Handsome Dick Manitoba wsg The Strains and Slumlord Radio

Richard Handsome Dick Manitoba, also known as The Handsomest Man In Rock , and the Worlds Greatest Entertainer (at least since Sammy Davis Jr. left us) was born Richard Blum in The Bronx, New York, January 29, 1954. MR.

And that aint all folks!. Handsome Dick has owned the coolest rock n roll tavern in the Western Hemisphere for just about 20 years now. MR.

MANITOBA was a guest on his pal Jimmys television program, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. HDM was a major character on an ill-fated half hour reality show called Barmageddon. He proudly sat with the late great chef, Anthony Bourdain, chowing down on White Castles at MR.

Handsome Dick released a book with his friend, the late writer, Amy Wallace on Backbeat Books, called The Official Punk Rock Book Of Lists, and wrote liner notes for a series of live albums from CBGBS, on the MVD label. and lets not forget the man has his very own bobble head doll and Ill tell you this you can look at all the bobble head dolls you want, and if you find one that looks like THEM more precisely than mine looks like me, well, lets put it this way Id be mighty surprised! Its a good feeling knowing someday my ashes will be spread over Yankee Stadium and also knowing I left this earth leaving behind bobble head dolls!