Sasha Siemel

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[Texas Star]

Check.Book and Paradise Rd.-


THANKS for those wonderful photos! Wow!


BTW, Edith was just 18 when she met Sasha at a lecture. He was 38, but they soon married. Their lives were more adventurous than most can dream to be.

 

[RASelkirk]

Doncha know, in today's "climate", the guy would be crucified. Kinda like the dentist who killed a senile, old lion a couple years back. I have read one book about his feats a long time ago, too long to remember the title, but it was quite captivating!

Russ

 

[Arm]

I've never met Sasha but, know his son. The museum is in disrepair, very sad. It is located about a 1/2 mile from me.
Reading about him is...well I'm in awe of that man....surely had
some guts. Sad to see all those treasures in the museum gone
to ruin. Many items sold for profit...sad.

 

[Lett]

Sasha Siemel Museum

Do you have an address for the spot where the Sasha Siemel Museum was? I live about 40 minutes from Green Lane, and I'd like to retrace old boyhood footsteps. I was about 7 years old when my family visited him. My parents were also from Latvia, the same as Sasha, and I remember them talking to an old couple, but as I said, I was seven and was more interested in the items in the museum. I don't remember what they were now, but I do remember that it was really cool! My 9-years older brother was into books, and our father bought him a book, but he bought me a jaguar tooth because that was what I wanted the most. I still have that jaguar tooth, and really treasure it.

 

[Poppycat123]

I forget the address although my grandmother Sondra should know it, I'm his great grandson by the way. I'll try to get back to you with an answer soon.

 

[RubEric]

The name is very familiar to me and I am sure I saw him wrestle in Minneapolis/St. Paul in the early 50's. Johnny Moochy, Red Bastien, Verne Gagne, Firpo Zybisko were some of the wrestling greats of that era.