tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34210019100966315.post5868773310670998991..comments2023-08-27T05:34:10.039-05:00Comments on Brendan McNally, Nazis and Dinosaurs: How the West Texas fertilizer plant catastrophe taught the Czechs about their Texas CousinsBrendan McNally, author of "Friend of the Devil," and "Germania"http://www.blogger.com/profile/13242966803017023128noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34210019100966315.post-82918372399708303472013-04-22T07:47:55.506-05:002013-04-22T07:47:55.506-05:00I've spent years and years trying to explain t...I've spent years and years trying to explain to Czechs how much all Texans prize the state's Czech heritage. Now I think they finally have connected with it. Thanks for writing. I look forward to coming back to Texas and traveling around central Texas all over again.Brendan McNally, author of "Friend of the Devil," and "Germania"https://www.blogger.com/profile/13242966803017023128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34210019100966315.post-48757812855838774952013-04-22T07:45:11.607-05:002013-04-22T07:45:11.607-05:00We have cousins that live relatively near Liptal i...We have cousins that live relatively near Liptal in Moravia. It is an unbelievably nice part of the world and Moravians, unlike Bohemians, are a warm, traditionally-minded people. Everything there is high spirited and abundant. Great music and wine. I've met Texans from Ennis who spoke amazingly perfect Moravian. Best of both worlds. I think the Czechs are learning about themselves, seeing how proud and resilient the folk in West are. Thanks for writing.Brendan McNally, author of "Friend of the Devil," and "Germania"https://www.blogger.com/profile/13242966803017023128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34210019100966315.post-78168768808554559962013-04-22T04:09:36.064-05:002013-04-22T04:09:36.064-05:00Hi Troy, thanks for writing. Yeah, there is somet...Hi Troy, thanks for writing. Yeah, there is something about the Texas Czechs everyone loves. Very proud, very lovely people. They are the real Texas. I've told Czechs here about them for twenty years and until now, never got anything back but blank stares. Now, finally, they understand. I feel like I did my job.Brendan McNally, author of "Friend of the Devil," and "Germania"https://www.blogger.com/profile/13242966803017023128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34210019100966315.post-75572991028682583312013-04-21T18:54:13.346-05:002013-04-21T18:54:13.346-05:00What a wonderful thing, thank you for telling the ...What a wonderful thing, thank you for telling the story of West! I know it's probably hard for outsiders to imagine what a special little town it is for us, if they'd ever been there, they wouldn't have to ask why.Mac58https://www.blogger.com/profile/17040766954843947094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34210019100966315.post-84248254625041142002013-04-21T17:38:41.539-05:002013-04-21T17:38:41.539-05:00I live 50 miles from West and my grandmother was f...I live 50 miles from West and my grandmother was full blooded Czech. They came from Liptal, Moravia. We have been praying for our Czech neighbors. Its a terrible and tragic thing. Thank you for your help and prayers.Mdrowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136918902404387577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34210019100966315.post-75522606638962375652013-04-21T17:13:34.307-05:002013-04-21T17:13:34.307-05:00Dear Sir,
I am not Czech by heritage. I grew up in...Dear Sir,<br />I am not Czech by heritage. I grew up in centralTexas and always understood that the funny language in West was Czech. We always went to West for the kolaches. Later as I grew I would go to West fest and enjoy the Czech music and the pretty local girls. It broke my heart to hear of the disaster. Texans are a proud and stubborn lot to the very end, but the people of West are proud Texas Czechs and we all love them a little more for it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11506253319470662366noreply@blogger.com