tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post1033156824465463906..comments2024-02-14T07:29:25.919-05:00Comments on Cook Ding's Kitchen: The Dragon HeadRick Matzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-76442293134415945142009-07-09T19:34:42.381-04:002009-07-09T19:34:42.381-04:00I mentioned to you that I learned tai chi from Kuo...I mentioned to you that I learned tai chi from Kuo Lien Ying; he taught in <a href="http://kuo-lien-ying-taichi.org/" rel="nofollow">Portsmouth Square</a>, just a block off of Grant Avenue, which is the "main street" running through Chinatown. Also, I worked just a few blocks from there. And I lived in the SF-Bay Area most of my adult life.walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388218390016612051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-55781590750474174892009-07-09T15:24:37.384-04:002009-07-09T15:24:37.384-04:00Hmmm. I may well ask what's YOUR connection, a...Hmmm. I may well ask what's YOUR connection, as you've been on the scene there.<br /><br />A friend of mine grew up in SF Chinatown, and I find mob related stories interesting. He still lives in the area and sends me local articles from time to time.Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-7242514396788625532009-07-09T15:13:47.569-04:002009-07-09T15:13:47.569-04:00Interesting to see references to places I used to ...Interesting to see references to places I used to frequent. What's your connection to these stories?<br /><br />I have no experience with any sort of organized crime, and only know what I read in the papers. But I'm going to guess that it's not so easy to "go straight" if you still live in the old neighborhood, surrounded by all the same players. Just my take.walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388218390016612051noreply@blogger.com