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This month we will look at some of the roosts, starting points, and ending spots of brave folks and heroes of pop culture and mythology.

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James Fenimore Cooper coined the term “Happy Hunting Ground” in 1823’s The Pioneers as an idealized afterlife imputed to American Indian belief. Washington Irving used the term also, leading to its use in popular culture.

The second photo is an Indian petrograph discovered in Utah.

The Batcave, Bruce Wayne’s crimefighting lab and refuge, was introduced in the 1943 Batman movie serial.  Over the years it’s accrued computers, crime-busting trophies, several Bat-vehicles, and a medical pod for quick patch-ups.  Bat-lore has narrated its earlier use as a stop on the Underground Railroad or an explorer’s hideout.  It’s accessed by water, from a public highway, elevator, or Bat-Pole.

The 1946 film The Best Years of Our Lives narrated parallel stories of three WWII vets returning to their hometown. Reintegration to civilian life isn’t easy; one is an amputee, and all bear invisible wounds. The movie’s compassionate yet unstinting presentation was honest for its time, earning nine Academy Awards, including a record two Oscars for the same performance, awarded to Harold Russell.

See you Monday!

  

Mystery Tramp, Not Mystery Date

As we'll learn from this article in the January 14, 1992 issue of the Globe, rubbing burnt cork on your face and carrying a bindle was for more than Trick-or-Treat.

Now, it is true that guys with Secret Service ID were behind the wooden fence on the Grassy Knoll.   But nobody else has said that the "tramps" were the one with those credentials.  You already know that The ONLY Secret Service guys in Dealey Plaza were the ones in the cars.

Post your theories in the Comments section ... if you dare!  See you Thursday.