Podcasts about Little Joe

Little Joe sure can sing! In 1998, Joe Pesci released an album. "Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You" was neither his first nor his last record, but it is the only one to feature songs performed as his "My Cousin Vinny" title character. We cover that and much from from Pesci's storied musical career. Dustin takes us on a long journey to meet up with a little bit of KFLX history, and Shawn takes a crack at finding the origin of the most recognizable blues riff of all time.

SPEAKING SOON TO RUSSELL SHORTO FOR HIS NEW "TAKING MANHATTAN: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America:" 1/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob. by Russell Shorto https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. The best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: You're a writer―what are you gonna do about the story? Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. Smalltime is a riveting American immigrant story that travels back to Risorgimento Sicily, to the ancient, dusty, hill-town home of Antonino Sciotto, the author's great-grandfather, who leaves his wife and children in grinding poverty for a new life―and wife―in a Pennsylvania mining town. It's a tale of Italian Americans living in squalor and prejudice, and of the rise of Russ, who, like thousands of other young men, created a copy of the American establishment that excluded him. Smalltimedraws an intimate portrait of a mobster and his wife, sudden riches, and the toll a lawless life takes on one family. 1940 Pittsburgh

SPEAKING SOON TO RUSSELL SHORTO FOR HIS NEW "TAKING MANHATTAN: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America:" 2/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob. by Russell Shorto https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. The best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: You're a writer―what are you gonna do about the story? Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. Smalltime is a riveting American immigrant story that travels back to Risorgimento Sicily, to the ancient, dusty, hill-town home of Antonino Sciotto, the author's great-grandfather, who leaves his wife and children in grinding poverty for a new life―and wife―in a Pennsylvania mining town. It's a tale of Italian Americans living in squalor and prejudice, and of the rise of Russ, who, like thousands of other young men, created a copy of the American establishment that excluded him. Smalltimedraws an intimate portrait of a mobster and his wife, sudden riches, and the toll a lawless life takes on one family. 1941 Pittsburgh

SPEAKING SOON TO RUSSELL SHORTO FOR HIS NEW "TAKING MANHATTAN: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America:" 3/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob. by Russell Shorto https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. The best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: You're a writer―what are you gonna do about the story? Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. Smalltime is a riveting American immigrant story that travels back to Risorgimento Sicily, to the ancient, dusty, hill-town home of Antonino Sciotto, the author's great-grandfather, who leaves his wife and children in grinding poverty for a new life―and wife―in a Pennsylvania mining town. It's a tale of Italian Americans living in squalor and prejudice, and of the rise of Russ, who, like thousands of other young men, created a copy of the American establishment that excluded him. Smalltimedraws an intimate portrait of a mobster and his wife, sudden riches, and the toll a lawless life takes on one family. 1889 Johnstown Flood

SPEAKING SOON TO RUSSELL SHORTO FOR HIS NEW "TAKING MANHATTAN: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America:" 4/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob. by Russell Shorto https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. The best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: You're a writer―what are you gonna do about the story? Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. Smalltime is a riveting American immigrant story that travels back to Risorgimento Sicily, to the ancient, dusty, hill-town home of Antonino Sciotto, the author's great-grandfather, who leaves his wife and children in grinding poverty for a new life―and wife―in a Pennsylvania mining town. It's a tale of Italian Americans living in squalor and prejudice, and of the rise of Russ, who, like thousands of other young men, created a copy of the American establishment that excluded him. Smalltimedraws an intimate portrait of a mobster and his wife, sudden riches, and the toll a lawless life takes on one family. undated PA COAL BREAKERS

Молодой пианист Joe Alterman вместне со своим учителем саксофонистом Houston Person (90), записали прекрасный концертный альбом Brisket for Breakfast - грудинка на завтрак. Но я бы назвал это прожарка на завтрак. Люблю плотно позавтракать и похоже эти музыканты тоже. Скорее всего это шутка для поднятия настроения, которая родилась в процессе этих записей и сформировала прикольную обложку к пластинке.Каждый раз, когда мы вместе на сцене, - говорит Альтерман, - с первой услышанной ноты я чувствую себя очень счастливым, что нахожусь в одной комнате с Хьюстоном, не говоря уже о том, чтобы играть с ним. Его звук заставляет меня осознать, как здорово быть живым.Мы играем хорошие вещи, - добавляет Персон с характерным смешком. Мне очень нравится спонтанность, которая появляется на концертном альбоме, и Джо и я получаем массу удовольствия от живых выступлений. Он играет с большим юмором, и он просто приятный парень во всех отношениях.Альбом был записан на двух концертах в Джорджии: один в Breman Museum & Cultural Center в Атланте, а второй несколько недель спустя на Savannah Music Festival. На протяжении всего альбома пару искусно поддерживает давнее трио Альтермана: Kevin Smith - bass & Justin Chesarek - drums. Ниже будет параочка предыдущих альбомов, которые я обозревал на моем канале JAZZ по-русски.СЛУШАТЬ АЛЬБОМ - https://album.link/i/1783634861Big Mo & Little Joe - https://t.me/discor/6855The Upside of Down - https://t.me/discor/6331Лучший трек альбома в плей-листе JAZZ по-русски 8 на AppleMusic и SpotifyПоставь лайк ❤️ и подпишись на канал JAZZ по-русски https://t.me/discor

"Little Joe" ist ein kleiner, rotbrauner Mischlingshund. In der Bücherei in Koblenz hilft er Studentinnen und Studenten in stressigen Lernphasen. Genau wie Schulhunde den Kindern in unserer MausKlasse helfen. Das ist diese Woche die GGS An St. Theresia in Köln-Buchheim. Von Dorothee Machai.

Everyone's got a favorite disease movie. What's yours? Does it feature zombies like 28 Days Later (2002), or is it more grounded in reality, like Contagion (2011)? Does it end with a glimmer of hope or with a dose of despair? Who are the bad guys and who are the good guys? From the early days of disease movies like Panic in the Streets (1950) to more recent films like Little Joe (2019), these movies have provided endless entertainment, excitement, and opportunities to examine society itself. In this TPWKY book club episode, Robert Alpert, Dr. Merle Eisenberg, and Dr. Lee Mordechai join us to discuss their book Diseased Cinema: Plagues, Pandemics, and Zombies in American Movies. Diseased Cinema approaches the genre of disease-themed movies with the goal of understanding what these movies say about our hopes, our fears, our anxieties, and how these perspectives have shifted over the decades. When did faith in our government's problem solving give way to rugged self-reliance? Why did people start to view science as the bad guy rather than the source of salvation? Tune in for a fascinating discussion that will stay on your mind long after your next movie night. And also check out Merle and Lee's excellent podcast Infectious Historians! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3WwtIAu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future…and it's tickin' tickin' tickin', too. Steve Miller certainly summed it up and our theme this week is all about the passing of time, events that take place in time, biding our time, and recalling a time. We'll be making a swing through a number of genres and performers including Little Joe, Booker T., Bobby Bare, Evie Sands, Tom Waits and Harry James. But there's plenty more including classic country, mid-to-late century rock n' roll, folkie business, and the sweet torch songs that take us back. We've chosen to forego the Christmas celebrations because, for the most part, we can hear it elsewhere and the season is a short one with some desperation on the doorstep. Tune in for a journey through the past century of America's music on community radio for West Sonoma Country, streaming to all of planet Earth at the same time on kowsfm.com/listen. We'd love to have you. 

Wie ein kleiner Hund Studierenden hilft – Wenn der Stress an der Uni zu groß wird, kommt Little Joe zum Einsatz. Er hilft den Studierenden, Lernpausen zu machen und ganz im Hier und Jetzt zu sein. Der Kontakt mit den jungen Menschen macht auch dem Hund Freude.

A conservative podcaster's mother is suffering at home with substandard hospice care. Little Joe's Conservative Corner blames "the system" but I wonder if the real problem might be a substandard Medicare Advantage plan. If I find out, I will report back to the audience. Recently widowed Niki wants to know if she has any recommended insurance tasks, now that her husband, my friend, has died.  Finally, Randall wants to know how Part D drug plans can stay in business while charging $0 premium each month. Randall, you silly goose! The taxpayers are being drained to pay for this government boondoggle and the party in power is trying to convince voters they are generous benefactors. Oops! Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com Join us on BabyBoomer.ORG (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2024; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

In this episode we go back to the 1800;s to meet two Missouri witches.  First we meet the Witch of Taskee who lived in Taskee Station Missouri and astounded those who saw her with her clairvoyance, that came when she was possessed by a spirit that called itself Little Joe.  Josie Forbes was reported far and wide for her abilities, even using them to solve crimes!  Then we head back to the turn of the 19th Century and meet the Wild Witch of Victoria Missouri in one Prudence Bevins, a part Cherokee woman who seemed to be able to curse the locals and when confronted about being a witch would merely laugh.  She was called Queen Bevers and her power was legendary, only occasionally thwarted by the country magic of a local witch charmer.  We cover their histories and the folk tales that inevitably rose up surrounding these two strange figures from Missouri history in this special episode of the Family Plot Podcast!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/family-plot--4670465/support.

Our crew went live at Little Joe's on 1041 W Taylor St Chicago, IL. We began with our reaction to the current state of the Chicago Bears after a devastating loss at home to the New England Patriots. Nevertheless, we went into Chris Getz hiring Will Venable to be the 44th manager in franchise history. Furthermore, went into trade package potential with a Crochet deal to come. Tune in and enjoy the show that was sponsored by EL Bandido Tequila Company.

Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode ahead of the European Championship.   The boys start the show with a look back at last weekend's Czech Darts Open, which saw Luke Humphries win the title and Kim Huybrechts, a late call-up to the event from the reserve list, go all the way to the final.   Alex and Burton also look ahead to the European Championship, the latest PDC major on the calendar, and delve into the draw and the first-round ties they are most looking forward to. The team finish up the show with the return of the mailbag.   Alan Warriner-Little (16:00) calls in ahead of heading out to Dortmund as part of the ITV team for the European Championship this week. The former world number one and PDC major champion chats about a range of subjects, including his continued role with the PDPA, still holding the highest match average record in the World Grand Prix and much more!   Joe Comito (51:32) also joins us from Australia after recently qualifying for the PDC World Championship. Joe calls in to reflect on an astonishing final weekend on the DPA ProTour, which saw him reach a final and win two titles to finish top of the rankings and secure a debut at Ally Pally in December. Joe also reveals what his next goal is now that he has qualified for the biggest tournament in darts!     Join the Darts Strava King group on Strava *** This podcast is brought to you in association with Darts Corner - the number one online darts retailer! Darts Corner offers the widest selection of darts products from over 30 different manufacturers.  Check out Darts Corner here: UK site US site Netherlands site Check out Condor Darts here: UK site *** The Weekly Dartscast is excited to announce it has agreed a new sponsorship deal with kwiff. A growing name in the sports betting sector, kwiff was an official sponsor of the 2023 WDF Lakeside World Championships and has also worked with several other big names in the darts industry. Set up an account and enjoy a flutter on the darts by opening an account on the kwiff website or via their app (iOS / Android). 18+. Terms and conditions apply. Begambleaware.org – please gamble responsibly. *** Sponsorship available! Want your business advertised on the show? Email weeklydartscast@gmail.com for more details and a free copy of our new sponsor brochure! *** Enjoy our podcast? Make a one-off donation on our new Ko-Fi page here: ko-fi.com/weeklydartscast Support us on Patreon from just $2(+VAT): patreon.com/WeeklyDartscast Thank you to our Patreon members: Phil Moss, Gordon Skinner, Connor Ellis    

Don't miss our newsletter! That's where we drop weekly knowledge bombs to help you make sense of defense! Mike hosts Col. Joseph Little, callsign “Little Joe,” to discuss how the US Air Force is modernizing the legendary B-52 BUFF to keep it flying into the 2050s—100 years after its first flight. Col Little is a B-52 Weapons Systems Officer, a US Air Force Weapons School graduate, a former test squadron commander, and currently serving as the Detachment 5 Commander of the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC), where he oversees the B-52J program. The B-52J modernization program is a $48 Billion transformation designed to extend the bomber's life into the 2060s. It includes new engines, advanced cockpits, upgraded radar, and more, making it the most significant overhaul in the aircraft's history. This episode covers not just the tech but also tactics, weapons, historical milestones, and untold war stories. Whether you're a fan of military aviation or interested in strategic operations, this insider's look at the B-52 is a must-listen! For those interested in #military #nationaldefense #warfare #nationalsecurity #defense #nationaldefense #tech #technology #defensetech #army #navy #airforce #innovation #b52 #BUFF #bomber #aviation #airplanes #aerospace   Links • Sign up for our ⁠amazing newsletter⁠! • Support us on ⁠Patreon⁠! • Mike Benitez (LinkedIn) • Joseph Little (LinkedIn) • AFOTEC, Det 5 (LinkedIn)   ---- Follow us on... • ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠ • Instagram⁠ • ⁠X⁠ • ⁠Facebook⁠ • ⁠Website⁠   ---- Show Notes 00:49 intro 03:24 yesterday vs today 04:57 B-52 in 2024 05:17 changing the crew roles 05:53 bombardier wings 06:12 The youngest oldest B-52s 08:04 BUFF origins 08:39 Orange BUFF 10:14 test units 11:13 test lessons from Vietnam 13:32 B-52 modernization 14:40 the B-52J 16:18 radar upgrade 21:15 quad crew concept 23:29 Fox-4 kill 24:30 new engines - why 8? 28:22 fixing the tanker bill 28:46 Iraqi Freedom tankers 30:10 engine nacelle issues 32:20 testing validated the model 33:05 rest of the engine mods 35:10 alert start requirements 36:21 cockpit upgrades 38:15 BUFF legacy - James Earl Jones 39:01 culture and change 42:49 the nuke consideration 43:29 AEHF radio upgrade 44:50 B-52 nose job? 46:54 Story 1 - aerial mining 48:44 Story 2 - CBU-105 combat drop 52:05 brakes? 52:51 outro

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Introducing the return of the Round Tables. This time we are featuring CM Chuck from the Just Another Friday Night Podcast, Ray “Baba F'n Bear” from The Legends of Polk High, and the cast of Now Watch This, Lucky the Dork Dad and Little Joe. Pull up a chair as we get into some Football Talk, Wrestling, and a mixed bag of Pop Culture nonsense.

We speak with cultural historian W David Marx about the appeal of Japanese magazines, from ‘Popeye' to ‘Brutus'. Plus ‘Tempura', a French publication dedicated to exploring Japan's cultural trends, and a book celebrating the cult movie zine ‘Little Joe'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rundown -    Intro - 00:25   Kevin Flynn - 05:21   Outro - 01:40:21   Special Craig's Colorado Homefront Show addresses the outbreak of violent fascism in Denver precisely 40 years ago. Alan Berg was gunned down by Bruce Pierce, a felon with an assault weapon who'd come from Idaho to Colorado to assassinate a Jew. Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt, two Rocky Mountain News reporters, wrote a masterpiece on Berg's killers titled "The Silent Brotherhood: Inside America's Racist Underground."   After starting his young life as a stage actor, Kevin Flynn became an award-winning reporter and social commentator. When he got the big job in Denver at the Rocky Mountain News, Kevin became a top Denver reporter for decades, traveling the country to report on Ward Churchill, Tim McVeigh and the many people involved in plotting Berg's death.   An East Coast kid from the Lehigh Valley, Kevin takes pride in his Irish-American and German-American lineage, explaining the good working man's life provided by his father, Joe Flynn and Kevin's mom, who worked at the Easton Express.    We learn about powerful interactions with Michael Landon, who visited Kevin's hospitalized brother, Dennis, in 1964. We reminisce about Little Joe from the Cartwright family who lived on Ponderosa. Bonanza was an influential part of the Flynn, Silverman and baby-boomer upbringing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC_fCRacm0M   Guest and host share an Emmy for a PBS12 Time Travel production of Colorado Inside Out, set in 1959. Flynn was immaculate as Al Nakkula, while the host did an award-winning job portraying his father, slick Denver real estate lawyer Sheldon Silverman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=swtrM3rGk_k   The subject turns to the terrible night of June 18, 1984, when Alan Berg was gunned down on his driveway at 1445 Adams Street in Denver. The scene still bears bullet damage visible on the area around the townhouse driveway where Berg was ambushed. We talk about Berg. We try to identify his true friends.   Flynn is in touch with Berg's former wife, Judith Berg, who was with him that evening at a Jefferson County restaurant and almost got out of the car on Adams Street before a decision was made to take Judith to a different location. The shooting happened when Alan Berg returned alone.   Flynn pays tribute to fellow author, the late Steven Singular, who wrote Talked to Death, a book about Berg, his background and who his true friends were in Denver and Berg's native Chicago. We learn about what led to his being targeted for assassination by the Jew-hating bigots. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-craig-silverman-show/id1522579679?i=1000541693122   What was the role of Peter Boyles? Was he Berg's friend? The competitive talk show host invited bigoted con man Rick Elliot to the shared studio to promote Elliott's publication of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. When Berg arrived, he took on the Jew-hating conspiracists on the air. Here's Boyles' version of events. https://www.denverpost.com/2024/06/16/alan-berg-antisemitism-assassination-denver-shooting-neo-nazi-white-supremacist/   We discuss the investigation and the federal RICO prosecution of Berg's murderers in Seattle. Berg's murder was part of proving a predicate act in the Aryan Brotherhood's conspiracy of violence throughout America, and especially in the Northwest. We discuss why the host's boss, Denver DA Norm Early, declined to prosecute in Denver.   Robert Mathews was the ringleader of the fascists who came to Colorado to kill Berg. A charismatic leader, Mathews was incinerated as the feds closed in on his house on 12.8.84 in Whidbey Island, WA. Flynn interviewed Matthews' family and they explained Robert's early attraction to Goldwater, John Beirtherism and hating on “Commies and Jews.”   Flynn wrote The Silent Brotherhood with his great friend, the late Gary Gerhardt. Now, their book is being made into a major motion picture called The Order. Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult are the two lead actors with podcasting comedian Marc Maron playing the role of the late Alan Berg. https://www.denverpost.com/2023/03/02/jude-law-nicholas-hoult-the-order-silent-brotherhood-kevin-flynn-book-movie/   We contemplate the fate of Berg and his former wife if both got out of the vehicle that horrible night 40 years ago on Adams Street. Alan died alone, but the lessons regarding the dangers of fascist hate will not die until they rob all of us of our voices. There are lessons in this special episode dedicated to the memory of the late Alan Berg.

Welcome to Music Fishbowl! Music Chatter for all! Dan has another fantastic episode for you with two brilliant artists! Joining Dan today are returning guests Little Joe Bourgeois and Adam Mantovani. Both great musicians in their own right in the blues and alternative rock genres, respectively. They have a brand new collaboration album that has just been released. The album is called When I Feel Welcome and it is utterly fantastic. Dan has been listening to it since it's release and he urges you to hear it. Listen to When I Feel Welcome: https://open.spotify.com/album/0bLD5yeF8THj5SuqVvzdLX?si=EC4rR7CCQXGHfRHmatqoIw Listen to Little Joe Bourgeois: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4EVbPsASoq7DfQdBdmrmA5?si=VwUWDVPTRCWnazcqXlNUOQ Follow Little Joe Bourgeois on Instagram and Youtube: @littlejoebourgeois Visit Little Joe Bourgeois' website: https://littlejoebourgeois.com/ Find all his other links here: https://linktr.ee/LittleJoe?fbclid=PAAaaTASOyDHu1neMANJlDkx4h92bA7rrYv1WQXQg06s4swbrvbo_Y5zoBr3g Listen to Adam Mantovani: https://open.spotify.com/artist/59c0Pymcn5Pu2gFKjiKDOA?si=MEi_fRfpTZeUbz4iw-H29g Watch Adam Mantovani's music videos: https://youtube.com/@HomebrewMusic?si=FGPiioxVyA3ZCHLV Dan would like to thank Little Joe Bourgeois and Adam Mantovani for being such great guests. Their time was kindly given and Dan really appreciates that. If you would like to be a guest on Music Fishbowl, contact Dan on Instagram (@thisisvinyl.tap) or email him (musicfishbowl123@gmail.com). Whether you are a musician, someone who works in the industry, you have a vinyl account or you are just a music fan who wants to talk about their favourite music - all are welcome! Dan would like to thank all the listeners of Music Fishbowl. Your time, kindness and sharing really does help keep the podcast running! Follow Dan on Instagram and TikTok: @thisisvinyl.tap Listen to the podcast's playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2BoSFLQSShT9aGn7aR33KS?si=qIkKzzvrSfCiNQXk-_KHTQ Read the podcast's blog: https://musicfishbowlreviews.wordpress.com/

Our crew went live at Little Joe's in Chicago, which was sponsored by El Bandido- Chris Chelios' Tequila Company. We discussed the quick turnaround of successful White Sox baseball lately. The crew went into depth of 3B prospect Bryan Ramos with his success all-around. Also, we jumped ahead into Luis Robert jr trade talk and included potential deals. Tune into the show as The Blackout Show is presented by The Guillen Grid!

Dateline: May 10, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!  Our Headline Story of the Week involves a new hire at the Columbus Zoo and the ridiculous backlash it received on social media. The zoo, as always, did an amazing job handling it. We then get to our births for the week, which include exciting additions at Beardsley Zoo, the Caldwell Zoo, the Staten Island Zoo, and the Lee Richardson Zoo. We say goodbye to some beloved animals including Tonka the elephant at Zoo Knoxville, Tater Tot the paca at the Tulsa Zoo, Little Joe the gorilla at the St. Louis Zoo, Tuyaa the camel at Edmonton Valley Zoo, and a red panda named Scarlet who lived in the UK. We then move on to our other Zoo News stories. We discuss some Mother's Day options, an incredible conservation effort from Zoos Victoria, amazing new buildings at Zoo Boise and Zoo Dresden, and a shout out to Carnival Cruise Lines?!?!?!?!?!In Conservation News, we talk about a food company turning to conservation work, the cost of fireworks, more good news about sea turtle nesting, the death of a mountain lion, and some incredible births! In Other News,  we talk about primate medicine and the NFL Draft! BINTURONG CONSERVATION LINKS:@ABConservation on Instagramhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558416370443 - Link to the Fundraiser abconservation.org ROSSIFARI LINKS: www.rossifari.com patreon.com/rossifari @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok

A gorilla died late Saturday night at the Saint Louis Zoo. Joe was around 26 years old.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of Score Values, we preview the first first annual "Pass The Boot" event at Little Joe's bar benefiting the Illinois 100 Club. Alex Kuhn previews the event with Kevin Gliwa of Little Joe's.

Anna and Paul discuss the lessons of the Apollo program, Little Joe, how to think about change and the lessons from previous projects, cruel summers, 8 Mile, and how to write the future while learning from the past. Follow @engineering_history_podcast on Instagram to keep up with our latest updates :)

WHEN GAMBLING WAS A CRIME: 1/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob. by Russell Shorto   (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. 1857 PANIC IN PENNSYLVANIA

WHEN GAMBLING WAS A CRIME: 2/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob. by Russell Shorto   (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. 1889 AFTER THE JOHNSTONW FLOOR

WHEN GAMBLING WAS A CRIME: 3/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob. by Russell Shorto   (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. 1907 HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

WHEN GAMBLING WAS A CRIME:  4/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob. by Russell Shorto   (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. 1913 50TH REUNION AT GETTYSBURG

Old-time musician Rex Rideout discusses the life and times of the first cowboy song collector Jack Thorp. Rex discusses the events that led to Thorp's search for cowboy songs, Thorp's book of Songs of the Cowboys, the story of Little Joe the Wrangler, and Thorp's banjo.   Find out more about Rex at http://www.timetravelmusic.com   Find out more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com   Become a paron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads  

You and us baby ain't nothing but horror fans, and we're gonna review like we do here on the REEL VILE PODCAST! This week, The Terror Train deep dives into the 1999 film FREEWAY 2: CONFESSIONS OF A TRICKBABY, they rave about the newest season of True Detective, plus we have some 90's and older hits to share! Movies Reviewed This Week: The Doom Generation (1995), Night Explorers The Asylum (2023), Guess Who (2024), Little Joe (2019), True Detective Season 4 (2023, spoiler free), Aaron's Blood (2016), She Dies Tomorrow (2020), Criminally Insane (1975), and Unseen (2023) Got a movie recommendation? Email us at ReelVilePodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the podcast on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the podcast on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the Reel Vile Podcast Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out Ruthless Pro Wrestling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out some of Germ's writings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Logos done by Kelli Miller and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ecko Randy of Slam Death Metal Logos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

On this episode of Score Values on Jan. 14, Alex Kuhn chats with colleague Alyssa Bergamini, who will be guest bartending for Giving Back Trivia Night on Tuesday at Little Joe's bar. Also, Haley Ebeling of Betsy's Blankets discusses the organization that she founded in her mother's honor.

This is a rebroadcast of a Bizarre Albums episode from 2022. The show will be back with new episodes on January 23!

It's Halloween!This year we have a real treat for you as we sat down with the brilliant UK horror star Ayvianna Snow, who chose Little Joe as a film she thinks deserves more love.Give it a listen to hear our thoughts for more some great chat with Ayvianna. Happy Halloween!All the usual links below:Apple/iPhone:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/films-n-that/id1470141261Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/1C4LiOrMZTD90e9tbB5EQOAcast:https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6071ac061216e55e7a95b11bYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIZopXPQHmlSnpgwtr2_ROQIf you want to hear/see more of Ayvianna then click the links below to check out some of her wonderfully spooky work.Ayvianna's Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ayviannasnowAyvianna's Twitter:https://twitter.com/AyviannaSnowAyvianna's IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6757384/If you'd like to get in touch, then the email is filmsandthatpod@gmail.com and we're on all the usual social media platforms  if just search for Just Films & that and you should find us!Our Website ishttps://www.justfilmsandthatpod.com/Our Patreon is:https://www.patreon.com/justfilmsandthatCheers!The Just Films & That team   Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This content is for Members only. Come and join us by subscribing here In the meantime, here's some more details about the show: It's a warm welcome then to the man himself: Dr. Brad Stone - the JazzWeek Programmer of the Year 2017, who's here every Thursday to present The Creative Source - a two hour show, highlighting jazz-fusion and progressive jazz flavours from back then, the here and now, plus occasional forays into the future. Please feel free to get in touch with Brad with any comments or suggestions you might have; he'll be more than happy to hear from you: brad@soulandjazz.com or follow him via Facebook or Twitter. Enjoy! The Creative Source 5th October 2023 Artist - Track - Album - Year Richard Baratta    Afro-Centric    Off the Charts    2023 Ben Winkelman    Praise    Heartbeat    2023 Joe Alterman Plays Les McCann    Gone On and Get That Church    Big Mo & Little Joe    2023 Arnie Sainz    Bedfellows    Darts    2023 Jahari Stampley    Evanescent    Still Listening    2023 Gonzalo Rubalcaba    Windows    Borrowed Roses    2023 Jeremy Monteiro    Josefina    Sings    2023 Ivan Lins    Missing Miles (feat. Randy Brecker)    My Heart Speaks    2023 John Stein Trio with Cindy Scott    What If Love Never Dies    No Goodbyes    2023 Bill Cunliffe    Black River    Rainforests    2023 Nicholas Payton    Kimathi    Drip    2023 Paul Messina    Blue Fire-Rekindled    Althea    2023 Anders Aarum Trio    Oslo Puzzle    Oslo Puzzle    2023 Kris Berg & The Metroplexity Big Band    Recorda-Me    Perspective    2023 John Lang    Flotando    Earotica    2023 Gaea Schell    It Had to Be You    In Your Own Sweet Way    2023 Matt Otto    Hawk    Umbra    2023 Jerome Sabbagh    Slay the Giant    Vintage    2023 Anthony Fung    The Valley (feat. Mark Turner)    Fo(u)rth    2023 Joshua Redman    That's New England (feat. Gabrielle Cavassa)    Where We Are    2023 Alex Coke & Carl Michel Sextet    4 Mobile Structures Dedicated to Alexander Calder    Emergence    2023 Quinsin Nachoff    Pendulum    Stars and Constellations    2023 The post The Creative Source (#CreativeSource) – 5th October 2023 appeared first on SoulandJazz.com | Stereo, not stereotypical ®.

In this podcast, 2023 National Heritage Fellow “Little Joe” Hernández describes his musical journey, explaining how his culture, family, and personal experiences shaped his legendary style. Coming from a musical family, he took the traditional Mexican songs he grew up hearing and blended them with jazz, country, rock 'n roll, and blues to create a distinctive voice in Tejano music. He discusses his transition from a shy boy to the front Hispanic Hisman of Little Joe and the Latinaires—later Little Joe and La Familia—as well as his time in California and the explosion of Latin jazz, the great significance of the Chicano Movement on his music, his concerts for the United Farm Workers Union, and his return to Temple, Texas, to raise his family. He sheds light on the band's compositions and collaborations, indicating how they honed their distinctive sound over time. Hernández also discusses the profound emotional connection music can forge, allowing artists and audiences to bond over shared feelings and experiences, his collaborations with Willie Nelson for Farm Aid, his five Grammy Awards, his longevity in the music business, and the way the music preserves, expands, and celebrates Chicano culture.

The Morning team breaks down the Eagles injury report to project who's playing Monday night. Who do you blame more for the Eagles struggles? Joe thinks the answer is Jalen Hurts.  Beat the Hammer goes for win #227 in a rematch.

This content is for Members only. Come and join us by subscribing here In the meantime, here's some more details about the show: It's a warm welcome then to the man himself: Dr. Brad Stone - the JazzWeek Programmer of the Year 2017, who's here every Thursday to present The Creative Source - a two hour show, highlighting jazz-fusion and progressive jazz flavours from back then, the here and now, plus occasional forays into the future. Please feel free to get in touch with Brad with any comments or suggestions you might have; he'll be more than happy to hear from you: brad@soulandjazz.com or follow him via Facebook or Twitter. Enjoy! The Creative Source 31st August 2023 Artist - Track - Album - Year Terell Stafford    Mi a Mia    Between Two Worlds    2023 Greg Diamond/Edward Pérez/Ludwig Afonso    Caprichosa    Beata    2023 Gerry Gibbs Thrasher People    We Live in Brooklyn Babby/Everybody Loves the Sunshine    Family    2023 James McGowan Ensemble    Tripping Triceratops    Reaching IN    2023 Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra    Jib Set    Open Spaces: Folk Songs Reimagined    2023 Joe Alterman    Beaux J. Poo Boo    Joe Alterman plays Les McCann: Big Mo & Little Joe    2023 Lorca Hart Trio    Recluse    Inspiration & Gratitude    2023 Keigo Hirakawa    Change of Plans    Pixel    2023 Soft Machine    Maybe Never    Other Doors    2023 Soft Machine    Back in Season    Other Doors    2023 Mehmet Ali Sanlikol & whatsnext?    Times of the Turtledove    Turkish Hipster: Tales from Swing to Psychedelic    2023 Paul Messina    Seven Seas    Althea    2023 Joel Harrison    Parvati    Anthem of Unity    2023 Chad McCullough    Spinning Wheels    The Charm of Impossibilities    2023 Dave Goldberg    A Familiar Something    The Other Side    2023 Arman Sangalang    Odyssey    Quartet    2023 Dan Pitt Trio    Foreboding    Stages    2022 Jason Kao Hwang Critical Response    Dragon Carved Into Bone    Book of Stories    2023 The post The Creative Source (#CreativeSource) – 31st August 2023 appeared first on SoulandJazz.com | Stereo, not stereotypical ®.

PHOTO: NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLICATION. @BATCHELORSHOW THE JOHNSTOWN MOB: 1/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob. by Russell Shorto https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. The best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: You're a writer―what are you gonna do about the story? Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. Smalltime is a riveting American immigrant story that travels back to Risorgimento Sicily, to the ancient, dusty, hill-town home of Antonino Sciotto, the author's great-grandfather, who leaves his wife and children in grinding poverty for a new life―and wife―in a Pennsylvania mining town. It's a tale of Italian Americans living in squalor and prejudice, and of the rise of Russ, who, like thousands of other young men, created a copy of the American establishment that excluded him. Smalltimedraws an intimate portrait of a mobster and his wife, sudden riches, and the toll a lawless life takes on one family.

PHOTO: NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLICATION. @BATCHELORSHOW THE JOHNSTOWN MOB: 2/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob. by Russell Shorto   (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. The best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: You're a writer―what are you gonna do about the story? Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. Smalltime is a riveting American immigrant story that travels back to Risorgimento Sicily, to the ancient, dusty, hill-town home of Antonino Sciotto, the author's great-grandfather, who leaves his wife and children in grinding poverty for a new life―and wife―in a Pennsylvania mining town. It's a tale of Italian Americans living in squalor and prejudice, and of the rise of Russ, who, like thousands of other young men, created a copy of the American establishment that excluded him. Smalltimedraws an intimate portrait of a mobster and his wife, sudden riches, and the toll a lawless life takes on one family.

PHOTO: NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLICATION. @BATCHELORSHOW THE JOHNSTOWN MOB: 3/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob.  by Russell Shorto   (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. The best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: You're a writer―what are you gonna do about the story? Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. Smalltime is a riveting American immigrant story that travels back to Risorgimento Sicily, to the ancient, dusty, hill-town home of Antonino Sciotto, the author's great-grandfather, who leaves his wife and children in grinding poverty for a new life―and wife―in a Pennsylvania mining town. It's a tale of Italian Americans living in squalor and prejudice, and of the rise of Russ, who, like thousands of other young men, created a copy of the American establishment that excluded him. Smalltimedraws an intimate portrait of a mobster and his wife, sudden riches, and the toll a lawless life takes on one family.

PHOTO: NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLICATION. @BATCHELORSHOW THE JOHNSTOWN MOB: 4/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob. by Russell Shorto   (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. The best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: You're a writer―what are you gonna do about the story? Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. Smalltime is a riveting American immigrant story that travels back to Risorgimento Sicily, to the ancient, dusty, hill-town home of Antonino Sciotto, the author's great-grandfather, who leaves his wife and children in grinding poverty for a new life―and wife―in a Pennsylvania mining town. It's a tale of Italian Americans living in squalor and prejudice, and of the rise of Russ, who, like thousands of other young men, created a copy of the American establishment that excluded him. Smalltimedraws an intimate portrait of a mobster and his wife, sudden riches, and the toll a lawless life takes on one family.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. 1889 @Batchelorshow 1/4: The gritty and violent melting pot: 1/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob by Russell Shorto . https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. The best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: You're a writer―what are you gonna do about the story? Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. 1889 @Batchelorshow 2/4: The gritty and violent melting pot: 2/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob by Russell Shorto . https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. The best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: You're a writer―what are you gonna do about the story? Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. 1889 @Batchelorshow 3/4: The gritty and violent melting pot: 3/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob by Russell Shorto . https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. The best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: You're a writer―what are you gonna do about the story? Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 4/4: The gritty, violent melting pot. 4/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob by Russell Shorto . https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. The best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: You're a writer―what are you gonna do about the story? Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. Smalltime is a riveting American immigrant story that travels back to Risorgimento Sicily, to the ancient, dusty, hill-town home of Antonino Sciotto, the author's great-grandfather, who leaves his wife and children in grinding poverty for a new life―and wife―in a Pennsylvania mining town. It's a tale of Italian Americans living in squalor and prejudice, and of the rise of Russ, who, like thousands of other young men, created a copy of the American establishment that excluded him. Smalltimedraws an intimate portrait of a mobster and his wife, sudden riches, and the toll a lawless life takes on one family.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 2/4: Hard knocks in the Keystone State: 1/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob by Russell Shorto . https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. Smalltime is a riveting American immigrant story that travels back to Risorgimento Sicily, to the ancient, dusty, hill-town home of Antonino Sciotto, the author's great-grandfather, who leaves his wife and children in grinding poverty for a new life―and wife―in a Pennsylvania mining town. It's a tale of Italian Americans living in squalor and prejudice, and of the rise of Russ, who, like thousands of other young men, created a copy of the American establishment that excluded him. Smalltimedraws an intimate portrait of a mobster and his wife, sudden riches, and the toll a lawless life takes on one family.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 3/4: Hard knocks in the Keystone State: 3/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob by Russell Shorto . https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. Smalltime is a riveting American immigrant story that travels back to Risorgimento Sicily, to the ancient, dusty, hill-town home of Antonino Sciotto, the author's great-grandfather, who leaves his wife and children in grinding poverty for a new life―and wife―in a Pennsylvania mining town. It's a tale of Italian Americans living in squalor and prejudice, and of the rise of Russ, who, like thousands of other young men, created a copy of the American establishment that excluded him. Smalltimedraws an intimate portrait of a mobster and his wife, sudden riches, and the toll a lawless life takes on one family.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 1/4: Hard knocks in the Keystone State: 1/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob by Russell Shorto . https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. Smalltime is a riveting American immigrant story that travels back to Risorgimento Sicily, to the ancient, dusty, hill-town home of Antonino Sciotto, the author's great-grandfather, who leaves his wife and children in grinding poverty for a new life―and wife―in a Pennsylvania mining town. It's a tale of Italian Americans living in squalor and prejudice, and of the rise of Russ, who, like thousands of other young men, created a copy of the American establishment that excluded him. Smalltimedraws an intimate portrait of a mobster and his wife, sudden riches, and the toll a lawless life takes on one family.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 4/4: Hard knocks in the Keystone State: 4/4: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob by Russell Shorto . https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting―but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. Smalltime is a riveting American immigrant story that travels back to Risorgimento Sicily, to the ancient, dusty, hill-town home of Antonino Sciotto, the author's great-grandfather, who leaves his wife and children in grinding poverty for a new life―and wife―in a Pennsylvania mining town. It's a tale of Italian Americans living in squalor and prejudice, and of the rise of Russ, who, like thousands of other young men, created a copy of the American establishment that excluded him. Smalltimedraws an intimate portrait of a mobster and his wife, sudden riches, and the toll a lawless life takes on one family.