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 I 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 forever done living in the hospital was never fun some people were cool but not everyone

you never know who you're lying in a room with. So I broke a broomstick in half and let it groove with the concrete in the bathroom floor. It had a new tip stashed it behind it toiling in case I ever had to use it. Because one day Dolores had a chat with me.

Speak softly loud and hold me off against your heart.

I hear your words, the tender trembling.

Welcome everybody for another episode of Hollywood Godfather podcast. I'm starting to feel like we're a news bureau now because we are in such current events. We are normally telling stories of the past. This is a combination of the past, a book that was written that I knew the gentleman is written about, know the kids,

even the grandkids, and we have the author with us.

But first, let me introduce my compadry, my co-writer, Pat Pichorelli, co-host to the show.

Thank you.

And I'm going to give Pat the honors of introducing the writer that's joining us

and a friend I met and talked to numerous times while they were writing the book.

And Pat, if you do the honors, please.

Okay, it is an honor indeed.

The name of the book is Colombo, The Unsolved Murder by Don Caprica and Edward Colombo,

the privilege this evening tonight to have with us, John Caprily.

Welcome to the show, Don.

Thank you both for having me on.

It's a pleasure to meet you, Patrick, and Gianni, it's great to see you, as always.

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