The Alamo
Bum on a bench!
A brief journey into San Antonio and a look around the Alamo left us completely underwhelmed by what is essentially a hovel in a heatbox. I can easily see why Ozzy Osbourne took a leak up it. It looks like any other old wall you've ever seen. In fact, unless someone points it out to you, you would walk right past it and never know you had.
What happened there, you ask? Something to do with John Wayne? No. On February 23rd 1836, two and a half thousand Mexicans kicked the Yankee’s asses. They seized The Alamo, executing Jim Bowie (David's dad), William Travis (Randy's dad) and Davy Crockett (of Miami Vice fame); the latter for crimes against fashion.
Why anyone would want to fight over such a stiflingly hot patch of nothing, in the middle of nothing, remains is a mystery. The heat on the days we were in San Antonio was easily into the 100ºs. Doesn't sound too bad, does it? It wouldn't be if you were in the desert, but here in Texas, it is so humid that the heat feels much more oppressive. It makes you sweat like a bastard, constantly and relentlessly, even in the night, sucking the very life from you. And don't get me started on the cockroaches and mosquitoes!
One more thing: Davy Crockett. Why the furry hat Davy? It's always hot here. Why do you need a hairy noggin warmer with a tail? Tosser!
What happened there, you ask? Something to do with John Wayne? No. On February 23rd 1836, two and a half thousand Mexicans kicked the Yankee’s asses. They seized The Alamo, executing Jim Bowie (David's dad), William Travis (Randy's dad) and Davy Crockett (of Miami Vice fame); the latter for crimes against fashion.
Why anyone would want to fight over such a stiflingly hot patch of nothing, in the middle of nothing, remains is a mystery. The heat on the days we were in San Antonio was easily into the 100ºs. Doesn't sound too bad, does it? It wouldn't be if you were in the desert, but here in Texas, it is so humid that the heat feels much more oppressive. It makes you sweat like a bastard, constantly and relentlessly, even in the night, sucking the very life from you. And don't get me started on the cockroaches and mosquitoes!
One more thing: Davy Crockett. Why the furry hat Davy? It's always hot here. Why do you need a hairy noggin warmer with a tail? Tosser!
