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Which past event would you most like to witness and why?


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My thoughts on this later in the thread.........

Ven

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Originally posted by venray1

Which past event would you most like to witness and why?
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That's a very hard question, ven. There are so many great and not-so-great moments throughout history. If by witness you mean be a spectator and not do anything about what is taking (or about to take) place, I guess I would like to see...




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Great choice, ven!

I guess I didn't think of that because I was thinking about the "big" events, but witnessing such a performance would certainly make my day! Most people have heard only the part in which the chorus is already soaring, but the build-up to that point is breathtaking (low strings at a slow tempo). I wonder what he would think if he had traveled to the future and witnessed the likes of Eminem? 😛
 
The Roman Army under Julius Caesar arriving at the Rhine. The Germans on the other side of the river were jeering and calling out to the Romans, and this annoyed Caesar. His engineering corps cut down trees, built a bridge across the mighty river, sent his massive army across, kicked the crap out of the barbarians, crossed back to the roman side and burnt the bridge behind them.

There are so many things I'd like to see, but this would certainly beat the hell out of dodgy hollywood movies.

ooh ooh, another one... my first kiss, just to relive how amazingly nervous I was! 🙄
 
Speaking of Romans, Biggles...

If I hadn't already chosen the event, I would want to witness the fall of the Roman Empire. Biggles, I hope you want to see the Romans kick ass because you like action and not because you support them! :sowrong: I'm just stating my opinion; if you like corruption and debauchery, that's your business 🙄
 
The only problem is that a real time machine can only go back in time as far as its creation.
Great picture of the original time machine. In my opinion I think the 1960 version is better than the 2002 movie.
 
a serious note here

my choice would be to be at the "beer hall putch" in braveria, germany. i would like to be there, so i could kill that roten sonofabitch hittler! maybe then i could have met all those european relatives that died cause of that bastard.
steve
 
The DeLorean used in "Back to the Future"...

Now THAT is a real (and very cool) time machine! :cool2:
 
My son and I have been watching the movie "1776". We pause it frequently so I can explain things and answer questions. I think it would be very interesting to be the secretary for the First Continental Congress and listen in on all the actual discussion prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It would be great to know what the founding fathers were really like. There's a great line in the movie said by Ben Franklin, "don't worry John [Adams], the history books'll clean it up."
 
Re: a serious note here

areenactor said:
my choice would be to be at the "beer hall putch" in braveria, germany. i would like to be there, so i could kill that roten sonofabitch hittler! maybe then i could have met all those european relatives that died cause of that bastard.
steve
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Hey steve, I'm reading a book now about this very subject. A young historian who specialises in Hitler's childhood and a German physics professor manage to rig a path back in time, and the historian drops very powerful contraceptive pills into the well used by Mother Hitler.

He thinks he's the saviour of humanity, but as it turns out, the guy who ends up being taking over instead of Hitler is even more charming and manages to take even more power from the British.

As the author points out, simply killing Hitler wouldn't have been enough. The political climate in Germany at that time would still have suited a fascist uprising and hatred of the Jews.

If you're interested, the book is called 'Making History' by Stephen Fry. Check it out for a look at a future not involving Hitler.

Biggles
 
TickleCrazy said:
My son and I have been watching the movie "1776".
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The American Revolution has always been one of MY favorite historical periods. And this movie is a wonderful compilation of so many actual quotes from the Founding Fathers. One can forgive the dramatic license taken by the playrights, because the love of the subject is SO apparent! (and it is all about the love!! LOL)

So, Ven, that's where I'd like to go - back to Lexington & Concord...back to Bunker Hill...

I wanna see why it worked for us, and not for any other fledgling nation before.

FUN thread!!!

Kimmie

"A second flood, a simple famine
Plagues of locusts everywhere
Or a cataclysmic earthquake I'd accept with some despair...
But no, you sent us Congress! Good God sir, was that fair?"
- John Adams in "1776"
 
I've always felt that important moments in history have been marked with memorials of some type. Even our most primitive ancestors began burying their dad with food and flowers to mark their passing to another place. That being said, I'd love to witness the living times of some of the manmade creations.

Could I be there when the first stone was laid for the first of the world's pyramids?
How about the opening night at the Coliseum?
The first walk along the Great Wall of China?
Those are all appealing.

I think though, what I'd find most interesting is a bit from my own history. The Choctaw Tribal mound Nanih Waiya would be the place I'd like to go...when it was alive and surrounded with activity. I've been to Nanih Waiya along with several other mounds, but when I went and stood atop them, I was greeted with the sound of wind. You know how the wind can blow in such a way that it make the world grow silent? You're standing there surrounded by the spirit of land and man and you're almost literally lost in time. I would LOVE to be there....watching life take place...back when it was new.

If you ever get a chance to travel the Natchez Trace, or to be in one of these peaceful places where you can create an unforgettable moment in a scared place made of dirt and grass...well....Just don't let the chance pass you by. ((Trying for the worst grammar in the world!))

Joby
 
I bookmarked that fascinating website, amk714. Very interesting topic/era, Biggles. Kimmie, I LOVE the lyrics you posted. Isn't that movie a masterpiece? Should be required viewing for all American children. Wow Joby, you and BigJim's politics/religion thread got me thinking beyond civilization. I loved the "Clan of the Cavebear" books and I'd like to drop on the dawn of human existence.
 
I'm glad, TickleCrazy. That link is also in my reply to your post in BigJim's thread in which I very respectfully and politely disagreed with you. I think everyone should have a look at that website, even if they completely disagree with the stuff on there 🙂
 
hey ticklecrazy!

my oldest daughter (15) and i love 1776!
it's in our top 10 list, great use of history, and musical.
there is a series of shows on the "founding fathers", on the history channel. it goes into their back grounds, their personalities, and what they did after the revolutionary war. i've watched them all, twice! lol
steve
 
I'd go back and watch Hannibal annhilate Rome, unleast till the battle of Zama anyways....
 
L,espace Cardin, Paris 1979............

......to hear Bill Evans and feel your self to be in the presence of God.
 
I know the tendency is to think in terms of "big events," but I honestly think I'd just like to visit, say, New York, or London, a half-century or a century ago on an ordinary day, just to stroll around and take in the feel of what regular people's lives were like, and how different and how much the same they are to ours.
 
I would love to witness J.S. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven or Chopin playing &/or improvising.......

R

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Daumantas said:
I know the tendency is to think in terms of "big events," but I honestly think I'd just like to visit, say, New York, or London, a half-century or a century ago on an ordinary day, just to stroll around and take in the feel of what regular people's lives were like, and how different and how much the same they are to ours.
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Yeah, that sounds great. I'd like to wear the clothes especially. Hearing people talk old slang would be nifty 🙂. When I was a kid I had just enough imagination that a trip to Colonial Williamsburgh or a Renfaire gave me that feeling.

kwildoctr said:
I would love to witness J.S. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven or Chopin playing &/or improvising.......
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Me too, because there's style that can't be expressed in ink on paper, and we'll never know the sound of it. You know how certain modern songwriters really aren't very good performers, and they let singers like Whitney Houston or Celine Dion record their songs? Well I wonder if the composers of great music were less enjoyable to hear than the virtuosos who perform it. We'll never know.
 
Oh dear oh dear..........

....let me help you out with your dilemma TC, its really very simple, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin were master musicians and great intellects. On the other hand Whitney Houston and Celine Deion are not. This we DO know. Does this help any?
 
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