hildebrand here, with joybell's permission: a lot of the sites on the web say that his real name was chester powers jr, and that he was born in 1943. i met dino in boston in 1960, and i can't believe his real name was chester powers jr. once he gave me his address in new york, and it was right in the middle of the italian section of the east village -- all the names on the bells were italian too. nor can i believe he was only 17. he spoke of his experiences in the air force. any light to be shed on this?
hildebrand