Richard Del Connor 81 pictures

Producer, Writer, Director
Richard Del Connor was raised in San Diego, California until he was exiled from the United States in 1970 to St. John's, Newfoundland to live with his uncle, Dr. Richard E. Warner, on the Oxen Pond Game Reserve. When the government massacred the 600 ducks and wildfowl under his care in retaliation for his uncle's demise of the local DDT industry, ...

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Day before I was married. This picture was taken before I married Raquel King. That Stetson was my favorite hat during the eighties. My Kung Fu brothers called me
Album Cover #2 for the American Zen album: 3rd Degree Master Mason
Ghosts In My Shell? The printer was never able to explain these ghostlike streaks around me. Each of the pictures in this shoot, had different streaks moving around me.
Written in 2013 while living in my truck. Then I got a battery powered recorder and recorded this album in my truck. This is my first album since I lost my acoustic guitar and you can see that I'm a psychedelic rocker at heart.
This photo is actually of the 1984 band, The Rich, featuring Coyote on bass and lead vocals. Bob (left side) was guitar and John Merrit (middle) is drums. The album, Live at Music Machine, features this band in 1985.
16-year old Coyote in exile in St. John's, Newfoundland. This is living room of my guardian, Sally Kuehn. That red Fender Mustang guitar was my first. I had to get a paper route and save up for it. My parents refused to buy an
Buddha Zhen after Shaolin Chi Mantis Kung Fu performance at Jordan Peace Gardens. That's why I wear a
This album was released in 2012 with me performing live in my Tujunga home studio. In 2001-2003 I would perform my songs to sing my son to sleep. Then I started recording these performances. My son claps and cheers once in a while.
Coyote in Hollywood Heaven
Recuperating from Scorpion sting in San Diego. This path is where I would walk and practice my Shaolin Kung Fu to build my health up and repair my leg damage. A beautiful red coyote said goodbye to me on my last walk there before moving to LA for movie.
Buddha Z Tiger Hook swords versus student Sam Persons Straight Sword. And the winner is...
Kung Fu Cowboy is also
I customized my Alvarez 12-String to be a huge 6-string guitar. The wider neck was great for my large hands. This was my main songwriting device from 1973 to 2009 when it was... lost. I vowed to never play acoustic guitar again.
Student Sam Persons has slipped by my spear crescents. His next target should be my fingers. Yikes! I'm a guitarist/flutist.
Coyote in a Graveyard photoshoot. I'm near the tomb of Rudolf Valentino. That 1965 Pleasant brand Japanese guitar turns out to be a collector's item. It's the only one of this body style I've ever seen, even on the internet. It
Coyote imports Inuit stone carvings. After returning to USA from my Newfoundland exile, my North Pole buddies started sending Eskimo art to sell. Most of the ivory, seal, walrus tusks... were confiscated by customs.
Buddha Zhen's 3-Sectional Staff vs. Student Sam Person's regular Staff. All weapons have advantages and limitations. That's what makes Shaolin Kung Fu so fun: you learn 18 classical Chinese weapons.
Here's the album that really launched me as the Kung Fu Cowboy. I'd written the
Tujunga backyard of Buddha Z with kids. Both kids could perform the entire Yang Tai Chi Short Form before they were in Kindergarten. This Tai Chi movie is called,
In 1978 The Rich won the KPRI Battle of the Bands contest in San Diego. We got free studio time and cut 4 songs. These songs were aired by KPRI radio. We'd already moved to L.A. so we had to drive back to San Diego and claim our prize.
Kung Fu Cowboy working as stagehand for Kenny Chesney concert.