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Howie Carr talks to Laurel Sweet
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Howie Carr talks to Laurel Sweet

Published:Thu, 3 Sep 2009
Description:We will speak with Boston Herald reporter Laurel Sweet about the spectacle. Should Angiulo have been allowed military honors?
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" 187746943221. 8774694322. That is the toll free number of the Howie -- show if you would like to join us here. This afternoon every weekday afternoon. Tomorrow by the way we will be doing -- death pool. Guess what to help to have the speed psychic here when we. Started the death for maybe could have given us some on some camps. For forgiven somebody some tips on -- I'm not I'm not in the death for I -- of the death for us as they. As a contestant I guess but I don't take part in the 187746943221877. -- how yes. Yes Andy would you be incidents speaking of tomorrow came from the funeral to see how what. Yes I what issues around a minute okay yes I admit that -- admit to yes. Floral -- was at the funeral for for Jerry and jewel today I'm looking around where it. What happened I wish the psychic we're still here CNB I need him to find my a my copy for these Jeff -- are got to hear it as I found it. Without the I hate that drinking coffee from a Boylan sprout. All right. 18774694322. If you would like to join us here this afternoon -- Every weekday afternoon that's the number if you like a list of the show on the -- go to our website which is how we cart dot com how we cart dot com click on the live audio streaming. If you would like to war. Think part of daily Internet poll he also -- Howie -- dot com how we poll has brought you today by Jeff -- insurance contact the commissioner Jeff Carbone insurance dot com to save money on your auto and home insurance. Jeff Carbone insurance dot com to save money on your auto and home insurance in what is today's poll questioned one of the results thus far should generic and -- have received a funeral with full military honors yes she heard him he gets some. 44% agree with him that's all okay -- agrees and here okay -- laurel sweet reporter for the Boston Herald do you agree with me that Jerry should -- gotten full military honors today at his funeral."

" And I I actually do and I was talking to a retired federal agent who was watching the funeral him and he said you know what."

" He said he didn't get where he was in the name because he didn't have brains and she did he felt that he did -- it and you know that that came before everything else he did in -- fight for our country and that's the way it goes yeah that's pretty surreal to watch."

" Today yeah you meet with the the flag over the Coughlin and the honor guard -- kind of stuff."

" Yeah I'm -- pulled up you know he had these two sailors from the USS constitution's standing there saluting him and then. Does that bring the cost nowadays you said with a flag draped over it and -- forgot who you would therefore first seconds."

" We get the tips from from for a from some people love -- war in the military and they -- I don't know I don't know if they were rod disgusted by it but they were perplexed they date they were were. Puzzled that this is that this guy the under boss of the Boston mafia would get this kind of full military honors. You know -- social not all of -- were pleased about it apparently."

" No most definitely not an charity drawer crowd."

" So what it was that same Leonard's in the North -- right."

" Yep which probably a lot of people know the peace garden -- and that's where they they brought amendment. And at exactly noon time he left the north end of the church bells repealing them. You know we had hundreds of people -- to taking photos sent this really something."

" I think in moral home for the of from the FBI."

" There were a great many unmarked white fans hanging around -- orchestrate that. Pretending to deliver -- that's."

" Where's the cheese man men in attendance."

" I did not see the cheese man I -- going to the service from the family was extremely tolerant accommodating of the media. -- before but I didn't --"

" And did did did was there anyone there we know like Peter alimony perhaps serve any any of the other guys."

" I didn't see him either I mean obviously. Mister Angelos. Brother Frankie was there."

" Glad he's now the last surviving brother yeah there's so the last of the breaking the capped. Yeah and his son to narrow junior delivered the eulogy. Which was quite something."

" This is -- JGG and."

" You know -- in it was so strange how -- because. Yeah I was kind of wishing you with their because. You know it's we know Senator Kennedy just came through the north and a week ago today yes and in the comparison and you -- that he was giving a this Teddy junior gave his father. Talking about how much picked out -- sailing and you know the things they did for them as a child -- was. A little bit rattling to make."

" So way anyone else than what else the Jannero in June load the second heard junior say."

" Well he had any you know that the words of the great Frank Sinatra -- did it his way. I I believe people if I."

" I guess that's better than quoting the words of the great frank Solon -- as a --"

" But that's that they most definitely as."

" But he was telling the story I heard it correctly that when can now with the kid and his brother Frankie. If he said the -- to a police report yeah. And and then he turned it was not going he said don't worry uncle frank the statute of limitations has run out of --"

" But all of this with the best -- is talking on."

" Pretty well -- proudest proudest day was in 1982 when he launched at 68 foot -- thing to narrow."

" But you would --"

" Jerry Jerry wasn't an ego mania accurate hearing you know naming the boat after himself basically I know I know its -- narrow but c'mon."

" I I've got to assume you've been down the intra coastal waterway yes yes yes he said the reason he got the the boat was because when you went through -- and they had to open those twenty bridges you wanted people to -- with Cummings."

" But it's the same time he was talking about. In 1970 sexist but they get one of those AMC -- yeah. And in the blizzard of 78 he couldn't he couldn't stand being cooped up in my house in the so he put chains on the tires and cinder blocks and had to back. And went out on the streets of -- You know today the storm damage to the rest of us."

" Did he expects a little snippets of light said that you know other people could relate tales."

" Where -- was Jason there by the way. -- in college boy is this is father lovingly described him -- those FBI tapes from 1981. Portrait. That's a bully but a lot of -- believed an idiot college boys. Not to pride Howard Jason did not speak for the other -- They just you priest introducing him and now the college boy -- would like to say a few words. About his old man. So it's -- Jannero was the only one who spoke. So yeah so another words. Unlike for the Kennedy's funeral for the and -- funeral they actually abided by the rules of the Archdiocese of Boston. Which says only one family member gets to speak. I spoke at the current it is true -- to bottom of the we do we know this now was right it was supposed to Sean O'Malley was not there of course."

" No I didn't -- my great disappointment either the Jack Nicholson let's. -- get over it."

" So what -- wells was there that -- it -- there were no there were no while recognize how about mini the animal was he there."

" Somebody asked me if I saw him -- and I didn't. She is looking."

" Very good champagne Dennis was with -- there I mean any any of the any of the old. Any of the old gang."

" And they I was looking for them I was told that they stayed away -- Connie. -- nobody -- the body. It -- in just sitting at a Q are trying not to call attention to myself yeah I guess yeah I rubber --"

" Was so was he was replaced pretty much packed her or not so much."

" And I training at a few it wasn't fault that they had a few hundred there and I'm told that they're having quite the after funeral parties in the hunt."

" You know what the living room. In the north and all free lobster free food."

" Really. All Leo what's open bar on. We some people over from south that."

" But that's that's got to mean -- people that we're not at that general meandering and but I did want you know like it's saving -- souvenir program."

" Well that's good. That's that I area heard a rumor that they give you -- flower on the way out laurel valley and drew who getaway to the flower."

" I think I would want to. The attendance."

" We have to pry you off the precedent to a book somewhere."

" A treasure up."

" about the Brothers."

" All of them either the Brothers Bulger the under boss by AO -- and O'Neal. Let's say it's gotta be one or the other of those two books."

" Well we've we've brought it up in the paper lord knows that it did not go unnoticed by anybody today that this."

" Jerry took the cake if that were on -- eightieth birthday and the swelling shut up."

" That was it was anybody mention was why these name let taken in -- may be outside the church was anyone talking about a month."

" You know actually it did have somebody comment to mean that that they always had great respect. For -- and Chilo but it certainly not so -- You know they referred to just simply a -- killer."

" Well that's just you know if you had to pick between one between the tool mom and Alta -- much question which when you go away you know now. Now which when you turn your back on same with forming you know Flemmi is another one exactly. But anyway Laura thanks for a thanks for joining us you've given us the -- the story on than the funeral of Jim ROJ enjoy low who was passed on at age ninety buried with full military honors where we're CIA where receipt interred today."

" Well we were thinking now I think there might be if Stanley mausoleum in Malden but the fact is that he's actually gonna be creamy it's so I'm not quite sure it was. You know -- considered private."

" The facelift thanks for the F face for a be with us are like your IQ of 1877469432. Charges they. Obviously could there was some of the has seen his great lines when people passed on minding my favorite though is when they knew there was a guy who ornament was a loan shark -- them. And he healed I've told the store before Arafat told the tootsie died -- in the there the the source said said the you know why because in most smokers somethin' or smoked some like that small died last night. One of his brother says that the loan and and Jerry just explodes cause he was always you don't lose all of really get an angry people. And just lead that -- all hang out I mean he was definitely Taipei Eagles."

" Big cat big the heroes may third -- in 2000."

" you mountain that's. -- she didn't kill the guy area he dusty which is angry that he was dead. Because he could never pay him back. 1877469432218774694322. Here's some news that won't surprise you that much but it's still it's it's still rather amusing. Sex and scandal have not been enough to make major sellers out of books about Bernie Madoff. According to Nielsen -- and neither much discussed how wall by alleged ex mistress Cheryl Weinstein. Nor recent wave of biographies about the pros imprisoned financier have caught on with the public. Weinstein's made off so other secret tabloid favorite published last month by saint Martin's press says soldiers 2000 copies why would you buy it. You know I mean if you buy a copy of the New York Post the New York Daily News you can read all the Korean sections of -- you don't need to buy it. Jerry Oppenheimer's made off with the money has sold just 1000 copies. Gerald and -- stroke worse catastrophe and in drew encouragement betrayal each sold 3000 boy they're good they're out some serious money here on advances. -- Are good ones too good to be true has been slightly more successful selling 5000 copies. Neilson -- tracks about seventy to 75%. Of the market. Publishers had been so anxious to release Madoff made off -- that the publication dates for made off with the money -- and too good to be true were moved up from the fault August. This from ABC news private security guards at the US embassy in Kabul. Were pressured to participate in naked pool parties and perform sex acts to gain promotions -- assignment the preferable ships according to its. One of twelve guards who have gone public with their complaints. The guarding US military had it veteran set top supervisors of the armor report not only aware of the quote on quote deviant sexual acts but. I'm quote but helped organize them. It was mostly the young guys fresh from the military who were told they had to participate. Said the guards they were not gay but they knew what it took to get promoted. The State Department says it is investigating the allegations in the circumstances surrounding photographs which show naked in barely clothed men fondling one another. The guard spoke -- ABC news said the drunken parties have been held regularly for. At least a year and a half. No members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation could be reached for comment. Susan Afghans remember her she's one of the Manson gang. She was not expected to survive after being diagnosed with brain cancer last year after nearly four decades behind bars the former Charles Manson follower was denied parole Wednesday and what's likely to be her last bid for freedom before she -- good. She 61 she'd been denied parole thirteen times since 1976. And she is she's actually the she's actually the one who -- murder. Sharon Tate I mean she actually handle a knife. The actress had begged as Susan Atkins for life. She asked me to let her baby live. Atkins told parole officials in 1993. I told her I didn't have mercy for her. Well in the state of California and the the citizens. Shouldn't have mercy of the shouldn't have mercy on you should day. Tokyo. Japan's next prime minister might be nicknamed the alien but it's his wife who claims to have had a close encounter with -- and other world. Well my body was asleep I think my soul wrote on a triangular shaped UFO one went to Venus. -- you -- how to eat hot Toyama the wife of premier in waiting yacht Yukio hot Toyama wrote in a book published last year. Venus is a very beautiful place and it is really green. Shoveling my backyard after all the rain this summer. More you key 66. Described the extraterrestrial experience which she said took place some twenty years ago when a book entitled the very strange things I've encountered. -- make a prediction that very strange things like and I've encountered sells more than 2000 copies. They Caroline here's one here's one you should doubt you should listen to hear the teenage girl who got stuck down a portable. Up portable up Porta potty at a music festival has become an unlikely Internet star. The nineteen year old girl accidentally dropped her handbag down the toilet at Leeds festival made the mistake of trying to worst retrieve it. The girl identified only as Charlotte. They ring a bell Caroline. The girl identified only as Charlotte was stuck for twenty minutes as firefighters first tried to dismantle -- then managed to pull her free. So now they've set up. The poor girl leads fest 2009 appreciation society. It's got 14000. Members on FaceBook. Her cousin Katie set I think most people would have left the bag but it had all for money and at her phone and her tickets homer white frilly. One world what was your phone like after she retrieved the purse. She couldn't reach with one arm Scioscia put the other our men and managed to get her shoulder stock her arms are black and broke blue. Groups lists. It she was hosed down which was when -- was a bit embarrassing but she hasn't hadn't been covered and anything -- her hands were good few feet above it. The poor girl Charlotte the cool girl 18774694322."

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