Comments for Search for the Famous Blonger Bros.

Comment on Blonger Day, Belated by Craig

Craig — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:48:48 +0000

Ever see The Sting II, starring Mac Davis? My God, please don’t.

Comment on Blonger Day, Belated by Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith — Sun, 06 May 2012 22:23:55 +0000

Speaking of a script…

My father was contacted in the 1980s by a producer (I do not know who) who was working on a screenplay for the prequel to The Sting. According to the writer, the prequel would be portraying Paul Newman’s character,Henry Gondorff, as a young man. Guess who his mentor was going to be?

Soapy Smith of course!

Jeff Smith
Smith brothers rule

Comment on Desperately Seeking Sam by Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:34:34 +0000

Very cool Scott. I could not locate the grave but I am confident you did. Once you visit it in the summer remember to log the GPS coordinates. In fact, there is an online site (will have to use my GPS to find it again) that plans to log every known grave in the U.S.

Jeff Smith

Comment on Mystery Mary by Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:14:02 +0000

Thank you Craig. You solved a mystery for the Smith family. There are a couple of letters from Soapy Smith to his wife Mary, in which he calls her “Mollie.” I had never heard before that “Mollie” is a common variant of Mary. It never dawned on me to look up the name in the dictionary.

Jeff Smith

Comment on Hello, Sam — We’ve Been Looking for You by scott

scott — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:18:07 +0000

For the record, Sam’s death certificate says he was buried in Fairmount. No wonder I was confused.

Comment on Hello, Sam — We’ve Been Looking for You by Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:08:57 +0000

Very cool find.

Comment on Amy Reading on Focus 580 by scott

scott — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:22:55 +0000

Apropos of nothing: About a month ago I was listening to Focus 580 when, 35 minutes into the show the guest, an investigative reporter for the New York Times, suddenly said that the newsroom has just erupted with activity and his coworkers were signaling for him to get off the phone immediately to get to work on a breaking story. The host, David Inge, let the guest go — what else could he do? — and rather than tap-dance for the final 25 minutes of the show, joined the BBC News in progress. A few minutes later, the BBC did a segment in which the missing guest was interviewed, live. So the jig was up, and Inge chuckled that it was the first time he’d been stood up in the middle of a show. David’s been around for along time and is retiring soon; I guess he can now that he’s seen it all. Good luck, Amy.

Comment on Killer Kate Blonger Apprehended at Last! by Kenneth Vail

Kenneth Vail — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:37:04 +0000

I’m a researcher who found Sam Blonger in an opium den at Denver in 1880.
Are you interested?
Kenny

Comment on Happy Blonger Day! by Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:55:27 +0000

HAPPY BLONGER DAY!

Comment on Burglars, Umbrellas & Punchbowls by Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:30:35 +0000

Friend Craig. Have you found an online source for the Denver Post? Inquiring minds wish to know!

Jeff Smith