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Watching a Mob Hit with Singer/Actress Rena Strober (Veep, Les Miserables)

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4.1529 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2017

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Broadway Singer/Actress Rena Strober was singing at an Italian restaurant in New York when she heard what sounded like a gunshot. (Because it was!) Here's a few links to help you get the most out of Story Worthy- if you're listening on an iPhone, all you need to do is tap the cover art while the show is playing, and you'll see the episode notes, including the links. There is one to subscribe, http://bit.ly/2eSlJZw please do! There's one to our Facebook page and to our email address. We'd love to hear from you, either there, or on our survey at wondery.com/survey. You'll also find some special deals courtesy of our sponsors like Hello Fresh (promo code STORY30) Casper Mattress, LeTote, and Audible (promo code STORYWORTHY). It's good karma guys! See our Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and our California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Christine from Storyworthy. Can you imagine being a singer in an Italian restaurant full of mobsters?

0:09.0

And every Monday night, without a doubt, Frankie would hit the jukebox and I would sing

0:14.2

do you think on my parade every single Monday night. Who do you think would be in the audience?

0:20.3

There would always be different people,

0:22.4

and one night I get up there and Billy Joel is sitting at the table. So I got to sing for and

0:28.6

with and hang out with Billy Joel, and the next night Bill Clinton was there, and oh my God.

0:36.1

Sounds pretty amazing, doesn't it? What could go wrong go wrong i'm singing the song one shot one gunshot

0:42.1

and bam hey mr frankie here i am and i finish the song and i sit down and i'll never forget one of the guys at

0:49.8

sunny's table just said wow you're brave because it was a really loud room.

0:54.8

And then all of a sudden I heard pop.

0:57.9

Today on Storyworthy, the multi-talented actress singer voiceover artist, Rina Strober,

1:03.3

shares her story watching a mob pit.

1:05.9

Stay close.

1:08.6

Hello, this is Rena Strober and you're listening to Storyworthy.

1:14.4

Hey! Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California.

1:40.0

I am so glad you guys tuned in today, whether you're a longtime fan of the show or a new listener, welcome to storyboarding. Okay, let's just say right out of the gate, there's a cat in the room. And sometimes when there's a cat in the room, you can't deny it. So I'm not going to deny it. And I'm not going to keep editing like a maniac to cut out the cat. If you're allergic to cats, that's your problem. It shouldn't

2:02.3

affect you. You know, this is just for your listening pleasure, right? Thank you. I hope you guys

2:09.4

had a chance to listen to last week's episode with Dr. Michael Jervais. What an interesting guy,

2:15.0

right? His story was about surfing and a big decision that he had to make

2:19.1

and it was very very inspiring so if you haven't heard it go back and listen to dr michael jerva

2:24.7

but not now i mean i mean now you stay with me but later later you go back and you give it a listen

2:30.8

today you guys today i have a really interesting guest. I haven't had a lot

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