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I was born in 1951. I was made in 1975. And on May 27th, I’ll be 75 years old. Three quarters of a century on this planet. I lay in bed the other night and I started thinking about everything I’ve lived through — every president, every war, every cultural shift, every mob story I was in the middle of. So I sat down and I wrote it all down decade by decade. JFK’s assassination. Vietnam. Joe Colombo getting shot. Halloween night, 1975. The Commission trial. Doing my time. 9/11. The Sopranos finale. COVID. Right up to today. Some of it’ll make you smile. Some of it’ll make you angry. All of it shaped who I am. Consider this my thank you to all of you who’ve been with me on this ride. And if you’ve been around long enough, maybe it’ll bring back some memories of your own.
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00:00 - Introduction
01:17 - My March to 75
04:25 - The 1950s: A Different America
08:38 - The 1960s: A Moment Frozen in Time
09:39 - The Night Shea Stadium Lost Its Mind
10:29 - The Moon Landing
11:02 - The Cuban Missile Crisis
11:23 - A Dream That Changed America
12:34 - A Brother Lost Two Years Later
12:55 - The Year New York Ruled Sports
13:30 - The Movie My Mom Made Me See
14:11 - The Copa With My Dad
15:30 - The Rat Pack Era
16:57 - The 1970s: Rocky and the Godfather
17:36 - My Dad Goes to Prison
18:04 - That Day on Unity Day
18:22 - Working on the World Trade Center
19:20 - Watergate and the Shah of Iran
20:07 - When Elvis Was Gone
21:07 - Jaws and Why Nobody Swam
21:32 - The Exorcist Aftermath
22:19 - Halloween Night, 1975
22:59 - The 1980s Begin
23:48 - Outside Sparks Steakhouse
24:08 - The Indictment That Changed My Life
24:31 - Giuliani and the Rise of RICO
24:50 - MTV, Thriller, and the Berlin Wall
26:21 - The Disco Era
27:18 - Marrying My Wife in 1985
27:34 - When I Found Christianity
28:12 - The 1990s: A New Era
28:40 - Rodney King and the Trial of the Century
29:25 - The Goodfellas Story With My Wife
31:11 - Princess Diana and the Yankee Dynasty
31:51 - When We Lost Sinatra
33:10 - 1993: The First Attack on the Towers
33:42 - The Oklahoma City Bombing
34:10 - The 2000s: That Morning in California
35:20 - The Warning That Was Ignored
36:51 - Iraq, Katrina, and Obama
39:44 - The iPhone Changes Everything
39:54 - The Sopranos Finale
40:30 - The 2010s and Beyond
41:25 - The Pandemic That Changed Everything
41:36 - Queen Elizabeth and Ukraine
42:07 - A Country Divided
42:39 - What I Want to Say at 75
44:57 - What's Coming on May 27th
Backbone Media Group
🍾 Join Me In Celebrating My 75th Birthday, Sign up for this free event here!: celebrate.michaelfranzese.com
🍷 Have you tried my wine yet?: yt.franzesewine.com
💪🏼 Join Franzese Family: michaelfranzese.com/family
I was born in 1951. I was made in 1975. And on May 27th, I’ll be 75 years old. Three quarters of a century on this planet. I lay in bed the other night and I started thinking about everything I’ve lived through — every president, every war, every cultural shift, every mob story I was in the middle of. So I sat down and I wrote it all down decade by decade. JFK’s assassination. Vietnam. Joe Colombo getting shot. Halloween night, 1975. The Commission trial. Doing my time. 9/11. The Sopranos finale. COVID. Right up to today. Some of it’ll make you smile. Some of it’ll make you angry. All of it shaped who I am. Consider this my thank you to all of you who’ve been with me on this ride. And if you’ve been around long enough, maybe it’ll bring back some memories of your own.
🤝 Book 1 on 1 Call With Me: michaelfranzese.com/book-1-on-1-call
🔥 Check out my store: store.michaelfranzese.com
🎙️ Michael Franzese Podcast on Spotify: spoti.fi/3Eo39qb
📧 Interested in partnerships? partnerships@michaelfranzese.com
00:00 - Introduction
01:17 - My March to 75
04:25 - The 1950s: A Different America
08:38 - The 1960s: A Moment Frozen in Time
09:39 - The Night Shea Stadium Lost Its Mind
10:29 - The Moon Landing
11:02 - The Cuban Missile Crisis
11:23 - A Dream That Changed America
12:34 - A Brother Lost Two Years Later
12:55 - The Year New York Ruled Sports
13:30 - The Movie My Mom Made Me See
14:11 - The Copa With My Dad
15:30 - The Rat Pack Era
16:57 - The 1970s: Rocky and the Godfather
17:36 - My Dad Goes to Prison
18:04 - That Day on Unity Day
18:22 - Working on the World Trade Center
19:20 - Watergate and the Shah of Iran
20:07 - When Elvis Was Gone
21:07 - Jaws and Why Nobody Swam
21:32 - The Exorcist Aftermath
22:19 - Halloween Night, 1975
22:59 - The 1980s Begin
23:48 - Outside Sparks Steakhouse
24:08 - The Indictment That Changed My Life
24:31 - Giuliani and the Rise of RICO
24:50 - MTV, Thriller, and the Berlin Wall
26:21 - The Disco Era
27:18 - Marrying My Wife in 1985
27:34 - When I Found Christianity
28:12 - The 1990s: A New Era
28:40 - Rodney King and the Trial of the Century
29:25 - The Goodfellas Story With My Wife
31:11 - Princess Diana and the Yankee Dynasty
31:51 - When We Lost Sinatra
33:10 - 1993: The First Attack on the Towers
33:42 - The Oklahoma City Bombing
34:10 - The 2000s: That Morning in California
35:20 - The Warning That Was Ignored
36:51 - Iraq, Katrina, and Obama
39:44 - The iPhone Changes Everything
39:54 - The Sopranos Finale
40:30 - The 2010s and Beyond
41:25 - The Pandemic That Changed Everything
41:36 - Queen Elizabeth and Ukraine
42:07 - A Country Divided
42:39 - What I Want to Say at 75
44:57 - What's Coming on May 27th
Backbone Media Group
