Re: Boiled Green Peanuts

On Fri, 1 Nov 2024 19:33:05 +0000, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
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On 2024-11-01, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
 

My wife's family has a history of being a wild and rowdy bunch. Here's
her grandfather's tombstone. The little blurb does not mention him being
a stone-cold killer of rustlers in the old West. Hit the "Read More"
button for more info on this killer cowboy.

 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110970422/william-thomas-cantrell

  Phin Clanton married into my wife's Arizona clan. Her Uncle Fay was
named after him. Earps and Clantons didn't mix well.
On a higher plane, my great-great granduncle, Henry Goode Blasdel, was
the first governor of the State of Nevada.
He changed the spelling of his last name, so the hicks out west would be
able to pronounce and spell it.

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"Blaisdell" is a name fondly remembered in Hawaii. There's a concert
hall/arena named after him. Perhaps he's kinfolk of yours.
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There used to be barracudas swimming in the pools around the exhibition
hall. I guess someone thought it would be funny to put some in the
water. There were quite a few there. They're very interesting fish.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Blaisdell
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnV9GAbfe8w
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