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Rediscovered: A Couple of Walla Walla Footnotes for The Memoli Thread
Iris Odonata sent me a few additional tidbits on her Dad, Joe Memoli, Made Man — and longtime figure in Oakland, with his restaurants and extracurricular activities. Memoli’s incarceration in Walla Walla inspired me to send Iris a link to … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Manson, Frank Sinatra, Iris Odonata, Joe Memoli, Mustang Ranch, Walla Walla
