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Vince Dantona, comedian
We’re a little behind the curve on this, we know (internet service problems), but we couldn’t let Vince Dantona’s passing go without a mention in the pages of SHECKYmagazine.com. Here, we present a rare pic of Vince sans “his wooden buddy George.”
If we recall correctly, we took this at Mike and Karen Saccone’s apartment on Walnut St. in Philly, in the summer of 1984. We like it for many reasons, not the least of which is that it makes it appear that Vince carries a fan with him wherever he goes to cool off his genitals.
He is smiling. This is no coincidence. Vince was always happy to see us (and, we imagine, happy to see everyone else). He was a Long Island comic, but he worked so frequently in the Philadelphia area– at the Comedy Works (in both the old and the new locations), at the Comedy Factory Outlet– that many people probably thought he was a Delaware Valley native. In our early days doing standup, we shared many a bill with Vince. He will be missed.
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Thank you for posting a wonderful tribute to my brother Vinny. I miss him terribly.
So sorry Laura for the loss of your brother. ComedyCures and I only worked with Vinny once and he was amazing. We brought joy and comedy to the families of September 11th as part of a memorial event in NYC in collaboration with “Tuesday’s Children”. The families loved him. He got a standing ovation of course. With our deepest condolences, Saranne
Thank you very much Saranne for sharing that. I do know Vinny is making them laugh up above.
Vince and I were station on Okinawa in the 1970’s doing the military club system with “The Change of Years” band. With his experience of entertaining the troops, he was instrumental in reaching our goal as a band to make the troops escape the everyday hassle of training and readiness for whatever their mission was. I was very shocked to hear of Vince’s passing, the entertainment world will miss him. There was a band reunion in the works, I was trying to contact everyone in the band, including Vince and can’t forget George. For his family, I wished that I could have contacted him earlier. My wife Esther and I give our condolences.
God Bless
Great guy, great comic. Thank you for this post. Hopefully it is met by many eyes.
Vinnie and I were best friends in high school. We shared very special times that will live on in my mind even though he is gone.
We worked in a restaurant together washing dishes which is a real bonding experience to say the least.
He made people around him laugh all the time and saw it as the most important thing he could do in life. He did it well;
I love you brother!