Twice in my life I have been told "You look like Einstein." This occurs only when my hair and mustache grow out too long. Both times I have resisted or forgotten to reply, "Thanks, I feel smart."
Posts published by “Jeff Costello”
Do you shudder at the sight of low-life trailer-trash crankheads driving around in their beat-up Camaros? Do you nod solemnly when one of the big…
Boston, 1967 — My band called The Ones was playing a regular gig at the Brown Derby, five nights a week or something like that.…
Several things my father said repeatedly occur to me. The first piece of useful information I recall him passing along, was "Hold your sleeves" when…
Lots of Manson publicity since he died, and it's notable how many people had some sort of connection to Charlie. Musician friend of mine showed…
My old friend Gibbons sent me a copy to review for – what else? – the AVA. Jim and I are AVA old-timers, and my…
Within a month of my 18th birthday, the draft notice arrived in the mail. It was 1964 and I knew nothing of Vietnam, but had…
Sammy "the Bull" Gravano has been released from prison. He's the one who turned snitch and brought down John Gotti, then head of the Gambino…
