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. […]
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Chuck Berry DEAD at 90 – Breaking News
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Comments Off on Chuck Berry DEAD at 90 – Breaking NewsPearce’s Picks: David Allyn’s “This Is My Lucky Day!”
March 17th, 2017 CEO 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 […]
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March 16th, 2017 CEO 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 […]
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March 16th, 2017 CEO 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 […]
Posted in BREAKING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tags: & The Effects Of Having a Last Name of Gotti!, Ted Kennedy, The Federal Government, The Godfather, The Mob Comments Off on The Godfather, The Mob, Ted Kennedy, The Federal Government, & The Effects Of Having a Last Name of Gotti!How the Mob & Hollywood Took Care of the KKK with a Man Named Gregory Scarpa, SR and The Rat Pack!
March 15th, 2017 CEO 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 […]
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March 14th, 2017 CEO 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 […]
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March 12th, 2017 CEO By Kristi O’Toole Singer Joni Sledge, founding member of the 70’s musical group Sister Sledge has passed away. According to a statement released by the group’s reps, Sledge was found unresponsive at her home in Phoenix, Arizona on March 10, and was later pronounced dead. Joni, along with her sisters Debbie, Kim and Kathy, joined […]
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March 12th, 2017 CEO By Jerry Pearce After each installment of “The Sinatra File” makes its rounds among our vast readership, it is consistently gratifying to receive messages from readers commenting on aspects of a writing piece and the revelation of facts that were previously unknown to them. To their compliment, I can only reply that, if certain men […]
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March 8th, 2017 CEO By Joe Liddle I wrote an article about upcoming mob movies a few weeks ago and since then, a few new updates have come to light. I also spoke about The Life and Death of John Gotti and got a lot of feedback regarding a poll posted in the article. The poll in question was […]
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March 7th, 2017 CEO By Marla Eggar “Tonight, you become a new creation. You must swear to be faithful to La Cosa Nostra. If you betray this oath or what you know about this life, you will die and burn in hell much like this saint in your hand. Do you accept”? While the wording may differ from family […]
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March 6th, 2017 CEO By Kristi O’Toole From his inception in 1994, the film historian reached over 82 million homes. Osborne was known to cram delectable tidbits about movies and their stars into his brief introductions of classic films and in postscript comments about them. In longer segments, he would dissect films with guests and conduct intimate interviews with […]
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March 6th, 2017 CEO By Marla Eggar Over the years, it’s been commonly reported that there’s only three ways to leave the mob: death, jail or cooperation with law enforcement. This week I’m going to discuss two men who not only defied the odds and left the mob but did so with respect. In a day and age, where […]
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March 5th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Miram Colon a long-time actress in film and TV died this past Friday and it was confirmed by her husband, Fred Valle who told The Associated Press that Colon died in a New York hospital because of complications from a pulmonary infection. She was 80. Colon acted in many movies and […]
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March 5th, 2017 CEO By Jerry Pearce In some past installments of both “The Sinatra File” and “Pearce’s Picks,” I’ve been able to tie in my appearance at this past December’s “Sinatra Birthday Bash” concert in Red Bank, New Jersey, with whatever topic I was covering that week, and in this edition of “Pearce’s Picks,” mention of that memorable […]
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March 4th, 2017 CEO By Kristi O’Toole In December 1894, St Peter’s National School on Raglan Street was hosting a performance in a classroom upstairs which was larger than the other rooms. Many children came to see the performance and some of them were accompanied by their parents. Now some boys in the front rows began to misbehave, forcing […]
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March 3rd, 2017 CEO By Marla Eggar This week we journey into the life of mobster, John D’Amato, of the De Cavalcante Family. But before we do, here’s a little FYI for you. Back in the day, (when I was just an itch in my daddy’s pants) the New Jersey crime family was seen as the “red headed step […]
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March 1st, 2017 CEO By Kristi O’Toole Though a sign hangs warning folks that Castle Oliver in Limerick is full of spirits, too many often mistake it to mean the liquid kind. However, they are quickly corrected by the resident specters. When Charles Silver Oliver became an absentee landlord around 1812, Galloway became Steward of the estate. Following Charles’s […]
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March 1st, 2017 CEO By Jerry Pearce We spent so much time in our last installment of “Pearce’s Picks” speaking about the notorious rivalry between singers Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Roselli and their respective associations with the underworld, that I’m left to feel that I robbed the latter singer of what deserved to be brought to light: speaking of […]
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February 27th, 2017 CEO By Marla Eggar A Bronx Tale has to be one of my all-time favorite movies. You have danger, romance and a valuable life lesson that’s applicable to everyone. For anyone who may fall under the category of living under a rock or in outer space – here’s the meat and potatoes of the storyline. You […]
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February 26th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Author Michael Seth Starr has a best seller on his hands with the autobiography “Black and Blue: The Redd Foxx Story.” From page one, to very last page of the book, Starr takes the reader on a journey through the amazing life of Jon Sanford (AKA – Redd Foxx), from his […]
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February 26th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Conductor & Arranger Vincent Falcone has worked with a who’s who’s in the music industry to include, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Andy Williams, Steve Lawrence & Eyde Gorme and Pia Zadora to name just a few… Each of these talents he speaks of fondly is very enjoyable in his autobiography: Frankly […]
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February 26th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Leon Ware, who was an extremely talented singer and songwriter who penned hits for artists like Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, died Thursday. His manager confirmed the singer’s death to NPR. He was 77. Ware co-produced and co-wrote Gaye’s classic 1976 LP I Want You, which featured the chart-topping […]
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February 26th, 2017 CEO By Kristi O’Toole The final verdict came in for Judge Joseph Wapner. He died Sunday morning at his home in California of natural causes. He was 97 The famed judge taped more than 2,000 episodes of “The People’s Court” during his 12-year tenure on the program, inspiring decades of similar courtroom shows, including “Judge Judy” […]
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February 26th, 2017 CEO By Kristi O’Toole “It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery. A loving husband and father, Bill began his career in Hollywood working on films in the art department and went on to have an illustrious career spanning four decades as a beloved […]
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February 26th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Bobby Darin was a larger than life singer and actor who sadly has his star burn out much too soon. In 1973, at the young age of 37, he would pass away, but he packed a lot of living in those 37 years. In Michael Seth Starr’s outstanding biography “Bobby Darin: […]
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