Comments on: People Love The Alamo http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/2005/10/26/people-love-the-alamo/ The takeover. The break's over. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:57:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: C-Dogg http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/2005/10/26/people-love-the-alamo/#comment-1512 C-Dogg Thu, 03 Nov 2005 05:19:47 +0000 http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/?p=256#comment-1512 I can respect its importance to the city but it is not on my list of places to visit before I die. For me there are only 2 shrines in San Antonio, the SBC Center and the Alamo Dome. Anybody that knows me knows why. I can respect its importance to the city but it is not on my list of places to visit before I die.

For me there are only 2 shrines in San Antonio, the SBC Center and the Alamo Dome. Anybody that knows me knows why.

]]> By: Left Coast Vic http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/2005/10/26/people-love-the-alamo/#comment-1511 Left Coast Vic Wed, 02 Nov 2005 20:13:44 +0000 http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/?p=256#comment-1511 Ah the Alamo ... the only reason why I would ever want to be like Ozzy Osbourne (Ozzy I think is banned from Texas after being arrested for urinating on the the Alamo). <i>Once again, you have judged correctly.</i> Ah the Alamo … the only reason why I would ever want to be like Ozzy Osbourne (Ozzy I think is banned from Texas after being arrested for urinating on the the Alamo).

Once again, you have judged correctly.

]]> By: The Crafty Veteran http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/2005/10/26/people-love-the-alamo/#comment-1510 The Crafty Veteran Thu, 27 Oct 2005 02:16:59 +0000 http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/?p=256#comment-1510 My favorite part of the Alamo is the tour of the basement. My favorite part of the Alamo is the tour of the basement.

]]> By: Kirk http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/2005/10/26/people-love-the-alamo/#comment-1509 Kirk Wed, 26 Oct 2005 23:54:35 +0000 http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/?p=256#comment-1509 Don't you mean double OT? <i>That is correct, sir.</i> Don’t you mean double OT?

That is correct, sir.

]]> By: Miss_Swizzle http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/2005/10/26/people-love-the-alamo/#comment-1508 Miss_Swizzle Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:00:09 +0000 http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/?p=256#comment-1508 I think the author you were talking about is Richard Flores. He's an anthropology professor at that junior college in Austin. Ya know, the one with that football team you like? <i>Someone must be testy that her alma mater went to overtime with <b>BAYLOR</b>.</i> I think the author you were talking about is Richard Flores. He’s an anthropology professor at that junior college in Austin. Ya know, the one with that football team you like?

Someone must be testy that her alma mater went to overtime with BAYLOR.

]]> By: Ben http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/2005/10/26/people-love-the-alamo/#comment-1507 Ben Wed, 26 Oct 2005 18:38:11 +0000 http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/?p=256#comment-1507 Can we please let Texas secede again? Can we please let Texas secede again?

]]> By: joseph http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/2005/10/26/people-love-the-alamo/#comment-1506 joseph Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:49:12 +0000 http://www.bomanijones.com/blog/?p=256#comment-1506 i dont agree with the shrine deal either, but the alamo was the best defence for a struggling republic, which is what texas was before its ratification into statehood. it is how ever a museum. and it is very personal to all san antonians, so if u want to call the st. louis arches, or the space needle in seattle, better tourist attractions than the alamo i think you need your head checked, being that racism and cloudy history is your only argument. how about fort sumpter, yeah lets take that one. history knows that jim bowie was a criminal, a land swindler among other things, texas was seen as a new start, a new nation and the alamo was the icon for that nation. its history, and its american history as well, because if not for those battles, the western us would probably still be mexico. i dont agree with the shrine deal either, but the alamo was the best defence for a struggling republic, which is what texas was before its ratification into statehood. it is how ever a museum. and it is very personal to all san antonians, so if u want to call the st. louis arches, or the space needle in seattle, better tourist attractions than the alamo i think you need your head checked, being that racism and cloudy history is your only argument. how about fort sumpter, yeah lets take that one. history knows that jim bowie was a criminal, a land swindler among other things, texas was seen as a new start, a new nation and the alamo was the icon for that nation. its history, and its american history as well, because if not for those battles, the western us would probably still be mexico.

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