New York and The Trip to Fall River
I got here to New York on Saturday with the intention of meeting with Master Ronald Duncan and possibly Richard “Legend” Lenchus. Lenchus was at the 1962 Mas Oyama tournament at Madison Square Garden. Dante fought there and I was looking for film footage and information. Things did not work out and I cannot see […]
Bob Cooley on TV Recently
Bob Cooley was on a cable TV show recently talking about Dante. Watch it here. They talk about the Count for a few minutes then it is all about the mob. Enjoy!?!?
Bob Cooley on TV Recently
Bob Cooley was on a cable TV show recently talking about Dante. Watch it here. They talk about the Count for a few minutes then it is all about the mob. Enjoy!?!?
Dante's Lion connection dies.
Chicago Tribune,February 3, 2007 “If there was an animal act on a Chicago-made TV show from the 1950s through the 1980s, chances are it came from Clarence “Bernie”Hoffmann’s Animal Kingdom pet shop on Milwaukee Avenue.” I got an email from Dan Kelly this morning informing me that the owner of Animal Kingdom died. Animal Kingdom […]
Dante’s Lion connection dies.
Chicago Tribune,February 3, 2007 “If there was an animal act on a Chicago-made TV show from the 1950s through the 1980s, chances are it came from Clarence “Bernie”Hoffmann’s Animal Kingdom pet shop on Milwaukee Avenue.” I got an email from Dan Kelly this morning informing me that the owner of Animal Kingdom died. Animal Kingdom […]
Preparing to Travel
Where do I start? I have been really inconsistent about this blog lately. I am at a point where I am a bit overwhelmed. Lots happening. I got more contacts, new discoveries and lots more controversy. I will be going away weekend, not saying where. Can’t say much about what I am doing yet. Not […]
Preparing to Travel
Where do I start? I have been really inconsistent about this blog lately. I am at a point where I am a bit overwhelmed. Lots happening. I got more contacts, new discoveries and lots more controversy. I will be going away weekend, not saying where. Can’t say much about what I am doing yet. Not […]
Back from Vegas and the Amazing Michael Felkoff
Several weeks back I went out to CES to handle some business and also too time out to meet Master Michael Felkoff, formerly of Chicago. Master Felkoff is, along with Nganga Tolo-naa(Ray Cooper) a master of the “Secret Family Style of Yang” Tai Chi. Master Felkoff was a friend of John Keehan’s and accompanied him […]
Back from Vegas and the Amazing Michael Felkoff
Several weeks back I went out to CES to handle some business and also too time out to meet Master Michael Felkoff, formerly of Chicago. Master Felkoff is, along with Nganga Tolo-naa(Ray Cooper) a master of the “Secret Family Style of Yang” Tai Chi. Master Felkoff was a friend of John Keehan’s and accompanied him […]
FBI Files: BOMBING MATTERS: 80 pages on Keehan
I have always had a certain confidence in good bureacrats. After a year I finally got the FBI records I was looking for for John Keehan aka Juan R. Dante. But this is already confusing, or shall I say once again confusing. Something is definitely missing here and the question is do I go back […]