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kikibalt wrote:

THEHAMMER321 wrote:

raylawpc wrote: Champ Thomas - dang! That's a name from the past. Pat O'Grady knew him and I think I met him once. He had a few fighters, I think. (I can't remember who . . .) I think Champ and Tony Gardner were friends too - but I really can't remember. I know he wrote a handful of "How To" books on boxing that he published himself.

I wish I could remember more, but I can't.

That's funny because one of the articles I read talked about Pat O'grady.

Wasn't Champ Thomas with Pat O'Grady when O'Grady put the his organization (WWA?) together?. Thomas out here in the left coast was looked as a joke.

Frank they had a guy Monte Masters who was the phony heavyweight champion of WWA. he probably couldn't beat the Butterbean.

Monte Masters

Born: 1955-09-17
Died: 1996-11-03 (Age:41)
Nationality: US American
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Height: 6′ 4″


World Athletic Association Heavyweight Champion. Stripped of his title by former father-in-law Pat O'Grady, founder of the WAA, allegedly for divorcing O'Grady's daughter!
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I saw this bum fight in Hollywood, at The Palace on Vine Street in 1989.
He got hit, turned his ankle as he fell to the canvas, and the fight was stopped.
He was stopped on a "broken ankle!"

Pastrano came over here and was slung in with all our heavyweights. He was popular here because of his classic boxing skills.

Rick Farris wrote:Monte Masters

Born: 1955-09-17
Died: 1996-11-03 (Age:41)
Nationality: US American
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Height: 6′ 4″


World Athletic Association Heavyweight Champion. Stripped of his title by former father-in-law Pat O'Grady, founder of the WAA, allegedly for divorcing O'Grady's daughter!
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I saw this bum fight in Hollywood, at The Palace on Vine Street in 1989.
He got hit, turned his ankle as he fell to the canvas, and the fight was stopped.
He was stopped on a "broken ankle!"

Monte Masters came in after I had departed. I never saw him fight, as far as I can remember.

Pat was real keen on inventing new titles. Personally, I never got it, and thought it was rather silly.

bennie wrote:Pastrano came over here and was slung in with all our heavyweights. He was popular here because of his classic boxing skills.

Not to mention going 11 hard rounds with former world middleweight champ Terry Downes before dropping Terry twice & winning by TKO. Will o the wisp Pastrano was a class act

Rick Farris wrote:

raylawpc wrote:Rick, are you still lighitng that Jennifer Love Hewitt show? That kind of show isn't really my cup of tea, but I watched a bit of it the other night and thought the lighting looked good (not that I'm an expert on lighting, but it looked good to this layman!)

Tom . . . No, Ghost Whisperer is on hiatus at the moment, until after July 4th. I did the last three episodes of the season, not long ago. I was also working Desperate Housewives, which is also on hiatus for a couple of months. I'm working on feature film titled "Ihop". It's a partially animated/live action feature film with no big names. With a $75 million budget, it's considered "low budget" by today's standards. If you saw the last episode of Desperate Housewives last night, that was my lighting. I'll likely remain involved with both productions in the coming season. "Love" as she's called on the set, is not only the lead actress and focus in the series, she's also one of the producers. I like her, a real pro, a beautiful woman. She's very cool.


-Rick Farris

I saw the one that was on last week or the week before (I forget). It was about a kidnapping. I only watched a little bit of it - like I said, its not my cup of tea. Did you light that one?

I have never seen "Desperate Housewives." Had I known you had lighted last night's episode, I would have watched a few minutes of it. (It would have given me an excuse to look at Eva Longoria, too.)

You should post (or privately e-mail) the shows and movies you've lighted. That way, if we ever see the show, we can tell our wives, "Hey, I know the guy who lighted that [show/movie]!"

Tony & Frankie Baltazar
2007

kikibalt wrote:

Tony & Frankie Baltazar
2007

Frank as I look at this picture Frankie looks more like you where as Tony looks like Connie, to me anyway.

Jeri and I spent most of the day, on and off at the Vet today. They ran some test on Lucky and she has severe arthritis on her lower back and legs. She is really suffering. We were given some medicine for her to be taken over the next three days. If there is no change in her condition they will recommend that we put her to sleep.

I have to be honest, I am really heart broken over this. I don't know if I can do that. The alternative is to let her live in pain, and I don't if I can do that either. Jeri and the kids are devastated.

Randy

raylawpc wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:

raylawpc wrote:Rick, are you still lighitng that Jennifer Love Hewitt show? That kind of show isn't really my cup of tea, but I watched a bit of it the other night and thought the lighting looked good (not that I'm an expert on lighting, but it looked good to this layman!)

Tom . . . No, Ghost Whisperer is on hiatus at the moment, until after July 4th. I did the last three episodes of the season, not long ago. I was also working Desperate Housewives, which is also on hiatus for a couple of months. I'm working on feature film titled "Ihop". It's a partially animated/live action feature film with no big names. With a $75 million budget, it's considered "low budget" by today's standards. If you saw the last episode of Desperate Housewives last night, that was my lighting. I'll likely remain involved with both productions in the coming season. "Love" as she's called on the set, is not only the lead actress and focus in the series, she's also one of the producers. I like her, a real pro, a beautiful woman. She's very cool.


-Rick Farris

I saw the one that was on last week or the week before (I forget). It was about a kidnapping. I only watched a little bit of it - like I said, its not my cup of tea. Did you light that one?

I have never seen "Desperate Housewives." Had I known you had lighted last night's episode, I would have watched a few minutes of it. (It would have given me an excuse to look at Eva Longoria, too.)

You should post (or privately e-mail) the shows and movies you've lighted. That way, if we ever see the show, we can tell our wives, "Hey, I know the guy who lighted that [show/movie]!"

Tom . . . I would never expect you or anybody here to watch "Desperate Housewives". I rarely sit down and watch a TV show I've lit. I used to watch everything I did, and after seeing it rehearsed, and then filmed over & over, I'd get bored and flip the channel. Today, I'll watch if I have a reason. As for Ghost Whisperer, I did do the one you watched recently.

Last night, I watched one of the earliest movies I worked on (but I wasn't the lighting director). That film was "Coming Home" with Jane Fonda and Jon Voight. Between the late 70's and mid-80's, I worked on a couple dozen big features, such as Smokey & The Bandit, The Rose, A Star is Born, Blade Runner, Airport '79, The Jazz Singer, The Electric Horseman, The Blues Brothers, Terms of Endearment, Coal Miner's Daughter, On Golden Pond, Cannery Row, Pennies From Heaven, Lethal Weapon, The Natural, The Right Stuff, Tootsie, and quite a few more. I worked with a lot of legendary cameramen, directors, and lighting artists. I also had the pleasure of working with Billy Wilder, a great director, in his last film, "Buddy, Buddy", with Walter Matheu and Jack Lemmon. Most of my LD credits are from one-hour TV. In that regard, working with Michael Landon for years was the greatest thing that ever happened in my career.

Randyman wrote:Jeri and I spent most of the day, on and off at the Vet today. They ran some test on Lucky and she has severe arthritis on her lower back and legs. She is really suffering. We were given some medicine for her to be taken over the next three days. If there is no change in her condition they will recommend that we put her to sleep.

I have to be honest, I am really heart broken over this. I don't know if I can do that. The alternative is to let her live in pain, and I don't if I can do that either. Jeri and the kids are devastated.

Randy

Randy, I know what you mean, Sandy, aka Baby is our 17 year old dog, she can't see, can't hear, she goes around and around in circles. I am told to put her to sleep by most everybody, but I can't do it, she eat good though, I have made up my mind to let her die on her own.

Randyman wrote:Jeri and I spent most of the day, on and off at the Vet today. They ran some test on Lucky and she has severe arthritis on her lower back and legs. She is really suffering. We were given some medicine for her to be taken over the next three days. If there is no change in her condition they will recommend that we put her to sleep.

I have to be honest, I am really heart broken over this. I don't know if I can do that. The alternative is to let her live in pain, and I don't if I can do that either. Jeri and the kids are devastated.

Randy

I really feel for you, buddy. Those dogs become like members of the family. I'll be thinking of you and your family this week.

THEHAMMER321 wrote:

kikibalt wrote:

Tony & Frankie Baltazar
2007

Frank as I look at this picture Frankie looks more like you where as Tony looks like Connie, to me anyway.

Think so?.....

Randy, lets hope that Lucky comes through like a champ.....

"Murphy's Romance" . . . Florence, Arizona


It would be a great film for me to work on. James Garner and I were connected.
I'd been the final season Ass't. LD on his NBC hit series, The Rockford Files, when it shot it's final episode in late 1979.
Jim knew my grandfather, as well. Before retiring, my grandad lit Warner Bros. TV as he moved away from feature film work.
One of the half-hour Warner's series my grandfather served as L.D. was Maverick, which starred Garmer.
My grandfather and Garner were both from Oklahoma born, and both had Cherokee blood.
Years later, when I'd meet Garner, we hit it off immediatly. There is no BS about James Garner. He's a great man!

I would return to light Garner's "Rockford NBC TV Movies" that were done in the mid-90's, as well a short-lived sit-com, Man of the People.

However, one of the best productions productions I worked on with Garner was Murphy's Romance. Sally Field was also in the film, and the late Corey Haim. Haim was just a kid, and he did a good job. Garner is a gentleman, but his arthritis makes simple walking difficult. I know he's in pain, I learned that about him in 1979, when we did the last episode of Rockford when he was 53.

The veteran Garner's health took a beating with the long hours of TV production. On a feature film, especially one with the big budget of MR, we worked less hours, and easier hours. We had fun in the little town of Florence, which is located somewhere between Phoenix and Tucson. Most in AZ know Florence for it's prison. In AZ, if you say, "I've been in Florence", you might give the impression you were incarcerated.

We didn't lodge in Florence, but we spent a lot of time in the little town. A Ranch set was used close by.
It was always great working with James Garner.

I heard recently that Garner is currently suffering from Alzeimer's.
God bless James Garner!


-Rick Farris

"Terminator 2" . . .


Director James Cameron hit big with this sequal, and his star, former Mr. Universe body-building legend, and future Governor of the State of California.
I had worked with Arnold before, on "Twins" with Danny DeVito.
On that one, Maria Shriver visited the set without notice.
When she found her husband in his motor home with another woman, she stormed off the set mumbling, "that sonofabitch . . ."
Who am I to judge a man for acting like a man? The whole scenerio was amusing, and certainly not a first.

While filming T-2 in Freemont, off the San Francisco Bay, Arnold grabbed a Polaroid camera from a prop man.
He then went up to a stunt woman, grabbed her T-shirt and lifted it up in front. He snapped a photo of her boobs, and laughed.
Child's play? I was off the set when it happened. But everybody on the crew knew about it, and many had seen it happen.
When I was told about it, I thought to myself, "this guy needs an ass-whipping."

This resurfaced when Arnold was running for Governor, and he denied it.
Apparently, the Governor of California is nothing more than privledged Austrian trailer trash.

Randyman wrote:Jeri and I spent most of the day, on and off at the Vet today. They ran some test on Lucky and she has severe arthritis on her lower back and legs. She is really suffering. We were given some medicine for her to be taken over the next three days. If there is no change in her condition they will recommend that we put her to sleep.

I have to be honest, I am really heart broken over this. I don't know if I can do that. The alternative is to let her live in pain, and I don't if I can do that either. Jeri and the kids are devastated.
she is
Randy

Randy hope Lucky starts to feel better,we have five dogs one of them a black lab about 14 he has arthritis also he strains when he gets up to walk, my wife asks me if it is time to put him to sleep but I just don't know.

Rick and all you West Coasters: Just got in from Ring 8 meeting here tonite in NY. Good attendance (80-90 people) not bad for a rainy miserable nite. We usually get upwards 150-200 or so. Iran Barkley here, Juan LaPorte, Vinny Maddalone here tonite as well as many 1950 and 1960 guys. Vito Antuerfermo a regular, but not here tonite, and Paulie Maliginaggi was going to come but a friend said he's still down in the dumps from weekend, maybe next one. Pres. Matt Farrago ran mtg.(tough 1980's fighter).
Interesting-Matt is a NYS Inspector for Athletic Commission. He was Amir Khan's inspector throughout his Maliginaggi fight this past weekend and can be seen on camera in his corner before and after fight.

Interesting enough, film crew on hand to tape interviews from anybody on Jake LaMotta. A follow up documentary about Raging Bull is in progress. Documentary keyword here. Jake's not participating too much but gave okay for nephew to give follow up stories. I had my interview at 5 pm on put on tape along with ED Gersh who sparred with LaMotta at Gleasons gym (Ed went on to manage Darrin VanHorn), and Matt Farrago who threw in some stuff on a modern day LaMotta story. I keyed my stories on my fathers longstanding friendship with Jake. There is a book out Raging Bull II about Jakes story and 6 wives and his life after boxing to time of DeNiro movie.
My dad has a few paragraphs about him and Jake. They also scanned old photos of my father with Jake for the show.They wrapped here in Ny tonite and now according to production director here in NY unit -Stephen Altobello, all production is moving out west (Hollywood I assume ) for further work-he stated. They were asking for about 2-3 weeks here, on any Jake stories to come forward and be on camera- They want to portray the real LaMotta, all bad doings, businesses, thrown fights and lifestyle as well as the good. Be on the lookout for the production coming your way. Not sure which studio picking it up but if you need I could possibly find out.

telboy66 wrote:

bennie wrote:Pastrano came over here and was slung in with all our heavyweights. He was popular here because of his classic boxing skills.

Not to mention going 11 hard rounds with former world middleweight champ Terry Downes before dropping Terry twice & winning by TKO. Will o the wisp Pastrano was a class act

That's right. Terry, who was an underrated boxer, was beating Willie until Angelo Dundee lit a fire under Willie's arse at the start of the 11th. Pastrano said later, if Downes had made it up from the second knockdown, he would have quit right there in the ring, he was so tired.

raylawpc wrote:

Randyman wrote:Jeri and I spent most of the day, on and off at the Vet today. They ran some test on Lucky and she has severe arthritis on her lower back and legs. She is really suffering. We were given some medicine for her to be taken over the next three days. If there is no change in her condition they will recommend that we put her to sleep.

I have to be honest, I am really heart broken over this. I don't know if I can do that. The alternative is to let her live in pain, and I don't if I can do that either. Jeri and the kids are devastated.

Randy

I really feel for you, buddy. Those dogs become like members of the family. I'll be thinking of you and your family this week.

Randy, euthanasia means "a kind death". You have to take Lucky's pain and make it your own. Don't let her suffer.

CNorkusJr wrote:Rick and all you West Coasters: Just got in from Ring 8 meeting here tonite in NY. Good attendance (80-90 people) not bad for a rainy miserable nite. We usually get upwards 150-200 or so. Iran Barkley here, Juan LaPorte, Vinny Maddalone here tonite as well as many 1950 and 1960 guys. Vito Antuerfermo a regular, but not here tonite, and Paulie Maliginaggi was going to come but a friend said he's still down in the dumps from weekend, maybe next one. Pres. Matt Farrago ran mtg.(tough 1980's fighter).
Interesting-Matt is a NYS Inspector for Athletic Commission. He was Amir Khan's inspector throughout his Maliginaggi fight this past weekend and can be seen on camera in his corner before and after fight.

Interesting enough, film crew on hand to tape interviews from anybody on Jake LaMotta. A follow up documentary about Raging Bull is in progress. Documentary keyword here. Jake's not participating too much but gave okay for nephew to give follow up stories. I had my interview at 5 pm on put on tape along with ED Gersh who sparred with LaMotta at Gleasons gym (Ed went on to manage Darrin VanHorn), and Matt Farrago who threw in some stuff on a modern day LaMotta story. I keyed my stories on my fathers longstanding friendship with Jake. There is a book out Raging Bull II about Jakes story and 6 wives and his life after boxing to time of DeNiro movie.
My dad has a few paragraphs about him and Jake. They also scanned old photos of my father with Jake for the show.They wrapped here in Ny tonite and now according to production director here in NY unit -Stephen Altobello, all production is moving out west (Hollywood I assume ) for further work-he stated. They were asking for about 2-3 weeks here, on any Jake stories to come forward and be on camera- They want to portray the real LaMotta, all bad doings, businesses, thrown fights and lifestyle as well as the good. Be on the lookout for the production coming your way. Not sure which studio picking it up but if you need I could possibly find out.

Charlie . . . Thanks for the East Coast report. Interesting stuff on LaMotta. Let us know when the docu is out, I'd like to see it.

How much does anybody on here know about Harold Rossfield Smith and the U.S boxing championshps scandal, read a little about it years ago but maybe someone on here was close to the situation.

THEHAMMER321 wrote:How much does anybody on here know about Harold Rossfield Smith and the U.S boxing championshps scandal, read a little about it years ago but maybe someone on here was close to the situation.

Didn't know that Harold Smith had anything to do with the U.S. boxing champship, thought it was Don King and Ring magazine..

Charlie Norkus nostalgia . . .

I'm about to check out Charlie Norkus on DVD.
Hurricane Jackson, Charlie Powell and Ceasr Brion are a few of the opponents he'll fight.

There is a photo, however, taken in 1959, of Charlie Norkus Jr. in the arms of his father, his mother next to them along with former world champ, Barney Ross. Ross is making a face at junior, a classic photograph.

It's part of the Norkus Boxrec bio.

http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:10363

charlie thanks for the report

my brother inlaw worked in ny for a while in house 54

KI