tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post3258839486850596341..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: A triumphant Amherst Anniversary ParadeLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-46216636402181313832009-11-25T21:40:43.751-05:002009-11-25T21:40:43.751-05:00God is the ultimate blogger.
I DID do the researc...God is the ultimate blogger.<br /><br />I DID do the research. Lord Jeff never ordered "the men to infect the Native Americans.'Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-85648684901658228622009-11-25T21:09:36.392-05:002009-11-25T21:09:36.392-05:00Actually Jeff Amhearst knew exactly what he was do...Actually Jeff Amhearst knew exactly what he was doing when he instructed the men to infect the Native Americans. It's called Genocide. Do the research. However, at the end of the day, no matter what history clearly shows, you'll stay call it a lie. At least God is watching all of this and keeping account.<br /><br />http://www.nativeweb.org/pages/legal/amherst/lord_jeff.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-8815737148637968782009-10-03T16:04:36.822-04:002009-10-03T16:04:36.822-04:00The Town and/or 250th committee didn't pay for...The Town and/or 250th committee didn't pay for the Clydesdales - Williams Distributors and R&P Liquors sponsored their appearance. Ryan is correct in letting you know why they unfortunately chose not to march.<br /><br />The video and photos are smashing, thanks for posting theseFionanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-30255744931088320752009-09-28T13:21:41.198-04:002009-09-28T13:21:41.198-04:00big floppys and snaggletooth bearbig floppys and snaggletooth bearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-41926216995194022202009-09-28T12:05:45.415-04:002009-09-28T12:05:45.415-04:00Cinda, you were great!Cinda, you were great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-17688424518081159702009-09-28T11:03:12.517-04:002009-09-28T11:03:12.517-04:00We could tell by the shake, rattle and roll!We could tell by the shake, rattle and roll!Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-49127032482027265742009-09-28T11:00:29.610-04:002009-09-28T11:00:29.610-04:00Yes I was bear in parade. :)Yes I was bear in parade. :)cindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-73141994657917064262009-09-28T10:16:11.774-04:002009-09-28T10:16:11.774-04:00I heard that the clydesdales had a hard time on th...I heard that the clydesdales had a hard time on the newly paved road when they did the beer delivery and it would have been even more unsafe with the wet conditions. To slick to have control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-44243283162895382562009-09-28T06:09:01.639-04:002009-09-28T06:09:01.639-04:00He wasn't there (still recovering).He wasn't there (still recovering).Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-84508961368009161012009-09-28T00:35:44.990-04:002009-09-28T00:35:44.990-04:00You know, I was hoping for a thunderstorm.
I was ...You know, I was hoping for a thunderstorm.<br /><br />I was hoping for a Samuel Adams treatment of the town mangler - and for those of you who don't know, Sam Adams was killed by lighting.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-7744682510827023572009-09-28T00:33:31.098-04:002009-09-28T00:33:31.098-04:00Where was the float of the indians coughing up blo...<i>Where was the float of the indians coughing up blood as they died of smallpox from Lord Jeffrey Amherst's terrible gift of infected blankets?</i><br /><br />I researched this. He THOUGHT about doing it, mentioned his thoughts in a letter to a friend, but he did not DO it. Kind of like how I THOUGHT about winding rocks through the windows of various homes on Lincoln Avenue in response to the Apartied Blockade, but I did not DO it....<br /><br />Of course, you also need to understand three things. First, the microbe theory of disease didn't yet exist. So he essentially was thinking about "evil spirits" and the belief that the blankets were somehow likely to cause death (which, they were).<br /><br />Second, the indians were no nicer. They would do things like skin someone alive within sight of a fort but just beyond the limited range of the rifles of the day. Watching a friend (or family member) being killed in such a manner -- that goes beyond inhuman.<br /><br />And third, the Pequats are still here, the British didn't kill them all. By contrast, the Pomtocks are extinct, the Mohawks *DID* kill all of them...<br /><br />Enough said?Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-3629105550884745122009-09-27T20:55:03.486-04:002009-09-27T20:55:03.486-04:00Hey Ry,
Yeah I kinda figured that; but as you well...Hey Ry,<br />Yeah I kinda figured that; but as you well know, A LOT OF HORSES (many of them draft horses) DID march.<br /><br />I just hope the town did not pay them a ton of money (the corporation already got their moneys worth in PR from the Thursday night delivery of beer to downtown establishments plus the Front Page above the fold photo in this week's Amherst Bully.)Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-54413632420446498792009-09-27T20:49:34.052-04:002009-09-27T20:49:34.052-04:00Larry,
Word has it the Clydesdales did not march ...Larry, <br />Word has it the Clydesdales did not march due to the fact that when the reins get wet the driver has difficulty driving the team. Reins are made from leather and leather is slippery when wet.<br /><br />Great pics and video of the parade.Ry Willeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04655639545105183995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-90576393747277691822009-09-27T18:51:42.638-04:002009-09-27T18:51:42.638-04:00Yeah Jared, I was a tad disappointed that the Clyd...Yeah Jared, I was a tad disappointed that the Clydesdales (the Tractor trailer is their support vehicle) did make the Parade --probably in their contract that they do not march in the rain.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-29102352795209587892009-09-27T18:43:42.624-04:002009-09-27T18:43:42.624-04:00that is not truethat is not trueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-69018987122072026292009-09-27T18:21:08.940-04:002009-09-27T18:21:08.940-04:00Where was the float of the indians coughing up blo...Where was the float of the indians coughing up blood as they died of smallpox from Lord Jeffrey Amherst's terrible gift of infected blankets?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-53560424561078065952009-09-27T18:04:10.078-04:002009-09-27T18:04:10.078-04:00Larry - did you snap a photo of the Budweiser Trac...Larry - did you snap a photo of the Budweiser Tractor Trailer in the parade. There must have been more than a few people wondering what it was doing in line.Jared Stenquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15275182261665096865noreply@blogger.com