Classic American West Coast Boxing

[dagosd2000]

Monica's mother . . . "Maria"

She was a school principal in Terra Nova, Bahia, Brazil.
Passed away in 1981, at age 53. Monica was 17.

-Rick

Rick
I can see where Moni got her good looks. Your wife and my wife got through some tough times. Lots of life experiences and wisdom with our wives. Just about every woman who meets my wife says the same thing.
"I can tell she's a strong woman."

I felt that when I met your wife at the WBHOF. Call it fate,or whatever,but we're fortunate.

[dagosd2000]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szrqtgAd3h0

Baby It's Cold Outside(good song for today)

Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer

[Rick Farris]

"American Me" . . .

This was a great movie, I thought.

However, the best line in the movie was the scene where the mobster's kid is being set-up in the joint, and the Vato starts to tell him about Mando Ramos. You guys know the line, something about Mando being "The baddest boxer on earth . . ", or something like that.

I had friends that did the movie, and there was trouble for Edward James Olmos (whose a great guy) with the Mexican Mafia, supposedly the Primera vatos held a note on him? It had to be worked out. I don't know the details, but it was serious business.

-Rick

[Rick Farris]

Monica's mother . . . "Maria"

She was a school principal in Terra Nova, Bahia, Brazil.
Passed away in 1981, at age 53. Monica was 17.

-Rick

Rick
I can see where Moni got her good looks. Your wife and my wife got through some tough times. Lots of life experiences and wisdom with our wives. Just about every woman who meets my wife says the same thing.
"I can tell she's a strong woman."

I felt that when I met your wife at the WBHOF. Call it fate,or whatever,but we're fortunate.

We are fortunate. And the first thing I saw in your Maria is her strength.
A very beautiful reality, it's in her eyes.

-Rick

[kikibalt]

A piece of noir


My mom, Eulalia Adame-Baltazar, circa-1950
Simons Brickyard

Frank
Beautifull picture of your mom. I notice her name is Eulalia. I always liked the old fashioned Mexican names. I know most Mexican parents today want to name their kids with contemporary names. American names.

It's a little funny to me when I look over my roster of the Mexican kids in my class.
Sean ,Kevin,Tiffany,Ashley,etc. All with last names like Lopez and Gonzalez. My little great grand daughter Cindy Contreras just left with my wife to go to the store. Times are a changin' in Mexico. At least along the border.

Thanks, Rog, yeah, those Mexican names, my dad's name was Aurelio....

[kikibalt]

Monica's mother . . . "Maria"

She was a school principal in Terra Nova, Bahia, Brazil.
Passed away in 1981, at age 53. Monica was 17.

Beautiful woman, Maria....

[Rick Farris]

Beautiful woman, Maria.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
As is your Mother, Frank.

[kikibalt]

My sister Rachel and my brother Armando...Circa 1952
Simons Brickyard

[kikibalt]

Beautiful woman, Maria.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
As is your Mother, Frank.

Thanks, Rick.

[Rick Farris]

Beautiful woman, Maria.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
As is your Mother, Frank.

Come to think of it, I've never seen a bad looking Baltazar. Not in person or in photos.
Good looking family, all of them.

[Rick Farris]

My sister Rachel and my brother Armando...Circa 1952
Simons Brickyard

Didn't Armando become a Deputy Sheriff?

[kikibalt]

The dudes from the late 1950's.
On the right is Danny Garcia, Danny married my late sister Mary Ellen in 1961,
thats Danny's car, 1953 Chevy, the other guy I don't know

[kikibalt]

My sister Rachel and my brother Armando...Circa 1952
Simons Brickyard

Didn't Armando become a Deputy Sheriff?

Yes he did, Rick, retired 3 years ago come March.

[kikibalt]

"American Me" . . .

This was a great movie, I thought.

However, the best line in the movie was the scene where the mobster's kid is being set-up in the joint, and the Vato starts to tell him about Mando Ramos. You guys know the line, something about Mando being "The baddest boxer on earth . . ", or something like that.

I had friends that did the movie, and there was trouble for Edward James Olmos (whose a great guy) with the Mexican Mafia, supposedly the Primera vatos held a note on him? It had to be worked out. I don't know the details, but it was serious business.

-Rick

"Primera", thats Primera Flats, lots of good fighters came out of Primere Flats (Boyle Heights) in the late 1940's-early 1950's.

[dagosd2000]

A piece of noir


My mom, Eulalia Adame-Baltazar, circa-1950
Simons Brickyard

Frank
Beautifull picture of your mom. I notice her name is Eulalia. I always liked the old fashioned Mexican names. I know most Mexican parents today want to name their kids with contemporary names. American names.

It's a little funny to me when I look over my roster of the Mexican kids in my class.
Sean ,Kevin,Tiffany,Ashley,etc. All with last names like Lopez and Gonzalez. My little great grand daughter Cindy Contreras just left with my wife to go to the store. Times are a changin' in Mexico. At least along the border.

Thanks, Rog, yeah, those Mexican names, my dad's name was Aurelio....

My dad's name. Giachinno Giacomo Esposito. Sounds like an opera

[kikibalt]

Thanks, Rog, yeah, those Mexican names, my dad's name was Aurelio....

My dad's name. Giachinno Giacomo Esposito. Sounds like an opera

More like the God Father....

[dagosd2000]

Thanks, Rog, yeah, those Mexican names, my dad's name was Aurelio....

My dad's name. Giachinno Giacomo Esposito. Sounds like an opera

More like the God Father....

He acted like one. His father,Diamond Joe, was the real Godfather.

[Rick Farris]

"American Me" . . .

This was a great movie, I thought.

However, the best line in the movie was the scene where the mobster's kid is being set-up in the joint, and the Vato starts to tell him about Mando Ramos. You guys know the line, something about Mando being "The baddest boxer on earth . . ", or something like that.

I had friends that did the movie, and there was trouble for Edward James Olmos (whose a great guy) with the Mexican Mafia, supposedly the Primera vatos held a note on him? It had to be worked out. I don't know the details, but it was serious business.

-Rick

"Primera", thats Primera Flats, lots of good fighters came out of Primere Flats (Boyle Heights) in the late 1940's-early 1950's.

Frank . . . Would Primera Flats then be the Hollenbeck area? I wanted to ask you if you remember an amateur who boxed in the late 60's-'71, named Fernando Gil? Fernando attended Salesian High School where he starred in football. I remember he fought in the Novice Golden Gloves tourney in 1970. I don't remember him from the juniors.

I was watching a local "Cops" type program called "LAPD- Life on the Beat", about ten years ago. In one episode, they put a camera crew with officers patrolling East L.A. out of the Hollenbeck Division. The cop driving the car is Fernando Gil. Fernando used to have this boyish look when he was 18, strong, fresh faced. He'd have been in his mid-40's when the film show came out, but he looked ten years older. Lots of stress in his face, gang detail. I remembered sitting in the dressing room I shared with him and others at the Olympic, for the '70 West.Reg. GG Finals. We had gotten to know each other over the previous year, at amateur shows. I think he was close to 140lbs?

-Rick

[dagosd2000]

Diamond Joe's wedding




My father circa. !930

[kikibalt]

Part of an E-Mail I send Rick, thought I would share it here.

My sister Rachel had a boy friend and when he would come over see her he had to go inside the house and sit with her in the living room because my mom and dad wouldn't let her out of the house, he used to drive a 1939 Chevy that he would park in front of the house, as soon as he would come inside the house I would go out the back door and hot wire his car and go pick up some of my friends and go joy riding in the brickyard, I would take it back just about the time that he would be leaving, park it in the same spot, he would get in the car, start it and see that he was missing gas, he would yell "Damn! they stole my gas again" Rachel would turn and look at me and give me the eye.....

[Rick Farris]

Diamond Joe's wedding




My father circa. !930

Great stuff, Rog. Diamond Joe was your grandfather, correct?

[kikibalt]

"American Me" . . .

This was a great movie, I thought.

However, the best line in the movie was the scene where the mobster's kid is being set-up in the joint, and the Vato starts to tell him about Mando Ramos. You guys know the line, something about Mando being "The baddest boxer on earth . . ", or something like that.

I had friends that did the movie, and there was trouble for Edward James Olmos (whose a great guy) with the Mexican Mafia, supposedly the Primera vatos held a note on him? It had to be worked out. I don't know the details, but it was serious business.

-Rick

"Primera", thats Primera Flats, lots of good fighters came out of Primere Flats (Boyle Heights) in the late 1940's-early 1950's.

Frank . . . Would Primera Flats then be the Hollenbeck area? I wanted to ask you if you remember an amateur who boxed in the late 60's-'71, named Fernando Gil? Fernando attended Salesian High School where he starred in football. I remember he fought in the Novice Golden Gloves tourney in 1970. I don't remember him from the juniors.

I was watching a local "Cops" type program called "LAPD- Life on the Beat", about ten years ago. In one episode, they put a camera crew with officers patrolling East L.A. out of the Hollenbeck Division. The cop driving the car is Fernando Gil. Fernando used to have this boyish look when he was 18, strong, fresh faced. He'd have been in his mid-40's when the film show came out, but he looked ten years older. Lots of stress in his face, gang detail. I remembered sitting in the dressing room I shared with him and others at the Olympic, for the '70 West.Reg. GG Finals. We had gotten to know each other over the previous year, at amateur shows. I think he was close to 140lbs?

-Rick

Rick, Primera Flats is by First St. and Boyle Ave.,west of Boyle Ave and also west of Hollenbeck.
Yes, I do remember Fernando Gil. not real well, but I do remember him.

[kikibalt]

Diamond Joe's wedding




My father circa. !930

The God Father and his familia.

[dagosd2000]

Diamond Joe's wedding




My father circa. !930

Great stuff, Rog. Diamond Joe was your grandfather, correct?

Yeh,Gunned down March 21st,1928

[Rick Farris]

My sister Rachel and my brother Armando...Circa 1952
Simons Brickyard

Didn't Armando become a Deputy Sheriff?

Yes he did, Rick, retired 3 years ago come March.

A good friend of mine graduated from the Sheriff's Academy in ELA in 1973. Like all Deputies at the time, he spent the first year working County Jail (which was then atop the old Hall of Justice Courthouse). Today the Deputies might be stuck working Men's Central, or Twin Towers Jail for up to five years. My buddy then patrolled for awhile, went into the Baliff's Bureau for a couple years, then took a job with the L.A. District Attorney, as an investigator. Like Armando, my buddy retired a few years back. It all started for my friend when he came back from Viet Nam. He needed a job, heard the LASO was looking for recruits with military experience, and before I knew it he was in the Academy.

-Rick