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Gene Krupa High School year Book Last viewed: 7 hours ago

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Gene Krupa grew up not far from where my wife grew up, and where she lived when we met. My wife graduated from Bowen High School in Chicago. She says that there was at least one desk with Krupa's name carved into the wood. I found this listing while googling for Krupa information.

I played a few nights in the early 70's at a neighborhood bar on Chicago's far South side in a mostly Polish neighborhood alterntely known as The East Side or The Bush. This was the neighborhood where GK was born and raised. The bar had a nice stage and a dance floor. It was named Krupa's, and owned by Gene's family. The bar is still there under the name of Krupa's Tavern owned by John Krupa, jr.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bowen-High-School-1922-Annual-Chicago-Gene-Krupa-/380255647423

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COOL! x-mas3

Posted on 13 years ago
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That's SO cool!

I wonder what "dark" meant in the slang of these olden days... Gene always seemed bright as the sun to me!

And that Krupa's bar must be great too! I suppose it's kind of memmorial, is it not?

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Posted on 13 years ago
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Back when I played there, I don't remember any Gene Krupa artifacts other than his relatives. It was a "Cheers" type bar with most of the clientele having names like Wally Kowalski or Stan Kaszinski or Wanda Witecki. Even though they were from Poland's neighbor country of Leutonia, the Shmenge Brothers would have felt at home in there.

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Posted on 13 years ago
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Now that is funny!

Posted on 13 years ago
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From Gilnar

That's SO cool!I wonder what "dark" meant in the slang of these olden days... Gene always seemed bright as the sun to me! And that Krupa's bar must be great too! I suppose it's kind of memmorial, is it not?

He was Goth WAY before his time?

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