Chapter 21: Italian vs. Italian-American

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Release Date: Winter 2005

Frank Book Chapter 21: Italian vs. Italian-American, guest curated by Greg Johnsen for SNAFU & Supernova.

Founding Publishers     Mike and Stephen Malbon
Publisher     Chris Nagy
Creative Director     Sir Frank
Italian Guest Curators     Greg Johnsen for SNAFU & Supernova
Italian Consultants     Gian Luca Brignone & Enrico Pirondi
Managing Editor At Large     Jesse Nicely
Editor In Chief     Frank Green
Art Director     Yan Kallen
Graphic Design     Nayoun Kim, Abel Rugama, Carl Rauschenbach
Photo Editor     Craig Wetherby
Production Manager     Frenel Morris
Italian Contributors     Zuek, Matteo Mariani, Dumbo
Contributors     Atif Ahmad, Ryo Kato, Adam Bhala Lough, Alex Rhee, Jess Lechuga, Janet Gigante, Schui Schumacher, Kaves One, Joseph Bartucci, Ben Rekhi, Anna Bernabe, John Campo, Debi Mazar, Bonz Malone, Lauren DeCarlo, Chris Pieretti, Arthur Soleimanpour
   
Events Manager     Brian Trunzo
Industry Relations     Christian Alexander
Finance Manager     Dan Tochterman
Distro League Commissioner     Jim DiCarlo
Far East Operations Directors     Lyntaro Wajima, Takayuki Shibaki
Japanese Ad Sales     Reietsu Sasaki
Japan / US Coordinator     Daisuke Shiromoto
Online Creative Coordinator     Jason Faulkner
Editorial Intern     Kim Chey

Contents

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Magic Man

Interview: Schui Schumacher
Photos courtesy of: Paulie Malignaggi, Craig Wetherby

Originally hailing from Siracusa, Italy, Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi spoke with Frank151 at the world famous Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn.  The Magic Man sanctifies the sweet science daily at Gleason’s, training ground for other great fighters such as Jake “The Bronx Bull” LaMotta, George Foreman and Mike Tyson. Malignaggi has a stunning record of 19-0 (5 KO’s) and is on his way to a shot at the Junior Welterweight WBC world title.

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Who's Better Than Me?: The Vinny Vella Story

Interview: Bonz Malone
Photos: Craig Wetherby

I hadn’t seen Vinny in a long time. At least a couple of years since the job we pulled in Brooklyn with other reputed guys. Even the Feds got a piece of the score. There were several crews represented and guys with police records an arm-and-a-half long. We had the Federal Probation Office on smash for a whole weekend. We were filming the pilot for Street Time that Showtime Networks eventually picked up.

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Trunzo Bros

Words: Brian Trunzo
Photos: Atif Ahmad

After generations of Trunzo family butchery, Frank’s own Brian Trunzo muses over a lifetime of Italian heritage.

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Flavor Flav

Interview: Jesse "Paola" Nicely
Portrait: Nayoun Kim

From everyone’s favorite hype man to Italian tourist, Flavor Flav always manages to stand out.  Yeah, you know what time it is, boyyyeee!

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