ROCKIN'

Arnocorps: This band of Austrian Adventure Rockers found Count Dante in a monastery on the Thailand/Burma border with hair down to his ass. Through their methodical mixture of taunts and encouragement, they convinced the the Count to rock once again with a series of now classic "World's Deadliest Bands" shows at the Red Devil and several other clubs. Remember, they are a rescue team, not assassins! Myspace.

Bart Thurber: The maestro of the mixing board who has recorded both of the Count's records.

The Glamour Pussies: These gals are a raw, unstoppable force of feminine sexuality gone way off the deep end. Whatever you do, karate rockers, don't have them play your birthday show - they will make you submit! (see pic at right)

Annie's Social Club: Whether it's known as Annie's Social Club or The Covered Wagon or the Covered Annie's, joyful audiences have watched The Count sink to the deepest depths of depravity and/or croak out karaoke at this rock club on Fifth and Folsm St. in SF.

The Desperation Squad: With such cock rock classics as "I'm an Asshole for Rock and Roll," "We Ain't Gettin' No Pussy Tonight," and "Taco Truck," this band of math profs and misfits taught the Warped Tour how to rock and taught us all how to love.

Crosstops: The Trucker Punks known only as Crosstops have met the Count Dante Rocktagon challenge more than any other band of drunks!!!

No Kill I: CD & the BDFS boldly booked a show in Sacramento with this Star Trek punk band just to see their brand of Federation Grindcore - or was it to flirt with that sexy yeoman? Is the prime directive in effect? (see pic at left)

The Upper Crust: One night in the year 2000 in a very crowded CW Saloon, Count Dante was finally able to take the stage with a band that rocked as royally as he. If you want more on these Rocque and Rollers, check out this actual fansite.

BloodHag: These lads from Seattle pelt their audiences with sci fi novels while playing molten metal!

Hotbox: Rock the way it should be and The Count gave them their first show ever at the Tip Top and now they are going straight to the top!

Foolz Gold: Who would win in the battle royal between these guys and Agressive Nature? That is the question!

Reality Check: The Award Winning Cable TV show that brings the Count right into your living room on a regular basis!

Metal Sludge: The website that keeps you abreast of developments in the world of heavy metal and gives you more info than you needed to know about the size of 80s glam rockers' packages.

Fast Mike: Fast Mike - alas I have found you!!! This man knows talent when he sees it and gave the Count some of his earliest shows in that grand, departed concert hall now turned into a pastel espresso bar known as the Nightbreak. Thank you FM!

The Bar Feeders: Those sticker making fools! This punk outfit has plastered more of this planet's surface with cheap stickers than any other band! Here's their Myspace page.

Pat Travers: "I'm Pat Travers and I'm gonna' kick your ass!"

FIGHTIN'

The Search For Count Dante: Before the rock and roll Count, there was another Count Dante. His name was John Keehan and he was a supreme kung fu hustler who put ads in comic books, walked a pet lion around Chicago, stormed dojos and was even involved in a 4.5 million dollar armored car heist. Now, Chicago filmmaker Floyd Webb is making a documentary on OG Dante. Click here for the movie site and here for Floyd's blog on his research for the film.

Eugene Robinson used to front a band called Whipping Boy (a big influence on both the Count and Jim Henderson -- guitarist Bart Thurber recorded both of the Count's albums). Eugene now screams for a group called Oxbow. He's fought in the cage and wrestled in the Octagon. He used to write for "Grappling" magazine and has now compiled a masterful treatise on ass kicking called "Fight" from Harper. Pick it up and be the one-man army that you've always wanted to be.

Ashida Kim: Noted Ninja and author Ashida Kim is one of strangest figures in the already crazed world of martial arts and is often pictured in full ninja regalia! He has authored numerous books on such subjects as ninja mind control, becoming invisible, killing someone with one blow, and how women can use sex as a weapon to perform full proof assassinations!

The Original Count Dante: This page is run by Bill Aguair, who is the heir apparent to the Dante legacy. His students often email me and threaten my life among other things (see letters page).

Chuck Zito: He kicked Van Damme's ass and his website's gonna' kick yours. (see pic at right)

80s Wrestling: Dusty vs. Flair! Possibly The Count's favorite era of pro wrestling history!

OTHER DISCIPLINES

Len E.B: Photographer, filmmaker and master of American Haiku Style.

Tom Vu: Where would the Count be without Tom Vu and infomericals? Also check out The Santo Gold section of this site - a must read!

Memepool: Just being listed by the Weird Wide Web collective boosted www.count-dante.com's hits by a thousand fold -- without having to risk the hatred generated by a bulk email spam campaign! Thank You Memepool! Because of you, so many worthless slobs are now Martial Arts Millionaires!

Mr. Dan Kelly: The patron Saint of Junk Culture and a true student of the universe.

Positive Sound Massive Recordings: Damn nice reggae folk. And their web girl is The Count's web girl.