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Vincent Louis Gigante (/ dʒ ɪ ˈ ɡ æ n t i / jig-AN-tee, Italian: [dʒiˈɡante]; March 29, 1928 – December 19, 2005), also known as "Chin", was an American mobster who was boss of the Genovese crime family in New York City from 1981 to 2005.
The Bongos are a power pop band from Hoboken, New Jersey, that emerged from the New York City arts scene, primarily active in the 1980s, led by Richard Barone.With their unique musical style, they were major progenitors of the Hoboken indie-pop community, college radio favorites, and made the leap to national recognition with the advent of MTV.
In 2007, the restaurant group was acquired by private equity firms Kinderhook Industries LLC and Soros Strategic Partners LP with plans to expand. [2] In 2013, Mastro's Restaurants was acquired by Landry's, Inc. [3] Then mostly a Western US chain, the company expanded east to New York City, Boston, and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Michelin published restaurant guides for Los Angeles in 2008 and 2009 but suspended the publication in 2010. [4] Publication of the guide would resume for Southern California in 2019 but now covered all of California in one guide.
The drink menu included well known tiki drinks such as the Sharks Tooth, Head Hunter, and Fog Cutter, as well as the Chin Tiki Punch and the Chin Tiki Special, which was a communal drink meant for sharing, served in a large clam shell with long straws, and described as "a fusing of fine rums, brandy, liqueurs and fresh fruit juices crowned with ...
Richard Barone is an American rock musician who first gained attention as frontman for the Bongos.He works as a songwriter, arranger, author, director, and record producer, releases albums as a solo artist, tours, and has created concert events at Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl, SXSW, and New York's Central Park.
Janes House was originally developed at 6541 Hollywood Blvd by H. J. Whitley [2] and built in 1903 by architectural firm Dennis and Farwell, the same firm responsible for the nearby Lane House. [3] The Janes family bought the house for $10,000 ($349,963 in 2024) the year it was built, and moved in two years later.
Edward James "Bongo" Brown (September 13, 1932 – December 28, 1984) [1] was an American percussionist known for his work with The Funk Brothers, Detroit-based session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown recordings from 1959 to 1972.