Aug 2, 2015 | Adventures of Rear-Mirror Rissy, North Tide |
Most likely the longest swings in the Northwest Coast at least 50 feet up; the girls swing as if it’s “normal…”
My father was a local fisherman for many years. He started out in the early 50’s up in Kodiak and Kenai until Rudy Govina told him that the “women are better” in Tlingit territory, so my father sailed his seiner to the Glacier Bay area which included Haines, Excursion Inlet, Hoonah Gustavus and on the outskirts, Juneau. Though now and then I remember him talking about Taku Harbor. He never took us there; he said it was not suited for humans because it was too far away for a man with a family. He wanted us little kids to be safe. I never knew where or how far Taku Harbor was, I just knew that it was South of Juneau “all the way down till you almost hit the land straight in front of you but immediately make a left and then it’s up there a little ways and make another left…” uh, huh…those were the instructions from a fisherman, I kid you not, long time ago. So those directions are exactly what we did on the MV Princeton Hall sail…!
James Crippen catches himself a bull kelp; now what’s he gonna do with it?
Not much goes on in Taku Harbor. There’s an old cabin once inhabited by the late Tiger Olson, an elder who made a living doing his own thing. There’s a cabin run by the Forest Service too that people can rent by the day, week, month.
Unbeknownst to the rest of us, James plays the digeridoo so it was only natural he make one out of the bull kelp
As a full-time artist, I go through intense periods of a face-paced life. This Summer was an extreme example of that. I generally work at least 12 hours a day, though up to 18 hour days depending on whether or not a deadline (or several deadlines) is approaching. I never live the same day, month or year, twice. There is no routine other than “what next?”. Just when I think I have got a routine down, there’s always something that disrupts it. I used to get bent out of shape when something changed; after many, many years, I have learned to go with the flow. It’s the nature of the beast.
So what does jumping a sail for a day have to do with being an artist?
Alice Taft tries her hand (or ought I say “mouth!?” at playing the digeridoo…!
Sailing with folks I know but haven’t spent any time with is an excellent balance for spending a lot of alone time creating works holed up in my studio for days, weeks and sometimes months. In Colorado, my life is a high contrast to my time in Alaska and Yukon (and anywhere else outside of my studio doors for that matter). I have no social life in Colorado; there’s a reason for that. I made it that way because it’s the only way I can get any work done. Frankly, I need a break from people, places and things!
I grew up on the ocean, and as a young girl I went fishing with my father. There’s comfort and serenity being on the ocean. It’s a time of relaxation, rejuvenation and inspiration. It’s one of the ways I tone my energy down a few notches so I can quiet down and get to know myself! Lol.
Heading back to the MV Princeton Hall
I’ll be heading back to my studio in Colorado the first of September. I’ve had quite the Spring/Summer in Alaska and Yukon; I am privileged to be able to choose a life as such. No, it is not perfect, however, I am happy dong and being what I do and be. It’s a good life. Especially when I have the once-in-a-lifetime to board a boat I’ve admired since a little kid playing at the docks: the Princeton Hall.
Aug 2, 2015 | Adventures of Rear-Mirror Rissy, North Tide, Relationship Overdrive, Tlingit Culture Accentuated |
The famous MV Princeton Hall, Aurora Harbor, Juneau, Alaska – August 2015
This was the sail of my lifetime. Just a one-day sail. I grew up seeing this classic wooden boat and had always admired the lines and grace by which it sailed. 50 years later, and with an overnight notice, I had the opportunity to drop all else and jump the sail. I had also made a decision that when I board this beauty, I would begin my journey into learning how to speak the native tongue of my mother’s: Tlingit. Little did I know that almost every adult on board either spoke the language fluently or they were learners and teachers of the language!
Bessie Coolie, Nora Dauenhauer, her daughter Della Florendo, and Marsha Hotch
It was obvious to me that I am to learn my language as the syncronicity of me being aboard the ship of language instructors cannot be denied. The women above are keepers and sharers of the language.
Additional visitors on board this day sail of which I did not catch the names, however, I had to show the galley!
Norma Shorty (3 young gals I did not catch their names), Kathy Ruddy
Kathy Ruddy, James Crippen, his boss ?, and Alice Taft
Kathy Ruddy is the owner of this wonderful ship; she invited every person on board for this one-day sail. She provided a brief history of the making of this boat built in Sitka by a crew of woodworkers under the guidance of Andrew Hope I in 1942 commissioned by the Presbyterian Church as their missionary travel took them to every small community in Southeast Alaska for 20 years (until the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system came into being).
“The History of Fort Durham in Taku Harbor” by Wallace (Wally) C. Olson
Sailing south under the Juneau-Douglas bridge
The southern tip of Douglas Island called “Marmion Island” which as a child in the 60’s my father would take our entire family and camp out just to the right of that tiny peninsula – there was once a small cabin directly at the tree line; instead of camping in a wall tent, we camped in the cabin
The bow is filled with visitors as we come into Taku Harbor
Taku Harbor
Bessie Coolie tells Norma and I that her father was born here in Taku Harbor; she had never been to his birth place until this day
The bow of the beautifully-crafted MV Princeton Hall docked at Taku Harbor
Pulling away from Taku Harbor, we sail into the famous mist as we turn into Gastineau Channel
This is where the sky meets ocean and we are the “in-betweeners”
James Crippen whittles away at a piece of alder wood
So above not necessarily so below
More Alaskan ocean and sky scenery
More fabulous landscape of sky, mountains, mist and sea…
Sailing down Gastineau Channel: Douglas Island on the left, and the town of Juneau at the base of Mt. Juneau on the right
Returning to space A-2 at the Aurora Harbor, Juneau, Alaska
Aug 1, 2015 | Latest Art Projects, Ravens & Eagles, Tlingit Culture Accentuated, Tools-of-the-Trade |
Collected from rifle ranges, these .22 bullet shells just got cleaned…!
Born to the Tlingit T’akDeinTaan Raven Clan from Glacier Bay, Alaska, I cannot help be the scavenger, a natural-born trait of ravens. Last year, Raven weavers Ricky Tagaban and my daughter Lily Hope collected .22 bullet shells from the Juneau rifle range as trim for the warp of their weavings; I had had the same idea when I saw bullet shells at a friend’s house. So what was the first thing I did when I returned to Juneau!?
Mariella models the 5-piece Chilkat woven ensemble “Chilkat Child” — the apron, headdress and leggings are all trimmed with .22 bullet shells (photo courtesy of Yukon News)
Jul 30, 2015 | Honoring Others, Tools-of-the-Trade |
A sculpture of a human wearing a Chilkat robe and cedar bark neckring by the late Tlingit carver Amos Wallace in 1964
While talking with the owner of the Haa Shagoon Gallery in downtown Juneau, in the middle of the conversation I suddenly turned around. I wasn’t even sure what I was looking for; just pure instinct led my eyes to this sculpture that totally caught my fancy. Why? I’m not sure, but as soon as I saw this figure I felt so compelled that it had to go home with a local, not a tourist, that I immediately called Amos’ grand-daughter and my friend, Donna Beaver Pizzarelli. With no answer and worried that a tourist would buy the sculpture, I snatched up this 8″ tall mold of a carving by Amos Wallace made in 1964 and I have it placed in a prestigious location: next to my weaving loom. This figure watches over me as I work. It’s great to have the company!
This small sculpture is a cast made of a plaster-like compound that gives it the appearance of wood or a stone called argillite. Manufactured by a company called Griffin’s Alaska based in Edmonds, Washington State between the years of 1964-67, they had a complete line of bowls and totems which are frequently mistaken for stone. Even the weight of this little guy feels like stone.
Amos Wallace was one of less than a handful of local Tlingit carvers here in Juneau, Alaska in the 1940’s until a few years before his passing in 2004. I grew up in the Russian Orthodox Church where he and his wife, Dorothy Wallace sang in the choir. It wasn’t until recently I discovered from his son Brian that Amos was of the Raven Moiety, T’akdeintaan Clan of Hoonah, which is also my clan! A gentle, soft-spoken man, his name was Jeet Yaaw Dustaa. Born in 1920, his older brother Lincoln Wallace, was also a carver.
Read the Juneau Empire article about Sealaska Heritage Institute receiving a collection of Amos’ drawings for their archives donated by Amos’ son, Brian Wallace at: http://juneauempire.com/art/2012-07-12/amos-wallace-collection-donated-walter-soboleff-center
Jul 29, 2015 | Acting Out and Musical Chairs, Adventures of Rear-Mirror Rissy, North Tide, Tlingit Culture Accentuated |
Retired Juneau police officer Ben Coronell allows Grandma Suzi to sit on his lap, while his wife Penny laughs along with everyone else
Sharon Shorty is Grandma Suzi and her comedian partner is Duane Gastant’ Aucoin as Cache Creek Charlie. They both live in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. These photos were taken during the last feast during the 3-day “HaaKusTeYea” Celebration at the Teslin Cultural Center. Generally, I write a dialogue to accompany the photographs in my blog posts. In this case, I just let the photographs speak for themselves. All I can say is that not only were the comedians totally outlandish, and I laughed hard till I cried, I totally enjoyed watching the “victims” laugh like had never seen them laugh! Grandma Suzi and Cache Creek Charlie are excellent medicine. If they ever come to your neck of the woods or you go to theirs, catch them!
It was a good feeling to see our Tsimpshian carver David Boxley, Sr. laugh as hard as he did — and we laughed to will cried…!
Alias Duane Gastant’ Aucoin and Sharon Shorty from Whitehorse, Yukon are Charlie and Suzi
David dances the “grouse mating dance” while Grandma Suzi can’t contain herself…!
The “grouse” chases after his chosen “mate.”
the audience laughed as long and as hard as they…!
Creek Charlie pulled fashion designer Dorothy Grant up from her chair and made her get on her back like a rag doll and exclaimed “I am wearing Dorothy Grant…” (as opposed to “I am wearing A Dorthy Grant!”
Jul 28, 2015 | Class Act, Tlingit Culture Accentuated |
Gwen Wally from Teslin finished her Ravenstail headband for her uncle just moments before he danced
We were all so happy again to cram ourselves into setting up the “weaver’s cabin” on the shores of Lake Teslin during the bi-ennial “Haa KusTeYea” Celebration. The cabin has wonderful light, natural air conditioning, feels simply rustic and is accommodating to the number of weavers who come from around the territory. During the three days together, it is a good feeling to see weavers who brought projects that had been sitting on the loom that they wanted to finish, OR they started a new project.
Clarissa demonstrates Jennie Thlunaut’s unique fingering to Kassua, a young budding Ravenstail weaver from Carcross
Most of the women who are want to learn to weave are middle-aged or older; they are the ones whose families are all grown up and no longer they have responsibilities of taking care of others to the degree that they had been. Every now and then we will have a youngster in her early 20s who is not yet married nor with children. However, this time, we had a 10-year-old girl named Kassua Dreyer who mother and she enrolled in the class. Mother and daughter students are always a plus in that they can each teach and reinforce one another as they learn both in class and at home.
Vanessa Morgan from Kincolith on the Nass River, B.C. begins weaving a Chilkat “ghost face” bag
Dedicated returning students such as Vanessa Morgan, Alice Tidell, Diane Knopp, Ricky Tagaban and Gwen Wally are always appreciated by us teachers. Every now and then new students’ bravery joins us like Doris and Kassua Dreyer and elders like Mary L. Lekanof. We know that they sacrifice their time, energy, and money to be here learning more each time. It’s inspiring to watch them as I too am reminded of how I once was when pursing the weaving of Chilkat.
Once again the class resumes its natural position in the small cabin at the Teslin Cultural Center on the shores of Lake Teslin, Yukon Territory. For the past three “Haa KusTeYea” Celebrations, we have been gathering And every year there is always a new group of weavers, and sometimes the old diehards return (i.e. Vanessa, Ricky, etc.). L to R: Diane Knopp, Vanessa Morgan, Alice Tidell, Doris and Kassua Dreyer (and Kassua’s friend), and Mary L. Lekanof
From Carcross, Yukon Doris Dreyer figures out the bunch-berry design!
Ravenstail weaver, Alice Tidell from Sitka, Alaska holds the Ravenstail bag she began weaving which we transferred from a borrowed headboard to an alderwood stick whittled by James Crippen
With a Chilkat/Ravenstail robe started in the background for the Teslin Cultural Center, Lanugage instructor and assistant professor at the University of Alaska Southeast, Lance Twitchell is freed for a moment from daddy duties allowing weaver Ricky Tagaban to hold Lance’s newborn babe.
Diana Knopp from Whitehorse, Yukon tries to remember where she is at in her weaving
Jul 27, 2015 | North Tide, Ravens & Eagles, Tlingit Culture Accentuated |
Wayne Carlick and his wife Debra Michel from Atlin, B.C. enjoy berry dessert after a fabulous dinner
2015 is the 4th bi-ennial “Kus Te Yea” Celebration held at the Teslin Cultural Center, Teslin, Yukon every odd year from Juneau’s Celebration held on even years. Most of the audience is from out of town since Teslin is only a community of less than 500(?) people. People come from Atlin, Whitehorse, Carcross, and of course Teslin. Then there are the Alaskan communities who are beginning to catch on to this special event which is free to the public; no one pays for the event, not even the dancers or the non-Natives.
Lieutenant Governor of Alaska Byron Mallott dances for the people of Teslin for acknowledging and honoring him and his family
I have been to every Celebration in Teslin since the first one in 2009. Every year there are a few more new attendees and there are those who return every year no matter what. That’s how I am too: I return every year no matter what. Why?
Nahaan FastFromEnglish from Seattle enjoys the company of many locals and vice versa!
I return because the people and landscape of Yukon Territory are “raw” and down to earth; there are no pretenses, no game-playing, no trying to be somebody you aren’t. Like the landscape, the people of Yukon are very real…they have to be. The environment and weather makes you be so.
I remember my long-time friend, musician singer/songwriter, Buddy Tabor making his annual trek to Yukon every year in the late Summer. He was always eager to visit his friends and make the drive through the raw territory. He said that he needed his fix; a fix that reminded him of the Alaska that once was before the oil money made things different. Buddy passed away in 2012. I never got to share my experiences and feelings about Yukon though I share them whenever I meet those who knew him and whenever I make that sojourn drive like he did.
Marieh and Lance Twitchell and family from Juneau enjoy the feast
Unlike the Celebrations in Juneau, Alaska (held on the even years), the “KusTeYea” Celebration is free; even the dinners are free. No one pays anything except when they take one of the workshops and pay for the materials and supplies. Some of those workshops include paddle carving, bentwood box making, snow shoe making, cedar bark weaving and Chilkat or Ravenstail weaving. Demonstrations include brain-tanned moosehide, preparing and smoking fish, and the infamous salmon fillet contest…not to mention the canoe rides and canoe races.
William Wasden from Alert Bay, B.C. enjoys the company of the beauitful women of Yukon
The event is held in the cultural center and on the shores of Lake Teslin. There are not enough motels/hotels in Teslin (only 2). Visitors camp out in the designated areas with full-fledged campsites including elaborate outdoor kitchens, or they have a happy RV camper or a small dome tent suffices.
The canoes from various local communities (including Wayne Price’s dugout from Haines, Alaska), take a rest for the evening before another day of canoe races and canoe rides on Lake Teslin
There are several dance groups that perform each night; one from Carcross, another from Atlin, Whitehorse and of course, Teslin. Each night the group will do the invitational dance calling out all the various tribes and nationalities called “Gusuu Wa Eh!?” Translation: “Where Are You?” The name of the tribe (or nationality) is called out and if you are from that tribe or nationality, you come on out and show your stuff and drop money onto the “money blanket” which is placed on the floor in front of the stage. It’s fun; and of course there is always a clown who has to make everyone laugh about him and themselves!
Oh yeah, that’s a nice beaded leather jacket we got going on during the invitational dance!
I prepare for this Celebration every year. I look forward with happy anticipation knowing fully well that I become more comfortable with our Inland Tlingit relatives and vice versa, I believe they have become more comfortable with me. Much like the Celebration in Juneau, it’s like a family reunion.
Every night for the 3 days of Celebration, a feast is prepared by 3 different communities: Teslin, Carcross and Atlin
Who is that man staring into the camera? He’s the head hauncho who runs the Teslin Cultural Center; he’s the big Kahuna — yes he does have a name: Kip! Thank you Kip for leading your staff to another great Celebration
Pam Craig (Seattle) with her mother Carol (Juneau) and son, Keet
The Tsimpshian “Git Hoan” Dancers from Metlakatla led by carver David Boxley, Sr. were the special guests during Celebration
The up and coming generation: Yeil Yadi (Sitka), ?, and Ricky Tagaban (Juneau)
Jul 27, 2015 | Class Act |
Clarissa Rizal paints on location at Eagle Beach, Juneau, Alaska during Dominik Modlinski’s plein rein class
Fellow student, Jane Lindsey came across a pile of eagle feathers neatly placed on the beach; she handed them off to me. Just the day before I had said to myself that I needed to go out looking for eagle feathers since I had given them away over the years. I didn’t want them to blow away so I stuck them into the soil in line with the four directions. Now some folks will say that is a spiritual act, and maybe it was, though I was being practical; the eagle feathers did come to me by “accident”…though my intentions to use them this way were no accident…!
Clarissa surrounds her “work space” with eagle feathers
Dominik reminds us to pay attention to the environmental factors when we are painting on site. Pay attention to the amount of wind, the sun and of course the rain. If sand blows into our painting, just wait until the painting is dry, then brush off gently.
Clarissa noticed that most of the Plein Rein students seemed to be coordinated in colors of teal and violets – even Dominik’s shirt was a deep teal…
Dominik usually gives a light wash of warm yellow background which he says provides a nice luminosity. When drafting a composition, Dominik does not use a pencil, rather he mixes a little red, blue and yellow to make a warm brown and “sketches” lightly with his brush. He uses a large brush and builds textures; this helps define space and is easy to mix paints. He says that he “shoves paint around” on the canvas board. Most of the time he starts from light to dark whether he works in oil or acrylic, though he is known for his oil paintings. He works in big strokes of paint first, then smaller strokes.
No, he never uses an umbrella.
With our beloved Chilkat mountains in the back ground, Dominik tells us about his life as a painter
He does not use sable brushes; he uses bristle brushes. Dominik suggests using Holbein acrylics, oils and brushes; excellent pigments that are made in Japan though very expensive. Holbein water-soluable oil paints are called “aqua-duo” vs. Royal Talons Cobra. The Canadian brand “Stevenson’s” is also very good; they are out of Toronto. He likes to order his supplies from Daniel Smith – he gets 15% off their prices and they are really good with prompt shipping.
Click here and read Part 1 and Part 2 of Dominik’s Plein Rein Painting Class in Juneau
Jul 26, 2015 | Class Act, Tools-of-the-Trade |
Student Carol Baker’s custom-made palette box hook directly onto the tripod as shown made by Coulter
I am always fascinated by an artist’s equipment, in no matter what the medium the artist works. Every one of us in this painting class had a different method to their madness. Before Dominik’s class officially began, I ran around looking at the different types of palette boxes the various students had; there were two that were quite innovative.
Custom-made paint brush holder made of PVC pipe hooks onto the tripod for easy access
From a compact unit, this Palette Box folds out exposing the glass plate palette in the center, drawer for paints and brushes to the left, counter and brush stand holder to the right, and easel on the “lid” — within the easel is a built-in box that can hold approximately 5 to 7 canvas boards
Here’s the paint brush holder
name of the company who creates custom-made the palette box of these last few photos
Jul 24, 2015 | Adventures of Rear-Mirror Rissy, Class Act |
Dominik Modlinski’s painting pants
Retired school principal and one of the lead organizers for the Juneau Plein Rein group, Cristine Crooks sent out an email announcement that world-traveler plein air painter, Dominik Modlinski was coming to Juneau to teach a 3-day class in mid-July. Intrigued, I checked out his website and very much liked his painting style. I weighed how much work I already had on my plate with the cost of the class and I decided that no matter what, I had this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I jumped in! Wow! I learned more in three days with this young man than I did in an entire year of painting class at a college!
The night before the class began, Dominik gave a presentation on his work
Born and raised in Warsaw, Poland in 1970, Dominik started painting at 6 years old. He said he always knew he wanted to be a painter. In Poland’s education system, whatever a child shows is his strongest interest, that is the avenue in which his parents and teachers guide him. Dominik has painted in the wilderness of South America, Africa, Japan, Quebec, British Columbia, Alaska and Yukon. He lives in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island and during the summers he spends his time in Yukon with a cabin in Atlin. Check out Dominik’s website at: http://www.paintingjourneys.com/
Dominik presents the color wheel and color charts
Day One: We worked indoors at the Juneau Arts & Cultural Center (JACC) learning how to mix our paints and make color charts. Fascinating! I have made color charts in high school and again in college courses and I found them totally boring, however, I have NEVER learned how to mix the colors to make these charts the way Dominik taught us; we mixed all day without a drop of boredom!
Dominik suggests using this type of disposable pallete paper
We learned Complementary Contrast #1:
Two colors are complementary if their pigments mixed together produce a neutral gray-black. Physically, light of two complementary colors, mixed together, will yield white. Two such colors are a strange pair. They are opposite, they require each other. They incite each other to maximum vividness when adjacent; and they annihilate each other, to gray-black, when mixed – like fire and water. There is always but one color complementary to a given color. In the color circle, complementary colors are diametrically opposite each other.
Examples of complementary pairs are: yellow-violet, blue-orange, red-green
In analyzing these pairs of complimentaries, all three primaries – yellow, red, blue – are always present:
yellow – violet = yellow, red + blue
blue – orange = blue, yellow + red
red – green = red, yellow + blue
Dominik demonstrates how to mix a beautiful grey using equal amounts of yellow, blue and red
Complimentary Contrast #2:
Each complimentary pair has its own peculiarities:
Yellow – Violet, represents not only complimentary contrast but also extreme dark-light contrast.
Red – Orange – Blue-green is a complementary pair, and at the same time the extreme of cold-warm contrast.
Red – Green are complimentary, and the two saturated colours have the same brilliance.
Many paintings based on complimentary contrast exhibit not only contrasting complementaries themselves but also their graduated mixtures as intermediates and compensating tones. Being related to the pure colours they unite the two into one family. In fact, these mixed tones often occupy more space the pure colours.
Notice the focused intent of Dominik’s students!
Simultaneous Contrast #1:
Simultaneous contrast results from teh fact that for any given color, the eye simultaneously requires the complementary color, and generatesit spontaneously if it is not already present.
The simultaneously generated complementary occurs as a sensation int eh eye of beholder, and it is not objectively present.
the simultaneously appearing colour, not being objectively present but genereated in the eye, induces feeling of excitement and lively vibration of ever-changing intensity.
Each of six pure color squares contains a small neutral gray square, matching the background color in brilliance. Each gray square seems to be tinged with the complementary of the background. The simultaneous effect becomes more intense, the longer the principal color of a square is viewed.
Three small gray squares, surrounded by orange:
Three grays barely distinct from each other have been used. The first gray is bluish, and intensifies the simultaneous effect; the second gray is neutral, and suffers simultaneous modification; the third gray contains an admixture of orange, and therefore fails to be modified.
Dominik demonstrates how he begins most of his paintings starting from the top working down
Simultaneous Contrast #2:
The simultaneous effect occurs not only between a gray and a strong chormatic colour, but also between any two colours that are not precisely complementary. Each of teh two will tend to shift the other towards its own complement, and generally both will loose some of their intrinsic character and become tinged with new effects.
Under these conditions, colours give an appearance of dynamic activity.
Click here for Part 2, 2nd Day of Plein Rein Painting Class with Dominic Modlinski
Jul 23, 2015 | Tlingit Culture Accentuated, Tools-of-the-Trade, Tricks-of-the-Trade |
“Frog” clasp for button robe
Here’s an easy front clasp for button robes. Fetch one from JoAnn’s for about $5 (depending on size). One was enough for this robe however, if you have only smaller size, then think about using 2 or 3 “frog” closures for the robe.
Jul 21, 2015 | Honoring Others, Relationship Overdrive |
Samantha Farinella prepares to address the first Juneau audience to her documentary at the Old Town Nicolodean Theatre
“Hunting in Wartime” was shown at the Gold Town Nickelodean Theatre in Juneau last weekend. The documentary profiles the extraordinary stories of Tlingit Vietnam War veterans from Hoonah, Alaska. The film traces the tension of the soldiers’ tremendous pride in service, the racism that affects their livelihoods, and the challenges they faced (and continue to face) in the military and back at home.
Hoonah, Alaska is where my mother grew up; it is the home of our clan the Black-legged Kittywake “T’akDeinTaan Clan.
My brother, the late Robert “Bunny” Lampe served during the Vietnam era though he was stationed in Germany and did not go to the front lines as our cousins in this film. The men in this film are all guys Bunny grew up with since his teenage years. I remember Bunny saying that when these men returned from Vietnam they were not the same; in fact they seemed “scary.” Though I did not know this men, I recognize every one of them by either their names or their faces.
The film was very moving from start to finish.
Movie Trailer: http://hoonahsheroes.com
When we came out of the theatre, the second showing was already sold out
