Reconciling memory…
John Keehan had a lot of identities and interests as a young man. As I prepare this film, I find I have delved deep into my own changes through his story. I am amazed at how quickly my own ideals and focus changed in a short timespan during this volatile historic period from 1960-1975. The […]
How far do we fall?
1970 was the year of the Dojo War and the year I left High School. I went back to my old high school. I was thinking about how we change from who we are. I looked for evidence of myself in the year book and the school papers. 1968 is a pivotal year. This film […]
Three Weeks since last post….
Much has happened and continues…I have been getting losts of offers of aid from people from as far away as Australia, Dallas and the UK. A student of Doug Dwyer’s contacted me. His name is Jim Quattrocki. He is a video producer. Great guy, and not because he offered me assistance right away. He is […]
Ken Knudson Memorial
See video of Jimmy Jones, Bob Wall, Doug Dwyer and Fred Degerberg talking about John Keehan here: Quicktime™ |Windows Media I arrived at the memorial for Ken Knudson about 6:00 pm at Ridgewood Cemetary in Des Plaines, IL. The place was packed as I expected. There were family, friends, Sybaris staff, and a lot of […]
The Morning Weeps for Kenny
Today is the funeral for Ken Knudson. At 7:00 am it is cold, dark and rainy here in Oak Park. I went to the Laundry to pick up some clothes and got into a conversation with the lady there. SHe was telling me I certainly wore a lot of black. It is usual my bland […]
The Death of Ken Knudson
I was rudely awakened this morning by the news of a plane crash which killed Ken Knudson, founder of the Sybaris Hotels.Kenny was my first interview for The Search for Count Dante. I was just preparing to call him to arrange a new interview in HD Video. Ken was a regional karate champ back in […]
Xin nian yu kuai::Chinese New Year::Year of the Dog
Sunday I was in Chinatown at the Chinese New Year Parade shooting one of my interviewees who studies King Fu at the Ng Family School. Back to my old stomping ground, Wentworth Ave. I found Bob Bartoski on 25th and Wentworth carrying a school flag while nearby some of the 10 year old students were […]
Hairdressing Dante???
This lead may not yield any new info about John. What I have though is a guy who is an old timer from the wild and crazy Rush Street of the 60s and 70s. He can give me a sense Rush Street lore. I have sent him some pictures of Count Dante. He defininately knew […]
World’s Deadliest Hairdresser, Hynotism and Belly Dancers.
My old friend Mary Atherton, editor at Modern Salon magazine has come through for me with information on Dante’s hairdressing career. One of my past jobs was working for Pivot Point Hair Schools in the publishing division. That is how I know Mary I may have an informant. But the story is headed to tales […]
King Day :: Funding in the Air? :: Doc Lighting
There are memories resurrected with this project. Context. My personal motivations, past actions influenced by contact with John Keehan, needs based on social circumstance. When I was a child I would travel all over the city with two friends, both now deceased. We had lots of adventures. There was no limit to where we would […]