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Skyraider - from Texas or Ohio?

Posted: 03 Jul 2004 08:12
by seaneley
:skyraider:
In the toy profile, Chuck Connors is said to be from Cincinatti, Ohio. That's cool. It's only about an hour and a half away from where I live. Then, I noticed in the mini-comics, that Skyraider is wearing a cowboy hat and claims that he is from Texas! Sweet Mother of God! (Maybe only one out of a thousand Texans wear cowboy hats!)
Now, I used to live in Dallas, Texas, so I know plenty about that state. Many people from Ohio have lived there, and it is possible that Skyraider is one... but it should be noted that it is a two day journey by car between the states. Both states are very different! :!:

What I'm wondering is this: Is Skyraider a Texan or an Ohioan? Believe it or not, with Texans, this makes a big difference. (Texas is almost like its own country, and Caucasian Texans definitely view those of us from the North as "Yankees". They really hated losing the Civil War! Ha! Ha! :P )

Posted: 15 Jul 2004 04:55
by The Baron
Have y'all read the Preacher comic?

http://www.preachersdivinity.com/

Posted: 15 Jul 2004 07:07
by seaneley
Yeah, I'm real familiar with Garth Ennis, his Preacher comic, and the D.C. Vertigo series...

But I still want to know where Skyraider is from... especially since I just spent 14 hours crossing the open Texas prairie not more than 2 days ago!

:skyraider: : Am I from Cincinnati (appropriately named after a Roman General from the B.C. era), Ohio? ("Ohio: the Heart of it all!")

:skyraider: : Or am I a Texan, y'all? Best state in the Union! Yee-hah!!!

Posted: 15 Jul 2004 22:23
by steve
My understanding is that he is from Cincinnati, Ohio. The Houston connection I think comes from his NASA days

Posted: 16 Jul 2004 02:02
by seaneley
:skyraider: : Okay, I'm from the Buckeye State! Go Bengals!