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Thanks for the shoutout. If you haven't seen any of them, I have 14 Bruce Lee videos uploaded on my TH-cam channel that many of Bruce's followers have enjoyed. Cheers th-cam.com/video/31ypiWAbNXA/w-d-xo.html
Bleeker makes some strong points on how Bruce wrestled with the problems on with people that wanted to cash in him during WTD.
Something tells me there’s more about the story, and how he tried to go out of the country to film WTD, and testing the waters about not paying the main guys who made him famous in Hong Kong.
Absolutely. Bleecker's book is great. Very informative... but not for the Fanboys.
I really enjoyed unsettled matters. I know a lot of fans were upset about it but for me I found it really interesting and gave me an insight of Bruce Lee the human being and not the legend, Plus this was all before the letters surfaced. Some fans still don’t believe the letters so they are never going to believe Tom. Take what you want from it , I really enjoyed it. In my own process looks like a nice collection piece, think I’ll pick that up myself.
So because Bruce had traits that weren’t great, like almost everyone, took drugs, much later on in the 70’s, and had a temper, or some how makes him a non legand and just human? What a shitty take.
@@axelstone3131what are you talking about? You have taken my comment totally out of context. He will always be a Legend in my opinion. I was saying this shows the human side to him.
"Don't tell Beerdy" 😂😂😂
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Hi stripey,
My conclusion on the book after reading is that i think considering the amount of photos the Lee family must have, i would have liked to have seen more in there that we haven't seen.
It's a nice book in a lot of ways, but i didn't come away seeing anything new that I've not seen before.
Enjoy the read.
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Great video and hope you had a great birthday mate .. I have the Bruce book in my process in my basket on Amazon.. will get it at some point . Would like the ETD book .
Bruce Thomas is a great author. I read his earlier bio of Bruce Lee, called Fighting Spirit. Excellent.
Thanks, fella. I've not read any Bruce Thomas books, so this is an encouraging comment. Cheers 👍
Got the enter the dragon companion book and a life worh remembering, both books are excellent
Haveanicekungfuday
Thanks for these book reviews, Stripey, I'd been thinking about getting the new one from Shannon & the Lee Estate (In My Own Process, is it?) & that one celebrating ETD's 50th anniversary but I didn't know enough about them (they're both a bit pricey to just buy blind). The one from Shannon looks kind of nicely put together but it doesn't seem to have much new to offer, but I have ordered the ETD one, I'm looking forward to it. As for Tom Bleecker's book, Unsettled Matters certainly was an interesting read, whether I believed everything in it or not it was different from other Bruce Lee bios in that it didn't paint Bruce as the perfect idol other Bruce bios tended to, up until then.
Got mine on release. It's a fine book. Maybe a bit steep but there's a few pics I've never seen so that's a plus. Amazon reviews aren't always reliable.
It is a nice book (I'm glad to own it) You're right, the Amazon reviews we're wrong. Cheers Pal 👍
I am reading Bey logans book at the moment Bruce Lee and i. I could only get it on kindle but half way through and its very good, obviously with Bey lots of filming and behind the scenes info really good.
It's on my want list, mate. cheers 👍
Love the background music, relaxing, another great video thanks,🍀💚🇮🇪👌
Brilliant bruv keep up the good work
what would help a lot of these modern publications is the quality of the paper ! a nice glossy page helps the photo print quality , when they use a regular matt paper the black's look washed out .
Hi stripey been curious for a while about this great book love the ETD cover thanks for sharing I will definitely get it .
I'm still waiting on my copy arriving! Thanks for the preview pal, looks good 👍
I enjoyed 'A life' (Polly), 'Unsettled matter' (Bleecker), and Fighting Spirit. I'd recommend that you take a look at 'Showdown in Oakland' (the story behind the Wong Jack Man fight) by Rick L Wing. I got mine from Amazon.
Cheers, mate. I'll check it out 👍
"Showdown in Oakland" is, in my opinion, the best accounting of Bruce's encounter with Wong Jack Man.
@@TomBleecker Am I mistaken or did Wong & his students' account of that fight change significantly from 1980 when Official Karate magazine interviewed Wong Jack Man & his friends for an article & when Showdown In Oakland came out decades later? Have you read Striking Distance by Charles Russo, Mr. Bleecker? What I appreciate about that particular book is that the author seems to come from a neutral position, I didn't get the feeling he had any personal loyalty to any one camp.
@@BRUCEJJ66 I'm not familiar with WJM and his students changing their accounting of the encounter and haven't read Mr. Russo's book. I say "encounter" because after a fairly long period of the two men battling "no holds barred," both young men reported to work that evening, and neither one had so much as a scratch on them. The following day, when WJM learned that Bruce was telling people that he won, WJM took out a full-page ad in the Chinese newspaper challenging Bruce to a rematch, to which Bruce chose to not respond. I'm not suggesting that Bruce had any fear of a rematch. My sense is that he saw a rematch as a waste of his time.
@@TomBleecker David Chin, one of Wong's companions who was apparently an eye witness to this challenge match (who challenged who does seem to be open to debate) was quoted in Russo's book as saying, "I've always felt bad for Wong Jack Man, so I would tell people it was a draw." I never found Wong's account of he & Bruce having fought for around 20 minutes even remotely believable (professional MMA fighters, boxers, kickboxers, none of them fight all out for 20 minutes straight without breaks but these two guys did? Really?), Linda's version saying they fought for about 3 minutes after which Bruce was exhausted sounds way more credible to me.
Oi Stripes, you seen Rotten yet? We need to be told...I had to write my recollections down afterwards, it was so off the wall 😂👌❤️
I'm waiting impatiently for my copy of In my own process any day now.
Great Books, I have read one book by Bruce Thomas ..Think he was in a band in the 80s? . It was a good read back years ago, But it seems like an avalanche of books at the moment ..always a good sign! and I'm so glad you are helping all of us by keeping up to date with all the new stuff etc.. Thank for taking the time to do this.. respect as always Shane.
Thanks bud 👍
Closing in on 30K subscribers Stripey… 👀
I'm so behind on my readings as well I still have to read that booklet that arrow films included in that Golden harvest set.
I was able to finish the arrow films RoboCop book during my recent stay at the airport
Looks like a beautiful book, I liked unsettling matters, depending on the reader take a grain salt maybe. Very intriguing.
Well stripey I’m from England and I watch all that you put on TH-cam and I think you do a great job I’ve just watched you bit on the Bruce Lee book in my own process and I’ve just ordered it keep up the good work 😊
Thanks bud 👍
always a great show
Thank you 👍
Hi stripey im going to pick up the in my own process looks good. Also looking forward to meeting you in leeds in October.
Greetings from Plaistow Stripey. Love your videos, and T-Shirts too! 👍
Thanks Pal 👍
Cool video mate I've got Bleeker's book it's ok plus a few others you showed need to get in my own process one looks good go well with my other 480 plus Bruce books lol.all the best mate
Cheers bud. You will want this book, mate, it's a gem.
I've seen you're Bruce Lee book collection mate😮mind blowing
Thanks pal 👍
Stripey, you may be familiar with the book "The Legend of Bruce Lee" (1974) by Alex Ben Block, which sold over four million copies. Earlier this week, Alex, a good friend whose writing I admire, sent me the galleys of his new book, "The Adventures of Young Bruce Lee." I'm nearly finished reading it, and in my view, it's excellent. I highly recommend adding this book to your future reading list. Cheers
Hi Tom, thanks for commenting. Alex Ben Block's book was one of the first books I ever read on Bruce, along with Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew by Linda.
I will add "The Adventures of Young Bruce Lee" to my wants list.
I'm looking forward to reading Unsettled Matters. Cheers Bud 👍
@@StripeyR I look forward to your comments on both of these books. Cheers
Thanks for this Stripey. After seeing this, i will probably purchase this. I was in two minds before, but it does look good quality. Thanks Stripey..
It's worth the puchase, bud, I was lucky my daughter bought it for me 😉but it is quality, mate. Cheers 👍
Brilliant review stripey, lovely books.
I got the book - In my own process this week. I have the Tom Bleeker book. Had that one some years. Tom seems quite hostile about Bruce and the book felt like he was putting Bruce down at every opportunity. He has his own TH-cam channel and his attitude towards Bruce is the complete opposite now. I'm subscribed and I'm also in his fb friends list. Had a few messages and comments in the past. A lot of people claimed that he took it out on Bruce because of his break up with Linda.
Tom has commented on this video, mate. I also am subscribed to his TH-cam channel. I can't comment on his book yet but I'm intrigued.
Cheers bud 👍
Bought in my own process a couple of weeks ago for £32 and it’s gone down in price again 😂 I’d say it’s not bad for the price and a really nice cover. Still need to get unsettled matters been after that one for a while. Nice review mate 😁
Cheers Pal 👍
Great video Stripey
On the Tom Bleeker book - Tom has his own TH-cam channel. Definitely worth a search and a listen to the Bruce Lee antidotes
The last book In my Own Process I was thinking of getting that and to be honest it looks decent from your preview
*** Ah edit … just seen Tom himself has commented
Thank you. In My Own Process is a nice looking book & worth getting (I've not read it yet tho)
I subscribe to Tom Bleeker & yes he's made a few comments on this video (I'm quite surprised)
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In my own process is on Amazon for £30.32,just ordered mine.
Didn’t know about this book until watching,so glad I did
Always good content from you
£28.37 now. Got to love Amazon and their ‘Dynamic pricing’
Thank you bud. Enjoy 👍
Hello Mr Stripey. I wonder if, In My Own Process, Shannon will mention the drug letters? I think Bruce Thomas has written a few books on Bruce Lee, and I really liked Fighting Spirit. Enjoy and keep up the good work.
Thank you Stripey.
As always, mate 👍
Hi Stripey, great video as usual.
Ive ordered In My Own Process, mine doesn't arrive until June as I wanted the signatures,Tony Hawk aside.
I actually contacted Genesis who publish the book, commenting on the unimpressed reviews on Amazon, their reply was that they never intended to 'photoshop' any of the photographs as they want to keep them as historical documents and in keeping of the time they were taken😊
I'm really excited for mine though.
I'm on the fence with Tom Bleeker, I've not read any of his books but I have seen a couple of videos on YT, thought he wasn't too flattering towards Bruce, just my opinion.
Thank you Stripey 😊👍
Thank you. The reviews on Amazon are wrong, the book is very nice & I'm really glad to own it, I think you will too.
The Tom Bleeker book seems to be very divisive, some like it, some do not. Tom wrote Bob Baker was selling to Bruce, years before the letters came out.
Apologies for the late reply.
Have a great weekend 👍
@@StripeyR No apologies needed Stripey☺️
Really looking forward to owning In My Own Process, it's been a long wait I ordered it at the end of last year.
I may get Tom Bleeker's book but wanted here your take on it first👍
Thank you and have a great weekend yourself 😊✌️
That “In My Own Process” book looks good might have to put that one on the birthday list! The Bleeker book is an interesting read for sure. Would be nice if you did a full review of that one at some point, since now we know about BL’s drug use as confirmed by the recent Baker letters. Cheers. 👍
Agreed. I think I will review Tom's book once I have read it.
Cheers 👍
Not read Bleeker's book butni have the other 3. Will start reading in my own process soon. The enter the dragon book is a good read, but is full of typos. God knows who was paid to proof read that 😫. The Bruce Thomas book is ok. Its a short biography on Bruce, and i completely agree that the quality of the photos are dreadful. Great video Stripey 👍
Thank you 👍
Hi Stripey. A little anecdote. I stumbled across your channel randomly & watched a similar video of you reviewing books on Bruce Lee. I wouldn't say I'm the biggest Bruce Lee fan, but I've got all his movies on Blu ray & a few misc. items. But I do like books & you recommended the Treasures of Bruce Lee as your fave. Your review got me intrigued but it was OOP and going for silly money on ebay/Amazon. But several months later I saw it on a bookshelf in a charity shop for... £5! I bought it & been watching your channel since, not cuz Bruce Lee is an idol of mine, but your general entertainment value. Keep up the good work.
Thank you. You did well getting the Treasures for £5
Cheers 👍
Thank you for the reply Stripey. I was surprised at the price, but it was a charity shop & probably had it donated to them. It was amazingly in mint condition with all the inserts. Kudos to you, I wouldn't even have had this book in mind if it wasn't for your video.
Ello mate!
Lovin all your brilliant uploads and channel mate. 😊
Finally got all the Stand Alones (apart from Game of Death… never been to sure of that one but so excited to watch The Final Game Of Death!) Just need a player to watch the UHD’s, can’t wait!!! Your brilliant vids have pumped me up for Bruce. The Man!
Do you know if Arrow will be releasing a stand alone for Bruce Lee: The Legend?
I had that on VHS years ago, uncut with the nunchaku clips and a little thin rectangle timer clock at the bottom of the screen.
Always loved that doc!
Keep up the brilliant work
Cheers
Hey bud. Thank you.
I don't think Arrow is releasing the 2 documentaries as stand alone (I've not heard anything anyway) You may find one on eBay tho mate.
Cheers👍
I mentioned this in my own process book to you a few weeks ago, I mentioned it in my community post. I think I tagged you in it.
Anything new with Bruce is good in my opinion.
Thanks for mentioning the 50th anniversary enter the dragon companion book. I wasn’t aware of that.
Yes, I think you did tag me in your post.
My first impression is great, I've only flicked through it so far.
The ETD book is by Carl Fox, who does the KFM books. I'm looking forward to digging into it. Cheers bud 👍
@@StripeyR awesome 👍🏻 thanks for letting me know. The book, in my opinion, is high quality. I’ve only flicked through it myself.
Nothing new, same photos. Bruce Lee, a life, is still the best book on Bruce Lee in my opinion.
Hi Stripey, thanks for your videos. I got the 'In My Own Process' book in Waterstones, I quite liked it. PS. Are u going to Gilmour's upcoming concert at the RAH? ;)
Also, have you heard about Abbas Alizada ?, he's a Bruce Lee lookalike, he's also in an upcoming movie called 'Bloodline' thought you'd like to know ;)
Thanks fella. I don't know about Gilmour's concert (I'll check it out)
I have seen Abbas, he looks very much like Bruce (it's uncanny) I didn't know about Bloodline, so thanks for letting me know 👍
This is from Tom Bleeker book. You just have to judge for yourself.
"As a
result of having temporarily discontinued his use of
anabolic steroids, which he did not resume until December
1972 in preparation for Enter the Dragon in January 1973,
Bruce had again shed nearly twenty pounds of muscle, and
his face looked gaunt and pale. To many, the sight of
Bruce wearing a washed-out yellow jumpsuit that hung on
his frail body like a wet dish rag was heartbreaking. It was
hardly coincidental that Game of Death was the only film
starring Bruce Lee in which he did not appear bare-
chested. As to his performance, the spark that had
previously ignited a dynamic explosion of energy was
poignantly absent, and in the scenes with his protege Dan
Inosanto, the two men appeared evenly matched."
First of all, Dan and Bruce were never “evenly matched” have we seen the same movie? Bruce’s movement is superior in every way to Dan’s,
Second of all, you, nor Tom, can name the steroids, or the people who claim he took them.
This is a huge red flag.
Until you know what the compounds are, oral or injectable, and how long the cycles were, and who supposedly knew, there’s no evidence.
Bruce lost weight for various reasons. He was taking cocaine, which increases metabolism.
He wasn’t eating much. It was very hot during the time, he was stressed, over worked, probably not sleeping much.
And his workouts and energy expenditure was much higher than the calories he was taking in.
It’s no surprise he lost weight.
If he took steroids, that’s fine. But until there is definitive proof of what he took, and for how long and who supposedly knew, it’s bullshit.
Also, you can’t just decide to hop on steroids and stop taking them. You can permanently shut down your endocrine system which can cause a wide array of health problems.
Based on Bruce’s activity from the 60’s and 70’s. He showed no adverse effects or symptoms of steroid use.
If he used them he used them, but there is no physical signs of any usage.
I know more than the average person, and Bruce shows nothing that cannot be achieved through diet and training, also, bear in mind hydration levels, how hot Hong Kong was at that time.
If anything cocaine accelerated the weight loss and the lack of enough calories contributed.
Thanks for the video
What is the poster on your tee-shirt in this video ?
My pleasure. The poster on my T-Shirt is The Final Game of Death 👍
@@StripeyR Is it an homemade T-Shirt ?
Think Bleeker just got some unfinished matters with Bruce a likes to drags Bruces name through the mud , or maybe just a grip with Linda
First!
I read unsettled matters many years ago, can’t remember many of the details now but I do remember it being very negative. Basically anything negative about Bruce all in one book. Can’t help but think bleecker only married Linda to get access to all his stuff for a couple of years. No real evidence for his clams. He’s put out vids on Bruce on TH-cam he seems like an odd guy. But would love to hear your thoughts on the book after you have read it
A lot of bullshit in there. Many many people have issues with it and it’s not just fans of Bruce. Even his own family and friends have issues with it.
Please, would you kindly review the Enter the Dragon companion book, I’m extremely fascinated. Does it have a lot of quality pictures?
Yes, mate. The ETD book is full of pics & info on the film & the Uk cencors etc. i've not read it yet but from first looks, it's a winner.
Carl Fox does some awesome work on Bruce Lee & Kung Fu Monthly stuff 👍
The reviews on Amazon about the In My Own Process book are quite negative so I was going to think twice about getting it. But your showing of it has made me feel better about getting it. So, my wallet isn't about to like me in a minute.
The reviews weren't good on Amazon but the book is actually very nice. Aplogies to your wallet 😉
Cheers 👍
I saw this £8 cheaper on Amazon on release day so bought it. Was not sure about Tony Hawk but am happy with the book and the price. You have to pay for quality and the high end being the likes of Steve Kerridge. His books are very good and have a vast collection of his books. Nice video post Stripey well done and keep up the good work. Another good book is by Bey Logan called "Bruce Lee and I". A very good read for people who actually read books and not just looking at the pictures 🙂 Cheers Stripey ✌🏽
Agreed, mate. Steve Kerridge is one of my favs (but they're not cheap) I also want to get a copy of Bey Logan's book (I will at some point)
Thanks fella I appreciate it 👍
Hi Stripey, nice work in my opinion the only 2 books that really show the Real Bruce Lee are these Tom Bleeker and Mathew Polly, Tom Bleeker actually knew Bruce, there are few podcasts on Tom Bleeker on TH-cam and I found them to be fascinating and Truthful, don't forget when he was about to do a biography on Bruce Lee and expose certain home truths Linda started the lawsuits against Tom , I have read other books from certain authors about Bruce Lee and always painted a clean and Goody Goody picture of Bruce, as I said before this is only my opinion on these 2 books. Keep up the good work mate.
Hey, bud. I've read Matt Polly's book (loved it) And I'm looking forward to reading Unsettled Matters. I'm subbed to Tom Bleekers YT channel & quite enjoy his content. Cheers 👍
To clarify, before publishing "Unsettled Matters," I was threatened with two potential civil lawsuits by Linda Lee / Adrian Marshall (her attorney) and producer Raymond Chow. In response, my attorney, who had vetted the entire manuscript (which all three received a copy prior to publication), assured me that I would prevail in court - the truth being an absolute defense. Upon publication, neither Linda, Adrian Marshall, nor Raymond Chow went ahead with their proposed lawsuits.
James yimm lee is in the middle, bruce to the left and Ted wong to the right
Thank you 👍
I had an old copy of the Tom Bleecker book. Sold it to another collector several years ago for a rather high price. I didn't particularly like the book. I felt it had a lot of false information in it.
As I mentioned in my above post, if there was any false information that qualified for libel or slander, I would have been sued. Second, you may have heard of my $25,000 challenge in which I offered to pay $25,000 to anyone who could prove the falsity of any statement made in my book. None ever took me up on my offer.
Be cautious about Tom Bleeker, he makes a lot of silly assumptions in that book. It has been widely discredited by people. He makes the confusion between corticosteroids and anabolic steroids in that book. Confusing Bruce’s corticosteroid injections for his back injury, with anabolic steroids. Corticosteroids being used to treat inflammation.
Thanks for the heads up, pal 👍
@@StripeyRyou’re welcome
Yeah, never believed that guy from day one.
If you read the book, then the confusion is yours. In that book, I talked about Bruce's use of both corticosteroids and anabolic steroids (as others who personally knew Bruce). I didn't confuse the two.
@@TomBleecker Bruce Lee never took anabolic steroids. There is no evidence whatsoever, and if he did, what were the supposed compounds he used? How long were his cycles? Who are the supposed people who knew?
Because as someone who knows more than the average person about anabolics steroids, physically speaking, Bruce never once looked like he was on steroids of any kind.
Tom got a lot of hate from the fanboys at the time because he dared to say Saint Bruce was abusing drugs 😱 There is some good stuff in the book especially about the rights to the films. Don’t think you’ll find that info anywhere else. Tom posted some good audio interviews on TH-cam which are definitely worth a listen. I’ve very little time for the stuff Shannon puts out. And what’s with Tony Hawks being included in the book 🤦 From your first look Stripey it might be worth a pick up when cheaper. Some good pics in there let us know about the text. Hope you had a good birthday buddy. You certainly got the Bruce goodies 📚
As an aside, in my book, which was published in 1996, I received a lot of flak for stating that Bobby Baker was Bruce's drug dealer. Nearly three decades later, when those drug letters went public, it turned out I was correct.
@@TomBleecker you certainly was Tom. Those letters were the missing pieces to the puzzle for me in regard to his death.
@@30plusfitnesstv I was initially asked to participate in the Bruce Lee episode of the TV show "Autopsy." After several telephone conversations with the producers, who were located in England, I eventually respectfully declined for a couple of key reasons. When the show aired, I wasn't surprised that Dr. Richard Hunter, the show's M.E., agreed with one of my two theories that Bruce's edema was caused by kidney failure brought on by his abuse of cortisone. Years later, I wondered if Dr. Hunter would have come to a different conclusion had he known about Bruce's heavy cocaine abuse, which is known to cause brain edema.
@@TomBleecker I recently watched ‘History's Greatest Mysteries’ I don’t see any of the Lee family in a rush to revisit Bruce’s death now the Bob Baker letters are out there. Do you have sense that Linda would have told Shannon the truth about their drug misuse in Hong Kong before Bruce’s death?
@@30plusfitnesstv I doubt it. Linda has always been a very positive person. As you most likely recall, when initially asked how she felt Bruce had died, she commented that she preferred talking about how he lived. Perhaps ironically, in the ensuing years, it would come to light that how Bruce lived impacted how he died.
Nice book but not special all you showed I already seen it.and yeah Jesus bajo is the man unbelievable what he haz
I'm hearing that the photos from the In Process book can be found online and Jesus Bajo site. I was still considering the book since I prefer photos in a book format rather then going online.
If you're bored I'll email you my Rotten Report
Email it to me Pal 👍
@StripeyR
Okeydokey, however don't have your email (don't worry, I'm not a nutter - I'm head of Art at a SEN provider 😂👌)
No interest!😊
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