Those Booth Horses Again -

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That has been debated before, Gene, but E.D. Wray from the Surgeon General's office claimed to have picked up the hat that fell from Booth as he hit the stage. See my previous post on this.

As for my final communication with Mr. Madonna, I will just say I am allowed as much leeway as anyone else to express ideas and make suggestions. I prefaced my comment with the fact that I was throwing this off the top of my head -- just as quite a few of you do in grasping at straws to support what appear to be unsupportable sidebars. So far as I can tell, no one here has been able to adequately prove their theories. I have been kind enough not to suggest that they take up drinking.

And before you jump on that, please be aware that my average alcohol consumption for a YEAR is about six drinks, with several of those being wine. My father was an alcoholic. We don't need any more of that in my family.

Now, I apologize to Roger and other members of this forum for my behavior in this matter. I should not air dirty laundry in public, but I am tired of taking slaps from certain people, whom I evidently threaten or upset.

P.S. IMO, Peanuts would have been wearing a hat as Booth came out the door. Every gentleman from bonnet stage on in his Victorian life wore a hat. Peanuts was outdoors and exposed to the elements, which I believe were a little drizzly that night.