Ersel Hickey

source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ersel_Hickey Early life He was born Ersel O'Hickey, named after the family doctor, Dr. Ersel[1]. His mother was from Kingston, Ontario; his father, who was Irish, died when Hickey was four. He was one of eight children. His mother had a nervous breakdown and was put into a mental hospital, while he was put into foster homes. He would frequently run away, living in different parts of New York State. When Hickey was 15, he started traveling with his sister Chicky Evans, an exotic dancer.