tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178669532024-03-07T16:05:03.282-06:00Searching for Count DanteFollowing the mental processes of an obsessed filmmaker producing a documentary film with short funding, a lotta heart and a highly unusual subject he once met when he was 11 years old.floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-53243272232395291682021-11-03T07:46:00.000-05:002021-11-03T07:46:30.484-05:00The Search for Count Dante, Headed Towards Completion, Nov. 10, 2021I got approached by a production compamny in March of this year, after a decade and a half of struggle. After going to Federal Court with some knuckleheads in Boston who wanted to stop the project. The project would not go away, this story is going to be told. The tale is as much the jounety as it is the life of Johh Keehan Count Dante. I'll give more information as we begin production.
We've floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-66247207331343891522014-09-07T09:54:00.002-05:002014-09-07T09:55:23.938-05:00 The Search for Count Dante Trailer, Aug_2014 from Floyd Webb on Vimeo.floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-18619447395863061402014-01-01T19:17:00.001-06:002021-11-03T07:26:36.229-05:00
Happy New Year! Yesterday, Dec 31, I got a message from the great beyond. It was an omen telling me to keep going. The road has been long and I am on a few 10s of thousands away from completing the film. LOL
This is from Daily Variety, Sept 6, 7, 10 11 and 12, 1973. What happened as a result of the adverts? Well I have a basis and timeline line for researching it. It has been said he did a floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-17324333703812719712013-06-30T15:12:00.000-05:002017-01-15T13:53:40.303-06:00RIP Jim Kelly: The Interview I never got.
Jim Kelly as Williams in Enter The Dragon, with Kein Shih as Mr Han.
"Man, you come straight out of a comic book!" That is Jim Kelly's famous line from the Bruce Lee film, Enter The Dragon I sought him out in the course of making my documentary film,The Search for Count Dante. It was that line he said to Mr Han, who was played by Kien Shih. I was curious about whether the line floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.com0Chicago, IL, USA41.8781136 -87.62979819999998241.4995241 -88.275245199999986 42.256703099999996 -86.984351199999978tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-74465255366869767852012-10-17T09:41:00.001-05:002012-10-20T07:26:40.747-05:00The Production of The Search for Count Dante Continues.The Search for Count Dante continues. People have been writing to ask the status of things, am I continuing with the film, have I been kidnapped by ninjas, attacked by the Black Dragon Fighting Society or any of their secret society associates?
I have interviewed countless Chicagoans who were present and active in martial arts during the early sixties. and Life intercedes when it wants tofloyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-46416061854051379392011-10-26T00:47:00.001-05:002011-10-26T00:48:12.038-05:00 The new Count Dante iPhone app is available in the iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/count-dantes-10-deadly-secrets/id474466210?ls=1&mt=8
For .99 you get 10 self-defense lesson and a histor of Count Dante and his contribution to Mixed Martial Arts.
Not bad for for less than a buck in the midst of a recession.floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-47570588770642721702011-10-25T08:30:00.000-05:002011-10-25T08:30:01.251-05:00Jiu Jitsu adverts in Chicago in 1904This advert is from the Chicago Tribune classified section, 1904, 35 years before Count Dante was born in 1939 and 64 years before his World's Deadliest Fighting Secrets was published Asian martial arts were already being touted as a self defense secret weapon.
By the time John Timothy Keehan is born in Chicago in 1939, jiu jitsu is almost a common word, used in contemporary speech and denoted floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-34516272746984909702011-10-25T07:04:00.001-05:002011-10-25T07:04:19.482-05:00Getting Ready for the Rap Up!Been months since my last post. Secret investigations require secrecy. With all the crap I got I decided to tone it down with the blogging. I felt like I was accomplishing little, and I could be better served with silence.
Yet there is value in a shared experience. I have had some crazy stuff happen and I have befriended some awesome people. Enough said about that.
Some of my work lately has floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-12212743959030548782011-02-15T03:28:00.001-06:002011-02-15T03:42:10.014-06:00Back again, New Challenges, New Hurdles, Good Progress and Marvin GayeIt has been 6 months since my last post. I have been continuing to conduct interviews, follow up on leads all in between day to day struggles of work and survival. The Search for Count Dante continues. Sorting out and vetting delusion accounts of his history is a big part of the job.
Why did I stop blogging. Vetting the delusion was one reason, especially after 3 years of court. Best of all floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-65524686875348907562010-08-14T23:22:00.004-05:002010-08-14T23:38:20.504-05:00Forward...Bob Bartkowski Interview
Today I went to Oak Forest, IL to Lee's Academy of Kung Fu. I interviewed Bob Bartkowski. Bob is a WIng Chun practicioner I have know since I started the film. I met him, like I did so many people concerned with Dante, over the internet. Bob has a unique take on the martial arts. He is a true fanatic for all martial arts including boxing. His enthusiasm is contagious. He reminded me of the floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-7606592909360442762010-07-19T08:27:00.001-05:002017-01-15T09:47:04.029-06:00Finding Mike KonrathI got an email some months ago from a man claiming to be Mike Konrath, the son of Christa Keehan, John Keehan's last wife. After informing me his mom had died he, Mike told me he had some pictures he thought I would be interested in. Some months later I went out to see him and his Aunt near the Chicago/Wisconsin border. I went with some doubts, due to so many fake-ass calls I get and floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-13616663016622179432010-06-17T02:08:00.006-05:002013-12-31T21:33:16.036-06:00We Were All Karate Kids: Part II: My Mr Miyagi's
In 1967, I lived in Ft Benning, Georgia where my father was an Airborne Ranger recently returned from Vietnam. I had been a victim of bullies, who demanded I conform to a pack mentality that excluded the love of books when I lived in the projects. I needed a magic bullet, Muhammad Ali boxing skills, something.
After months of watching martial arts in old movies from Mr Moto, Spencer Tracy in floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-51107482217029068472010-06-08T04:58:00.014-05:002010-06-08T09:48:03.857-05:00We were all "Karate Kids"We were all "Karate Kids." Out of the tragic events of World War II came a renewed interest in the Orient. Conquered and maybe even bowed, the influence of Japanese and other Asian cultures would have as much influence upon popular American Culture as rock and roll for the rest of the 20th century. That influence would be martial arts.Judo had been practiced in the US since before Teddy Rooseveltfloyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-46265221472967890522010-06-04T08:56:00.006-05:002010-06-04T09:17:06.388-05:00It's On, from Chicago to Southend-On-SeaWe have begin a promotion campaign on the"The Search for Count Dante, as I continue production. My investor in the UK is screening trailers at big Mixed Martial Arts Events like The Ultimate Warrior Challenge, taking place this Saturday, June 5, in Southend-on-Sea, UK. It will be on the big video screen. Jim Quattrocki shot this with me over a year ago.We will begin to do the same at Events here floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-15884534634824944592010-05-13T13:03:00.004-05:002010-05-13T13:08:28.230-05:00John Keehan's Boxing Teacher, Johnny CoulonJohnny Coulon was not only a championship boxer but he was a showman and somewhat of a "dim mak Master himself. Watch the following clip. SWISS ATHLETES HAVE NOW SUCCEEDED IN LIFTING JOHNNY COULONYour browser does not support iframes.Coulon presented this trick as a challenge all over the country and around the world. I can imagine how impressed with Coulon a 12 year old John Keehan would be. floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-12793504765641519862010-05-11T13:35:00.004-05:002010-05-11T21:52:41.928-05:00Back in The Saddle and all is well!!!The court case is over. My copyright infringement case has been settled at the request of the plaintiff. I was not proven a criminal, I have a right to use the materials I want from the 1968 Book copyrighted by Count Dante for my documentary. My right to Fair Use was looked upon favorably by Judge Mark Wolf. You can see the final documents pertaining to the settlement in a couple of weeks at floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-32183448067683189512010-04-06T02:29:00.018-05:002010-04-06T05:26:24.735-05:00Remembering Natambu Camera Bomani Shihan
I begin this entry with a bit of sadness, I learned of the death of my good friend Natambu Camera Bomani Shihan who allowed me the honor of working out in his dojo when I lived in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania in the mid-1970s. He died in Ghana last summer of a massive heart attack.
I had been in touch with him over the past few years after not speaking to him for over 20 years. Bomani taught two floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-22750120093571405672009-11-01T06:43:00.011-06:002009-11-26T11:22:17.458-06:00The Beat Goes On. Progress continuesWell for those of you who keep writing to ask about the blog, here I am again. I slowed down the blog during the court case because of verbal attacks on informants I mentioned here. None of the people who provided me with information deserve to be lied about and ridiculed on Bullshido.net. 2 people in Fall RIver, MA ( that's right, 2 people) disagree with me about not making them a major part of floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-54934128000498107222009-09-11T15:38:00.003-05:002009-09-11T15:39:02.970-05:00Test Trailer from Old Ideafloyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-71958594993677385902009-08-16T12:15:00.004-05:002017-01-15T09:47:04.017-06:00Heading out for New Interviews...I have done some additional interviews for the film this past month. I have a contact in Tokyo still trying to pin down an interview with Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball Z. I want to get to the bottom of the Mr Satan character influence...or not.I was in Texas in July and drove out to am location for an interview I will discuss in my next blog. I am not too keen on revealing who I am floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-14016462945119621262009-07-22T21:53:00.005-05:002009-07-23T07:01:41.285-05:00In the Mix...In silence there is progress...(I have to acknowledge the death of conductor/composer George Kub. George was in the office right above mine in the Fine Arts Building. When I was burning the midnight oil he was often there there playing piano until after 1:00 am. It was my working background music for the last two years. He shared an office with the woman I suspect of giving Keehan singing lessons. Maria D'Albert is over 80 floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-44894381946936687292009-06-21T18:37:00.001-05:002009-06-21T18:37:37.268-05:00 video platform video management video solutions free video player floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-73395160284128059082009-06-21T18:18:00.006-05:002009-06-21T19:27:07.652-05:00Open Video Conference in New YorkMy lawyer, Anthony Falzone, Executive Director of the Fair Use Project and a Lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School, used my trailer for The Search for Count Dante in his lecture at the Open Video Conference in New York this past Friday. He presented it as a case history for Fair Use and how it relates to the development of what is called Open Video.This is from their "About:"As internet video floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-79382692943127139782009-05-31T11:49:00.004-05:002009-05-31T12:15:04.053-05:00Karl in London, I meet another Green Dragon StudentI want to acknowledge my friend and supported Karl Kraft in England who has been going out of his way to help me find people in the UK who may have bought The World's Deadliest Fighting Secrets. Karl is a graphic designed and games developer. He designed a great little flyer for the film that he has been posting in dojos and fight clubs all over London. He has really been dedicated in doing this floyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17866953.post-55109912261499282932009-05-23T19:12:00.013-05:002009-05-26T17:57:49.184-05:00A Timeline of Martial Arts in AmericaI have been working on a timeline of Martial Arts in America and came across this one in Emil Farkas's wonderful book. I have added some events that are directly related to John Keehan and Chicago to the timeline. I will continue to add things as I discover them. If any of you see any error or omissions please feel free to email me at fwebb@itutu.comIf you are going to research history you may asfloyd webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670921204957906507noreply@blogger.com