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October 23rd 1920

You cool Frank Lazarus was born in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, okay?

He was the first of four sons born to Ralph and to rear sir. It's just to rear sir sure

Well, you know Teresa so basic. I really hope it was to resector's to rear so as

Yeah, they live in a two-story row house Ralph had started life as a tailor

But then moved on to be a cop interesting. Yeah Ralph was a tough dad who

Let his kids have it if they were up to no good, okay

Frank once said one time my father caught me smoking caught me flat out and he'd let me have it

He didn't know anything about slapping he just waffled me. Oh, Jesus waffle. He did turn he didn't know anything about slapping

I don't know what waffling is. I mean waffling would be like I don't know I'm gonna hit you

But he apparently has a different term for waffling well waffling seems like you could punch holes in someone

You know like oh maybe that's it a little bit like a waffle. Okay. Yeah fair spread that syrup all over yep

South Philadelphia was an Italian neighborhood very tough neighborhood that would shape a young Frank and give him the views

He would hold on to throughout his life terrible news

As a kid he said he didn't wander off his block very often because it was dangerous

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