Old Rocks
Diamond Member
So noted and of course I will.
Matewan, eh?
Great movie. Surely you must have seen it.
I Own one... I Thought it was Called, "Matewan, Bloody Matewan"...
Now I gotta go diggin' in the VHS Boxes...
Have you ever Stumbled back to the Elevated Hotel after a 2AM Breakfast @ Kings Diner in Williamson?...
peace...
Some of mother's family were hard coal miners of NE PA in the late 19th century and early 20th.
It is rumored that some of them were Molly McFlanders, too but I have yet to confirm that, and rather doubt it, too.
Molly MaGuires. Hardly a badge of shame. They fought for their interests in and out of the mine.
Judging from what I remember of those old guys, they seemed like company men to me. I know at least one was managment.
I never ventured into Pennsyltuckey territorywhen I lived there, so I've never been to Williamsport.
I was strictly an East side Keystoner back when I lived there.
Seriously, with NYC and Phila a hour away, and with the mountains on the east side and all the forests in that area, there was no reason anybody on the East side of the state ventured to the West side unless we had a damned good reason to take the drive.
I'm considering moving back there, now.
I sort of miss the Poconos.
There were many organizations that were rather radical in response to the conditions they had to endure. And all too often the local and state law enforcement people allowed them to be intimidated and even killed without any attempt at investigation.