Just Sayin' with Charlie Cornacchio

A recap with the guests from Season 2 of the Just Sayin Podcast including Paul Teutul of Orange County Choppers, Songwriter Gene Moore who was forced to sue Ace Frehley, Gold Star family from the SSG Alex Viola Memorial Foundation, turning the tables on a Tax Scammer, and so much more...

Memory Keepers and Storytellers are such an important part of our history…..from our grandparents recounting stories of their lives and our parent's lives to local town historians who collect the memories of our community for future generations. Today's guest is a champion of history in her home town of Beacon, NY - - Denise VanBuren grew up as a beauty queen in upstate NY, a TV News Anchor, Vice President at Central Hudson Gas and Electric, and is currently and the President General of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution… She co-wrote two historical accounts of Beacon New York with historian Bob Murphy. Her latest release is an anthology account of 38 years of Bob's monthly newsletters.

Just Sayin' Podcast focuses this episode on National Adoption Month, a month set aside to raise awareness about the urgent need for adoptive families for children and youth in foster care.

With Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays coming up; for those watching their weight it's a stressful time of year - BUT IT DOESN"T HAVE TO BE! Health and Wellness Coach Theresa Trella provides the tips needed to get through the holiday meals in the most enjoyable safe way.

The cruise industry is close to getting back on board! As of October 30, 2020, ships began performing "mock" cruises to test operations for CDC approval. Lauren Moore is a cruise ship performer on Norweigan Cruise Lines. She talks about the challenges of putting on a stage show with scenery and props that move with the current. Lauren also provides tips for first-time cruisers to have the best experience possible. Everything from motion sickness, early reservations, and the best location for your cabin selection.

Since 2015, the SSG Alex Viola Memorial Foundation has donated thousands of dollars to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation and the Green Beret Foundation through proceeds generated from an annual Texas car show. Even though Covid-19 has prevented the Viola family from hosting over 400 cars and thousands of spectators this year, the family is still working hard to generate thousands of dollars in the name of their son and brother who was killed in Afganistan on November 17, 2013.

I received a letter from the " Benefits Suspension Unit of the Public Judgement Records Department claiming that I owed $24, 431 dollars to the IRS! After my accountant checked it out and told me it was a scam, I thought I would call and see what their game was. What transpired on the call is something everyone should be aware of.

Habit Modification Expert Anthony Serino talks about the science-based method to change your life by changing your habits. Video Version: https://youtu.be/SzIXkIfsnyg

You don't need a literary agent to get your story published and here's why. Little Pink Press, along with Kindle Direct Publishing, can have your book in the hands of interested readers without anyone deciding if your story is worthy. Author Keryl Pesce provides guidance and support to help you publish that story that lives within you! Video Version: https://youtu.be/UhxClZwikM0

My journey from backroom editor to on-camera TV anchor was an interesting road that rarely happens! With help and support from so many industry professionals, over the years, I was able to get a break and do something with it. Along the way, I learned a few key points that helped me and can help anyone embarking on a career or in a current position but looking to move up the ladder.

Happiness Expert, Keryl Pesce shares a painful marriage break up that redefined her and led Keryl on a path of happiness and positivity. Learn the way Keryl views negativity and what she does to manage negative treatment and undesirable life events.

Our sense of hearing is one of the most powerful of the five senses we possess. Learning how to harness that power through spoken word, sounds, and music can influence moods, buying behaviors, and more. Voice Artist professional, Jodi Krangle, discusses the nuances of making sound work for you with hidden gems of marketing.

Long before session guitarist and composer Gene Moore met Ace Frehley, the lead guitarist for the rock band Kiss was Gene's idol. At 14, Gene was just learning guitar by listening to Ace Frehley's guitar licks on some of those iconic Kiss songs of the 70's. Fast forward about 15 years and, as fate would have it, Moore was hired for a recording session and Ace Frehley was helping produce the project. The two met and Ace complimented Gene on his playing. The rock idol invited the long time fan to the house. The two jammed a bit and Frehley asked Gene if he wanted to write together and gave Moore a cassette with some rough sketches of song ideas. Gene took a raw eight-measure riff he heard on that cassette and turned it into the hit song "Insane". A few days after Gene created the song, laid all the tracks down including vocals and song structure, the two reviewed the song back at Frehley's house. That was the last Gene heard of the song, or from Ace, until a couple of years later, at 3 a.m. when MTV was playing Ace Frehley's new music video release, entitled "Insane". But the story doesn't end there.....

Darren McCarthy joins the Just Sayin' Podcast to discuss the parenting resource he and his co-podcaster, Brain Powers, offers to parents. The Sound Foundations of Parenting podcast curates information from experts in the fields of nutrition, behavior, learning, socializing, and more. Check out these links for great FREE tools and information, provided by the Sound Foundations For Parenting podcast: SOUNDFOUNDATIONSFORPARENTING.NET https://www.bigrockslittlekids.com/main-giveaway-page https://soundfoundationsforparenting.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sound-Foundations-for-Parenting-Podcast-50-Ideas-from-25-Episodes-.pdf

Orange County Choppers star Paul Teutul, Sr. talks about his quick rise to international TV fame from humble beginnings as a welder. He also shares the lessons he's learned along the way and offers inspiring words of encouragement for anyone who thinks they "can't".

Season One Recap: A look back at the first season of the Just Sayin' Podcast with Charlie Cornacchio with highlight moments from the various experts interviewed throughout the season. Filomena Fanelli – Best Practices in PR During Covid-19 Mark Bolger – Changing Careers at Midlife Anthony Serino – The Power of Hypnosis Rick Zolzer – PA Announcer for Nets Suzy Krause – Author of Sorry I Missed You Jerry Craft – Author of New Kid, Class Act, and Mama's Boyz Janey Irrizary – Restaurant Owner Options During Covid-19 Michael Cosentino and Chris Rudolph – Adoption Stories and Reunions Vito Petroccitto – Music, Playing Guitar on HBO Series with Mark Ruffalo, The Yankee Song Kevin Gallagher – Teaching Kids To Hit So They Don't Quit (the game of baseball) Lynn Dalton – Helping Children with Dyslexia

Lynn Dalton offers expert advice for children and families dealing with the learning disability of Dyslexia. As an Orton-Gillingham tutor and a special education advocate, Lynn works with schools to make sure that children get accurately tested and on a path to remediation. VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/OluAVh0gDzQ

Favorite musician and performer, Vito Petroccitto talks about his Yankee Song 2020 version, Derek Jeter's reaction to the original version, Vito's cameo in the HBO series I Know This Much Is True, starring Mark Ruffalo, working during Covid-19, and sharing the stage with some music legends. SPONSOR: https://soundstripe.com?fpr=justsayinpodcastwithcc SPONSOR: https://aserino.com/

In this episode of the Just Sayin' Podcast, we hear from a parent who went to Russia to adopt and a brother who found a sibling after 38 years. Christine Rudolph shares her international adoption story and Michael Cosentino recounts how he found a brother he never knew he had. YouTube version:https://youtu.be/EUrQkhdcrcE

Baseball participation among youth in America is at a 16 year low due to the fact that the game is "slow" by today's children's standards and also because hitting a round object with another round object is a difficult thing to do. If a child isn't having success in the batter's box, they are more likely to quit the game. Former pro baseball player Kevin Gallagher sits in on the Just Sayin Podcast with Charlie Cornacchio to discuss his book, illustrations, and YouTube videos that prove the "top hand" approach to hitting will help to make your child more successful in the batter's box. Simply put, "If a kid can hit, they won't quit."

What happens when you find your birth mother after 38 years of wondering who she was and why you were given up for adoption? My story has a happy ending and a positive message for anyone who was adopted and wondering if they might have had a better life if they were never put up for adoption.

Janet Irizarry is a restaurant and hospitality consultant with 30 years of experience owning and operating three full-service restaurants. She is also an adjunct professor at the Culinary Institute of America. In this episode of the Just Sayin' Podcast, Janet talks with show host Charlie Cornacchio about some of the pitfalls for restaurant owners and staff during the Covid-19 pandemic and offers suggestions for some creative out-of-the-box thinking that can help restaurants survive.

Jerry Craft is one of only a hand full of African American syndicated cartoonists in the United States. He recently left the syndication world to focus on middle school books for kids with his critically acclaimed book released in 2019 entitled, "New Kid". In this episode Jerry talks about how difficult it is for an African American cartoon strip to break into the world of comic strips. He also discusses the current state of affairs and racial divide in the country. Craft and show host Charlie Cornacchio discuss, Black Lives Matters, Colin Kaepernick, police stops as a black man, as well as how kids can begin to write and draw, and what's on the horizon for Craft's current project, a spin off of "New Kid" and it's main character Jordan Banks, called "Class Act"

Ever been ghosted? Most of us have, either by a close friend or significant other. Tune into this week's Just Sayin' Podcast with fiction author Suzy Krause. Her latest book Sorry I Missed You is all about what happens when three women get a single letter and each thinks it could be a chance to reconnect with the person from their past who ghosted them. Learn what prompted the book and go behind the scenes of how Sorry I Missed You became a published fiction.

Jerry Craft is one of only a handful of African American syndicated cartoonists in the county. He has taken his Mama's Boyz cartoon strip and turned it into a book series for children, basing stories on his life growing up in Washington Heights, NYC. The stories have humor, and a message of values.

In this episode of the Just Sayin' Podcast, Former PA announcer for the NJ Nets and current Vice President with minor league baseball's Hudson Valley Renegades, talks about the chances of MLB coming back in 2020, his interactions with Michael Jordan, Jason Kidd, Kenyon Martin, and how he got his dream job as a sports PA announcer.

In this episode of Just Sayin with Charlie Cornacchio, Hypnotist Anthony Serino discusses how hypnosis can rewire your brain to help with self improvement. Serino lost 80 pounds in six months and has kept if off for the past four years. Once a 330 lbs, Serino new weight fits much better inside his 6'5" frame. After losing the weight, Serino tackled a fear of flying and then began his journey to become a hypnotist, training with world renowned hypnotist Mike Mandel in Tornoto, Canada. Serino discusses what works and why, and shares the success stories of his patients.

How does your brain receive information? Are you aware that humans have a built in negative bias? The media knows it. In this episode of Just Sayin', host Charlie Cornacchio offers an experiment with four selected videos. Take the test and see how you fair.

Mark Bolger has been in radio all of his adult life. From intern to top morning radio personality, Bolger enjoyed a career that spanned four decades. Throughout his career Bolger hit various milestones and had the highest rated morning radio show; but being out of work for 15 months after getting fired from his last position as the morning radio DJ on Mix 97.7 , Mark Bolger was forced to embark on a new career, as a car salesman. A top rated DJ, who was even mentioned on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, left the only industry he knew and took a career changing mid-life leap of faith. Mark talks with Just Sayin' podcast host Charlie Cornacchio about getting fired, looking for work, The Tonight Show reaction, and his new job.

Filomena Fanelli, CEO of Impact PR & Communications shares tips and marketing advice with Just Sayin' podcast host Charlie Cornacchio. In this episode Filomena discusses how to continue to promote your service or products during this sensitive time. She brings examples to the episode, including lessons from some of the most unusual places. In addition, Fanelli discusses a new featured offering that helps to prepare company representatives deal with the media, in a digital environment or live and in person.