The bastard brat of a Scotch pedlar …

Well, the “bastard brat” is only going to be at the New York Historical Society for a week longer, so McCabe and I are going tomorrow.

Let me preen my own feathers: I took the quiz on that website I linked to, and got EVERYTHING right. I was in the “zone”, man.

I got 100 on my “bastard brat of a Scotch pedlar” quiz.

So McCabe and I will venture forth tomorrow to check it out.

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17 Responses to The bastard brat of a Scotch pedlar …

  1. peteb says:

    Glad to hear you’ll finally see the exhibition.. but will you go when the dramatisation/play is on?

    IIRC, those infamous duelling pistols are there…

  2. red says:

    Last summer they did an enormous re-enactment of the duel in Weehauken …with descendants of both parties playing Burr and Hamilton. I happened to be out of town, but apparently over a thousand people showed up. It sounds delightfully goofy, and also something I SO would have enjoyed.

  3. peteb says:

    Well I’m not going to reveal my sadly inadequate level of knowledge on Alexander Hamilton… but there is, and I believe I’m quoting accurately, a multimedia presentation held daily at the exhibition centre.

  4. red says:

    The website itself is quite fancy-schmancy if you flip thru it. Floating screens and fonts and blah blah and hoo hoo … Nicely done.

    Hamilton in our multi-media age? Sure, why not.

  5. Dave J says:

    Dammit, I wish I could’ve got to NYC while it was still around. Oh well: have fun!

  6. red says:

    You’ve got until the 28th Dave … I think that’s when they take it down.

    I think there’s a Thomas Paine exhibit going on in conjunction with the Hamilton one … heh heh. Two controversial characters to this day. Exciting.

  7. peteb says:

    I can’t remember the times for the play… but there is/was a play on along with that exhibition..

  8. Dave J says:

    Ten more days, eh? We shall see.

  9. peteb says:

    OK I found a reference to that play.. although there’s no dates involved and I seem to remember it stops short of the actual exhibition run..
    but here you go.. The play is performed Saturdays at 12:00, 2:00 and 4:00pm, Sundays at 2:00 and 4:00pm and Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 12:00pm.

  10. peteb says:

    and it seems to be a 40 minute play.. if that’s any help..

  11. peteb says:

    And, BTW, congratulations on getting EVERYTHING right in the quiz… I certainly couldn’t, and I’d guess few could.

  12. Bill McCabe says:

    I got 16 out of 20. Tomorrow will be the first time I have ever been to a historical museum or exhibit with someone who knows more about the subject than I do.

  13. Anne says:

    Well, the guy is your ghostly freebie, after all. Best to know things about people if you’re going to be involved with them… when the space-time continuum folds in on itself.

    I tried to get a friend of mine to go with me to the exhibit, and she looked at me like I was crazy. Must acquire more history geek friends.

  14. red says:

    peteb: I know there’s a play – you didn’t need to go to all that trouble from across the Atlantic! Sorry, did it seem like I didn’t know that? I don’t think I even mentioned it.

    Anyhoo, thanks – that’s the glory of the Internet.

  15. red says:

    Anne:

    HA! Yes. That bastard brat is my historical freebie. Gotta go check him out. heh heh

  16. peteb says:

    For some reason, at the time, it seemed a vitally important piece of information to pass on… although, alcohol may have been involved…

  17. red says:

    I love it when alcohol’s involved.

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