tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699209633460837182.post1572564782784371103..comments2023-11-23T03:26:19.410-05:00Comments on Bonnie and Clyde History: The Damning Effects of B&C LoreA. Winston Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18305418204334632255noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699209633460837182.post-14856768353712628792009-08-17T19:03:15.621-04:002009-08-17T19:03:15.621-04:00Thanks for the welcome! (My comment above)It is al...Thanks for the welcome! (My comment above)It is always nice to be acknowledged even online. :) I hope to frequent this blog as it seems that you update pretty regularly.<br /><br />The "gossipy" topics are always going to keep people hooked- isn't that why the papers gave them such space originally? And nothing hooks people in like sex and violence!<br /><br />I am really impressed at the lengths you go to for research and completely agree that whatever actually happened is probably more interesting than "sortid innuendo".<br /><br />So thanks for giving me a forum to bother someone else about my interest in B&C and leave my poor husband alone!!Niknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699209633460837182.post-55239287961195304352009-08-16T22:15:59.017-04:002009-08-16T22:15:59.017-04:00Thanks for your comments and "welcome" t...Thanks for your comments and "welcome" to the B&CHB. It seems many who are interested in the "legends" of B&C, are keenly interested in B&C gossip-- including the sexual fodder, even at the expense of historical accuracy. The legends are cool, but many times have little to do with reality. <br /><br />There "is" a truth to what actually occurred within this history, which is wonderfully interesting unto itself. In helping tell the history of B&C, my goal is to get as close to that reality as possible. That means addressing the old lore, and whenever possible-- to help keep any new lore if unproven, from becoming accepted as fact. I hope you enjoy the blog.A. Winston Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18305418204334632255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699209633460837182.post-13319609477550451772009-08-16T20:47:55.905-04:002009-08-16T20:47:55.905-04:00I just stumbled onto your blog this evening and ha...I just stumbled onto your blog this evening and have proceeded to spend a good hour reading through some well thought out commentary. <br /><br />Just thought I might tag a bit of opinion...<br /><br />I find the sexuality topic interesting, but am one who would tend to see much of it as bunk and sensationalist. We want to make people who live outside the law to be "different from the rest of us" and if a guy is messed up enough to drive around shooting cops and robbing banks (ok gas stations) he's got to be some sort of deviant...right? And no "nice" girl is going to hang out with someone like that...<br /><br />Although we probably will never know the sortid details of thier private lives, (I doubt with the pressure that they were under it was all that torrid) I think it is a humanizing aspect of the story that will continue to interest people.<br /><br />What I can say with certainty is that anyone who has been on a college road trip with only enough money for one hotel room sees nothing odd about piling three or more people into the same bed....:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699209633460837182.post-79242315388217723722009-08-15T13:00:15.469-04:002009-08-15T13:00:15.469-04:00I have never read anything written by someone who ...I have never read anything written by someone who knew them, or written by someone who used as research sources people who knew them, that ever even suggested, much less substantiated, the sordid rumors. And I have read Blanche's book, the book about Ralph Fults, the book about Raymond Hamilton, the reprint of the early book that relied on the accounts of close relatives, and a whole lot more. I believe that modern sensibilities, combined with the speculations of one author, combined with the artistic imagination of a movie director, are what is behind all of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699209633460837182.post-81954972043172236992009-08-14T14:09:23.681-04:002009-08-14T14:09:23.681-04:00I believe people do tend to believe what they read...I believe people do tend to believe what they read regardless of the evidence presented (or lack thereof). I've never read the Toland book so I don't know what evidence he presented for his assumptions though nothing I've ever read about B&C supports his assumptions. Same with the Guinn book (which I did read)....poems do not a prostitute make.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899590074402897322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699209633460837182.post-87082103509657294252009-08-14T02:45:33.702-04:002009-08-14T02:45:33.702-04:00I appreciate your kind words Tom. Thank you. Actua...I appreciate your kind words Tom. Thank you. Actually blog activity has been good, and was strong for that post. Hopefully complacency hasn't set in, regarding some controversial B&C topics. It seems many more have keyed in spurring on that post, than have commented on it. I find that interesting, and hope to see that change.A. Winston Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18305418204334632255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699209633460837182.post-91509030223876051632009-08-14T01:30:59.058-04:002009-08-14T01:30:59.058-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.t o mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13707849566098600899noreply@blogger.com