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General Category => The Good Old Days => Topic started by: Jody on February 21, 2008, 12:12:30 PM

Title: CHARLATANT
Post by: Jody on February 21, 2008, 12:12:30 PM
There was an interresting book reviewed in Sundays Wichita Eagle!   

It is a book about Kansas  Dr. J R Brinkley. called America's most dangerous hukster in the age of flim flam.   

He was known as the goat gland Dr.  He ran for GOV. AT ONE POINT IN HIS LIFE.  yOU MIGHT REMEMBER HIS RADIO IN  DEL RIO, texas.

The book was written by Pope Brock -Crown
Title: Re: CHARLATAN
Post by: Jody on February 21, 2008, 12:15:46 PM
SORRY ABOUT MY BAD TYPING BUT THE NAME OF THE BOOK ISCHARLATAN.
Title: Re: CHARLATAN
Post by: Jody on February 21, 2008, 12:21:25 PM
SORRY ABOUT MY LACK OF TYPING SKILLS,  THE NAME OF THE BOOK IS CHARLATAN
Title: Re: CHARLATANT
Post by: W. Gray on February 21, 2008, 12:22:34 PM
The Cleveland Plain Dealer has an interesting article about him,

http://www.cleveland.com/bookreviews/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/1203154339288260.xml&coll=2

I wonder what the guy ever did with them?
Title: Re: CHARLATANT
Post by: sixdogsmom on February 21, 2008, 02:27:50 PM
Sounds like an interesting story! Kansas seems to have attracted many individualists' like the man who created The Garden Of Eden in Lucas, Kansas. A mighty interesting place to visit!
Title: Re: CHARLATANT
Post by: W. Gray on February 21, 2008, 02:52:00 PM
The Denver public tv channel ran a story on the Lucas, Kansas, Garden of Eden site.

I have intended to stop by there several times but thus far have not made it.
Title: Re: CHARLATANT
Post by: sixdogsmom on February 21, 2008, 04:11:09 PM
Well worth the side trip if you enjoy oddities! This man was definitely an individualist, and quite the artist in cement!
Title: Re: CHARLATANJJJ
Post by: Jody on February 24, 2008, 11:41:29 AM
Jo, do you remember how you coudn't get anything at night but DELRIO, tEXAS LATE AT NIFHT ON YOUR CAR RADIO?
Title: Re: CHARLATANT
Post by: Jo McDonald on February 24, 2008, 02:26:25 PM
I do remember that, Jody, and it was gooooooood  listening, or so we thought.