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Y'all may know by now if you follow my blog some...Bud is a Custer Buff!! Yep, the infamous 7th Cavalry and their fearless leader, General George Armstrong Custer!! Back in 1876 ol' Cus' and most of his men were massacred by the American Indians on the now known Little Big Horn Battlefield [long, long ago by some 30 years or so, it used to be called Custer's Battlefield, but for political correctness, the area was renamed to what it is called now]. Bud was so [and still is] obsessed with the legendary history, my middle older brother used to sing this song to Bud when they both had a little too many drinks. It was funny as all get out....you had to be there. We've been to the battlefield in Montana many many times through the years....as I share photos of the area and more:
:::Shrieks and `Red Indian sounds' in background:::
That famous day in history
The men of the 7th Cavalry went riding on
And from the rear a voice was heard
A brave young man with a trembling word rang loud and clear...
What am I doin' here?
Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go
Hey, Mr. Custer, please don't make me go
I had a dream last night about the comin' fight
Somebody yelled "Attack!"
And there I stood with a arrow in my back.
Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go
(Forward, HO-O-O-O-O!) Oooohhhh
SPOKEN:
Look at them bushes out there, they're movin'
And there's a injun behind every one
Hey, Mr. Custer, you mind if I be excused the rest of the afternoon?
HEY CHARLIE, DUCK YER HEAD!!
(Sound of arrow whizzing by)
Hmm, you're a little bit late on that one, Charlie
Whooh, I bet that smarts!
They were sure of victory
The men of the 7th Cavalry, as they rode on
But then from the rear a voice was heard
That same brave voice with the trembling word rang loud and clear
What am I doin' here?
Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go
Listen, Mr. Custer, please don't make me go
There's a redskin waitin' out there, just fixin to take my hair
A coward I've been called, cuz I don't wanna wind up dead or bald
Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go
(Forward, HO-O-O-O-O!) Oooohhhh
SPOKEN:
I wonder what the injun word for friend is
Let's see....friend.....kemo sabe, that's it
KEMO SABE!, HEY OUT THERE, KEMO SABE!
(Sound of arrow whizzing by)
No, that ain't it
Look at 'em out there
Runnin' around like a bunch of wild Indians, heh-heh
Nah, this ain't no time for jokin'
(Sound of arrows whizzing by)
Song Link
Please Mr. Custer, I Don't Wanna Go. [this is a very FUNNY video]
Lryics copied per word from online site.
Photos: top to bottom-
Some of Bud's MANY books on Custer's Last Stand
Irene at then called Custer's Battlefield [coming out of teepee #14]
One of Bud's framed paintings of Custer's Last Stand
Photo of a post card that Bud has...Native Americans
Bud's Prized Possession...a 7th Cavalry Saddle that I bought him for a gift one year
Another painting of 7th Cavalry [Buffalo Soldier-African American]
"Scalping Knife"
Our Siberian Husky we named Kemosabe...we called her Kema
and last but not least...a peace pipe Bud carved and made the clay pipe bowl...it works!! Now, where's the peyote?!! LOL
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BLOGversation BLOG HOPDaft Scot Lass asked me to post where I blog. The WHERE is the key word here...she'd like to know, so I'm obliging. I don't have a laptop, so my hard drive, cable modem, keyboard, and monitor are all in one area of the library in our home. Here's a photo.
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On another political view: from the Washington Post---
"The Tucson shootings sparked a broad public discussion about whether the political dialogue in the country has become too toxic and overheated. In the new poll, Americans are split evenly on the question of whether the tone could encourage violence, with about half saying it has not gone that far and the other half saying it could or already has. Slim majorities say political commentators on the left and the right have crossed the line of acceptable rhetoric, and almost half say so of the tea party movement. Separately, 52 percent of Americans now hold unfavorable views of the tea party, a new high. Nearly three-quarters of Democrats - including as many moderate and conservative as liberal members of the party - have negative views of the political movement, as do half of all independents"
And, Ms. P@lin's popularity poll points are
dwindling to a precious few.
