When he got out in 1932, his reputation as a good wheelman got him a job as chauffeur to Paul "The Waiter" Ricca. ... He was later quoted as saying that he would do anything to keep from rotting in a stinking jail. ... John "Hollywood" Roselli (1905-1975) Johnny was a known liar. ... This got him into contact with Longy Zwillman, a New Jersey labor rackets boss, and Roselli became his primary West coast contact. ... He was broke when he got out of prison in 1974, so he moved in with his sister. ...

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Johnny Torrio was a new breed of gangster. ... His relationship with Johnny Torrio was no indication that he would lead such a criminal life. ... Capone got away with the murder. What he also got was publicity. ... Moran held a gun to his head, the gun was out of bullets, and Torrio survived. ...

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His first rap was about a friend that he lost to a gun. ... In Tupac's song "Dear Mama", he says "And even though you were a crack fiend, Mama you always was a Black Queen" (CD: Me against the World, produced by Johnny J). ... Tupac says "Moving to California, is where I got off track". ... (http://www.alleyezonme.com) One of the most popular songs off the album was "Brenda's got a baby". ... The song starts off with, "I hear Brenda's got a baby well, Brenda's barely got a brain, a damn shame tha girl can hardly spell her name". ...

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This seems to be a significant theme of the movie--the "new western,"" evocative of the old, but with bigger guns, meaner villains, more violent deaths, some new ideas, a shift in setting and of course, cheesier dialogue. ... At the end of the film, he is framed entering his home with his wife and child. His destiny is to settle forever. ... Dead Man with Johnny Depp also plays on this idea by creating a western hero that is bumbling, lucky and meek. ... [such as] the book versus the gun, the church vs. the saloon,"and indeed the East vs. the West- (par. 1). ...

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Another artist who is currently deep under the censorship gun shock rocker Marilyn Manson has faced similar allegations by many parents. ... Johnny Lee Clary a man who was a former Grand Dragon and member of the KKK who is now reformed, devotes his life to Christianity, wishes to rid the world of racism and obscenities. ... They were heavily influenced by Manson, and listened to his music all the time." - John Lee Clary, THE TRUTH ABOUT MARILYN MANSON This statement made by Mr. ... Clary blames Manson for instigating these shootings, not directly but with ideas in his lyrics. ... I connected ...

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With arrogance, and 22 loaded guns at all times of course. ... After his father's death, Thompson began a crime spree that has lasted the rest of his life. ... He wrote a letter to a friend that was later published in The Proud Highway: "Autie Mame bounced 19 times, got to keep hustling." ... His constant rejection from publishers threw Thompson into his work even more.... This is the piece that also got Thompson evicted from his present apartment when the landlord was appalled by the conditions of living illustrated in the article. ...

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