Origins of Larceny and Ironic Aftermaths or Say it Ain’t So, John
I found a report from the Chicago Tribune Sept. 9, 1968. There was a truck robbery after one of Dante’s tournaments. and many think he engineered this theft himself. Is this where his definitive fall into the dark side begins? Witnessess are still alive. I have already interviewed Art Rapkin. I have extra questions for […]
Origins of Larceny and Ironic Aftermaths or Say it Ain’t So, John
I found a report from the Chicago Tribune Sept. 9, 1968. There was a truck robbery after one of Dante’s tournaments. and many think he engineered this theft himself. Is this where his definitive fall into the dark side begins? Witnessess are still alive. I have already interviewed Art Rapkin. I have extra questions for […]
Who did Crime Pay and a path to the Thrilla in Manila
I have spent the last few weeks studying details of the 1974 Purolator Vault Robbery for clues of Dante’s involvement. I blogged briefly about this back in March. I know a lot more now. None of the books about the robbery every mention a John Keehan or Count Dante. I have read Chicago Heist, and […]
Who did Crime Pay and a path to the Thrilla in Manila
I have spent the last few weeks studying details of the 1974 Purolator Vault Robbery for clues of Dante’s involvement. I blogged briefly about this back in March. I know a lot more now. None of the books about the robbery every mention a John Keehan or Count Dante. I have read Chicago Heist, and […]
Missing Cleo…
Back in college days(part 1) one of my movie fantasies was Cleopatra Jones. Tamara Dobson was her real name. Tall, statuesque, beautiful. A movie goddess, black female James Bond kind of woman. Classy, sort of North Shore Hyde Parkish and kicked a little ass when she needed to. She did not have that earthy rough […]
Missing Cleo…
Back in college days(part 1) one of my movie fantasies was Cleopatra Jones. Tamara Dobson was her real name. Tall, statuesque, beautiful. A movie goddess, black female James Bond kind of woman. Classy, sort of North Shore Hyde Parkish and kicked a little ass when she needed to. She did not have that earthy rough […]
The Green Dragons: History and Discoveries
(This is the one year anniversary of my blog. Am I all Keehaned out yet? Almost. Long as I stick to the real research and avoid the bullshit I think I will be okay. I have another trip for an interview coming up real soon. fw) I was made aware of a book on hand […]
The Green Dragons: History and Discoveries
(This is the one year anniversary of my blog. Am I all Keehaned out yet? Almost. Long as I stick to the real research and avoid the bullshit I think I will be okay. I have another trip for an interview coming up real soon. fw) I was made aware of a book on hand […]
Haines School 1963
1963. This is the year before my first meeting with Dante. Unbeknowst to me, the John Keehan and Bob Trias’s World Karate Tournament took place at the University of Chicago Fieldhouse that summer. I would hear about it. I would see pictures in the paper about it. My exposure to martial arts at this time […]
Haines School 1963
1963. This is the year before my first meeting with Dante. Unbeknowst to me, the John Keehan and Bob Trias’s World Karate Tournament took place at the University of Chicago Fieldhouse that summer. I would hear about it. I would see pictures in the paper about it. My exposure to martial arts at this time […]