"Wink at small faults, remember that you have great ones."
A brief summary of my Interests and Activities at this time are Reenacting various Military Time-periods with good friends, the Studying of History prior to 1920, writing articles for various magazines and newsletters, reading, listening to music, playing music (anything with strings), and about a hundred other various things that catch my attention.
My taste in music is fairly open. I enjoy several different kinds among them are Bluegrass, the Grateful Dead, Dean Martin, Celtic, Old & Modern Rock, and almost everything excepting anything resembling “Rap.” I am a firm believer that it is not talent (or music) to be able to steal a car emblem off someone’s hood, put it on a chain around your neck, and yell real loud and run around a stage like a chicken with it's head cut off. That is not talent and shouldn’t be viewed as such.
"Remember: The old adage "Fight fire with fire" does not apply to non-metaphorical fires."
Movies
I really enjoy a Good movie, it's hard to pin down any one particular that I like above the rest, but I would have to say that among the top runners are Comedies, Westerns, and Action movies. I get into some of the other types of them, things like Phantom of the Opera, Blade Trinity, Underworld, Under the Tuscan Sun, etc... but they are few and far between. Mostly I just like a good movie, among one of my top favorites is John Wayne’s the “Quiet Man.”
Television
I don’t really watch too much T.V. but on the rare occasions that I do some of my favorites are the HBO Series: Deadwood & Dead Like Me, The Soprano's, Chuck, Family Guy, and Cold Case.
Books
I enjoy a good book, although unlike most people I prefer to read history books, as strange as that may sound to some people. The best stories of hero's and villains, princes and princess, are not made up in a persons head and then put on paper, but can be found in the pages of the history of the World.
"I got kicked out of Barnes and noble once for moving all the bibles into the fiction section."
Heroes
In the Who I would like to meet section of this page I’ve listed a few of the persons of interest to myself. But as far as a Hero, one person who I feel is a genuine hero and who I have the utmost respect for is Brigadier General States Rights Gist, Provisional Army of the Confederate States. General Gist lead a Brigade of South Carolinians and Georgians, and off and on for two years a Division, in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. General Gist fell at the head of his brigade in the afternoon of November 30th, 1864, at Franklin, Tennessee, he was taken by his men from the field to a home nearby where died several hours afterwards, his final words being “Take me to my Wife.” He was brought home to South Carolina in 1866 and is interred at Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery in Columbia, South Carolina. He was a Gallant Officer and was a credit to his men and to his State, and deserves to be remembered by all the Citizens of South Carolina for his actions in her defense. May God watch over and protect him and his memory for all time.
"Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society."
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If you have found this page, you have obviously either become lost and mistakenly clicked the wrong link, or you are one of a select group of off balanced people out there in this world who have discovered my page and are somewhat interested.
As for the first question you are asking upon opening the link to this page, which would be “Who is this lunatic and what object hit him hard enough to make him this damaged.” I’m a South Carolinian of the old School, and by ‘Old’ I don’t mean 20 or 30 years, I mean ‘Old’ as in 145 to 200 years. I’m a student of Military History from the early 1700’s to 1920, with my primary area’s of concentration being on the Veterans of the American Civil War and the Spanish American War, however it is not excluded to that as I also do work on preserving the memories of the Veterans of the American Revolution, the Texas War of Independence (1835-1836), the Mexican War (1846-1848), the Indian Wars (1860-1900), the Philippine Insurrection (1898-1902), the China Relief Expedition (1900), World War I (1917-1919), and the Korean War, to name a few. My first allegiance in all of these Conflicts is with the men of my own State, and I try whenever possible to ensure the deeds of Native South Carolinians are not forgotten.
As to what I do to preserve the Memory of the Veterans, I currently am a member of the Descendants of Mexican War Veterans, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, the Grand Army of the Frontier, the Sons of Spanish American War Veterans, and the Western Front Association. I am also the Commander of a Civil War Reenacting Group called the “Palmetto Riflemen” & “New York Zouaves”, as well as serving as a Commander in the Sons of Union Veterans, Sons of Spanish American War Veterans, and Grand Army of the Frontier.
Despite my keen interest and dedication to the memory of the Veterans of the various conflicts, I also enjoy what could be called “normal” things. I like good music, good books, and good company. I like to sit out on the dock at my home on Lake Murray (SC) and just lean back and watch the boats go by, and enjoy the breeze coming off of the water, and will occasionally take my Fiddle out with my and play a tune or two. The only thing that would improve it would be to have a good woman by my side to enjoy it with me, however that would be an entirely different subject.
"There’s a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line."
"“The Zouaves are all French; they are selected from among the old Campaigners, for their fine physique and tried courage, and have certainly proved that they are, what their appearance would indicate, the most reckless, self-reliant, and complete infantry that Europe can produce.""
"Three men may keep a secret, if two of them are dead."
You are a maniac killer. It doesn't matter who they are and what they have or haven't done. You still want to kill them. And for a simple reason only; it's fun. Seeing people in pain is like ecstasy. Maybe you have some sort of mental problems or you are this way because of previous deep scars, only you know. But now you are sadistic and maybe you only like to see a special group of people be in pain (e.g. preps). However you are not the most social person in the bunch and people think you are weird. That bothers you somewhat but atleast you can entertain yourself with daydreaming about killing them. After all, they have no idea what's coming.
Main weapon: Explosives and torture equpiment Quote: "Insanity: a perfect rational adjustment to an insane world" - R.D. Lang Facial expression: Wicked smile
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."
Who I'd like to meet:
"God defend me from my friends; from my enemies I can defend myself."
Assuming that anyone who it would have been my pleasure to meet was still alive and capable of carrying on a conversation the following are the main people I’d like to have meet. Captain Bartholomew Roberts (Pirate), Francis Marion (Revolutionary War), Brigadier General States Rights Gist (Civil War), Col. Rush C. Hawkins, 9th New York Volunteers (Civil War), Col. William T.C. Grower, 17th New York Veteran Volunteers (Civil War), Captain James B. Horner, Company H, 17th N.Y. Veteran Volunteers (Civil War), Major Micah J. Jenkins, 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry (Spanish American War), as well as any other persons who served in the Armed forces of the World at any point in time.
As far as for meeting people today, as long as you are able to think for yourself, have an interest in History, or in the preservation of the memories of Veterans, believe in honesty and integrity (or a lack thereof), or are just what could be termed a generally “interesting” person, I’d be more than glad to make your acquaintance.
If you’d like to catch me feel free to reach me on AOL Instant Messenger (Johnnyreb6) or on MySpace Instant Messenger.
"Tricks and Treachery are the practice of fools that have not wit enough to be honest."
"There are very few problems that cannot be solved by orders ending with ‘or die.’"
The band Finished another Henry Clay Work Tune Last night. BABYLON IS FALLEN 1863 . This old tune scared the B-Jesus out of many both North and South when it was first released as a minstrel at the end of the Civil War. Come take a listen....
Actually it was the lenses that kept you in focus and threw everyone else out. If I had had the time, I would have retaken this and got everyone in focus. Sorry, but you did move in an earlier one. ;-) I kind of liked this one even though it has problems.
October would seem a more reasonable time for that kind of march while in period clothes. Last month we decided to see what it would have been like to do a long non stop hike in period clothes. The roads were just dirt for the most part, but Ashley still wore the seam out in the toe of her Robert Land boots and my heels started to come loose. It was cloudy and threatened to rain most of the time and even did rain lightly on the way back. Except for the rattlesnake in the middle of the road, it was an interesting experience. I want to build a peddlers cart like people would have drug behind them and try it again. You ever get the feeling that all reenactors are just one little bitty step from being committed? LOL!
