[Leica] More War

Sonny Carter sonc.hegr at gmail.com
Wed Nov 5 20:09:31 PST 2014


This was an enactment too. There never was a battle of Natchitoches. That said, this is all of little value, and as I pointed out before, the discussion verges on a forum deal.  You need more info, go to Wikipedia.  

I posted the pictures here hoping for comments about the pictures,

Fat chance.

Sent from my iPad

> On Nov 5, 2014, at 10:01 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Sonny,
> That is enactment, not reenactment. People are enacting out of belief what
> they presume will get them to heaven, it is a ritual - they do not dress up
> as gods. Religion is anyway a whole different ballgame.
> 
> That is why I said it is akin to a costume drama, or a play. They can carry
> very serious messages...whether it is the horror of war, or a longing for
> days gone and a way of life that has all but disappeared, or of nostalgia
> for one's roots. All valid.
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
>> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Jay, you send religious reenactment sets frequently
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On Nov 5, 2014, at 9:23 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I would like to know, too. From far away, it looks like grown men trying
>> to
>>> be kids again...something like this is not part of our culture at all.
>>> Cheers
>>> Jayanand
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 8:50 AM, George Lottermoser <
>>> george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I'd like to understand the "more."
>>>> I generally try to see these things as some sort of living museum…
>>>> like many of the "forts" and "settlement" museums.
>>>> 
>>>> Yet something seems more odd about "reenacting" battles…
>>>> 
>>>> What are your thoughts on the "more to it" Sonny?
>>>> 
>>>> a note off the iPad, George
>>>> 
>>>> On Nov 5, 2014, at 9:02 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I think there's more to it.
>>>> 
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