Word: alamo
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Dennis Quaid remembers the Alamo. "I used to play the Battle of San Jacinto as a kid," says the Houston-born star, above center, with Spanish actor JORDI MOLLA, right. Quaid, with the aid of some happenin' muttonchops and the largest standing movie set in North America (50-plus acres), plays General Sam Houston in The Alamo, due out Christmas Day. Directed by fellow Texan John Lee Hancock, who teamed up with Quaid in 2002's The Rookie, this account of the Lone Star State's battle for independence from Mexico shares little with the 1960 John Wayne film...
...They take Peabody and turn it into ‘Remember the Alamo,’” Grogan says...
...Antonio, Texas Mention San Antonio, and most people remember the Alamo. But there's so much more: colleges, museums, challenging golf courses, Market Square with its arts and crafts stores, and the charming River Walk, lined with restaurants and parks. San Antonio nicely combines big-city amenities with a small-town resort feel...
...small stick," he said. Fund raiser Robert Zimmerman, who organized the dinner, says, "We saw how energized he was and how enthusiastic he was about being in the national debate." The pointed critique may have been a test run for next month, when Gore will return to his Alamo, giving a speech to the Florida Democratic convention. Gore's team, or what's left of it--the top echelon of his 2000 campaign has long since moved on--promises he will "make news...
...been presented to them. It was a wise call to award a medal to each team. Figure skating is an art. That's why I watch. But something needs to be done about the manner in which it is judged to avoid disputes in the future. JOHN P. FARRIS Alamo, Texas...