My name is Gianni Russo, aka Carlo, the infamous son-in-law from the godfather.

I'm now known as the Hollywood Godfather, and this is my story.

Before all of the wins in my portfolio, I was a little boy diagnosed with polio.

Experimenting with cures, I tried everyone. tried everyone felt everything in my right but my left was

numb walking with a limp like will i ever run once again or is this it am i for ever done living in the

hospital was never fun some people were cool but not everyone welcome everybody it's g Gianni Russo again. And it's time for another Hollywood Godfather podcast.

And I'm really excited about these new segments. So before I have anything else to say, let me bring my

co-host on, please. Cheney Raymond, how are you, my love?

I am fantastic. I've just been looking forward to our next time together so I can hear

these fabulous stories. They're fantastic. You know, it's funny because even today,

looking at my past, and, you know, like the stuff we're talking about tonight is over 40-something

years old oh wow and you know when when when you start talking about it and the magnitude of what the

projects were i was in my early 30s. I know, I can't believe that.

The stuff you're doing at 34 years old, most people don't do in their whole lifetime.

Oh, I know.

Your brain, I'm telling you, that polio did you good.

Well, before we go any further, what I'd like you to read, which I'm awfully proud of also.

And in fact, I want you to read it.

It's the use permit that I was approved for.

It was in the Las Vegas Sun on Wednesday, November 22nd, 1978, which to me, that's another omen, November 22nd,

because that's 15 years after JFK was killed.

Oh, my God.

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