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Phil Collins donates private collection of Alamo artifacts
New York Daily News ^ | 6/27/14 | Associated Press

Posted on 06/27/2014 9:42:58 PM PDT by texas_mrs

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To: texas_mrs

Wow. Thank you Mr. Collins.


21 posted on 06/27/2014 11:13:33 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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An Englishman gives artifacts to the Alamo. The governor of Texas gives Santa Ana’s sword to Mexico.


22 posted on 06/28/2014 1:04:03 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Liberals were raised by women or wimps.)
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To: texas_mrs

Collins should be made an ‘ honorary Texan ‘


23 posted on 06/28/2014 1:07:04 AM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: texas_mrs

>> I always loved Phil Collins

I only recall one of his music videos denigrating Ronald Reagan.


24 posted on 06/28/2014 1:08:45 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: onedoug

“Remember the Alamo!”?

Yes, but more important, “Remember San Jacinto”. (Mar 21, 1836) 18 minutes that formed a Republic and eventually the Great State of Texas.


25 posted on 06/28/2014 2:27:20 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!)
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To: texas_mrs

When I was a kid we would be playing outside and at least one or two of the Mom’s would step out side and scream Davy Crockett’s on. It was game over and all of us kids would go to the closest house and all sit in the floor in front of the TV. Mrs. Tempeltons house was the best, we only had two channels and her antenna got the best reception, she also made fresh bread daily and would give us a big slice with butter and jelly and a glass of milk.


26 posted on 06/28/2014 2:48:46 AM PDT by Dusty Road
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To: woofie

I have an English bro-in-law who knows a vast amount of American western lore.


27 posted on 06/28/2014 3:47:27 AM PDT by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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To: Yogafist

Me too.

I know “The Musical Box” does a full on cover of The Lamb. I think Phil even sat in on one of their shows. Haven’t been able to see them yet.


28 posted on 06/28/2014 3:55:09 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: tumblindice

yep


29 posted on 06/28/2014 3:58:51 AM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: Dusty Road
When I was a kid we would be playing outside and at least one or two of the Mom’s would step out side and scream Davy Crockett’s on. It was game over and all of us kids would go to the closest house and all sit in the floor in front of the TV. Mrs. Tempeltons house was the best, we only had two channels and her antenna got the best reception, she also made fresh bread daily and would give us a big slice with butter and jelly and a glass of milk.

The good ol days long before the rot set in
We are now in the post-rot age of 0bunghole the Kenyan usurper of the American people. What was once a proud upright nation is now a commercial zone for billionaires, transnational corporations and illegal immigrants to free lance to their hearts content do their thing

Money is all that counts. Nationhood is near zero

30 posted on 06/28/2014 4:04:23 AM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: woofie

“A lot of the English became experts on the American Indians and the lore of the old west....I think it was so foreign to them that they were fascinated by it”

The hook for them may have been that many an expat was down in the thick of it all.


31 posted on 06/28/2014 4:13:14 AM PDT by TalBlack (Evil doesn't have a day job.)
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To: texas_mrs

I’ve never cared for Collins’ music. Bores me to tears.

But, he’s always seemed like a good guy and someone who would be fascinating and cool to hang out with.


32 posted on 06/28/2014 4:13:28 AM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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I liked Collins music (for the most part) and am glad he did this. In his later years, he seems like a nice guy. But in the 80s, he was as bad of an anti-Thatcher, anti-Reagan ideologue as the rest of them. Reagan and Thatcher were going to trigger a nuclear war, etc. That turned me off to him.
33 posted on 06/28/2014 5:34:48 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: Dusty Road

Wow, that’s a very nice memory. Cool time to be a kid :)


34 posted on 06/28/2014 9:39:39 AM PDT by texas_mrs
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To: LeoWindhorse

He will be!

http://www.woai.com/articles/woai-local-news-sponsored-by-five-star-cleaners-119078/collins-to-be-declared-honorary-texan-12511026

One day after Grammy winning musician Phil Collins donated his collection of Alamo memorabilia to the state of Texas, a lawmaker said he will introduce a bill in the coming session to declare Collins to be an ‘honorary Texas.”

State Rep. Jason Villalba (R-Dallas) cited Collins ‘extraordinary generosity, both monetary and in spirit.’

“Phil Collins’ dedication to the study of the events that took place at the battle of the Alamo, as well as his devotion to the collection and preservation of important artifacts is truly remarkable,” Villalba said. “As Texans we should all be inspired by his passion for learning about this critical juncture in the Texas Revolution and his admiration for the individuals who gave their lives so that Texas could be free.”

Declaring a person to be an ‘honorary Texan’ is a rare honor, and Villalba invited Collins to come to the Capitol in January to receive the honor in person.


35 posted on 06/28/2014 9:44:30 AM PDT by texas_mrs
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To: texas_mrs

oh ! this is great ! good for him and good for Texas .


36 posted on 06/28/2014 10:06:35 AM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: texas_mrs

It sure is!


37 posted on 06/28/2014 5:45:02 PM PDT by Dusty Road
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To: texas_mrs

"I understand that Phil Collins, the British 1980s music icon was at the 1836 Battle of the Alamo. He must be really old!"


"Uh, he was at the 1836 Battle of the Alamo and Texas Revolutionary shrine in downtown San Antonio, last Thursday, not the actual Battle of the Alamo..."


"Nevermind..."


38 posted on 06/28/2014 5:52:39 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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