| Neil Young – Powderfinger Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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@[leefroy:49972] I really liked the idea that this type of incident could have taken place during the northwest rebellion. I have pasted a web address with photos of that era. There is a big white steam boat off the port bow of the ship closest to the viewer, I've never seen one in operation myself, but I'm guessing by the size of it, It would put out a good sized wake. Also, prior to modern lights, beacons were lit by candles, or some other flame source. I was a bit bothered though by the ideas that the 22 year old was hasty in his attempt to shoot at the boat. According to the lyrics, the first shot hit the dock before he raised his rifle to his eye. He is defending his mother, and who knows how many other younger siblings. No matter what else, he was, left there to do the thinking. It's quite possible that he thought running from the red would leave his mother unprotected. (I know, I know, she ended up being unprotected by him any way) Hopefully she does what her son told her to do, and call John, maybe he is still sober enough to get the surviving family members away to safety..... Ok, I have rambled on enough, take care. https://dragoons.ca/history-of-the-dragoons/north-west-rebellion/ |
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| Neil Young – Powderfinger Lyrics | 1 year ago |
| @[leefroy:49970] Hello. I love your opinion about the possibility that an incident like this could have happened during the northwest rebellion. I back you up! | |
| Neil Young – Powderfinger Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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I really liked the idea that this type of incident could have taken place during the northwest rebellion. I have pasted a web address with photos of that era. There is a big white steam boat off the port bow of the ship closest to the viewer, I've never seen one in operation myself, but I'm guessing by the size of it, It would put out a good sized wake. Also, prior to modern lights, beacons were lit by candles, or some other flame source. I was a bit bothered though by the ideas that the 22 year old was hasty in his attempt to shoot at the boat. According to the lyrics, the first shot hit the dock before he raised his rifle to his eye. He is defending his mother, and who knows how many other younger siblings. No matter what else, he was, left there to do the thinking. It's quite possible that he thought running from the red would leave his mother unprotected. (I know, I know, she ended up being unprotected any way) Hopefully she does what her son told her to do, and call John, maybe he is still sober enough to get the surviving family members away to safety.... Ok, I'm going to end this here... I'm starting to ramble. Please respond with your thoughts, or if I made a factual mistake. https://dragoons.ca/history-of-the-dragoons/north-west-rebellion/ |
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