tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post7270463844952797829..comments2023-11-03T02:47:54.900-05:00Comments on The Cumberland Post: Mansion on the HillDapper Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-19822980315693814442012-02-07T18:12:26.051-06:002012-02-07T18:12:26.051-06:00Amen to that Ed. And some people carry their secur...Amen to that Ed. And some people carry their security guard (that would be Smith and Wesson) on their other hip!Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-58561516017445565652012-02-07T13:54:54.851-06:002012-02-07T13:54:54.851-06:00I'm a happy boy here in my cabin on the ridge!...I'm a happy boy here in my cabin on the ridge!<br />I've always admired folks who didn't flaunt their wealth, but had it on the hip!Scooney Adrifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09014731857174355364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-79274354252389899902012-02-07T09:32:40.371-06:002012-02-07T09:32:40.371-06:00Andy, thanks for that link to the Lomabardi house....Andy, thanks for that link to the Lomabardi house. His house is extremely modest in comparison to some of the Titan players' homes I've seen pics of in the paper here. I liked what the article said about Lombardi too. Here's a quotation:<br /><br />"He lamented that society had sympathy only for the losers, the maladjusted, the misfits. [Lombardi felt] It is time to stand up for the doer, the achiever, the one who sets out to do something and does it. 'It's true,' he said. 'Society has become so pathetic. We're catering to the criminals.'"Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-24894857610219272252012-02-07T09:22:56.230-06:002012-02-07T09:22:56.230-06:00George, Dixie was right. And what I'm gonna sa...George, Dixie was right. And what I'm gonna say next isn't related to the topic, but I knew a couple of girls in my youth named Dixie. It used to be a fairly common name (at least in the South). Guess it would be very un PC to give a kid that name today. I still like it though.Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-13759625719811400622012-02-07T09:18:15.878-06:002012-02-07T09:18:15.878-06:00Buck, Your observation about most super mansions b...Buck, Your observation about most super mansions being run by the state, etc. is on the mark. One of the mansions we visited in England in the '80s was Chatsworth House, where the Duke of Devonshire and his family have lived for years. After WWII the Duke at that time died and his son found that he owed 80% of the worth of the place in taxes (talk about your death tax!). That place is now run by the Trustees of Chatsworth--it costs 4 million pounds a year to operate the dang thing.Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-20062555887196701522012-02-07T04:58:54.187-06:002012-02-07T04:58:54.187-06:00Hey, here's a piece about it. http://sports.e...Hey, here's a piece about it. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2010/columns/story?id=6077292<br /><br />Can you imagine an NFL coach today???Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-27427258485471021702012-02-07T04:54:21.465-06:002012-02-07T04:54:21.465-06:00George, Heh!
Good post, Dan. I think (hope) by t...George, Heh!<br /><br />Good post, Dan. I think (hope) by the time most people get to my age (mid-life) they've figured out what's important, and what's not.<br /><br />But, sadly many have not. Good post.<br /><br />Like Buck, I have been to The Hearst Castle. I was 11 years old, from a small town where I lived in one of the nicest houses. Yeah, the other kids would say, "Wow! You live in THAT HOUSE?"<br /><br />But, it was just an old 1930's model brick plantation house that was built without much of a plan. But, it was big. And, brick. And, it sat on 5 full acres (that hadn't been sold off from The Waller Plantation) right in the middle of tract houses on 1/4 acre plots.<br /><br />But, when I saw how REALLY RICH people live on our visit to San Simeon, I was stunned! It's been over 40 years, and I think I can describe that place like I saw it yesterday.<br /><br />I've NEVER been one to envy, or begrudge wealth. Not in my nature.<br /><br />Buck's comment got me to thinking about something. I saw a documentary a while back...have to try to locate it...that as a part of it showed the house where Vince Lombardi and his wife lived, and lived out their days.<br /><br />It was your average run of the mill brick house in your average old neighborhood. Have to try to find that.<br /><br />Good post, Dan.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-64968154950958724902012-02-06T22:45:25.260-06:002012-02-06T22:45:25.260-06:00As Dixie Carter once said, "I would rather cr...As Dixie Carter once said, "I would rather cry in a Rolls Royce then be happy on a bicycle".Curious Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706154044422069944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-49776954670690942272012-02-06T14:52:33.598-06:002012-02-06T14:52:33.598-06:00Kinda-sorta in keeping with your "mansions&qu...Kinda-sorta in keeping with your "mansions" theme... my Mom used to say she didn't want a mink, or a Rolls, or any of that other stuff unless she could have <i>everything</i> that went with it. The poor woman never even got close...<br /><br />I think mansions are overrated. That said, I've been to San Simeon and was pretty impressed. Then again, I was also impressed with a lot of the old Brit manors I visited, too. I find it interesting that most of the old time, big-ass mansions are now museums or properties of the gubmint... few remain in private hands.<br /><br />One more thang and then I'll quit rambling without actually addressing your main point (heh). Last week I visited a web site (Forbes? USA Today?) that featured homes of NFL players past and present. I was appalled at the conspicuous consumption on display there, more because of WHO owned the places rather than what the homes themselves are. Are grossly overpaid sports figures a product of capitalism, too?Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.com