John Adams - Page 2

War.mongeR1 · 03-28-2008, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Grunt 70

Ok...I've resisted till now..but have to say it...John Adams and John Quincy Adams are buried in a crypt in the church I attend in Quincy MA. I think it's really cool. United First Parish Church (Unitarian) Quincy. www.ufpc.org. John and John Q were lifelong members of the Church and contributed significantly to the construction of the exisiting building. Several years after John Q passed he and his father, and their wives, were moved from the burial ground across the street to the crypt they reside in now. Every year the federal government comes and lays a wreath for each one of them on the anniversery of their deaths. If your coming to Quincy at any time in the future send me a PM.

That is really cool! Amazing that you go to a church with such history! Thanks for sharing that info with us. I might have to check that out if I'm ever in your neck of the woods.

BTW, is this mini-series at all like this?...
http://www.noob.us/humor/robot-chicken-1776-300-spoof/

**jmaker** · 03-28-2008, 10:43 PM

Guess I'm a little late to this thread, but I'm also loving this series so far. Great production value.

**Poncherello** · 04-01-2008, 12:53 PM

Awesome series, it must be, I don't miss not gaming for a night.

A couple of things that amazed me:

1) The sacrifices he and his family made, I never realized how much these men sacrificed for their beliefs and their country.

2) That Washington put together a 1,000 man militia at his own expense to fight alongside his countrymen in Massachusetts.

If you love history and are in Northern Virginia don't miss Mount Vernon. They have a great museum that covers George Washington and touches on some of the things in the John Adams series.

-Ponch

Switch · 04-01-2008, 01:28 PM

And these guys were fighting because of unfair taxation!

Nowadays everyone whines about taxes but no one does a thing.

**jmaker** · 04-01-2008, 05:50 PM

Last night's episode was amazing. The scenes with King George and at the end with the swearing in of President Washington were epic. Awesome series.

**Dirt013** · 04-01-2008, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MagnaCentipede

It's about Sam the Beer Guy's brother. He did some little nation-founding crap that three or four people ever cared about.

LMAO. That's Great!

Yeah, excellent series....the book it's based on is fantastic...i definitely recommend it to anyone interested in American History.

03-28-2008, 10:43 PM	#17 (permalink)
jmaker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Warren, OH Age: 28 Posts: 2,537	Re: John Adams Guess I'm a little late to this thread, but I'm also loving this series so far. Great production value. __________________

04-01-2008, 12:53 PM	#18 (permalink)
Poncherello Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northen Virginia Age: 39 Posts: 124	Re: John Adams Awesome series, it must be, I don't miss not gaming for a night. A couple of things that amazed me: 1) The sacrifices he and his family made, I never realized how much these men sacrificed for their beliefs and their country. 2) That Washington put together a 1,000 man militia at his own expense to fight alongside his countrymen in Massachusetts. If you love history and are in Northern Virginia don't miss Mount Vernon. They have a great museum that covers George Washington and touches on some of the things in the John Adams series. -Ponch

04-01-2008, 01:28 PM	#19 (permalink)
Switch Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 1,005	Re: John Adams And these guys were fighting because of unfair taxation! Nowadays everyone whines about taxes but no one does a thing. __________________ \|TG\|Switch Better known as: That noob who crashed the chopper. That noob who ran over the mine. That noob who TK'd me with a sniper rifle. That noob who hit that APC at 300m with light AT! Our APC...

04-01-2008, 05:50 PM	#20 (permalink)
jmaker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Warren, OH Age: 28 Posts: 2,537	Re: John Adams Last night's episode was amazing. The scenes with King George and at the end with the swearing in of President Washington were epic. Awesome series. __________________

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