Relative Something

Okay, I admit it, I was hooked by the History Channel‘s presentation of the miniseries, “Hatfields & McCoys.” I have always had a soft spot for stories from the 1800’s, and that alone was enough to entice me to check this out. I am also a fan of Kevin Costner, who seems to be at his best playing characters from that period. I don’t know anything factual about the events of the feud between the two named families, so I can’t judge the miniseries on total accuracy, but I think it did a respectable job of giving a sense of what life might have been like at the time.

I do know that the feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys was common knowledge when I was a kid, even all the way up in Minnesota. The combination of names, and what they represented, was something that showed up often. I remember seeing it as subject matter in cartoons.

The History Channel production included music that appealed to me, as well. Check out the music video of “I Know These Hills,” by Kevin Costner & Modern West, (featuring, Sara Beck), with clips of scenes from the show.

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