Bankhead seemed to have an interesting life, but she definitely had a wild side that's for sure! I realize I'm putting it mildly.
I guess she was in an Alfred Hitchcock film that was based off a book by John Steinbeck. And it's funny, I recognize both those names because Hitchcock was famous for his horror films, and Steinbeck is a name that comes up in literature studies.
So it's just kind of fun for me to make those connections.
That's right, the horse's name was Traveler! He seemed like a great horse. I think they showed us the stable where traveler lived during the ghost tour. The tour guide told us that we'd have safe travel through the graveyard that night if we could smell horse. I'm not entirely familiar with horses myself, I've worked with some when I studied vet tech back in the day (completely different story entirely, but I will say my love for animals inspired me to attempt getting into veterinary. But...I really struggled with anatomy and found out that there's no way I could euthanize animals...taking them to be euthanized like I did with my cat Domino was bad enough...I can't imagine putting so many to sleep for other people...so I found out real quick it wasn't for me) and even got close to a horse named Cloudy. (Cloudy was one reason I decided it wasn't for me, I had to watch the poor girl get put down and I couldn't handle it.) Anyway, so it's not like I had particular experience with horses, other than a few brief encounters here and there.
But there was no mistaking it...I COULD smell horse when we approached the graveyard. So, it seems ol' Traveller was doing what he did best, and guiding Traveller's to safety. He must have been a good, loyal horse.
I guess it makes sense that it used to just be called Washington College. I wonder what made them add "and Lee" to the name?
I sure hope with today's political climate that they don't change the name. Robert E. Lee, however anyone felt about the civil war, sounded like a good man. I don't think he should be erased from history.
They changed the name of the community college I went to down here as well. It used to be called Dabney S. Lancaster. Now it's called "Mountain Gateway." -sigh- Political correctness culture...it drives me nuts. I don't see why people would get so daggone offended by a name. When they erase names, they erase history. Don't even get me started on a certain pancake or rice brand. I won't even buy that pancake mix after they changed the name. I'll just get the generic store brand, it's cheaper anyway.
