At the first Thanksgiving in the"Desperate Crossing", the Indian King, was eating with some metal utensil. Looked liked a fork to me. Even had good manners. Even though they were on board for 90 days on the Mayflower there clothes looked pretty clean. Show biz. But it was done well. Scott

My husband said the same thing about the clothes. They have to make these things relatively appealing for the viewers..... Had that been on one of the networks....... there would have been no vomiting in such a loud manner as was in the movie. I try to not even think about those things cause it ruins the whole ambience of the moment for me. Sort of like watching how they filmed a movie. That just takes away from the feeling of the story. Makes me sick enough just thinking about what it was like down below deck. How many people? How many days? Sea sickness and you know if you're already sick...... once one starts, well... and not to mention the daily bodily functions ....... and then the women folks and their issues. All with no privacy either. AND .... AND let us not forget.... that is where their food was stored and where they ate as well. OH as their friends, family and children lay dieing around them. I think we all need to feel very humbled by our ancestors and this year give thanks to THEM. Don't thank God for the turkey on your table that you bought at the store or your spiral cut ham you ordered and complained about how long the line was to pick it up.. or the candied yams you put to a can opener and threw on some brown sugar and marshmallows and stuck in your microwave. I hope the History Channel runs it again on Thanksgiving Day! Because that's what I am going to give thanks for. The brave souls that were so desperate for a new life that they risked their own to come to a place where they may surely die. Scared to death of whether they would even get there and when they did what would they find. Savages and wild beasts? As far as they knew these indigenous people were cannibals. I was truly moved from that movie especially the scene where they stood and watched the Mayflower leaving them. That was it for them. There last safe refuge GONE. I am truly blessed because of them. Thank you William Brewster and Isaac Allerton for your strength and courage. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 1:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MFLR] First Thanksgiving At the first Thanksgiving in the"Desperate Crossing", the Indian King, was eating with some metal utensil. Looked liked a fork to me. Even had good manners. Even though they were on board for 90 days on the Mayflower there clothes looked pretty clean. Show biz. But it was done well. Scott ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message