Idi Amin Dada and Welles, the fight

Baldoni

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Jun 6, 2008, 5:59:23 PM6/6/08

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Idi Amin Dada was a big old bastard back in 1974 and so was George
Foreman. Amin was the national amateur champion of Uganda when he was
younger and challenged both Foreman and Ali to a fight. Ali turned
Amin down and Foreman was in depression after losing his title to Ali
in Kinshasha Zaire.

So Orson Welles who's confidence had grown since shooting President
Kennedy stepped up to the breech for the sake of American pride. They
fought a 6 round heavyweight encounter in an army base in Tripoli and
Amin knocked Welles out 34 seconds into round 2.

None the less it was a gallant effort by Welles for standing up to a
pshyco like Amin. Welles then went back to bullfighting and
advertising sherry and coffee in Europe. My uncle the former fighter
Tony Baldoni was in Welles corner that day, my uncle had also been
floored by Sugar Ray Robinson during his career.

He said it was the biggest load of horseshit he had ever seen and
Welles was a fool to fight Amin at 14.00 hours in the desert outside
Tripoli.

Anyway I shall cut to the chase and inform you that I will be
contacting Sir Richard of Attenborough with my plans to make my movie
"When Orson met Amin".

curtjester1

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Jun 7, 2008, 10:34:10 AM6/7/08

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Is this the same Idi Amin that brutally murdered many of his fellow
countrymen, women, and children?

CJ

Ben Holmes

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Jun 7, 2008, 2:31:59 PM6/7/08

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In article <7bcf88be-5c5d-4f7b...@d77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
curtjester1 says...

>
>On 6 Jun, 14:59, Baldoni <baldoni...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Idi Amin Dada was a big old bastard back in 1974 and so was George

>> Foreman. =A0Amin was the national amateur champion of Uganda when he was
>> younger and challenged both Foreman and Ali to a fight. =A0Ali turned

>> Amin down and Foreman was in depression after losing his title to Ali
>> in Kinshasha Zaire.
>>
>> So Orson Welles who's confidence had grown since shooting President

>> Kennedy stepped up to the breech for the sake of American pride. =A0They

>> fought a 6 round heavyweight encounter in an army base in Tripoli and
>> Amin knocked Welles out 34 seconds into round 2.
>>
>> None the less it was a gallant effort by Welles for standing up to a

>> pshyco like Amin. =A0Welles then went back to bullfighting and
>> advertising sherry and coffee in Europe. =A0My uncle the former fighter
>> Tony Baldoni =A0was in Welles corner that day, my uncle had also been

>> floored by Sugar Ray Robinson during his career.
>>
>> He said it was the biggest load of horseshit he had ever seen and
>> Welles was a fool to fight Amin at 14.00 hours in the desert outside
>> Tripoli.
>>
>> Anyway I shall cut to the chase and inform you that I will be
>> contacting Sir Richard of Attenborough with my plans to make my movie
>> "When Orson met Amin".
>
>Is this the same Idi Amin that brutally murdered many of his fellow
>countrymen, women, and children?
>
>CJ

"Count Baldoni" is a *real* kook. He's evidently a fan of Orson Welles.

aeffects

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Jun 7, 2008, 3:11:38 PM6/7/08

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On Jun 7, 11:31 am, Ben Holmes <ad...@khadaji.com> wrote:
> In article <7bcf88be-5c5d-4f7b-b0cb-595575b5d...@d77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,

daCount is actually John Montefusco a SF Giant pitcher of yore...
years ago he teamed up with Mel Ayton who lives in a 3rd floor walk up
way out in SFran's Haight-Ashbury district... They haven't left that
walk up for 35 years. Jointly they spawned Tom Lowry who currently
runs the Lone Nut contingent at alt.conspiracy.jfk.

Now, Baldoni, he' harmless, a simple minded south of Mission Street,
Herb Caen impersonator (of SF Chronicle fame) and Herb interviewed
Orson Welles on more than one occasion. When Baldoni isn't working the
local SF bathhouse scene (as a showerroom attendent he's been posting
to various USENET boards....

tims...@gmail.com

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