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They are stupid kids, now they are going to learn a lesson, Bernstein said. Hey Mel used to work at P&G transmission with Pete and his brother and Bongi use to go to Nathans with you the dragon bike and Mike and pete with his dual engine Harley lets not forget the mini T the good old days YOU TAKE CARE MY FRIEND, ROY (THEY CALLED ME BEADS ALWAYS WEARING PUWCA SHELLS ) AHHHHH THE DRAGON BIKE. All of his career choices are unique, and he has been successful in all of them. Mel "Dragon Man" Bernstein is a US Army Vietnam-era Veteran who is still in the process of grieving over the death of his wife of 16 years, Terri Flanell. "Mel built his own world," says his admiring brother, Michael Bernstein, 65. The Age of Mel Bernstein is 77 years old. His height is 1.77m tall, and his weight is 81kg. He opened his museum to educate people about various types of firearms. He was on set the day of Flanell's death, a day that he remembers like a nightmare. "I know that if I wasn't there, I would always wonder if she suffered; I don't think I would've believed anybody who said it happened instantly, or that nothing could've been done. They would never have the guts to do this, when Im still here, because theyd end up dead. Her womb is so polluted, I can't even have a fucking little baby with her! Faze Rug is the director of the 'Faze Clan,' which is well-known for its prank videos. F-ck. he asks, showing off the bullet-riddled pots and pans and uniformed mannequins stationed at anti-aircraft bazookas. Clip from the movie signs where Mel Gibson gets a chance to talk to his wife before she dies. A woman has been killed in an accident at her husband's rifle range while a cable television show was being filmed. "Twenty-eight thousand!". The scene the crew was filming Thursday night was the last 30 seconds of the show after a week of 8-9 hour days. Will the luck of the Irish affect the Oscars? After stints at the St. Petersburg Times and the Orlando Sentinel in Florida, Verrier joined the paper as a reporter, and for many years covered all aspects of the entertainment industry before turning to editing. [6] Bernstein and a family member filed a wrongful death suit in Federal court against Discovery Channel parent Discovery Communications and Anthropic Productions Corp. Select from premium Susan Bernstein of the highest quality. Mel Bernstein : I told him. Mel Bernstein, also known as Dragonman, said his surveillance video shows that four people took part in the burglary Sunday night. His wife passed away while a Discovery Channel show was being filmed. After the demise of his wife, he is single and doesnt want to be in a relationship for now. "Isn't it somethin'?" No drinking, no smoking, no drugs, and I've worked like hell every day.". Ms Flanell was killed instantly - and the situation could have been even worse, according to Mr Bernstein, who said the rockets missed him by just four inches. After that, he would be found crying, alone. He turned 71 on Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Day. [2][4] Billing himself as the "most armed man in America," Bernstein has weapons and equipment on display from the Civil War to Afghanistan, including M1 Garands, .50-caliber machine guns, over 80 military-grade vehicles, a functional 40 ton T54 Russian tank, six 1000-pound bombs; medieval Japanese swords captured by U.S. troops in World War II and over 900 mannequins dressed in military uniforms. ", His once-upon-a-time reverie comes to life at Dragon Land. He thinks all his firearms are worth more than 10 million dollars and is a CLASS III FIREARMS DEALER. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock), Mel Bernstein, AKA Dragon Man, has a section of his museum dedicated to memorabilia from the 1950s and 60s. COS native awarded U.S. Navy Bands Sailor of the, U.S. Navy Band prepares for national concert tour, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. She and her younger sister, Melissa, continue to live with many other questions. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. She goes by the handle @tessa.bear. For all his toughness, she knows he has a soft side that her mother found all those years ago. "It took me a big part of my life to understand Mel, because he's so different from anyone else. ", He has since divorced the woman. "One of the smoke containers turned into a rocket and went right past me and through her and killed her," Bernstein said He loved her a lot and missed her every single day. Terry Flanell wasn't one for reality TV, the sisters recall. The unnamed show, which is set to air on cable later this year, spent eight days filming at the Dragon Man shooting range in Colorado Springs, according to ABC News. Dragon Man thinks that whoever stole from him was someone who knew his routine, when he leaves and exactly when would be away from the property. While Jamie grew up to become a director, actor, and writer, Alexander became an actor and also worked as a sound mixer. He designed his bike for which he got his nickname. Not if you have a brain. Whos got the guts to rob Dragonmans? said Bernstein. He was a greedy man wanting to . He was diagnosed with . He also served in the military before opening a bike repair shop. Today one of my sons passed away his name was Joey Bernstein. According to . Director Mike Pompeo and his wife Susan arrive at the White House for a state dinner April 24 . In 2012 Bernstein's wife and business manager Terry Flanell, was accidentally killed during the filming of a promotional piece for a new Discovery Channel reality show featuring Bernstein and his crew, called "Dragon Land". They were on multiple video cameras, I have a total of 35 of them, all around my property.. Dragonmansowner Mel Bernstein, who is better known as the Dragonman himself, said his wife Terri was hit by a smoke bomb device that went off like a rocket unexpectedly. The doctor, 41-year-old Ira . He isnt even able to shoot with those big weapons but kept stored in museums. He leads the way to it, stopping at the memorials he made for his parents. "I don't look it, eh?" (The Gazette, Christian Murdock). Plaintiff Mel Bernstein and his daughter have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Colorado alleging that Discovery and Anthropic Productions failed to take adequate precautions to prevent the death of Terry Flanell, Bernsteins wife. 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The rocket screamed down, the dust cleared, and for the first time, Ava Flanell saw her father in emotional distress. The storied proprietor of the Dragon Man gun shop and shooting range east of Colorado Springs on Wednesday identified Jennifer Scoggin - the daughter of Bernstein's ex-wife - as the ringleader. He told that his wife, Terri, died in the year 2015 in an explosion that happened through a smoke bomb kind of device. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); You have entered an incorrect email address! I would have saved the taxpayers a lot of money, if Id caught em, he said. "The power," he recalls of their appeal. Click to reveal While at college, Melissa called in tears to ask him how he could do such a thing. ', Grief: The victim's husband Mel Bernstein paid tribute to the woman he called his 'best friend', Tribute: The couple were married for 16 years, and ran the Dragon Man range for over three decades. In the year 1982, he shifted to Huntington in Long Island. All he knows is to keep going and keep going.". The story dates back to 1972. Working - that's all they knew him to do as they grew up at Dragon Land. "Every day I think about her," Bernstein says of Terry. He used to study in a school located in Brooklyn. ', Killed: Terri Flanell died when she was hit by two smoke bombs travelling through the air at 150mph. In 2012, his wife, Terry Flanell, 51, was accidentally killed by a smoke bomb on the property while filming a reality-TV pilot for the Discovery Channel. He also customized Harley Davidson by forming dragon wings on it and other things. It was an unexpected and shocking event for Mel Bernstein. (There are many links to this museum and we are enjoying them all!) Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. The deepest cut came in the months after their mother's death when he remarried. Its not real hard to figure out my schedule.. Scoggin, 34, and her son, Camron Matthew Specht, 18, were among four people secretly indicted last month on weapons charges by a federal grand jury, records show. After finishing high school, he got drafted in the Army and worked on anti-aircraft guns in Fort Bliss. The blankness initially alarmed Flanell, then 22. Not for the "stupid price" of $150 an acre foot. "Susan Bernstein would threaten to have Ira arrested while they were married. Hi Mel, what a man, you made a wonderful life. Hes held positions in the Army, operated a repair business, and runs a museum. He is a great person by heart and has also served his nation in the Army. Published Jan. 23, 2021 Updated Feb. 1, 2021. El Paso County prosecutors disclosed the indictment in 4th Judicial District Court Wednesday while announcing they were dropping the case against Specht and letting the federal authorities take over. Tony was moving a lot of drugs. "I can truly say they were the happiest married couple I've ever met.". Mel Bernstein is a great person by heart who has done his best in his professional field. Kermit and Edith Bernstein died the year after his wife, the same year that he also lost a son to cancer, a son he bonded with over motorcycles. Anyone who visits his museum is awestruck and adores his collection. The truck was the first Dodge truck used by the U.S. Army in World War I. Wiki, Age, Wife, Net Worth, Height, Ethnicity, Matthew Lillard is an American actor, director, producer, and voice actor best known for his roles as Stu Macher in Scream, Stevo in SLC Punk!, Chip in Serial Mom, and Shaggy Rogers in the live-action, Tessa Bear is a British TikTok actress known for her musical and comic lip sync performances. He used to ride on this Dragon Harley, and thats why his friends and neighbors gave him the name, DRAGON MAN. His achievement demonstrates that someone who is passionate about something never fails. The storied proprietor of the Dragon Man gun shop and shooting range east of Colorado Springs on Wednesday identified Jennifer Scoggin the daughter of Bernsteins ex-wife as the ringleader behind an August smash-and-grab burglary in which thieves made off with 84 pistols and rifles and two machine guns. Ira Bernstein pleaded guilty in January to . She was in college, studying to be a medical researcher. I hire kids around the area, to cut grass and sweep up, feed the dogs, clean the dog pen, they see whats going on, said Bernstein. Mel Bernstein is a supporting antagonist in the 1983 film Scarface. 0:46. he says, and indeed, his muscled build and full silver goatee give the illusion of someone younger. And he continues on his stroll through his kingdom, Dragon Land, his dusty 260-acre home on the plains in eastern El Paso County. Bernstein believes the burglars got on the property, then used his vehicle, which was on the property, to ram through a fence and a garage door while he was gone. Tessa Bear has a fan base of over, Faze Rug is a social media celebrity based in the United States. [6] You have permission to edit this article. He's been right about everything. DENVER (CN) - Discovery Channel killed the wife of a "reality" TV star with botched explosions on the firing range of their gun store during the show's opening sequence, the man claims in court. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. The nightmare continued as, in the dropped lawsuit, the production company directed blame at him for handling the pyrotechnics. I would've been a star!". But he doesn't linger with the thought. when I got my engine back it arrived in a milk crate ,I sent it to him in a wooden crate. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock), Mel Bernstein, AKA Dragon Man, has a section of his museum dedicated to memorabilia from the 1960s, 50s and earlier including gas pumps from the early 1900s. A. There is a really cool Retro 50s and 60s room where he stores his 41 hot rods and tons of other memorabilia. He shifts to the TV show that was lost. ', Scene: The Dragon Man shooting range in Colorado Springs was being used to film part of a new TV show, Tragic: According to Mr Bernstein, his wife's death was the first major accident the range had ever seen. She became the brains of the operations, managing the books and keeping up with permitting, liability and compliance. El Paso County Sheriffsdeputies are investigating the incident. Mermelstein died from COVID-19 complications at his California home on. Because of the equipment and weapons on exhibit in the museum, he is referred to as the MOST ARMED MAN IN AMERICA. 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