirement will get their first Social Security checks (averaging between $900 and $1,000 a month), marking the beginning of a demographic wave that will boost the program's rolls from 50 million to 80 million over the next two decades. (Time.com)
Don Newbury Column: Like popcorn? Have I got a deal for you! 12-26-2007 Dec 29, 2007
Readers of a certain age clearly recall Fess Parker s movie, Davy Crockett. A Disney production, it was ballyhooed to the hilt, resurrecting interest in coonskin caps. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
For Dave Dial, running is what life is all about Dec 22, 2007
Raised in rural southeast Texas, he explored the nearby Davy Crockett National Forest. His Nederland high school didn't have a cross country team, so Dial sometimes drove two hours to Houston in the family Ford Pinto to enter races individually. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Gramps' record may be tough to beat Dec 18, 2007
Merritt s 10th great-grandfather just happened to be Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier. As legend has it, Crockett killed a bear at age three. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
How young is too young? Dec 14, 2007
Published stories also claim that the family can trace the boy's ancestry directly to Davy Crockett, the legendary hunter and adventurer who is supposed to have killed a bear at age 3. This story has stirred up some Internet chat about kids and hunting. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
Arkansas Boy, 5, Kills 445-Pound Black Bear Dec 12, 2007
The boy s grandfather, Mike Merritt, told KATV-TV that Tre s 10th great-grandfather was Davy Crockett, a legendary outdoorsman who killed a bear at just 3 years old, according to folklore. Mike Merritt taught his grandson how to shoot when the boy was 2 years old and bragged to KATV-TV that he already had killed three deer. (Fox News)
Boy Aged Five Kills 445lb Black Bear Dec 12, 2007
"The bear weighed 445lb, meaning it was 12 times the size of Tre. The family now plans to have it mounted. Tre and his grandfather with the bear Mr Merritt said that Tre was descended from famous American frontiersman Davy Crockett, who died at the Alamo in 1836.He said: "Davy supposedly killed a bear when he was three. Tre is five and really killed a bear. (Sky News)
Historical Commission Wont Buy Purported Crockett Letter Dec 8, 2007
(December 7, 2007)--A letter purported to be the last one written by Alamo defender Davy Crockett is being returned to its seller by the Texas Historical Commission. Their experts could not authenticate agency the letter, officials announced Friday. (KWTX.com, TX)
Assembly Republicans Hold Hearings on Thruway Toll Hike Dec 5, 2007
If I'm going to go down, I'm going to go down like Davy Crockett in the Alamo, fighting. . (FOX23 News, NY)
One shot and a cloud of smoke Dec 2, 2007
I feel a little bit like Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett with that old black-powder rifle across the crook of my arm, easing along into the wind, pretending that folks back in the local settlement need venison ... Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett could get off two or three shots in quite a hurry on television. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Get the backstory on genetic diseases Nov 29, 2007
She found some interesting branches - such as Davy Crockett and an English royal, to name a few. And while being a descendent of a man who could fight a bear empty-handed makes for more intriguing cocktail chatter than a history of a genetic disorder, I'd much rather have a family medical history. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Vermont's hidden skiing gems Nov 29, 2007
This is a step back into the 1890s, when the original store was founded, and features all sorts of exotica from the past, from ongoing checkers games and root beer barrels to genuine Davy Crockett coonskin hats. - TONY CHAMBERLAIN. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Youth Waterfowl Day 2007 Nov 22, 2007
Through all of this we grew to become many things, and some of us became hunters and fishermen in our own right, which seemed as natural as breathing to a generation of boys and girls who grew up with Davy Crockett and Roy Rogers, rather than movies and video games so violent they dull the senses to anything less striking. Whatever the causes, too many kids simply do not take to the outdoors the way we did despite the fact that we'd like them to for the simple reason that we remember how... (Suffolk Life Newspapers, NY)
Budget bills to contain more than 8000 earmarks, costing taxpayers $20 billion... Nov 16, 2007
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)
