is this part of the big historical project you mentioned?

ALSO

is the united fruit company piece the same project, or something totally different?

this panel has a winsor mc cay kinda vibe. i'm choosing my avatar accordingly, haha.

still very excited to watch this stuff unfold.

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The stuff I'm posting is going to come from all over the place. Some will be related, some won't. This is sort of related.

Lee Christmas was a man from New Orleans who wrecked a train and ruined his life. He moved to Honduras, started working on the trains again, was kidnapped, and became a mercenary. He was a really good mercenary and quickly climbed the ranks in the Honduran military. He was reckless and seemingly had a death wish. At one point, he was in front of a firing squad and said, "Don't bury my body, so the buzzards can shit me on your heads." He escaped or they let him go. He was known as unkillable.

When Gen. Bonilla of Honduras was disposed, Christmas and Bonilla escaped to New Orleans. In 1911, Sam "The Banana Man" Zemurray organized Gen. Bonilla, Lee Christmas and Guy "Machine Gun" Molony. They hired a gunship and a bunch of mercenaries, sailed down to Honduras, and took it over.

And it's totally Winsor McCay, but I was looking at Chris Ware.

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The stuff I'm posting is going to come from all over the place. Some will be related, some won't. This is sort of related.

you are a truly oil-and-water mix of the extremely revealing and the extremely mysterious, dr. dionysus. haha.

the bit about shitting on their heads is great. it's funny how a single quote can imply a great story. like, there's a part of me that wants to know the story of warren harding when i read that he stated publicly:

"I am not fit for this office and never should have been here."

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:)

not sure if you got my last comment - resend your address. i got the photos back in the mail. i think the problem is that you need to claim them at the post office?

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I had that happen before! My roommate never got a notice for her package. I get a lot of mail and toss most of it, so I could have thrown it away - but aren't they supposed to give you several notices?

Sorry. I would love if you could send it again. I'm making more comics and will send them to you.

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This looks excellent.

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I know this is an older thread, but I just happened to stumble upon it. I like your graphic. I am a direct descendant of Lee Christmas (my great-great-grandfather).

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I'm glad you found this! I've been away from LJ for awhile. I would love to ask you some questions and get some personal stories. I'm esp. looking for more photos.

Anyway, glad you found me, and I hope to hear from you again!

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