Booth's Mental health
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07-24-2015, 08:25 AM
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RE: Booth's Mental health
Great post Gene!The video was tremendous!
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07-24-2015, 09:09 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-24-2015 09:40 AM by Eva Elisabeth.)
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RE: Booth's Mental health
(07-24-2015 07:29 AM)Susan Higginbotham Wrote:Susan, what does that mean (in AE)? Thanks!(07-23-2015 07:14 PM)L Verge Wrote: Just like Gene is reminded of an appropriate song, I'm reminded of an experience that I had in England by using the past tense of the verb "to stuff" -- "stuffed." Back in 1971, a friend and I spent the summer traveling in Europe, and one of our first stops was London. We made contact with a family that a mutual, American friend had suggested; and they invited us to their suburban home for dinner. |
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07-24-2015, 11:27 AM
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RE: Booth's Mental health
(07-24-2015 09:09 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:(07-24-2015 07:29 AM)Susan Higginbotham Wrote:Susan, what does that mean (in AE)? Thanks!(07-23-2015 07:14 PM)L Verge Wrote: Just like Gene is reminded of an appropriate song, I'm reminded of an experience that I had in England by using the past tense of the verb "to stuff" -- "stuffed." Back in 1971, a friend and I spent the summer traveling in Europe, and one of our first stops was London. We made contact with a family that a mutual, American friend had suggested; and they invited us to their suburban home for dinner. The "shag" is a dance that is popular in the American South. In England, it has a very different meaning--sexual intercourse. I used to have a photograph of a roadside sign offering "shag lessons" that I liked to show my English friends on Facebook. |
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07-24-2015, 11:41 AM
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RE: Booth's Mental health
(07-24-2015 11:27 AM)Susan Higginbotham Wrote:(07-24-2015 09:09 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:(07-24-2015 07:29 AM)Susan Higginbotham Wrote:Susan, what does that mean (in AE)? Thanks!(07-23-2015 07:14 PM)L Verge Wrote: Just like Gene is reminded of an appropriate song, I'm reminded of an experience that I had in England by using the past tense of the verb "to stuff" -- "stuffed." Back in 1971, a friend and I spent the summer traveling in Europe, and one of our first stops was London. We made contact with a family that a mutual, American friend had suggested; and they invited us to their suburban home for dinner. I knew about the dance, but not about the slang. Thanks for another edumacation, Susan. |
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07-24-2015, 12:25 PM
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RE: Booth's Mental health
Americans and English people are separated by a common language
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07-25-2015, 06:15 AM
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RE: Booth's Mental health
Thanks, Susan.
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07-25-2015, 08:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-25-2015 08:59 AM by Lincoln Wonk.)
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RE: Booth's Mental health
(05-14-2015 01:28 PM)Juan Marrero Wrote: I am still reading "Fortune's Fool" and learning quite alot. Juan, You bring up a lot of interesting questions. Does anyone have an educated guess on how many drinks JWB had on April 14? It's amazing to think that it was his habit to drink quite a bit and he combined that with swordplay on stage. Unless the other actors were also, to use the 1865 word, tight. |
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07-25-2015, 09:10 AM
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RE: Booth's Mental health
I agree,he does resemble Oswald in many ways!
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07-25-2015, 12:49 PM
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RE: Booth's Mental health
I saw the unbelievable figures on how much the average American man drank in the 19th century somewhere. Believe it or not, Booth was about average. That's why the 19th amendment got passed. Only it made the whole thing worse!
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07-25-2015, 01:24 PM
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RE: Booth's Mental health
Did Booth and Herold take any food with them on their escape? Whiskey seemed to be a priority.
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07-25-2015, 01:32 PM
Post: #131
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RE: Booth's Mental health
In his "lost" statement George Atzerodt said:
"I am certain Dr. Mudd knew all about it, as Booth sent (as he told me) liquors & provisions for the trip with the President to Richmond, about two weeks before the murder to Dr. Mudd's." Is it known whether Booth and Herold departed the Mudds' home with any of these provisions? |
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07-25-2015, 02:16 PM
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RE: Booth's Mental health
I have never seen mention of that, but would think they did not take anything except what might be stuffed in pockets. Anything heavy would be difficult on horseback. Also, remember that they purchased milk(?) and bread from Swann(?) before asking him to take them to Cox. Cox and Jones both fed them. I can't imagine that Jones - who had a large family to feed - could afford to supply the fugitives with much, especially liquor.
On a different note, I would not judge the words that Booth wrote while in hiding to be those of a man high on liquor or even one in withdrawal. His writing is legible, his thoughts logical (albeit dramatic), no signs of a shaking hand from DTs, etc. |
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07-25-2015, 04:16 PM
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RE: Booth's Mental health
Drinking alcohol was very big then and Booth had his share!
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07-25-2015, 05:11 PM
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RE: Booth's Mental health
As a doctor in that era, would Mudd have likely given Booth whiskey for pain or would he have had a drug for that purpose? Mudd went to town supposedly to buy calico, if I remember right. Could he have gone to buy whiskey for Booth? Also, Davey Herold parted company with Booth for a while and went off with the Confederate soldiers, is that right? Could he have gone to buy whiskey for Booth?
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07-25-2015, 05:41 PM
Post: #135
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RE: Booth's Mental health
As Laurie said, Booth's writing is succinct. If he could write like that when tipsy, he probably missed his calling. Should have been a drama critic, like his brother's pal Adam Badeau.
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