A Ranch Fit for a King (of Texas) Nov 16, 2009
" Power through it, like Richard King . . . the King of Texas . . . did 155 years ago. "I don't know why he isn't kind of a household name in America," Gwynne said. "I don't know why all American children don't know the name Richard King the way they know Davy Crockett. I don't know why. (CBS News)
Fantastic Mr. Fox Nov 13, 2009
SECTIONS MOVIES CHANNELS ; GET GAMES. Anderson's charming stop-motion animation adaptation. (IGN FilmForce)
'Fox' is worthyIt's more Wes Anderson than Roald Dahl, but there's plenty for... Nov 13, 2009
But the director's approach turns out to be wonderfully suited to animation, where he offers a painstakingly detailed version of '60s England and an eclectic soundtrack that includes everything from "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" to "Old Man River." ... But the director's approach turns out to be wonderfully suited to animation, where he offers a painstakingly detailed version of '60s England and an eclectic soundtrack that includes everything from "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" to "Old Man... (New York Post -- News)
Wiesel slams tea partiers Nov 7, 2009
s." Has it occurred to you that maybe that is just who he is and the people he surrounds himself with are just a reflection of himself? I see Obama and his presidency as the crowning of the ideas of that northeastern liberal aristocracy you so much criticize. He appears to me as a clich? of all their pathologies, and yet you seem infatuated with him. You continually praise his speech and demeanor while to me it seems like a mask for his lack of substance. I find him to be a man of an oversized... (Salon)
TV-show fashion hits store shelves Nov 3, 2009
A savvy business ploy sometimes follows with sanctioned, licensed fashions: There was the "Davy Crockett" coonskin cap in the 1950s, the side-button doctor shirt tied to "Ben Casey" in the 1960s and the glitz and glamour of the 1980s captured in "The Dynasty Collection" by Nolan Miller. TV's sway over fashion can be seen today at Target, where a line this season by designer Anna Sui was inspired by "Gossip Girl.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
But there is a sense in which that spirituality was only another affluence-subsidized consumer good, the Davy Crockett coonskin cap of our adolescence. And I'm afraid what our generation meant by "freedom" turned out to be little more than the freedom from responsibility and commitment and the freedom to get it on. (Salon)
19 Comments Oct 12, 2009
Court Wont Revive Texas Students Confederate Flag Suit. Court Wont Revive Texas Students Confederate Flag Suit A federal appeals court wont revive a lawsuit filed by current and former students in a Texas school district over a ban on purses that displayed the Confederate battle flag. (KWTX.com, TX)
Court Wont Revive Texas Students Confederate Flag Suit Oct 11, 2009
Posted by: Mel Location: Killeen on Oct 10, 2009 at 07:32 PM Texan your an idiot Davy Crockett didn't fight for the confederate flag he fought for Texas against Mexico in the Texas Revolution. As far as the confederate flag goes I believe that everybody has the right to freedom of speech and the girls should be allowed to carry their purses if they choose. (KWTX.com, TX)
Weldon man hopes to solve family mystery Oct 6, 2009
His mother grew up in Kentucky and Hamill believed she found out about the Disney filming of the movie, Davy Crockett and the River Pirates near her home in 1955. In the autograph book, Byrne got signatures from the movie s director and its two stars Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
They Might Be Giants Here Comes S... Oct 3, 2009
The Ballad of Davy Crockett (in Outer Space). In addition to the CD, a complete DVD full of animated videos for every song comes in the Here Comes Science package. (Suite101.com)
Barnhart: It will be close Sep 19, 2009
That Davy Crockett was one heck of a quarterback. Great arm and could run too. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Disney Builds Its Brand with D23 Expo Sep 12, 2009
"I idolized Davy Crockett," said Iger. "Annette was cute, but I really liked Davy. I even had a coonskin cap." Fifty-odd years later, Iger says he is "proud that he can be leading this company that Walt created.". (BusinessWeek)
Travel: Remember the Alamo Sep 12, 2009
Did Col. William Travis actually issue the legendary line-in-the sand challenge to those inside the Alamo, and what in the name of coonskin caps was Davy Crockett doing there. I didn't find the answers to all of these questions, but during a recent trip to San Antonio I had the opportunity to visit the Alamo in the heart of the city's downtown and take it all in. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Rossiter: Athens writer visits 'Alamo' Aug 30, 2009
The woman also planted the seeds of doubt about what happened to the Alamo's heroic defender, Davy Crockett ... "He might bring Davy Crockett back to life.". (Athens Banner-Herald)
The curious appeal of miscellanea Aug 30, 2009
reports that Davy Crockett was born the same day Frederick the Great died - better yet, that the birth of Johnny Rotten coincided with the death of A.A. Milne. Also that the jukebox was invented seven years before the electric stove (1889 to 1896). (Boston Globe)
Gerson: Who are the real heroes? Aug 28, 2009
Some years ago, a long feature article appeared in a national magazine titled "Where Have All the Heroes Gone?" It reflected on bygone days in America, when we looked up to these heroic figures - Davy Crockett at the Alamo, Gens. Eisenhower and Patton, sports figures like boxer Joe Louis and the baseball greats mentioned above. (Athens Banner-Herald)
20 actors who know the meaning of range Aug 23, 2009
Davy Crockett, The Alamo, 1960. Heroic frontiersman. (Boston Globe)
11-Year-Old Texas Boy Dies In Accidental Shooting Aug 14, 2009
I know, I'm in conservative country and some modern day Davy Crockett will chew me out; still I believe that guns are wrong. Posted by: LN Location: Robinson on Aug 13, 2009 at 06:53 PM Rachel: For once I almost agree with what you are saying. (KWTX.com, TX)
Walt Disney plays to full house at Chautauqua Jul 21, 2009
He spoke about the success with the Davy Crockett miniseries, which was to be three episodes. Disney was fascinated with trains and in 1947 he bought electric trains for his nephews and one for himself. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Opened 50 years ago in Wakefield, Pleasure Island didn’t last long, but the memories live on Jun 25, 2009
Fess Parker (TV s Davy Crockett), Ricky Nelson, and the Three Stooges lent star power to opening day. After the Show Bowl, an outdoor amphitheater, was added the next season, successive summers found Troy Donahue, Fred Gwynne, Duke Ellington and his orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Dave Brubeck, and Gene Krupa entertaining on stage. (Boston Globe)
Tuesday Music Club May 6, 2009
Performing some of the music from Walt Disney's films were: The chorus singing "Whistle While You Work" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and "When You Wish Upon a Star" from Pinocchio; Elsa Casey singing "Bella Notte" from Lady and the Tramp; A quartet, Lila Hoogeveen, Nancy Lynch, Sharol Steinbeck and Shirley Bierbaum singing "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from Mary Poppins; The chorus singing "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" from Song of the South and "Chim, Chim Cheree" from Mary Poppins;... (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Disney plumbs boys' minds, mining for gold Apr 14, 2009
Back in the days of "Davy Crockett," Disney owned that demographic, but it has wandered in the age of more girl-friendly Disney fare like "Hannah Montana.". Children can already see the results of Pe a's scrutiny on Disney XD, a new cable channel and Web site ( ). (News & Observer)
Hats are a journey through history Mar 30, 2009
While many of her hats were for women, Auchampaugh also shared a World War I helmet that was grazed by a bullet in France and a coonskin cap similar to the one that was worn in the Disney movie Davy Crockett. With the helmet, Auchampaugh said it was worn by her father-in-law when he was poisoned in a mustard gas attack, which eventually took his life in 1935. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Chumash seek cancellation of Williamson Act Mar 29, 2009
Within the past decade, the tribe had a development proposal in conjunction with Fess Parker, the former actor who once played Davy Crockett, that fell through. Also, a separate effort to build a museum, cultural center and commercial space on land that was placed into a federal trust in 2001 has been tangled up in litigation with two community groups for four years. (Lompoc Record, CA)
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The Bruins were outsized and outgunned, and Head Coach Nikki Caldwell must have felt like Davy Crockett watching the Alamo overtaken by brute force. Things began to slip away due mainly to baskets not falling or simply missed badly for UCLA, who shot a miserable 23% in the first half. (UCLA Sports -- Rivals.com)
Singer Phil Collins finds new passion in the Alamo Mar 5, 2009
His interest began in his youth when he saw actor Fess Parker portray Davy Crockett. The 58-year-old singer, whose hits include "In the Air Tonight" and "One More Night," said he has passed on his appreciation for the Alamo lore to his five children, especially his youngest sons, ages 4 and 7. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
The Almanac -- weekly Feb 24, 2009
Famous frontiersman Davy Crockett was among those killed on the final day. In 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark ruling that black slave Dred Scott couldn't sue for his freedom in a federal court, even though his white master had died in a free state. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Kathy Lynn Copeland Feb 23, 2009
These were chiefs who knew Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett and Andrew Jackson, to name a few of her family ancestors connections. Still another descendent went to England to meet King George III.. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
GAIL COLLINS: A new way of thinking about older age Feb 13, 2009
There was almost no one left in Washington who knew what Sputnik was, let alone the words to "The Ballad of Davy Crockett.". Now, less than a month into the new administration, we've got generational backlash. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
