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8 hours ago · Although we are supposed to loathe bloodthirsty criminals, there is an aura amongst legendary mob bosses such as Frank Costello, Carlo Gambino, Big Jim Colosimo, Al Capone, and John Gotti. They did awful things but commanded respect from their subordinates, fear from their enemies, and there is still a fascination with them to this day.
8 hours ago · The involvement of the late Jim Steinman, best known for his work with Meat Loaf, leads to a real OTT sound on This Corrosion, not least the contributions from 40 members of the New York Choral Society . The b-sides are self-produced by Andrew Eldritch and are far more restrained. Indeed, Torch is almost akin to hearing a goth busker outside a ...
8 hours ago · The casting of Frank, at least at the time, was a real shock to audiences. Henry Fonda was a screen idol – not a pin-up, but a God-like figure of upstanding decency. He’d just played Abe Lincoln and, in much the same way as Gregory Peck, was regarded as one of those actors who played resolutely and unequivocally good, upstanding characters.
8 hours ago · Abbott & Costello (4) Admiral Ernest J. King (25) Admiral King High School (12) Admiral King High School Marching Band (6) African Safari Wildlife Park (1) Airport Tavern (11) Al Doane (7) Alex Visci (5) All Nations Social Club (1) All-Ohio State Fair Band (2) Amber Oaks (6) American Crucible (2) American Ship Building Co. (8) Amherst (14 ...
8 hours ago · Frank Costello (1891–1973), mobster; Leonard Covello (1887–1982), educator, founder and first principal of Benjamin Franklin High School; Bobby Darin (1936–1973), singer; Julia de Burgos (1914–1953), poet; James De La Vega (c. 1974), visual artist best known for his street aphorisms and muralist art.
8 hours ago · Ask any music fan to make a list of famous guitars, and they’ll likely start with B.B. King’s beloved Lucille. King’s old lady was a Gibson semi-hollow body ES-355, and she was named for a ...
8 hours ago · The problem with the national broadcasts was, as always, “cost.” I asked Frank Mankiewicz — then president of NPR — to fund APHC for national broadcast. He was very clear: “No.” And so we formed American Public Radio, a competing network, whose marquee program was A Prairie Home Companion, which had become an obvious success.
