Comments on: Liberator of Bulgaria http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/ One man's squint at the metaphorical signposts, songbirds, soapboxes, street musicians, and hot dog stands of life. Criticism, lyricism, polemics, performance, and making change...all with mustard. Sun, 13 May 2012 03:42:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Tania McDermott http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/comment-page-1/#comment-2394 Tania McDermott Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:49:57 +0000 http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/#comment-2394 Yes, the people who need info about the MacGahan festival can contact me: mcdermott.27@osu.edu... I go there every year since I found out in 2003 from a local man in Ohio ...I can give you all the detail and how to get there...Carma Jean Rosh is in charge of the organization and I can you put you in touch with her as well so that you can get the yearly updates on the meetings. Yes, the people who need info about the MacGahan festival can contact me: mcdermott.27@osu.edu… I go there every year since I found out in 2003 from a local man in Ohio …I can give you all the detail and how to get there…Carma Jean Rosh is in charge of the organization and I can you put you in touch with her as well so that you can get the yearly updates on the meetings.

]]> By: Tania McDermott http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/comment-page-1/#comment-2393 Tania McDermott Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:44:31 +0000 http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/#comment-2393 Mr Cotler, Thank you for pointing this out! Did you also know that Bulgaria saved all the Jews from the Holocaust, except the annexed lands of Greece and Macedonia, but no one talks about it either incuding at the University level. I live in Ohio and I found out about McGahan in 2003 from a local man... if anyone is ineterested each year in June around the 11 or the 12th we celebrate in New Lexington Ohio, where he was born, near by. Bulgarians from all over come and the VP of BG was there in 2009.... If anyone is interested you can e-mail me at mcdermott.27@osu.edu. I think Ms. Clinton just visited BG for 5 hours...but there was a deal she needed cut for some kind of a Gas contracted... which was in the millions...I have stoped getting upset about who cares and does not about Bulgaria...the fact that there are small countries that still exist and have not been completely submurged is a miricle to me...it is another question of how economics favor the population based on the deals that are cut amongst the politicians - Great or Small Powers... Africa is very unstable... does anyone ever wonder why??? Not much different with smaller countries... but you are right ..it is good for one to know history... even if that country is no longer big and mighty... Mr Cotler,
Thank you for pointing this out! Did you also know that Bulgaria saved all the Jews from the Holocaust, except the annexed lands of Greece and Macedonia, but no one talks about it either incuding at the University level. I live in Ohio and I found out about McGahan in 2003 from a local man… if anyone is ineterested each year in June around the 11 or the 12th we celebrate in New Lexington Ohio, where he was born, near by. Bulgarians from all over come and the VP of BG was there in 2009…. If anyone is interested you can e-mail me at mcdermott.27@osu.edu. I think Ms. Clinton just visited BG for 5 hours…but there was a deal she needed cut for some kind of a Gas contracted… which was in the millions…I have stoped getting upset about who cares and does not about Bulgaria…the fact that there are small countries that still exist and have not been completely submurged is a miricle to me…it is another question of how economics favor the population based on the deals that are cut amongst the politicians – Great or Small Powers… Africa is very unstable… does anyone ever wonder why??? Not much different with smaller countries… but you are right ..it is good for one to know history… even if that country is no longer big and mighty…

]]> By: Joe Gannon http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/comment-page-1/#comment-2018 Joe Gannon Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:41:54 +0000 http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/#comment-2018 Hi Steve, just found this blog post and I wanted to compliment you on it. So many wonderful and influential characters in history like MacGahan are lost to history. I also want to thank you for giving clear credit and a link back to our website within your post. So many bloggers grab our stuff and post it without doing that, it's refreshing to see someone doing the right thing. Hi Steve, just found this blog post and I wanted to compliment you on it. So many wonderful and influential characters in history like MacGahan are lost to history. I also want to thank you for giving clear credit and a link back to our website within your post. So many bloggers grab our stuff and post it without doing that, it’s refreshing to see someone doing the right thing.

]]> By: Steve Cotler http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/comment-page-1/#comment-1682 Steve Cotler Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:48:54 +0000 http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/#comment-1682 It's never too late to recognize a hero. It’s never too late to recognize a hero.

]]> By: MARIETTA STIFEL http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/comment-page-1/#comment-1679 MARIETTA STIFEL Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:50:32 +0000 http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/#comment-1679 I have discovered this site too late, sorry! I have discovered this site too late, sorry!

]]> By: MARIETTA STIFEL http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/comment-page-1/#comment-1678 MARIETTA STIFEL Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:48:39 +0000 http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/#comment-1678 I vividly remember seeing the street named after Mac Gahan (spelled MAKGAHAN) after this glorious person who actually recorded his observations in Bulgaria at the time he was there. I have wondered what kind of a name that was considering the difference between this name and the other street names in Bulgaria. Now, several years later I found out why the street was named that way and who Mac Gahan is!!!! All I can say is: Thanks to this brave hero we have some valuable history lessons to learn!!!! I vividly remember seeing the street named after Mac Gahan (spelled MAKGAHAN) after this glorious person who actually recorded his observations in Bulgaria at the time he was there. I have wondered what kind of a name that was considering the difference between this name and the other street names in Bulgaria. Now, several years later I found out why the street was named that way and who Mac Gahan is!!!! All I can say is: Thanks to this brave hero we have some valuable history lessons to learn!!!!

]]> By: Victoria Stout http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/comment-page-1/#comment-1634 Victoria Stout Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:31:23 +0000 http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/#comment-1634 I seek Bulgarians in the Tampa Bay area to invite to a cultural event featuring the music of Bulgarian composer Todor Popov. This even will take place 5/15/2010. It is a lecture recital with a small choir to sing the music. I want to make an email list and US mail list of Bulgarians and their friends to invite. I seek Bulgarians in the Tampa Bay area to invite to a cultural event featuring the music of Bulgarian composer Todor Popov. This even will take place 5/15/2010. It is a lecture recital with a small choir to sing the music. I want to make an email list and US mail list of Bulgarians and their friends to invite.

]]> By: alexis diakogiannis http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/comment-page-1/#comment-1627 alexis diakogiannis Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:30:05 +0000 http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/#comment-1627 Hi, on the map, skopje's true name is F.Y.R.O.M. Hi, on the map, skopje’s true name is F.Y.R.O.M.

]]> By: Steve http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/comment-page-1/#comment-880 Steve Tue, 26 May 2009 03:26:42 +0000 http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/#comment-880 Bulgarian: For information about a memorial to MacGahan, you can try: http://themacgahanfoundation.netfirms.com/ This website states that there has been a festival every year in early June in New Lexington, Ohio, (Perry County is where MacGahan was born) but because the website appears last updated in 2005, the last festival may have been four years ago. There are some names there to contact for further info. Bulgarian:

For information about a memorial to MacGahan, you can try:

http://themacgahanfoundation.netfirms.com/

This website states that there has been a festival every year in early June in New Lexington, Ohio, (Perry County is where MacGahan was born) but because the website appears last updated in 2005, the last festival may have been four years ago. There are some names there to contact for further info.

]]> By: Bulgarian http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/comment-page-1/#comment-877 Bulgarian Mon, 25 May 2009 19:57:53 +0000 http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/20/liberator-of-bulgaria/#comment-877 Every true Bulgarian knows his name and what has he done. We have many memorials of him (I know at least two), many books and movies about him... And I am sorry, but all my books about MacGahan are from the years of the "Soviet slavery". Today is not politically correctly to speak about him as a hero. Why? Because we will insult our allies from Turkey. I don't care about that and now I am searching, is there any memorial of this great man in US... Every true Bulgarian knows his name and what has he done. We have many memorials of him (I know at least two), many books and movies about him… And I am sorry, but all my books about MacGahan are from the years of the “Soviet slavery”. Today is not politically correctly to speak about him as a hero. Why? Because we will insult our allies from Turkey. I don’t care about that and now I am searching, is there any memorial of this great man in US…

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