Maybe we need to get a Native American shaman or whoever to smudge  
Jamestowne. It's almost like a curse- the movie "The New World" a few  
years ago, so heralded, so advertised all over the country, articles  
in magazines and newspapers, the LA Times website had a video ad  
running for several months, a big-name director, this is finally  
going to be "it", the world will know of Jamestowne... and the movie  
almost sank without a trace. Very frustrating.

Nancy

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I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.

--Daniel Boone



On Jan 18, 2007, at 3:45 PM, Randy Cabell wrote:

> Yes.  Interesting, and apparently Jamestowne will continue low  
> key.  My wife and I were in New York City last weekend, and I  
> mentioned Jamestowne and (1) most people had never heard of it or  
> (2) they thought it was Jamestown NY.
>
> I fear it is going to be a repeat of 1976 when people stayed away  
> from Williamsburg in droves, Columbus 1992, and most recently Lewis  
> and Clark for which I am hard pressed to recall a single big  
> celebration in their home state... Virginia.
>
> But I'm doing my part.  600 CDs of Jamestowne Centenary Music  
> 1807-1907-2007 will arrive on my doorstep by this time next week  
> looking for homes.  Stay tuned.
>
> In the meantime next Thursday evening, I'll follow up my success in  
> kicking off the 2006 fall meeting of The Jamestowne Society in  
> costume playing a trumpet fanfare, with the same costume and same  
> fanfare for the other institution in America that traces it orgins  
> to Jamestown - The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.  See you in  
> Richmond.
>
> Randy Cabell
> The Trumpeter of Jamestowne (2007 incarnation)
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>> I am surprised that there have been so few postings about 400th
>> anniversary activities.  The History News Network had a link to
>> the 10 January article in the Times Dispatch about VP Cheney's
>> speech at the commemorative opening session of the Virginia
>> legislature at the historic old church on Jamestown Island. Even
>> though he was confused about one 17th-century quote, his talk
>> apparently proved very moving and meaningful for the legislators.
>>
>> Delegate Phillip Hamilton (R-Newport News) felt that the occasion
>> was historic, providing "a great boost to Virginia, and it does
>> reaffirm the role of Virginia in the history of this nation."
>>
>> When the legislature moved back to regular session in Richmond,
>> however, that warm and cozy feeling quickly vanished.  As I read
>> in the St. Louis Post Dispatch on 1/17, Delegate Frank Harmon
>> spoke against a "measure that would apologize on the state's
>> behalf to the descendants of slaves."  He allegedly told a
>> Charlottesville reporter that "our black citizens should get over
>> slavery" and then added:  "are we going to force the Jews to
>> apologize for killing Christ?"  Needless to say, his comments
>> "drew denunciations from stunned colleagues."
>>
>> In terms of the past, present, or future, 2007 promises to be a
>> quite a memorable year.
>>
>> Fred Fausz
>> St. Louis
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