tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post8222731112902730187..comments2024-03-28T00:01:43.037-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Giant: The Bible of TexasGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-29540474392384510472018-02-02T17:19:03.444-05:002018-02-02T17:19:03.444-05:00I last saw Giant - 3 decades ago? There were Hispa...I last saw Giant - 3 decades ago? There were Hispanics in Tejas before Anglos came to Texas. A number of my neighbors can trace their ancestry to Tejas before the Anglos came- one had a <i>converso</i> ancestor in northern Mexico.Gringonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-26058588289323696432018-02-01T23:46:39.143-05:002018-02-01T23:46:39.143-05:00I've never heard it discussed. It's true ...I've never heard it discussed. It's true that the Spanish culture is pervasive. In Houston and even more here in Rockport, it's not uncommon to hear conversations that shift back and forth between English and Spanish every few words.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-27199359185195069592018-02-01T20:57:10.502-05:002018-02-01T20:57:10.502-05:00" Texas remains the only state that has adopt...<i>" Texas remains the only state that has adopted bilingualism so thoroughly that some cities have Spanish media and use Spanish at public meetings."</i><br /><br />Um, never heard of California? I can assure you many a public meeting uses Spanish or provides translators.douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241790925053112959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-3749481818979022862018-02-01T18:55:00.052-05:002018-02-01T18:55:00.052-05:00I don't think so, but I'm up in the Panhan...I don't think so, but I'm up in the Panhandle. The ranchers were the oilmen. _The Last Picture Show_ and _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade_ (the ending sunset scene was filmed up here), John Wayne's _Alamo_ and _Red River_ have a lot more cultural resonance. Oh, and _Lonesome Dove_, because of the Charlie Goodnight connection. That wasn't a big-screen film, but the miniseries on DVD and VHS can be found in a lot of homes I've visited.<br /><br />_Cimarron_ might be another that resonates, at least for me. The docu-drama _Bomb City_ about a punk who was accidentally killed by a kicker after a long-running dispute between punks and kickers got out of hand probably says a lot, but I have not seen it and don't really plan to. I collided with both groups when I was in high school.<br /><br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com