The FReeper Foxhole Profiles Sgt. Alvin C. York - Mar 1st, 2004

www.alvincyork.org ^ | Dr. Michael Birdwell

[Professional Engineer]

I don't watch the Academy Awards.

Academy Awards?

[snippy_about_it]

"While on the subject of vintage European biplanes we must mention the Belgian Stampe. Throughout the 1940s and 50s, this two-place, all wood-trainer won the hearts of the entire continent and even today the center of a dedicated aerobatic competition, the Coupe D'Anjou, a contest in France for Stampes only. Soft, docile, and easy to fly, the Stampe is an excellent choice for an entry level acrobatic airplane. If you want to see some Stampe flying, rent a copy of the film High Road to China, in which two Stamps masquerading as WWI Fighters, flit all over the Hindu Kush. They were flown in the film by Eric Miller and David Perrin (who lost his life during filming in a liaison helicopter accident)."

Link to plane pics

Another Link to Stampe

[Darksheare]

Might be worth a laugh at the Hollyweirdo's expense.
But I think the ghosts of those soldiers would be upset that the Hollyweirdos claim to be Democrats.
(Democrats back then were somewhat different from today's breed..)

[snippy_about_it]

From Alvin C. York's Diary

From Washington I returned to New York and went out to Camp Merritt and got my transportation papers to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, where I got my discharge and my papers and transportation home.

I came on home to Pall Mall, Tennessee, on the 29th of May. My people from all over the mountains, thousands of them, were there to meet me. And my big red headed brothers were there. And we all had a right smart time. And then I lit out for the old log cabin and the little old mother. And then I went to see Gracie--

I didn't do any hunting for a few days. I'm telling you I went hunting Gracie first.

And then, when it was all over and I had taken off the old uniform of the all American Division and got back into the overalls. I got out with the hounds and the old muzzle loader; and I got to thinking and wondering what it was all about.

[colorado tanker]

They thought they could bury The Passion with negative publicity and bad reviews, but all they did was give Gibson millions in free advertising. Now they've created a blockbuster.

The topic has dominated talk radio around here. I heard one secularist call with some conspiracy theory that Gibson timed the release of The Passion to coincide with the Catholic report on priest sex abuse. The maroon didn't know it was Ash Wednesday and Lent - probably doesn't even know what they are.

[Darksheare]

LOL!
Pretty much my reaction..

[colorado tanker]

Good thought, Darksheare. We wouldn't want to insult the war dead by associating them with the modern Democratic Party. It wasn't that long ago that most Dems believed in defending the nation and facing down tyranny. Sigh.

[Darksheare]

Read that.
The planes in the movie look different.
But that could be due to modifications done to the planes.
The Stampe shows an arched 'drooping' nose and rounded engine front, and the planes in High Road to China don't have that.

[SAMWolf]

We're turning you into quite a researcher. :-)

[SAMWolf]

I heard some jerk on the radio last night claiming it was all an anti-sematic plot and that all the movie does is say "See, the Jews Killed Christ" nothing anyone else said would change his rant of "Jew-hater" and that Gibson planned it that way.

[Professional Engineer]

Ashes and Lent. Don't those come from your clothes dryer?

Yeesh, what a maroon that caller was.

[snippy_about_it]

:-)

I'm finished for the day.

[Professional Engineer]

I'm finished for the day.

Was it something I said?

[snippy_about_it]

LOL. No silly, I'm finished researching for Darksheares plane for the day. ;-)

[snippy_about_it]

Different America, yep. Looks like they went out an skeered 'em up a cow. LOL. Hey, I can joke, I'm part hillbilly.

[SAMWolf]

I think it was the ashes and Lent joke (LOL!)

[snippy_about_it]

Hey, I have ashes and lent in my dryer too. Good tagline btw today Sam.

[Professional Engineer]

Ruh Roh. I'm in Snippy's doghouse?

[colorado tanker]

When you push people like that hard to get at what they are actually saying, they believe the Gospels themselves are inherently anti-Semitic. The goal of the left seems to be to brand Christianity as homophobic and anti-Semitic and try to drive the practice of the faith underground.

Jews are being blown up by Muslims in Israel and synagogues are being attacked in Europe but the ADL here is worried about a passion play. Sheesh.

[SAMWolf]

Thank You.