Custer’s Last Stand

 Now I have always been fascinated by the stories of the Wild West as I have said before and since a child always been intrigued by what we then called ‘Red Indians’  from Jay Silverheels (The Lone Ranger’s sidekick, Tonto!) onward and researched the history of the 500 Nations as often as I could. 

I have mentioned I think that the story of chief’s like Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull especially was one that fascinated me and needed retelling in film, such a good drama it would prove. Also the Battle Of The Little Big Horn from portrayals in Little Big Man (seriously not far from the truth though a caricature none the less), to the biography Son of The Morning Star which is a favourite in my library . . . . . . . . 

here is a Facebook note I found fascinating

"On this day, June 25 in 1876, American Indian forces led by Chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull defeat the U.S. Army troops of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer in a bloody battle near southern Montana’s Little Bighorn River.

This is probably the closest anyone can get to an “authentic” photograph of the immediate aftermath of the Battle of the Little Big Horn. This rare photo was taken during a reenactment of the battle near Chamberlain, South Dakota, in 1909 - possibly in connection with the filming of the silent movie, “Custer’s Last Fight.” I believe some of the Indian extras actually fought in the battle 34 years before."

Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Big Horn is a nonfiction account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876, by novelist Evan S. Connell,

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Song of The Day : NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE - EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE

O My Soul

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Sometimes you just find someone on the same wavelength musically!

I am sure Alice would disagree finding she has followers who are ANCIENT! but here she does it again. 

My wife turned me on to Neil Young (amongst many others) early on when we first met and I stayed at her house for the first time but the first few albums by Neil blew me away and she loved him. This song was important to me then (early seventies!) as it is now!

And now a youngster (25?) posts it on her blog . . . . . . . . .amazing!

Love it! It makes me smile . . . . . . . 

Billy Talbot of Crazy Horse :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

The Aquarium Drunkard Interview - BILLY TALBOT (Crazy Horse)

This is worth a read for Neil Young and Crazy Horse fans . . . . . . . (who isn't? ED)

Posted on November 30, 2022

It’s been more than 50 years since Neil got together with Crazy Horse, but still — nothin’ else matters. Young has just released the Rick Rubin-produced World Record, his third album with the band in as many years, and the heart of the group remains the same as it was back in ’69: drummer Ralph Molina and bassist Billy Talbot, who together have provided the elemental rhythmic bedrock that Neil has relied on for all these years. Aquarium Drunkard caught up with Talbot from his South Dakota home to get the lowdown on the Horse’s past, present and future.

Talbot and Young

In the early 1940s a Lakota Indian Chief, Henry Standing Bear, wrote to the Polish-American architect Korczak Ziolkowski and asked if he'd be willing to build a monument to commemorate Native American history. The letter ended: "My fellow chiefs and I would like the white man to know the red man has great heroes, too." But who was it they proposed to embody the epic history of their people? It wasn't Sacagawea - though a formidable woman, she personified cooperation with white America at a moment when Indian leaders wanted to express resistance. The recent completion of Mt Rushmore had enraged Native America. It was a monument to white presidents in the Black Hills of South Dakota - land sacred to the Natives of the region. Henry Standing Bear and his fellow chiefs wanted their counter-sculpture to represent an Indian who had fought against the American empire. The choice was easy - Crazy Horse (killed by American soldiers on this day in 1877).

and still under construction today . . .