Blackbead

I think it was Lon Tinkle (no joke) who first wrote about a diary of one of Santa Anna's officers that claimed that Crockett and several others were taken prisoner and then executed after the battle. Supposedly, Santa Anna offered them a chance to live if they would grovel to him and none of them took it. It's hard to say whether this is the truth or not - there are several passages in this diary that don't jive with other known facts and there is the argument that the officer was trying to make himself and the Mexican Army look better. Regardless, it is an interesting topic of discussion for historians interested in the Lone Star State and Davy Crockett. What's next, Mission? Now there's a bit of the old twist of fate - Mission gets the answer correctly and the Alamo was a mission before the battle . . . Blackbead

I don't really think I deserve this to be my turn but to get things going again, here's a long but easy one: "In the Roman civil war, Julius Caesar knew he had to march on Rome, which no legion was permitted to do. Marcus Lucanus left us a chronicle of what happened. "How swiftly Caesar has smoted the mighty alps and in his mind conceived immense upheavals in the coming war. When he reached the water of the little Rubicon, clearly to the leader through the murky night appeared a mighty image of his country in distress. Grief in her face, her white hair streaming from her tower crowned head. With tresses torn and shoulders bare, she stood before him and sighing said, "Where further do you march? Where do you take my standards warriors? If lawfully you come, if as citizens, this far only is allowed." Then trembling struck the leader's limbs, his hair grew stiff and weakness checked his progress, holding his feet at the rivers edge. At last he speaks, "Oh Thunderer, surveying Rome's walls from the Tarpeian Rock. Oh Phrygian and House gods of Ulysses, Clan and Mystery of Quirinus who was carried off to heaven. Oh Jupiter of Latium seated in lofty Alda and House of Vespa. Oh Rome, equal to the highest deity, favor my plans! Not with envious weapons do I pursue you. Here am I, Caesar, your own soldier everywhere. Now too, if I am permitted, the man who makes ME your enemy, it is he who will be the guilty one." Then he broke the barrier of war and through the swollen river swiftly took his standards. Caesar crossed the flood and reached the opposite bank. From Hisparie's Forbidden Fields he took his standards said, "Here I abandoned peace and desecrated law; fortune it is you I follow. Farewell to treaties. From now on war is our judge!" Hail Caesar! We who are about to die salute you!" Not a great movie but it definitely had some great moments. Blackbead

Mission - I know you are correct. Let's say that if you don't hear back from the person who put the quote up in 24 hours but you do have confirmation from someone else in the thread then you can go ahead and put up a new quote. I think one of the things that kills off the thread is that we are all trying to be nice and wait to hear from the person who started a quote. This way, with confirmation from ANYONE else, you won't wait. What says the thread?? Blackbead

Augustus by Anthony Everitt ; Ike: An American Hero by Michael Korda; and re-reading "The Mist" by Stephen King.

"Yellowbeard" on DVD? I found a copy at WalMart for $5.50 so it's definitely out there. Amazon has it for $12.50. It's definitely worth it for either price! Blackbead

Ah-HAH! Well, I can't take credit for this one, my buddy Iron Roger Kidd came up with the answer - "Orlando." Let me know if I'm correct! Blackbead

Is it "Lawrence of Arabia"? I haven't seen that film in years but it sounds right. Or, wait, is it that old version of "Gunga Din" with Cary Grant? It sounds like something the principal antagonist would say. Can I get a hint, please?

Cheeky, An excellent job og solving me riddle! Now, as to yours . . . let me think. More to come . . .

"You've tricked and fooled your readers for years. You've tortured us all with surprise endings that made no sense. You've introduced characters in the last five pages that were never in the book before. You've withheld clues and information that made it impossible for us to guess who did it. But now, the tables are turned. Millions of angry mystery readers are now getting their revenge. When the world learns I've outsmarted you, they'll be selling your $1.95 books for twelve cents." Enjoy . . .

"Shooter"? he asked guessingly.

Looks like this year I'll only be there for the Halloween weekend.

My quote that killed off the thread was from "1941." Is yours from "Evolution"?

Ahoy, mates! I be shocked that no one has submitted a recipe for that perennial pirate favorite salmagundi! This is the colloquial French name for a highly seasoned cold salad. Salmagundi was a favorite food of the Caribbean Buccaneers, who carried it north to the Atlantic and east to West Africa and Madagascar. Bartholomew Roberts was eating salmagundi for breakfast when he was rudely interrupted by the British Navy off the coast of West Africa in 1722. The strong seasonings and fresh vegetables and fruits added variety to a diet of dried and smoked foods. Meat of any kind, including turtle, duck, or pigeon, was roasted, chopped into chunks, and marinated in spiced wine. Imported salted meat, herring, and anchovies also were added. When ready to serve, the smoked and salted meats were combined with hard-boiled eggs and whatever fresh or pickled vegetables were available, including palm hearts, cabbage, mangos, onions, and olives. The result was a stirred together with oil, vinegar, garlic, salt, pepper, mustard seed, and other seasons. I found a modern recipe for this conncoction at Pirate Pete’s. Here goes: Ingredients:..... 1 lb. Corned beef 1 tin Anchovies. 1 lb. Goat meat 3 large Onions 3 lb's Miscellaneous Pickled Vegetables 6 diced, hard-boiled eggs 1 lb Apples ( dried is ok ) or Raisins, or Bread fruit, or Mango 1 Small Bottle of Wine lard, shortening, or cooking oil, For browning the meat Seasonings to taste but I recommend salt, pepper, garlic, and some form of hot sauce Cook like this. Hack meat into Gobbets, Brown with onions, When brown add the rest of the Ingredient Simmer till done, Feel free to add any spices to your liking then serve! The best thing about this is that you can substitute whatever you have for some of the ingredients and still have a great, period meal. Bon appetit! Blackbead

Mea culpa, it is! I'll see if I can find a copy and vid it. Till then, how's about this for a quote: "Ladies and gentlemen, every where I look... soldiers are fighting sailors, sailors are fighting marines. Directly in front of me, I see a flying blond floozy. Everywhere I look, everywhere, pure pandemoninium - pandemonium." What says the crew?

Okay, I did some digging and found the name of the flick but I won't put it out there since I had to cheat to find it. I've never seen it before it has one of the most underrated actors of all time in it - I still think Matheson's performance in "1941" was hilarious and much more faceted than what Belushi was doing in most of the roles he had been pushed into.

Augustus by Anthony Everett Ike: An American Hero by Michael Korda The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana by Umberto Eco

"The Cheap Detective?"

Exactly, Ms. Kildare . . . your turn!

Come to Hillsboro, Texas the first two weekends in October and head west on Highway 171. Five miles outside of town, you'll come to Middlefaire where you can stroll the village streets (make sure you wander down Rumpot Alley and come see ol' Blackbead!) and enjoy a wonderful Renaissance weekend! This neat little faire (voted #2 in "The Best New Renaissance Festival" category of the Podcast Renaissance Festival Awards) is more than ready for its second year. There are more than a dozen permanent structures in place and enough enterainment, vendors and food to keep you busy all weekend long! Come out and see me pirate fort complete with two full-size replicas of six pounder naval gun carriages! You can go to TRF on the third weekend when it's their Pirate Invasion! EVERY weekend is a pirate invasion at Middlefaire!! See you in the Middle!! Blackbead PS: Come by me booth and use the magic phrase "On the beam reach" and I'll take 15% off any one item!

In that same vein . . . this is a short one, but if you've ever heard the line delivered, you'll never forget it: "And we who walk here, walk alone." Or have I used that one already . . . Blackbead

That's from "High Fidelity" isn't it? I just rented "The Contract" last night, mainly because it has two of my favorite actors in it. I saw "1408" mainly because I had liked the novella so much but Cusack's performance was excellent as well. Blackbead

If it isn't "Dogma" then I give up.

Hmmm, that's a toughie. Is it "The Fisher King"?

I've done a lot of Civil War reenacting as well and one of the things that really brings the talk back to the kids' level is what sort of thing Civil War soldiers ate. We even had some homemade hard tack on hand to pass out (complete with a few cocoa krispies mixed in for the weevils!) When the kids got an idea of what these people ate on a daily basis they saw the hardships their ancestors endured a lot more clearly. When I was doing Confederate we'd even have a complete day's rations in one place. When you told the kids that THIS was all the soldier had to eat all day they really connected with the reality of CIvil War soldier life. Well, hardtack is derived from sea biscuits and it wouldn't be that hard to lay before your audience the complete menu of a sailor at sea. This idea of pirates feasting on wine, legs of lamb and soft bread is also a figment of Hollywood's imagination. One of the reasons for a short captaincy among pirates was the inability to provide the crew with sustenance. If you want an easy recipe for sea biscuits, just mix one cup of flour per two cups of water. Make them into uniform shapes and then bake them at 450 degrees until they start turning brown. Then, wrap them in aluminum foil and set them out to dry for a day or two. Once every drop of moisture is gone then they're ready to serve. They last forever unless you get them wet (there are records of hardtack that was bought under contract in 1865 being issued to soldiers on their way to Cuba in 1890!) Enjoy!

LOL! Nicely done, Mission! An excellent clue! There IS a sequel - sort of - to the movie from which me quote arises. And the movie from which has the quote . . .?