Phil Collins gives vast Alamo collection to Texas

Associated Press ^ | 6 hours ago

[BenLurkin]

British pop star Phil Collins on Tuesday handed over his vast collection of artifacts related to the Battle of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution to the state of Texas.

Collins was in San Antonio to donate what's considered the world's largest private collection of Alamo artifacts. It includes a fringed leather pouch and a gun used by Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie's legendary knife and letters from garrison commander William B. Travis.

"There's things in there that will make your mouth drop," Collins said.

The 1980s pop artist and Genesis singer-drummer has joked that he spent all the money he made from music on artifacts related to the 1836 battle in which 1,500 Mexican troops laid siege to 200 Texans.

The collection was given to Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, the state steward of the Alamo who is pushing for a new historical center that would house Collins' collection.

[deport]

In 2011, the Texas Legislature granted authority over the Alamo to the Texas General Land Office.
The GLO signed an agreement to keep the DRT in charge of the daily operation of the Alamo. A
private, non-profit, The Alamo Endowment, was created at the direction of the GLO to assist with
large-scale fundraising at the old mission.

http://www.thealamo.org/history/index.html

[onedoug]

Thanks again, Phil.

[patriot08]

Thank you, Phil

(see my page for Alamo history

[Mr. Lucky]

No kidding.

[rhoda_penmark]

“While visiting phil collins asked to see the basement”

Thanks, I would not have remembered that reference and you gave me a reason to Google it. :-)

[Timocrat]

Hmmm, the Brits would disagree

Not to mention Henry V (..we Band of brothers etc etc) John Churchill, 1st Duke of Malborough who defeated the hithertofore undefeated armies of Louis XIV, Sir Francis Drake, General Wolfe who conquered the French in Canada, General Clive who conquered India, the defenders of Rourkes drift, 11 V.C.s ( think - Zulu Michael Caine), Guy Gibson V.C. ( Dam Busters ) Captain Robert Charisee ( Double V.C. ) Sir William Wallace, Robert the Bruce. Sir William Slim

In fact the Brits did not acquire an empire"In a fit of absent mindedness" as some wit observed, but rather through the strenuous efforts of some rather extraordinary men.

[RitchieAprile]

Lord Rutherford
Lord Kelvin
JJ Thomson

[Rome2000]

Its a David Bowie knife.

[RinaseaofDs]

Churchill was bigger than life. Escaped prisoner of war. Real man of adventure. Lost huge at the Battle of the Dardenelles. Saved Western Civilization.

[twister881]

Hear, hear! Three cheers for our British allies and brothers-in-arms.

[SunkenCiv]

> Collins was in San Antonio to donate what’s considered the world’s largest private collection of Alamo artifacts. It includes a fringed leather pouch and a gun used by Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie’s legendary knife and letters from garrison commander William B. Travis.

[dfwgator]

I guess that makes him the Anti-Ozzy.