James Richards

Here's an assortment of interesting characters.

James

Given the known details regarding Diana's death, one would have to say that it was a tragic accident. Trying to stage a deliberate car crash is fraught with failure at all levels.

Having said that, when unanswered questions like the mysterious Fiat that the Mercedes sideswiped before entering the tunnel exist (Fiat driver and vehicle never seen again), it does leave fertile ground for conspiracy speculation.

I guess it boils down to the reality that the public are suspicious of government findings. In some cases, rightly so.

FWIW.

James

Other than the Beatles, the BOSS is my absolute favorite rock star. I have never missed a Bruce and the e-street band since discovering them in 75. If you've never seem them live you just cannot imagine. (Dawn Meredith)

Right on, Dawn. I saw Springsteen here a couple of years ago on 'The Rising' tour. Amazing show. I also saw him 1986 (around that time) in Sydney on the 'Born In The USA' tour. I wish he would visit Australia more.

'The River', 'Back In Your Arms' and 'City Of Ruins' would have to rank as some of the best songs ever recorded. Just before Lennon passed, I believe he made the comment that 'Hungry Heart' was one of the best songs he ever heard. I will try to find that reference.

James

Hi Lee,

I know Cain used the Scalzetti name but I don't know about the others.

I. Irving Davidson is Isaac Irving Davidson, D.C. Lobbyist who has been mentioned in the Carl Jenkins thread as someone of interest.

I believe that would be a most interesting document.

James

Comandante Antonio Enrique Lusson permitted the only American in his "Columna" -- to use one of Dickey's cameras to take this photo near Palma Soriano, during late 1958. the then 17 year old Leutenant ["Teniente"] Donald Soldini, didn't want either his photo taken, nor his name mentioned in her later article in "Readers Digest".

Don Soldini was interviewed a few years back by Miami New Times, and the article was styled as "Cuba's Yanqui Fidelistas" -- and can be found on the Web. Also interviewed were the three young kids from GITMO who went up into the Sierra Maestra to join Fidel for a short period. Only the oldest, Ryan stayed on when the others returned to the base. One of the three turned strongly anti-Fidel many years ago.

The only "Gringo" there with Dickey who consented to "go public" was: U.S. Marine Corps deserter Gerald "Gerry" Holzthaus, who upon return to CONUS -- was convicted and sent to the Portsmouth, New Hampshire Naval Prison for 3 years. I last visited with him at his Daytona Beach home during the 1970s. (Gerry Hemming)

Thanks, Gerry. That's terrific stuff.

If I remember correctly, wasn't Soldini also in contact with Marita Lorenz in Cuba?

Anyway, the attachment below shows Antonio Lusson having some target practise.

James

Hi Lee,

Humberto Fontova is certainly a curious character. I remember him being interviewed by Bill O'Reilly some time back. I also remember an appearance he made on Bill Maher's show 'Politically Incorrect', before Maher was sacked for being politically incorrect, and that was interesting to say the least.

He has been described as an anti-Castro wild man with some justification.

James

Raul later married "Vilma Espin". She died of breast cancer over 20+ years ago !! Her war name "Debora" was never used after Jan. 1959. (Gerry Hemming)

The image below shows Vilma Espin in the middle, Dickey Chapelle on the left and I believe the man is Antonio Lusson.

FWIW.

James

I object to Lynne's attempt to what was intended to be a "tribute" of sorts to the memory of John Lennon into an anti-Nixon diatribe.

Take it elsewhere, Lynne, Matt, or whoever you may be.

(Did she even post her favorite Lennon song?)

Er Tim, that would be "HELP" surely.

Steve,

"I'm A Loser" could also work.

James

Thats him. I once denighed the name "Sergio" when someone peged him as being in Dallas. He was alive then and that caused a falling out between me and his famay. Its seems someone was writing a book and they said I fingered him as being with me in Dallas. About that time all hell broke loose and I was caused a lot of trouble and called alot of names by many on these forums. Again. designed to stop research. I expect itt to happen again soon. Perhaps you have the other postings that caused so much flak. Thanks James. Its refreashing. I did protect Him until the end as he did with me. (Tosh Plumlee)

Thanks, Tosh.

I didn't keep any of those insults and slurs. I was subjected to plenty via email which really made me laugh. I have never responded to threats and those idiots were blowing smoke anyway.

I don't know or have ever spoken to Jim Marrs but I can guess the meaning behind the tattooes. Did Andreas go through Benning with Felix Rodriguez and Posada Carriles or was that a different time frame?

Cheers,

James

There is another picture out there of Sergio of Dallas fame. It was taken at the Dark Horse Bar, West Palm Beach some years later. He is sitting at the bar and I think a "Parrot or doll monkey he is holding. I did see that picture posted at one time. Perhaps you have seen it. (Tosh Plumlee)

This the guy, Tosh?

Does the name Andreas ring a bell?

James

Hi Tosh,

Quite some time back on another forum we were discussing the guy in the image below, the one wearing the silver cross around his neck. Due to some unfriendly people who kept redirecting the thread, I found myself completely confused.

Can you identify this guy for me and was the man on the far right, (cropped out of the image) William Weiland?

Cheers,

James

There's this wonderful sequence of scenes in the film Imagine where some kid is just hanging around outside John and Yoko's and instead of sending him off, John chats with the boy; welcomes him. (Dawn Meredith)

Dawn,

I agree, it is a wonderful sequence.

In the same film it shows lots of people showing up at the house during the recording of the 'Imagine' album. If you look closely you will note that one of them is Regis DeBray. I'm sure during quiet moments he and John discussed Che Guevara and the political landscape of the time.

Apart from his talent as a singer/songwriter, Lennon was definitely one of most interesting musicians ever to have strummed a guitar. I look at the crop of so-called talent that fills the Top 40 chart today and all I see (with the odd exception) are vapid musak makers more interested in how they look rather than how they sound. Long live the 60's and 70's.

James

Thanks guys for your responses.

Fermin would be 64 today. He does appear to have dropped off the map.

The link George posted doesn't give an age so it may well be his son. The 40 year old Fermin from Austin Roy cited sounds like the son as well.

Cheers,

James

A piece on Fermin Degoicoechea by Hugh Aynesworth.

James

Interesting, Lee. I too had thought of the movie. Coincidentally or not, it was released in 1963.

I'm sure it's a tie-in to the movie. Lee Remick is begging for her "Running Man" to come back. In the movie she plays the wife of Laurence Harvey, who may have inadvertently just played a different Lee in the Manchurian Candidate. He fakes his death in an insurance scam and goes on the run.

I believe you may well be right, Pat. Strange promotion for the movie though. Not exactly high profile. Bizarre.

James

So Beatles/Lennon fans: what is your favorite? (Tim Gratz)

My favorite Lennon song with the Beatles is, 'In My Life'.

As a solo artist, 'Jealous Guy'.

FWIW.

James

Does anyone know if George Perrel; real name Fermin DeGoicoechea is still alive?

Fermin is quite the interesting character. Bay of Pigs veteran and a prominent part of the DRE militant component. Fermin was tasked with securing weapons for the so-called Second Invasion of Cuba. He did this through J.T. Masen whose source in turn was George Nonte at Fort Hood.

Fermin also attended the University of Dallas at the time Sarita Odio was there.

Fermin was not a happy camper when it came to discussing the Kennedy administration and his perception of their failures during the Bay of Pigs invasion. In fact he was very bitter.

Any information on Fermin would be appreciated.

Fermin below.

James

James, does a coded message with an uncoded name from a future 'assassin' make sense? (John Dolva)

John,

In a word, no. The whole thing doesn't make a lick of sense really but I was curious as to how the Warren Commission explained it and or if there were any other bits of information regarding this out there somewhere flapping in the breeze so to speak.

I was told in private email that the general belief is the message had to do with the film Bill and Lee were discussing. Maybe.

Anagrams for running man

running man mung ran inn rung mann in rung man inn rum ginn ann

rum ginn nan rug mann inn run manning urn manning run mann gin

urn mann gin run man ginn urn man ginn nun grim ann nun grim nan

nun gram inn nun mann rig nun arm ginn nun ram ginn nun man grin

nun man ring nu mann grin nu mann ring (Gerry Hemming)

An anagram for Gerry Patrick Hemming is: Grim Mirth Agency Perk

Cheers,

James

In addition to the ad previously posted, here are two more 'Running Man' classifieds. They come from the 16th and 17th of October, 1963.

FWIW.

James

In the last couple of years, among other things, Daniel Sheehan has been involved with UFO research. Here is an interesting interview from 2001.

http://www.ufoevidence.org/documents/doc836.htm

James

Thanks to everyone who has responded.

Lee, the comment made by Brennan is interesting given how obscure the original reference was.

Cheers,

James

"And so this is Christmas for black and for white, for yellow and red, let's stop all the fight."

"God is a concept by which we measure our pain."

"I don't believe in killing whatever the reason!"

"If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that... I believe in what I do, and I'll say it."

"If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace."

"If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that's his problem. Love and peace are eternal."

"If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'."

"Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans."

"Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear."

"Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it. "

"Possession isn't nine-tenths of the law. It's nine-tenths of the problem."

...and my personal favorite:

"All we are saying is give peace a chance."

Thanks, Pat.

I'm pretty sure the Warren Commission looked at this. I have been unable to find any references to their conclusions.

James

I would be curious to get forum members opinions of the following.

The attachment below ran in the classified section of a Dallas newspaper on October 15, 1963. Could this be a contact code Oswald used when reaching out to someone like say, James Hosty? Or is this just something completely innocent?

Any comments would be appreciated.

Cheers,

James

Here in Australia starting in the mid 1970's, the Nugan Hand bank began operating which included the services of Tom Clines. Information on the failed bank and its connections to CIA types (including Clines) is readily available but its relationship to organized crime is not. A lot of Sydney based gangsters were able to transfer big money out which allowed them to stock up on heroin.

In 1980 Nugan Hand went under and one of the bank's founders Frank Nugan, a lightweight lawyer committed suicide (yeah right). Tom Clines, made his way to Sydney, got ex Green Beret Michael Hand out and back to the United States. Authorities seemed powerless to do anything about it.

There is fertile ground for research if one is prepared to enter the Sydney crime world and seek out some of these old Mob guys, some of which are still operating. Abe Saffron would be a good place to start.

FWIW.

James