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Before the Lights Tommy Canale
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The show to find out how they made their mark!
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Presley Tennant: California Country: The Rapid Rise of a Vocal Powerhouse
Send us a Text Message.Named after Elvis?? Find out! Hear about Horsetown, USA where you may see a horse in a drive thru instead of a vehicle. The story auditioning for a Christian Rock Group but kept getting cut until the mayor of Temecula, CA saw her and introduced her to them. She thought she was loud when in fact she has a powerful velvet soulful voice. Finding her way back to country after being in the pop genre, and the explanation of what California Country Sound is. Kelly Clarkso...
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Dean Butler: Life Beyond Little House on the Prairie: Almanzo Wilder Actor
Send us a Text Message.The portrayal of Almanzo Wilder on Little House on the Prairie inspired a new memoir, Prairie Man: My Little House Life & Beyond. Show begins with his upbringing in Northern California as a child acting as a cowboy, cherishing the simplicity of days gone by, like heating water on the stove. His journey into acting stemmed from experiences of bullying, leading to his breakthrough moment when he was first heard and seen.Securing his first major role as Michael Wagner ...
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Louis "The Coin" Colavecchio: World's Greatest Counterfeiter told by Andy Thibault
Send us a Text Message.Co-Author of “You Thought It Was More” New Adventures of the World’s Greatest Counterfeiter begins by explain how he met Louis “the Coin” Colavecchio and if he wanted to be a made guy. Louis sold fake luxury brand sweaters, stole money from Catholics, and even did load frauds to purchase luxury sports cars from Italy! A master at creating casino chips/tokens, but where does one get this equipment? It took four years to perfect with coins for 36 casinos that were us...
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Michael Fenenbock: Sinatra & His Music
Send us a Text Message.An expert in the music of Frank Sinatra’s music and all its components. The son of NFL star, Chuck Fenenbock talks about writing the book, “Fireworks Everytime He Touched the Ball."How his affinity for Sinatra began, a funny story seeing him in concert, & does he have a favorite song or albums. The lasting musical legacy of Sinatra that spans four different periods. See the links below to follow his podcast: Sinatra Matters that has over 60 episodes. The excell...
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Louis Balestrieri: Operation Wasteland, Deep Undercover Documentary on Organized Crime
Send us a Text Message.Growing up in Brooklyn the Park Slope Area and later Massapequa Park he was associating with children of connected guys. Living in a cop family, he tells his humbled opinion between the police and organized crime. Learning to be loyal and respectful from mob guys and by the age of 21 he was driving a new Lincoln and hustling. Stories of Roy DeMeo and him being an opportunistic criminal. Did any of his previous jobs help him with being undercover? This transitions i...
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Javier Pena: DEA Agent Who Tracked Pablo Escobar/ Expert in Medellin Cartel
Send us a Text Message.Javier tells going from small bust operations in Austin, Texas to ending up on the case of Pablo Escobar in Colombia. Out of the academy he was hoping for a bigger city but ended up in Austin. After applying to go to Mexico, he was given Colombia. The eye-opening experience of dealing with Pablo Escobar who was hiding drugs in fruit and humans which we ended up on one of the biggest cases in the world!Javier knew Pablo very well from all the studying he did such as his ...