Before the Lights

Send us Fan Mail The Executive Director of the John Wayne Birthplace Museum in Winterset, Iowa, known for producing Buffalo Bill-style Wild West Shows, reminisces about the iconic figures of the old West and reflects on his sentiments towards modern Western movies. After spending a day with "The Duke" at his California home, he shares insights into John Wayne's character, a story ab...

Send us Fan Mail Larry Henry, the mastermind behind the inception of The Mob Summit in 2018, offers a glimpse into its origins, past venues, notable attendees, and the outlook for 2025, emphasizing the necessity of this year's event. 2024 Mob Summit June 1st  5-9pm at Dom DeMarco’s Pizzeria & Wine Bar, 9785 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV Tentative Schedule: 5-6: Social Hour, mingling...

Send us Fan Mail From Dom DeMarco’s Pizzeria in Las Vegas, NV, we're joined by the founder of ICONic Clothing Brand & the mastermind behind Operation Stolen Base, a notorious sports memorabilia fraud. This former professional baseball player shares his remarkable career journey, including the staggering amount of money he never earned. Prior to Operation Stolen Base, he ran a legitimate b...

Send us Fan Mail She emerged as a five-time World Boxing Champion and graced the pages of Playboy, all while staunchly advocating for mental health awareness. Returning to her mother’s homeland for a championship bout, she delved into Tae Kwon Do and took up fighting in grade school to combat bullying. Her struggle with alcohol began at a tender age of 11, prompting her journey to sobriety, which...

Send us Fan Mail Giuseppe “Joseph” Parisi while sitting in his jail cell penned a diary that serves as the foundation for this intriguing narrative. The epic unfolds in Southern Italy, where 17-year-old Giuseppe embarked on a journey to America. As the year 1920 marked the onset of Prohibition, a wave of feuds swept the nation, and West Springfield, MA, was no exception. The catalyst? The murder o...

Send us Fan Mail The show welcomes a professional baseball player from the Cincinnati Reds, known as Captain Chaos. TJ discusses the benefits of playing multiple sports and shares his journey from being a preferred walk-on at the University of Nevada to becoming the most valuable position player in 2016, thanks in part to a motivational tweet.  His misunderstanding of the MLB draft rule led to him...

Send us Fan Mail Clips are from interviews with: John Barbour Bower Yousse Jim Meskimen Michael Gutenplan John Leary Steve Westfield Oliver Wolfe Jimmy Bowen George Martorono Patricia Kara Sam Rosenberg Support the show Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beforethelightspodcast/ Follow the show on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/beforethelightspodcast/ Follow the show on Ti...

Send us Fan Mail Recorded from Dom DeMarco's Pizzeria in Las Vegas. He is the longest serving first time non-violent offender that was given a life sentence without parole. After serving 32 years and being the most appealed prisoner, he was released.  George explains what Gunman’s Row in Philadelphia where he grew up and as a two-year old seeing Benny the Gimp get shot in front of him. He was...

Send us Fan Mail The owner of Dom DeMarcos Pizzeria & Bar shares tales from the Best of LV Gold Winner located in Las Vegas, NV at 9785 W. Charleston. From being a pizza fanatic to opening the first pizza place in Fresno, CA in 1966, Albert's journey unfolds. His love for De Lorenzo’s Tomato Pies in Trenton, NJ leads to a 5-year deal-making process to acquire Dom DeMarco’s from Di Fara’s...

Send us Fan Mail The best in state teacher multiple times by Golf Digest and founder of the JRL Academy with his son, Grant who is a rising player in the game.  The story behind as a ten-year old going on a trip to Florida resulted in John being introduced to the game of golf and 6 months later he wins his first golf tournament. He has worked with Eddie Merrins and his short game coach was Dennis...

Send us Fan Mail The son of a mafia boss that went undercover with the CIA & FBI against the Buffalo Family joins the show. We start with his as a child being a food thief and stories about when he learned his father was a made man, being told he was in the “Army” & meeting Rocky Marciano.  Learning how the mafia-controlled congress, has ties to President, politicians, & law enforcemen...

Send us Fan Mail The developer of Leans. AI joins the show to talk about sports betting and we begin with the global boom happening with no end in sight. How he got scammed out of $75, 000 and how sportsbooks use a tactic to kindly say we do not want your business. Are sports handicappers legit to Steve? AI is only as good as the data inputted and he details this for you in addition to if he uses...

Send us Fan Mail A church going woman who lived a life of crime joins the show. We begin by learning what kind of neighborhood she grew up in Brooklyn which leads to being taught how to steal at age 5 by her mother.  Crazy Joe Gallo played dice games in the basement of her house, she finished her education in the 7th grade and has a degree in street smarts. Her brother committed his murder at age...

Send us Fan Mail Hey Tommy, who is your favorite guest you have ever interviewed?  Answer: It is impossible to answer as I really enjoy every guest that has been on my show.  Next question, what is your all-time number 1 show? After being asked more than once, here are the Top 5 in terms of downloads as of December 2023.  Enjoy! Here are links to the full episodes: #5: https://www.beforethelightsp...

Send us Fan Mail An Italian Christmas Show with a stand-up comic that wrote the catchy song, “Italian Christmas Time.” Mike explains where the “KC” comes from & his love for comedy. We get into Italian families, neighborhoods, the 15-minute goodbye when leaving a party, and the noise level of a room full of Italians! Godfather is a must at Thanksgiving! Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?  Cooking:...

Send us Fan Mail The author & founder of Live Ready joins the show to talk about his guide to protecting yourself in an uncertain world.  The psychological training, he received in the US Marines and what was the moment he decided to go from protecting people to teaching them how to protect themselves. The days of helping one another are gone but what has replaced it? After discussing the scho...

Send us Fan Mail A bluegrass, Texas Dirt country entertainer and rockabilly singer joins the show. We begin by hearing about at age nine he played a biker bar that had chicken wire and fencing-picture The Blues Brothers Movie. The artists Jimmy looked up to as a young kid and attending The Citadel which is a military college. Jimmy explains how his accounting and law background from college is sti...

Send us Fan Mail The third-generation psychic joins the show to talk about his journey that begins with his long family lineage that goes back to his grandfather winning the Irish Sweepstakes in the 30’s along with the famous Russian Mentalist, Wolf Messing. Who introduced him to magic, and his relatives claim to have ESP.  Where did he discover his ESP & Is trusting your gut mean you have psy...

Send us Fan Mail The Godfather of Reality TV joins the show and hold onto your pants as this show is a whirlwind filled with laughter, facts, stories, and Vegas! We begin by hearing about Bobby Darin and A type personalities traits. John tells his story that begins being on the streets at age 6, an orphan, being in jail, and coming to the United States at age 17 with an affinity of gambling. He en...

Send us Fan Mail The author of her new book: “Dream On Now Deliver”: The No Nonsense Guide to Achieving Success in the Entertainment Industry” rejoins the show.  #9 and I start the show out with finding out when she started writing the book. We then dive into some topics of the entertainment industry, and some are topics in the book. Adapting to a highly competitive business, the amount of determi...

Send us Fan Mail Jim has over 35 years of experience as an actor and is an excellent impressionist. He is the son of Marion Ross who played Marion Cunningham in Happy Days and the show begins by hearing what she taught him about show business and being on the set of Happy Days as a kid. His sister was a producer/writer for a very popular tv series called_________.  How he started doing voice impre...

Send us Fan Mail Hear from: Alan Geik on Murder Inc. Gianni Russo about Frank Costello. Blair Kenny on the Rochester Mob. Georgia Durante on being a getaway driver for the mob. Greg Stejskal photographing the Detroit Family Induction as a FBI Agent. Dan Moldea on the status of Jimmy Hoffa investigation. Tamer Elnoury dealing with a recording mishap and busting terrorists. Sean Patrick Griffin on t...

Send us Fan Mail From Hungary, Budapest Oliver tells what it was like growing up there and coming from a complete family of musicians. The story behind getting into a Hungarian TV Talent Show at age 13 and winning! He attended Leeds College of Music in the UK and what he has taken from there may surprise you!  The music scene in London, his type of music, and does he prefer remixes or mashups. We...

Send us Fan Mail The Co-Author of the book: “Freddie Steinmark: Faith, Family, & Football along with Sammy Steinmark, who is the younger brother of Freddie joined the show to talk about this inspirational person.  We begin the show with learning how Bower met Freddie and Sammy, telling us what it was like growing up in the Steinmark household. Freddie was a multi-sport star at Wheat Ridge HS t...

Send us Fan Mail John Hicks was a floorman at Binion’s Horseshoe In Las Vegas. He was murdered on Jan. 13, 1977, at his home which remains unsolved. The beginning of this show gives you the background on Johnny that saw James Woods played a character Lester Diamond in the movie, “Casino” which was based on Hicks.  Learn about his parents, their involvement in the casino industry in Las Vegas. Hick...