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Phil Collins to donate artifacts to Alamo
News Observer ^ | 6-25-2014

Posted on 06/25/2014 12:01:19 AM PDT by Citizen Zed

The Texas General Land Office manages the downtown San Antonio shrine to Texas independence, and Collins is said to have the world's largest private collection of Texas Revolution artifacts, Patterson said.

The General Land Office is developing plans for an Alamo visitors' center to provide more space to exhibit artifacts about the fort and the 1836 battle that made it famous.

Collins has said he owns "hundreds" of cannonballs, documents and other artifacts from the Alamo, with his most prized item being a receipt signed by Alamo commander William Barret Travis for 32 head of cattle used to feed the Alamo defenders.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History
KEYWORDS: alamo; museum; philcollins
Remember the Alamo and the Susudio.
1 posted on 06/25/2014 12:01:19 AM PDT by Citizen Zed
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To: Citizen Zed
I AM PHIL COLLINS!!!

2 posted on 06/25/2014 12:09:11 AM PDT by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: Impala64ssa

Yep, that Phil Collins. Pretty neat, if you ask me.


3 posted on 06/25/2014 12:11:53 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Citizen Zed

This Phil Collins obsession with that Alamo is so cool and amazing.

Here is a song by Donovan about the Alamo, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBup2JAY0EM&feature=kp


4 posted on 06/25/2014 12:12:51 AM PDT by ansel12 (( Rand Paul---What a tragedy if America wouldn't have gotten to see Barack Obama as a leader.)
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To: Impala64ssa

You got any ritalin? I was going to listen to Phil Collins later.


5 posted on 06/25/2014 12:34:29 AM PDT by BBell (The Blue Dog is Stupid)
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To: ansel12

One of my dark secrets. I am and have always been a fan of Donovan. Don’t tell anyone.


6 posted on 06/25/2014 12:38:57 AM PDT by BBell (The Blue Dog is Stupid)
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To: Citizen Zed

Well that’s pretty neat. Thank you, Mr. Collins.


7 posted on 06/25/2014 12:49:34 AM PDT by Qilin
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To: BBell

No shame. Nothing better than a sunset listening to Hurdy Gurdy Man.


8 posted on 06/25/2014 3:08:01 AM PDT by chargers fan
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To: chargers fan

hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, ?


9 posted on 06/25/2014 3:14:39 AM PDT by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches and get with what's real.)
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To: PhiloBedo

I once played “Atlantis” for my wife. She thought he sounded high as a kite throughout the song.


10 posted on 06/25/2014 3:19:06 AM PDT by hoagy62 ("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
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To: Citizen Zed

11 posted on 06/25/2014 3:58:54 AM PDT by Rodamala
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To: onedoug

ping


12 posted on 06/25/2014 10:24:33 AM PDT by windcliff
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To: windcliff

That’s a fair amount of stuff. Good for Phil. Add my thanks.

“Remember The Alamo!”


13 posted on 06/25/2014 11:41:31 AM PDT by onedoug
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