Archive for March, 2017
The New Trailer For Stephen King’s ‘IT’ Officially Released


By Kristi O’Toole Being a writer of the supernatural one may think I’m not too fazed by horror, but this new trailer release should be titled, ‘S*it’, because that’s what I did in my pants. The blood-thirsty child-hungry Pennywise is back with a vengeance. ‘IT’ is easily one of Stephen King’s most well known creations, […]
Cougar Night & Lots More! This Column is Rated R…


By Marla Eggar This week I’m taking an intermission break from the mob and introducing … My girls! These chicks have been down with me since day one. Periodically we try to get together for a date night that we call “Cougar Night”. This week we decided to put together a list of public service […]
The Haunted United States: St. Augustine


By Kristi O’Toole Located on the N.E coast of Florida, St Augustine boasts being the oldest city in America. With that being said it stands to reason there would be plenty of haunting history under her belt. In my research, I’ve plucked a few unsettling tales out to share with you. Founded on the site […]
Old School Vs New School Gangsters: Abe “Kid Twist” Reles Vs Roy Demeo – Who Was a More Ruthless Killer?


By Marla Eggar Get ready for the main event! From the Old School era, born May 10, 1906, straight out of Brooklyn, New York, with the appropriate alias of “Kid Twist”. The most feared killer from Murder Inc, with a death toll of up to 1000, I give you the man himself Abe Reles! From […]
Practice What You Preach: Throwing the Word “Rat” Around Like a Pair of Dice!


By Marla Eggar The word “RAT” is thrown around so easily these days it’s hard to decipher whether someone truly deserves the title or not? General consensus say that a rat is a person who is deceitful, disloyal or someone who snitches. Being on certain mob forums, I’ve seen the post with certain mobsters and […]
The 411 on the FBI’s 302


By Marla Eggar Welcome back folks! This week I want you all to participate in a poll. Nothing presidential or political (thank God), but a process used by the FBI to help them gather information. Now this process is not exclusive to the mob, but never the less has been used for that very purpose. […]
The Sinatra File: Morning to Evening, Night And Day


By Jerry Pearce In the opening chapters of his excellent music biography “Sinatra! The Song Is You,” veteran author Will Friedwald covers, with great detail, the evolution of Sinatra’s musical relationship with the Cole Porter jazz standard “Night and Day,” probably one of the most well-known sets of music and lyrics in the Sinatra singing […]
Chuck Berry DEAD at 90 – Breaking News


By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Chuck Berry, a man refereed to as the “the Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” was found dead Saturday at a residence outside St. Louis, police in St. Charles County said. Berry, was 90 years old at the time of his death. Over the years, he recorded such hits as “Johnny B. […]
Who Loves You: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – NewzBreaker Music Video of the Day


Pearce’s Picks: David Allyn’s “This Is My Lucky Day!”


By Jerry Pearce In the 1940s, while New Jersey native Frank Sinatra was making his bones as a viable singer with the orchestras of Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, dance audiences attending concerts by the orchestra of fellow bandleader Jack Teagarden were being serenaded by the vibrant vocals of another young vocalist new on the […]
The Haunted Emerald Isle: Malahide Castle


By Kristi O’Toole In my series of columns on haunted Ireland I have left the best for last. Malahide Castle is located in Malahide, Dublin County, Ireland. The castle is a very old and very proud one. It was built in 1185 by King Henry II of England, for his friend Sir Richard Talbot. Talbot […]
The Godfather, The Mob, Ted Kennedy, The Federal Government, & The Effects Of Having a Last Name of Gotti!


By Marla Eggar “I don’t like your kind of people. I don’t like to see you come out to this clean country in your oily hair — dressed up in those silk suits – and try to pass yourselves off as decent Americans. I’ll do business with you, but the fact is, I despise your […]
How the Mob & Hollywood Took Care of the KKK with a Man Named Gregory Scarpa, SR and The Rat Pack!


By Marla Eggar Everyone knows the mob thrived during the prohibition era. What you might not know is how the Klan was a huge supporter of prohibition but for all the wrong reasons. You see, prohibition was seen as an immigrant entity. At the time, most beer breweries where owned by Germans. The way the […]
Joe’s Recommendations: British Gangster Movies


By Joe Liddle We’ve talked about mob movies, but we haven’t talked about some of the classic gangster movies the UK has to offer. Growing up in England, I think it’s fair to say I’ve seen my fair share of British classics. Some of them I consider rare finds, some of them cult masterpieces. I’ll […]