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 Posted: Fri Jan 16th, 2009 10:57 pm
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Mana: 
 I saw Mr. Foote speak at the old Paramount Theater in downtown Denver a few years after the series aired. He seemed uncomfortable, was very hard of hearing, and was very short and curt during the question and answer session. Not quite the same folksy persona that he portrayed on television. I still enjoyed the talk immensely, though.

Back to the KB series - I also remember seeing the episode about Fredericksburg for the first time. I was flabbergasted at the politics and then the carnage. This was a place that I had to see. I can write for awhile about this, but in short, I became an ardent supporter of the APCWS (later the CWPT) as soon as possible after this trip. I was SO disappointed to see so much development on such hallowed ground. I guess Ken Burns can get some of the credit for a good deal of my donations to preservation.

Susan - thank you very much for the kind words.