Mort Weiss -- Mort Meets the Mob

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Hello again. This remembrance takes us back to the early 1960s when I went under the name of Mort Wise and my band's name was The Wisemen. Go ahead and Google Mort Wise And The Wisemen, and you'll probably come up with the recording we did (on a 45 rpm) called "Wild Boy." Also, you might read the AAJ article/profile Mort To Come, which takes one back to a literal "What Makes Morty Run" experience (knocked me out!). So, at this juncture you have me heading up show bands, on tenor sax, working and playing in and around Hollywood, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada. Oh, by the way, there is a difference between working a gig and playing a gig--am I right people? This little tale happened over 50 years ago and I'm still not going to use any real names in the telling; let's just say-an impression was made on me having lived through it! We'll use the names: The Club and The Boss in the telling; you already know the band's name and mine, so that should suffice...

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