Blame Nate
February 3rd, 2005Well here it is. My blog. I’ve been debating about doing one for about 4 years. Like everything else, I kept putting it off. Over the last few months, I’ve been a bit frustrated at times when I got involved in a good political or religious debate over at Vox’s place and couldn’t keep up with the scourge that is Haloscan. Then today, Nate baited me pretty much the same way.
So here’s where I’ll rant about politics, poker, religion and whatever else happens to stick in my crawl on any given day.
Blame Nate.
(Please be patient, as I threw this together in less than an hour. I just don’t want to deal with the Blogger thing. I like to have control of the server where my content lives. It will get better. There will probably be a complete redesign in the next few days.)
Well, DC, congrats on the new blog. It looks pretty good & easy to read. I wish you well.
I’ll stop in, from time to time.
Well, it’s remarkable that you actually have the time to do this, really. If you don’t mind, I’ll also check in once in a while, as well.
BTW, I’m pretty sure it’s “Huckleberry”, as there were several other references that I noted at the time but didn’t investigate. I’ll see if I can’t find something a little more “official”. Had to put this here, it would’ve just got lost in the crowd at Nate’s blog.
Yeah, b2 is the decent WordPress ancestor PHP blogger that I still use for my old “never gets updated” blog. The comment spam was ticklin’ my last nerve so I had temporarily halted comment posting. Of course, I completely redesigned the plain jane default b2 style. WordPress is b2’s stepchild, and is probably much better, of course.
I’m just like you in that I like total, or near total, control over my content/data and FreeBSD as the host OS ;).
Good luck!
Where’s your snazzy little quote from Glenn Reynolds like all the other blogs have?
I’m only asking ’cause I’m trying to figure out how to get one myself.
Just kidding. Nice “God” thoughts. I’ll be back for more.
Thanks for stopping by, cZja. I’m glad you’re diggin’ it. Now that I’ve finally got a blog up, I’ll probably be doing a lot of that “God stuff” ranting. I have a lot of that pent up.
I really never even thought about the Glenn Reynolds quote. That’s really kind of a “blogosphere” thing and I don’t really think of myself as being in the blogosphere. Maybe I’ll reconsider when I actually put a design on this mess. Thanks for the thought, though. I think I might use it as my next post title.
Yeah, I don’t have a Glenn Reynolds quote either. Am I in the blogosphere? Or am I out of it? Or am I just “out of it” anyway? *deer in headlights look* What’s my motivation??!!?? ;) DC, darlin’, I was looking for a profile or somethin’, but you don’t have one. Where’s the 411?
Oh, and yes, it’s “huckleberry.” What in tarnation would a “hucklebearer” be?
The 411?
“You wouldn’t like me, Dottie. I’m a loner. A rebel.”
“Hucklebearer” was a term commonly used in the 19th century in the southeast U.S. (where Doc Holliday was born and raised) as we now use the term “pallbearer.”
Thus it makes far more sense than “huckleberry.” Both times in the film when he said, “I’m your hucklebearer,” he was challenging Johnny Ringo to a showdown and using the phrase as a statement of confidence or bravado to intimidate. What would “huckleberry” mean in that context? I’ve heard some wild suggestions but not yet heard one that makes sense.
And the debate rages on. Waterboy hasn’t even come close to convincing me yet, so unless you have a connection to Kevin Jarre (the writer of the screenplay), you stand little chance. In fact, I’ve been having this debate with various people for nearly 10 years now. There are some strong arguments on both sides, but only Kevin Jarre’s own words would convince me at this point.
Sure is nice to have ya hangin’ around, though.
“I’m at your feet. Just at your feet.”
*tips hat*
Well, now, that does make sense. I suppose the “erry” sound was just Val’s fake Southern drawl on “earer.”
You get extra points for proper spelling and punctuation, by the way.
“Fake” southern drawl? The combination of writing, directing and acting makes Kilmer’s portrayal of Holliday the greatest performance ever put on film!
OK. So I kinda like it a little bit.
You’re right, though, about the accent. In fact, it’s one reason I’m not convinced by those that argue it’s “huckleberry.” If you listen closely, it even sounds like a southern drawn “hucklebearer.”
I didn’t say it wasn’t a good fake Southern accent. It was good. I just know his normal speaking voice isn’t Southern.
I like the movie too. I own it. Just need to get the DVD version to replace the VHS. Doc is one of my favorite characters. And I agree: Val did an excellent job!
Dammit, Elena. Now I’m itchin’ to watch it again. I guess I should blame waterboy since he started it.
Get the special edition DVD. Well worth the money, especially if you already like the movie. It’s a true director’s cut – the deleted scenes aren’t an extra feature, they’re in the movie where they belong. The bonus disc is top-rate as well.
Looks like I’m gonna be watching “Tombstone” again tonight and it’s all Elena’s fault. It’s probably gonna lead to a post, too.
OK, DC…try this link.
It’s the best explanation I have found, so far.
It quotes the Dictionary of American Slang: Second Supplemented Edition (Crowell, 1975):
“A man; specif., the exact kind of man needed for a particular purpose. 1936: “Well, I’m your huckleberry, Mr. Haney.” Tully, “Bruiser,” 37. Since 1880, archaic.
In that context, it fits perfectly with the scenes in which Doc says it, e.g., “I’m your man”.
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According to another website that I recently read, Val Kilmer was quoted as saying the actual line in the script was “hucklebearer”, huckle being late 1800 slang for “casket”. I will try to relocate that particular site and post it here.