Anyone have DIRECT PERSONAL assoc with anybody/thing on Wikipedia?

[+ Funguy]

As I began my earlier post regarding walk throughs down memory lane with my earliest memories, I began to think of my earlier life and what a true privilege I had being raised by my parents.  Many here have mentioned the good, bad, the ugly of their upbringings and I have realized what a blessed life I have lived.  

At 75 I hadn't thought of many of the most fabulous (and I am not kidding) events in my early life.  After 30 I have led a wonderful life, have had a great career, many friends and overall success.  But then I began to reminisce about the "olden days" and the true fantastical events which took place thanks to my parents and my upbringing.

So - to the topic: does anybody have any direct personal association with anybody or anything listed in Wikipedia?

I actually have three.

1.  Anna Bonomi Bolchini -- nicknamed in Italy as "The lady of Finance."  Unfortunately the article is in Italian and my college Italian does help but my 75 year old mind takes too long (where is Whipped Guy when I need him?!)  She, in her own right, was one of the wealthiest people in Italy before, during, and after WW2.  My father was in Italy for most of WW2 and met her and her second husband, Giuseppe Bolchini, tho they were not yet married at the time, through their work with the Italian Underground and Resistance.  They all remained close friends after the war.  I went to Italy with my parents in 1963 and met them - the most wonderful people ever, and stayed at their well-known castle in Parqaggi, outside of and overlooking Portofino.  Hence, #2.

2.  Il Castello di Paraggi -- as above.  Built in the 14th century and in the family since the 1800's.  The art-filled rooms are more impressive than any museum I have ever visited.  All original Masters, sculptures, even drawings by da Vinci - any objet you can conceive is there.  During WW2, the Germans commandeered the castle and all was well hidden so that after the Germans left it could all be recovered.  There is a guest book going back to its origin with the signatures of popes, kings, emperors, world leaders, and friends.  If you were to be lucky enough to be invited to visit (closed to the public) and saw this guest book MY NAME IS THERE!!!  Of course, all of this art is restricted to Italy, can be privately held but not be removed from the country, and is just a small portion of their holdings as they have residences all over Italy: Milan, Rome, Lake Como, etc. etc.

They even leased Il Castello at one time to Sylvio Berluschoni and this is where many of his infamous parties with underage girls/women were held.  The lease was not renewed after the initial period!!

On to the mundane:

3.  As I mentioned in my earlier post about memories, I had the fun experience in 1957 of flying on a Pan Am Boeing B377 Stratocruiser from LAX to Honolulu.  This was the first of the double-deckers (prop of course) with a lounge on the lower deck and seats on the main deck.  It also had berths above the seats where the "overhead compartments" would be and you could stretch out and go to sleep as you crossed the Pacific and also to Europe across the Atlantic.  Only took that flight once but it is indelibly etched in my memory.  I did find out from Wikipedia that It turned out the safety record on this aircraft was not the best but I lived to tell!

Does anybody else have connections to postings in Wikipedia?

[Luv2play]

One of my brothers is in Wikipedia. He’s still alive so the final chapter is not yet written. He had a very public career in politics. 

[samhexum]

One of the younger ones of the 50ish of us kids who hung out around our block murdered a psychologist when he was 39, and is mentioned in an article about her death.

[+ poolboy48220]

A friend from high school who's turned into a real whack-job conspiracy theory type is mentioned in a few wikipedia articles, although he does not have his own dedicated article. 

[+ Lucky]

I know several people who have Wikipedia entrees, but really, so what?

[+ Charlie]

Yeah, I've slept with a few guys who are named on Wikipedia, but I am not.

[+ azdr0710]

the father of close childhood friends is named as the culpable engineer in the wiki article on the 1981 Hyatt Regency Kansas City disaster.......

that's all I got!!......

 

Edited February 8, 2024 by azdr0710

[marylander1940]

18 hours ago, Funguy said:

 

So - to the topic: does anybody have any direct personal association with anybody or anything listed in Wikipedia?

 

Considering most folks who are famous (politicians, artists, singers, entrepreneurs, sportsmen, architects, developers, pioneers, professionals, etc.) have a page in Wikipedia I guess most of us have met someone who is mentioned there.

 

Most cities also have a list of "notable folks" who were born in the town, therefore even if you were born in a small town, you have some form of connection with someone who is famous and therefore has a page in that site. 

I dated a guy who was born in this small town who was possibly the oldest guy I ever dated. We have a Wikipedia connection in common, his baby-sitter was Louis Brooks, later on his mother was outraged about that "whore" being closed to her son when he was a baby. 

Cherryvale, Kansas - Wikipedia

EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

In 1976 she signed a copy of her book "Memories of Berlin: the twilight of the Weimer Culture" which I still have. Even though she was rediscovered in the 60's she never profiter from her previous fame. 

Louise Brooks - Wikipedia

EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

27 minutes ago, Charlie said:

Yeah, I've slept with a few guys who are named on Wikipedia, but I am not.

 

2 hours ago, Lucky said:

I know several people who have Wikipedia entrees, but really, so what?

Me too!

Brent Corrigan - Wikipedia

EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

 

[marylander1940]

8 minutes ago, azdr0710 said:

the father of close childhood friends is named as the culpable engineer in the wiki article on the 1981 Hyatt Regency Kansas City disaster.......

I've been there!

Now it's a Sheraton!

Every neighborhood of most cities nowadays has a Wikipedia page, places we walk by daily have anecdotes, etc. we can find out about. 

[Luv2play]

7 hours ago, Charlie said:

Yeah, I've slept with a few guys who are named on Wikipedia, but I am not.

Now I’ll have to check a few of my long ago hookups. Lol

[pubic_assistance]

10 hours ago, marylander1940 said:

Considering most folks who are famous.....

Me too!

Brent Corrigan - Wikipedia

EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

 

Brent Corrigan was a great bottom. I'm glad I "knew" him (more than once).😉

Edited February 9, 2024 by pubic_assistance
Grammar

[+ nycman]

23 hours ago, Charlie said:

Yeah, I've slept with a few guys who are named on Wikipedia, but I am not.

Another piece of the puzzle…..

 

grin

[fltiptop]

On 2/8/2024 at 10:25 PM, pubic_assistance said:

Brent Corrigan was a great bottom. I'm glad I "knew" him (more than once).😉

I was always curious...is he good in bed?

[pubic_assistance]

1 hour ago, fltiptop said:

I was always curious...is he good in bed?

He's a real pig bottom, which I like....so to say "is someone good in bed" is all relative to your style.

I had a good time. He was also pretty young when I met him...so no idea what he's like now.

[fltiptop]

45 minutes ago, pubic_assistance said:

He's a real pig bottom, which I like....so to say "is someone good in bed" is all relative to your style.

I had a good time. He was also pretty young when I met him...so no idea what he's like now.

I have a buddy, i forget who, who also fucked him and said he was good, but a bit loose. But like you, i also love pig/power/slutty bottoms

[TonyDown]

I knew one of Andrew Cunanan's victims. 

I had long before moved away and was not a longtime friend but we had been friendly.  So when I read about it and connected the dots it was shocking and sad to realize he'd been killed by Cunanan.

Edited March 17, 2024 by TonyDown

[+ Charlie]

I forgot to mention Ozzie Nelson (no, I didn't sleep with him--he was my father's age.). He grew up around the corner from me, next door to my uncle, and we graduated from the same small town high school.

[+ Charlie]

Today is John Kander's 97th birthday. (Are you wondering why I mention that in this thread?😉)

[+ azdr0710]

24 minutes ago, Charlie said:

Today is John Kander's 97th birthday. (Are you wondering why I mention that in this thread?😉)

don't tell me, one rainy evening in Philadelphia back in the early 1970s.............😈

Edited March 18, 2024 by azdr0710

[+ nycman]

1 hour ago, azdr0710 said:

don't tell me, one rainy evening in Philadelphia back in the early 1970s.............😈

[+ Charlie]

4 hours ago, azdr0710 said:

don't tell me, one rainy evening in Philadelphia back in the early 1970s.............😈

actually one sunny afternoon in Greenwich Village back in the mid 1960s.........😈

[+ nycman]

13 minutes ago, Charlie said:

actually one sunny afternoon in Greenwich Village back in the mid 1960s.........😈

I win….Price is Right Rules:

”Closest without going over".

[+ Lucky]

19 hours ago, Charlie said:

Today is John Kander's 97th birthday. (Are you wondering why I mention that in this thread?😉)

Because you are 97 too?

Edited March 19, 2024 by Lucky
grammar