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The Fable of the Sports Karate Museum - How Gary Lee Tried to Steal the Legacy of Sam Lonewolf

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When one thinks of museums often images of buildings containing items with a distinct link to the past come forward into our minds. Museums serve as a way to contain and preserve the legacy and culture of histories which were long ago written. From the Smithsonian, to the famed art museums of France, even video games have now been given a place in their own museum in North America.  But then we have places that seem to not be a museum at all. More like a dedicated "man-cave" containing a bunch of memorabilia which may or may not have been acquired through the most honorable of means... The Fable of the Sports Karate Museum -  How Gary Lee Tried to Steal the  Legacy of Sam Lonewolf by Gerald J. Greysmith I think one thing that makes this so hard to write about is the fact that Gary Lee has a brilliant concept when you're on the outside looking in. A museum (of sorts) housing memorabilia from the sports karate world that belonged to the actual legendary competitors themselv