Saturday, August 11, 2018
Friday, August 10, 2018
Thursday, August 9, 2018
Amendment Two: A Legal Immigrants Cautionary Tale
This is one of the examples the author uses to show how screwed up liberal logic is. Please read further. "NO WEAPONS ALLOWED. THIS IS A DEFENSE FREE CRIME ZONE. WE EXPRESSLY PROHIBIT ALL LAW ABIDING PATRONS AND EMPLOYEES, CERTIFIED, LICENSED, OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY THE STATE, TO CARRY A WEAPON FROM ENTERING OUR PROPERTY WHILE IN POSSESSION OF A LEGAL HANDGUN. ALL OF OUR PATRONS AND EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN DISARMED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE."
This piece is one of the best explanations of the importance of the Second Amendment I have ever read. The author, who chose to remain anonymous, nails ever aspect of the 2A debate, from the carefully planned and executed strategy of the statist, progressives, liberals, socialists, commies (I guess I could have simply written Communist) to eventually disarm the citizens of this country to the importance of exercising our rights. It is a little long, but worth the time it takes to read it. I first saw it over at WRSA and it was linked to OLEG VOLK BLOG . Either link will get you where you need to be to read this excellent testament.
EAGLES: DOOLIN DALTON / DESPERADO REPRISE
Here is a great old Eagle song that doesn't get a lot of playtime on the airwaves. There are some really good pictures too.
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Aesop, Over At The Raconteur Report, Has Been Silent Since Since July 25th..
Does anyone know if he is Ok ?
There are comments being left on his last post wondering about his well being.
Monday, August 6, 2018
Another Awesome Alabama Archer
With his hawk-like vision and excellent coordination, Byron Ferguson is one of the most amazing archers the world has ever seen (if not the greatest).
Below is another video of Byron. It is in "German", but the pictures speak for themselves. H/T to reader trialwiz.
Alabama's Howard Hill was "world's greatest archer" and "real" Robin Hood
Howard Hill, the only archer in his time who could split an arrow with another arrow, was born in Wilsonville, Alabama, on November 13, 1899. He would grow up to become so accurate with a bow and arrows that he earned the unofficial title "World's Greatest Archer" and doubled for Errol Flynn in the 1938 film "The Adventures of Robin Hood."
AL.com File Photo
Hill also did all the bow shooting in the films "Elizabeth & Essex," "They Died with Their Boots On," "Dodge City," "Virginia City," "Buffalo Bill" and "Bandits of Sherwood Forest." He attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now Auburn University, where he lettered in football, baseball and basketball. In his spare time, he practiced archery and golf, which led to his invention later in life: Archery golf.
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
After graduating from Auburn in 1923, he became a championship archer, setting a record by winning 196 competitions in a row. He mastered dozens of mind-boggling tricks, such as shooting a plum or apple off someone's head from a distance of 60 feet.
AL.com File Photo
Hill designed and made his own longbows and was able to pull bows with 170 pounds draw-weight, making him one of the world's strongest archers.
AL.com File Photo
His expertise led to calls from Hollywood, where he starred in movie shorts and began a career as a movie double. When "Robin Hood" was screened in Tuscaloosa in June 1938, The Tuscaloosa News wrote, "It was Hill who was the 'real' Robin Hood with the strong bow and the perfect arrow, for he is the world's champion archer and doubled for Errol Flynn and for other characters in schemes calling for unerring shots for which Robin was so famous. Hill's marvelous skill with the bow and arrow astounded Hollywood itself, which is accustomed to marvels." The article says Hill began his hobby of archery as a child and his classmates called him "Cupid." In the photo above, he is on the set of "Robin Hood" with Basil Rathbone.
AL.com File Photo
In 1952, when Hill returned to Auburn to promote "Tembo," his documentary about bow hunting, The Auburn Plainsman wrote, "During Hill's football days, Auburn was a national gridiron power under the tutelage of Head Coach Mike Donahue. 'What that Howard Hill does is as unpredictable as the next leap of a scalded cat or tin-canned dog,' Coach Donahue said one afternoon during a practice scrimmage when the rangy end caught a pass then veered sharply from his path to the goal in order that he might run down the opponent's safety man." In the photo above, he is on the set of "Robin Hood" with Errol Flynn.
AL.com File Photo
Hill was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1971. In 1960, he opened a small archery equipment store in Vincent, Alabama, shown above. The resulting company, Howard Hill Archery, is still run by friends from its headquarters in Montana.
Source: Tom and Carla via FindaGrave.com
Hill was married to Elizabeth Hodges of Ashville from 1922 until his death in 1975. He is buried in New Ashville City Cemetery beneath a marker etched with two bows and arrows.
AL.com File Photo
Hill also did all the bow shooting in the films "Elizabeth & Essex," "They Died with Their Boots On," "Dodge City," "Virginia City," "Buffalo Bill" and "Bandits of Sherwood Forest." He attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now Auburn University, where he lettered in football, baseball and basketball. In his spare time, he practiced archery and golf, which led to his invention later in life: Archery golf.
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
After graduating from Auburn in 1923, he became a championship archer, setting a record by winning 196 competitions in a row. He mastered dozens of mind-boggling tricks, such as shooting a plum or apple off someone's head from a distance of 60 feet.
AL.com File Photo
Hill designed and made his own longbows and was able to pull bows with 170 pounds draw-weight, making him one of the world's strongest archers.
AL.com File Photo
His expertise led to calls from Hollywood, where he starred in movie shorts and began a career as a movie double. When "Robin Hood" was screened in Tuscaloosa in June 1938, The Tuscaloosa News wrote, "It was Hill who was the 'real' Robin Hood with the strong bow and the perfect arrow, for he is the world's champion archer and doubled for Errol Flynn and for other characters in schemes calling for unerring shots for which Robin was so famous. Hill's marvelous skill with the bow and arrow astounded Hollywood itself, which is accustomed to marvels." The article says Hill began his hobby of archery as a child and his classmates called him "Cupid." In the photo above, he is on the set of "Robin Hood" with Basil Rathbone.
AL.com File Photo
In 1952, when Hill returned to Auburn to promote "Tembo," his documentary about bow hunting, The Auburn Plainsman wrote, "During Hill's football days, Auburn was a national gridiron power under the tutelage of Head Coach Mike Donahue. 'What that Howard Hill does is as unpredictable as the next leap of a scalded cat or tin-canned dog,' Coach Donahue said one afternoon during a practice scrimmage when the rangy end caught a pass then veered sharply from his path to the goal in order that he might run down the opponent's safety man." In the photo above, he is on the set of "Robin Hood" with Errol Flynn.
AL.com File Photo
Hill was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1971. In 1960, he opened a small archery equipment store in Vincent, Alabama, shown above. The resulting company, Howard Hill Archery, is still run by friends from its headquarters in Montana.
Source: Tom and Carla via FindaGrave.com
Hill was married to Elizabeth Hodges of Ashville from 1922 until his death in 1975. He is buried in New Ashville City Cemetery beneath a marker etched with two bows and arrows.