Comments on: Doc Watch: ARTHEL WATSON, Tank Commander

By: Bob Fenton

Bob Fenton — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:19:19 +0000

My grandfather, Solon Levey, owned the tailor shop next door and was friendly with the card house’s cook. So I was in the kitchen a lot. Mickey Cohen had a place across Beverly from us. It was machine gunned in a drive by but he was not hit. We had actually lived there for a short while before he got the place.

By: allan

allan — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:34:04 +0000

Vague memories of your living in two different but near places, the second being Beverly Blvd. I also remember the card place, but only from the outside. Did you ever go in?
Also, vague recollection of something about Mickey Cohen living somewhere near, but beyond that just a fog. As soon as you mentioned the Farrell’s phone number I remembered it, too. Funny what sticks and what doesn’t.
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By: Bob Fenton

Bob Fenton — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 03:27:14 +0000

It is funny but I remember Mike % Jim’s address and phone numbers
CR 15468 but I can’t remember my own. We lived on Melrose just up the street and then on Beverly just around the corner next to the
card house. Across the street from Mickey Chaoen(sp)?

By: allan

allan — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:07:22 +0000

Yep. 8945 Rosewood. They were 8949. What was your address?

By: Bob Fenton

Bob Fenton — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:27:31 +0000

It took me awhile to remember you ( being 73 and all) but I finally did. You were the kid who lived next door the Mike and Jim. I guess you know that.

By: allan

allan — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:23:16 +0000

Thanks a lot. Great to see you, too, your being the only non-Farrell person in the room (world?) that knows the Farrell family longer than I. Comment more. I love it.

By: Bob Fenton

Bob Fenton — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:28:19 +0000

It was great to see you again last Saturday in west Hollywood.
I was a big fan of Doc etal. I graduated from Cal in ’61 when folk Music was all the rage. As an aside, I lived on Merrywood Dr. off of Laural Canyon for a short while. The guy next door was a friend of Leadbelly
who lived with him for awhile.(before my time)
I am impressed with all your accomplishments.