"The Amazon Yolanda" Burlesque Newpaper Ad (1945)

"Citizen Saint" Newspaper Ad (1945)

George "The Animal" Steele visits the Zoo

I used to LOVE wrestling in the early and mid-1980's. WWF ruled back then. I went to see many of the matches live when they came through town. Wrestle-mania was a big deal. Then something happened and I'm not sure what it was, but in short, it just started to suck and I stopped watching. I haven't watched it in many, many years. Back then, George "The Animal" Steele was one of my favorite wrestlers. He had a green "lizard-tongue" and was covered in "fur". George Steele is from Detroit, Michigan. He has been in many movies. He played westler Tor Johnson in the 1994 movie "Ed Wood". This is a promo piece that he did for WWF. These things would play between matches to fill up time.

The Knott's Berry Farm Burro in Ghost Town (1955)

Tor Johnson interviewed by Groucho Marx (1950's)

This is Tor Johnson interviewed by Groucho Marx on Groucho's television show "You Bet your Life". I'm not sure of the date on this. Both of the gentlemen are heroes to me.

"FATHER DIED THIS MORNING" Aug 24, 1928

I found this Western Union Telegram envelope today at my Grandmother's house in the desert. This letter is from my Great Uncle Emmet, who lived in Detroit, to my Great Grandfather, living in Los Angeles, telling him of my Great Great Grand Father's death. I think that Western Union charged by the word. That might be why the message is so brief and to the point. It could also be that there is not much else to say between two brothers when it comes to their father's death. 1145 Arizona Ave is right off Olyimpic just east of the 710 and 5 freeway intersection.

Zontar: The Thing from Venus "Surreal" Short Film (1966/2006)

This is a surreal short film made out of a classic scene from "Zontar: The Thing from Venus" (1966) which is actually a remake of other classic science fiction/horror movie "It Conquered the World" (1956). Zontar stars John Agar and was directed by Larry Buchanan.