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Dancers turned wrestlers
[Image ID: a watercolor and acrylic sketch of Ricki Starr and Duke Keomuka wrestling. Keomuka holds Starr in a side headlock. Keomuka faces left, his gaze turned down, while Starr's back is turned towards the viewer. both are dressed in black trunks, and Starr is wearing wrestling boots rather than his signature ballet slippers. the sketch is simplistic, and only has three colours: mid-tones and background in blue, shadows blocked in red, highlights blocked in white. brush strokes are visible in the white areas, particularly on Starr's back. /End ID]
there’s something about a horse race that makes your heart beat, even if you have only a two-dollar bet on it. the entire universe is focused down to a horse's hooves, a jockey's goggles, the color of his cap. and i had a lot more than two dollars on this race. everything we had was on it.
Ride him, Starr!
Ricki Starr [Bernard Herman], professional wrestler, boxer and ballet dancer performing his signature moves, c. 1956
“Give Rickey Star my fondest, sexiest wishes. He’s so cute, I wouldn’t know if I should wrestle him or fuck him. Ha ha.” — George “Zebra Kid” Bollas, wrestler [x]
Just to make a few points I didn’t make the last time we talked. #1) It’s IMPERATIVE that you get all matches ONE FALL, at least for the time being. #2) I’ll leave it to you to pick our “cooperative” opponents, ones who’ll go along with my “Dreck”. (September 1958)
There was a lot of sweet talking you mentioned about coming back right after Milwaukee for two more weeks. Jack as I said there’s not a lot going so I don’t think it would be too advantageous to come right back and expose our novelty attraction too much. The people in all the places went WILD. They love me as long as they can’t have me too much. Farshtaist! (November 1958; the term is Yiddish for “Do you understand?”)
I agree with you only 1/2 when you say I am a sucker. Let’s compare bank books. Mr. America #1 [Gene Stanlee] - 0. Mr. America No. 2 [Steve Stanlee] - 0. Ricki Bean - $0,000. But here’s where I agree when you say I am a sucker. Jack Pfefer (1 and only) - $000,000,000. When you teach me that trick, oh boy! (September 1960)
— Excerpts from letters written by Ricki Starr to promoter Jack Pfefer, preserved at the University of Notre Dame library.
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