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Bronx Gangs Author James Hannon to Appear at the Museum Of The American Gangster in Lower East Side, NYC

“Lost Boys of the Bronx: The Oral History of the Ducky Boys Gang” author James Hannon to appear at the Museum of the American Gangster in New York City on Thursday, December 16th for “An Evening with the Ducky Boys Gang.”

Bronx, NY (PRWEB) November 18, 2010

Author James Hannon will appear at the Museum of the American Gangster on December 16th, 2010 with a presentation on the Ducky Boys Gang. Mr. Hannon is becoming known for his current book entitled “Lost Boys of the Bronx: The Oral History of the Ducky Boys Gang” – which details the all-too-human side of the terrifying Bronx gang of the early-1960s who were immortalized in Richard Price’s novel and 1979 movie “The Wanderers.”

The event, entitled “An Evening with the Ducky Boys Gang” will begin at 6pm on Thursday December 16th at the Museum of the American Gangster at 80 Saint Marks Place (off 1st Ave) in the Lower East Side section of New York City.

During the presentation, James Hannon and special guest, ex-Ducky Boy Kevin Byrne will give an introduction to the Ducky Boys Gang, read passages from the book, and answer questions from the audience. Following the presentation, Mr. Hannon and Mr. Byrne will remain on-hand to mingle with guests and sign books that will be available for sale. Guests will then be invited for a short tour of the museum.

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OK, let me explain the title of this blog first.  I am a huge fan of drummer Johnny Rox going back to the days when he was known as little Johnny Pebblez…  Sorry for that – its just a private joke I have with John since I can’t in good conscience call him by his stage name, and I don’t want to give out his real name in this blog…  Long story-short, John is a great friend, old band-mate, and one of my 501st brethren, so I can’t give anything but a biased review of him…  (RiffSurfer Squad forever!) – Also, as I started writing this, I realized that this is so much more than a review – its a freaking look into my life  LOL

OK, getting that out of the way, he’s in this band called Tasting Grace now and I’ve been hearing a LOT about them for the past few months…   They are about to start an International tour (OK, they’re playing Puerto Rico in addition to the states – I’m not sure how that fits into the international scope of things, but lets just say their tour is bigger than a national tour -  Either way, I’m proud of my friend and the success that he’s gotten and will get — (see how this is going to be biased?)

Last night, November 6th, 2010 was the first show of the tour, and it was at the Asbury Park Convention Hall in Asbury Park, NJ.  They were the headlining band for Lucha Vavoom! – A wrestling event made by MTV (I think), and has strippers and masked wrestlers in the style of old Mexican wrestling luchadors.  But more on that later – This review blog is primarily about Tasting Grace’s show…

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