Butch's Life Story

Told by Butch on video  Old Time Brooklyn Photo's   Butch's Brooklyn Photo Collection

 
   
Chapter 1 1952-54 The early years, growing up in Bay Ridge Brooklyn and how Butch made his money.
   
 

Alpine theatre 5th Ave 1949

 
 

   
Chapter 2 1954 Butch moves to Bensonhurst, starts a fight as soon as he arrives, and also on his first day in the new school.

   
 

   
Chapter 3 1955 Butch discovers poker which becomes a life long source of income, he also talks about his first action bowling match.
   
 

   
Chapter 4 1957 Butch walks into Ave M Bowl for the first time with a cool hundred in his pocket and his bowling bag in his hand. Ave M would become his home for the next 4 years.

Windsor Theater (Lanes), 4105 15th Avenue, corner 41st Street,
   
 

   
Chapter 5 1958 Butch starts High School and finds another source of income.

   
 

   
Chapter 6 1960 Butch talks about a few of his action matches.
   
 

   
Chapter 7 1960 Butch Finds Heaven. The first time Butch witnesses the big time action at Ave M Bowl
   
 

   
Chapter 8 1961 This was the best year in Butch's life. His bowling game kept getting better and better until he feared no one. Who he bowled and his days at the track, the card games and not going to school while living the high life.
   
 

   
Chapter 9 1962 Butch is to chicken to face his father so he sneaks out in the middle of the night and joins the Air Force.
   
 

   
Chapter 10 1962 Butch some how gets through basic and heads off to Tech School in Amirillo Texas. After getting tossed cout of tech school it's Turner Air Force base in Albany Georgia as a member of the Air Police, what a joke that was.
   
 

   
Chapter 11 1962 Albany Georgia could of been the end of Butch's life in many different ways. His partners in crime ended up doing 5 years of hard labor on a Georgia chain gang.
   
 

   
Chapter 12 1963 Butch gets into one jam after another until he's finally asked to leave the Air Force.
   
 

   
Chapter 13 1963 Butch is now on his way to Miami with $7 dollars pocket and in the company of a con artist.
   
 

   
Chapter 14 1963 Butch comes home, by accident. What a mistake.
   
 

   
Chapter 15 1965 Butch beats Mac Wagner                  1997 Butch interviews Mac & Stoop
   
 

   
Chapter 16 1966 The last weekend of action bowling, and the end of life as Butch knew it.

Doug & Butch talk about their action days
   
 

   
Chapter 17 1966-76 Butch gets married and goes to work
   
 

   
Chaper 18 1976 The Comeback. Butch and Larry check out the new action scene.
   
 

   
Chapter 19 The comeback and the hustle. Butch sets his sites on the biggest fish in the world of action bowling.
   
 
   
Chapter 20

The comeback, Butch sets up Bill Daley      1997 Butch & Daley Talk About Their 1976 Match

Daley On Kidder       Petraglia-Roth vs Kidder-Burgland match 

   
 
   
Chapter 21 1978 Butch goes to work for Paul in the paper bag business
   
 
   
Chapter 22  1980 Butch becomes Paul's partner in more than one venture
   
 
   
Chapter 23 Butch & Paul run a lucrative card game
   
 
   
Chapter 24 Paul turns the bag business over to Butch
   
 
   
Chapter 25a Butch's first disastrous trip to Atlantic City using his credit line.
Chapter 25b Butch makes a comeback, he's now a winner, what a great life.
Chapter 25c Butch decides to close it down, it was a real good run, what a ride.
   
 
   
Chapter 26a  Butch leaves his wife to follow his dream, going on the road to live the life of a hustler going from town to town.  flashback
Chapter 26b  Butch finds the perfect Mid West town for his first con job hustle.  flashback
Chapter 26c  Butch sets himself up at one of the local bowling lanes.  flashback
Chapter 26d Butch wraps up his on the road story   flashback
   
 
   
 

To be continued
   
  After my video bio is complete I will be adding the most important part. It will be 5 different complete stories about my life and times with my 5 best friends.

In the order of when I met them.

bulletAl (Brother) Benson
bulletRichard Pelser
bulletPaul Leonardi
bulletDouglas Najar
bulletLarry Hersh

Most people are lucky if they have one really good friend in their life. In this respect I was blessed. The word friend I've always felt was used way to loosely, I do not, these stories will be about 5 people I truly love.

 
   
Sidebar Meet Douglas Najar, checkout what makes him tic.
Sidebar Meet Larry Hersh, this is his tryout for joining Butch as part of the Gambling Duo.
Sidebar Doug & Butch talk about their action days
Sidebar Butch and Doug discuss gambling and their new handicapping business.
Sidebar Meet Butch's alter ego, Bald Headed Butch
 

 

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