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I came across the pictures below a short time ago and they brought back some great memories.

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The Gaslight Club

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Renee is one of those people you can’t help loving, and never forget.

Andy was a great friend and is sorely missed.  I tell friends how great a singer he was to this day, I’ll never forget D’aldo Romano (if you don’t know the story read the book, and find D’aldo D’Angelo).

Judy was my first true love and I have been sorry I lost her ever since

Karleen, I’ll never forget your cousins. Jeez, what a dumb smile I have in this picture

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Short Stories

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Jo-Ann, another good friend and fun person to be with

Judy you will recognize yourself in the book, as well you should.  I remember foundly every moment we had together.  Here’s hoping you have had and are having a wonderful life.

No, Idea who they are!   Just Kidding, How could I forget, Judy and Renee were one of the main reasons XXI Gaslight had any success at all.  For years friends remind me how great Renee and Judy were.  

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The Scam

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The Rock Hotel

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The Novel, “Gaslight Club”

Well, I’m trying something I have always wanted to do, writing.  The first Novel is about a Night Club “The Torch Light Club”. The novel begins with the primary character starting off his life. He worked at wedding photography during high school and loved it, but, as a life’s work it did not pay very well.  After all, you could only do so many weddings, when you had only the weekend to do them. He also does not like doing “baby photography” which is what most studios do during the week. The primary character is named Angelo Cataldo, after my beloved grandfather. The original Angelo was a very talented, entirely self taught, “Jack of all Trades”.  He could build a house from the leach field to the roof and beyond, and that was one of his minor talents. 

In the book the main character worked his way from a small neighborhood restaurant to a big city night club.

After several years in the small restaurant and a measure of success he decided to sell out and go back to school, this time for video photography.  This plan was interrupted to help out a friend and the night club became the plan.  After learning the business and making many friends a run in with a local Mafia thug side tracked his future plans and moved him in another direction. He went on to add a detective agency to the already busy schedule of the night club.  This leads to an interesting encounter with a MA legislator, his family and a Western Mass. college.  Then comes the vacation from hell with the love of his life, a Puerto Rican prison, and a shaky recovery. From a near death experience, he almost caught lead poisoning, specifically lead traveling at 1000 meters a second....

 

Hopefully Mr. Cataldo will return.

 

By the way, all material on this site is copyrighted James Ciano at various years

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Short Story  “A Beautiful Day to Die

Ram  Rom Run

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Father Son & Holy Ghost

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