May 25, the Death of Dante
John Keehan, aka Count Dante died May 25, 1975 in Chicago reportedly of bleeding ulcers. He had recently testified before an Illinois Grand Jury regarding his knowledge of the 1974 Purolator Robbery. Only 15 years before he had begun a bright career and was one of the key figures in the development of martial arts […]
TIME TO FUNDRAISE!!!!
It is now time to pull out all the stops and get busy as I can. I am pushing to get this film finished by December. I need to raise money to continue shooting. On Friday, June 13 I will be having my first local fundraiser at an occult bookstore here in the city to […]
TIME TO FUNDRAISE!!!!
It is now time to pull out all the stops and get busy as I can. I am pushing to get this film finished by December. I need to raise money to continue shooting. On Friday, June 13 I will be having my first local fundraiser at an occult bookstore here in the city to […]
1968 Convention Martial Arts Class
I remember the class went on for several days before the convention started. I never knew who was teaching the class. My friends and I kept in motion the whole day anxious to get out before dark. Here are some stills from film footage taken at the convention. The guy is the beard is clearly […]
1968 Convention Martial Arts Class
I remember the class went on for several days before the convention started. I never knew who was teaching the class. My friends and I kept in motion the whole day anxious to get out before dark. Here are some stills from film footage taken at the convention. The guy is the beard is clearly […]
Still Reading, New facts, and the Same old S–t!
I am still reading Bob Calhoun’s Beer, Blood and Cornmeal, his personal memoir of 7 years of Incredibly Strange Wrestling. I have been reading it on the bus, I am always laughing when I read it so I get a lot of people asking me about the book. It keeps a smile on my face […]
Still Reading, New facts, and the Same old S–t!
I am still reading Bob Calhoun’s Beer, Blood and Cornmeal, his personal memoir of 7 years of Incredibly Strange Wrestling. I have been reading it on the bus, I am always laughing when I read it so I get a lot of people asking me about the book. It keeps a smile on my face […]
John Keehan teaching self-defense at the 1968 Democratic Convention???
Photo above: “Manzanar, Calif.–Henry Ushijima, formerly a sound engineer in Hollywood, plays dance records at a dance given by the Girls’ Recreation Committee. Henry received permission from the authorities to bring this, his own, public address system to this War Relocation Authority Center. — Photographer: Stewart, Francis — Manzanar, California. 5/29/42” At the end of […]
John Keehan teaching self-defense at the 1968 Democratic Convention???
Photo above: “Manzanar, Calif.–Henry Ushijima, formerly a sound engineer in Hollywood, plays dance records at a dance given by the Girls’ Recreation Committee. Henry received permission from the authorities to bring this, his own, public address system to this War Relocation Authority Center. — Photographer: Stewart, Francis — Manzanar, California. 5/29/42” At the end of […]
Nganga Tolo-naa
Back in the early 70s I did some minor local competing just for the hell of it. I would go with friends to Chicago Heights, IL to the school of Ray “The Chicago Tiger” Cooper. Cooper is a legendary early competitor on the regional scene who was also one of the early students of John […]