I’m always talking about all my wild relatives on both sides of the family we have the Key West Italians a unique group of the family but one of my favorites are the Jersey shore my mom side very loud and funny my mom has 11 brothers and sisters and out of New Jersey there is the Elizabeth New Jersey crew don’t mess with us and then you have the Manhattan crew great uncle Sal wild uncle Joey that’s him here with Jackie Gleason uncle Joey has his unique claim to fame’s in the early 40s he was a golden glove boxer when he was growing up he was one of those 42nd St. pool hustlers and watch salesman in time square he eventually started performing in a band and ended up being on a Jackie Gleason show a bunch of times ed Sullivan A lot of New York Yankee games and then he played in the White House for President Johnson in the first lady I spent a lot of time with my great uncle Joey when he played at Captain Tonys with his band My second son Joseph what is the name day after him