Stallone: Key to Wiretap Case

Craig / / 2006, Celebs

Stallone: Key to Wiretap Case

A report issued yesterday by United Press International states that Sly Stallone is expected to be a key witness in the government’s wiretapping case against Anthony Pellicano.

Pellicano, a Hollywood private eye, is facing illegal wiretapping charges brought forth by the government. Pellicano, whose clients included some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, was charged earlier this month with wiretapping people he was investigating as well as his own clients!

As to Sly‘s role in the case, according to the federal indictment, Pellicano and his associates allegedly illegally wiretapped or attempted to intercept Sly‘s phone calls. What makes this even more interesting is that the federal grand jury‘s indictment refers to calls to/from a “Johnny Friendly.” According to the UPI report “Johnny Friendly” is a name often used by Sly when he travels. [“Johnny Friendly” was a dishonest union boss played by Lee J. Cobb in the Marlon Brando classic “On the Waterfront.”]

So far there has been no comment from Sly and no verification from the US Attorney’s Office that Sly is in fact “Johnny Friendly.”

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– Craig Zablo

SZoner Attend “Rocky Balboa” Filming

Craig / / 2006, Rocky Balboa, Sly Fan

SZoner, Bridget Gennett was lucky enough to not only attend the Vegas filming of  “Rocky Balboa,” where she met Sly, Frank, and Burt Young, but she was also kind enough to send us a report with pictures.

You’d think that would be a once in a lifetime opportunity, right? Not for Bridget who
sent me the following:

Hi Craig,

I made it home to Philly and got these shots of Sly on the set in the Italian Market.
Thought you might like to see them? Can’t wait for the movie to come out!

Have a great day,

Bridget

SZoner, Bridget Gennett Attends Vegas Filming

Craig / / 2006, Rocky Balboa, Sly Fan

Hi Craig,

Your webpage is great! Sly is my biggest inspiration and it’s awesome to keep up with all his projects through your site. I was lucky enough to get this picture with Sly when he approached me on the set in Vegas to ask me why I had been smiling for two days. I got the chance to tell him he was my inspiration; not because he is famous but because he follows his heart and makes his dreams happen. How happy can a Philly girl get?? Sly is great and “Rocky” is our hometown hero! I live in Florida now but I’m flying home to Philly tomorrow to try to watch filming in South Philly this week. I’m just flying to Philly and going to Victor’s Cafe and Claudio’s Cheese Shop to see if I am lucky enough to catch the filming anywhere. Thanks again for your great website!

Sincerely,

Bridget

Thanks for sharing! – Craig

NBC10 and “Rocky Balboa”

Craig / / 2006, Rocky Balboa

If you’ve been following Sly‘s filming of “Rocky Balboa” in Philly, you know that the best coverage is coming from the Channel 10, the NBC affiliate in Philadelphia. They’re doing a really great job, so you can imagine how pleased I was to receive the following e-mail from Lucy Barnett, the Senior Editor for NBC10.com:

I saw that you linked to our Rocky story. Feel free to link to our Rocky section, where we will post all the stories we do on the new movie and the filming in Philadelphia

Lucy Barnett
Senior Editor
NBC10.com

Thanks Ms. Barnett. I’ll add a link directly to NBC10’s coverage on the front page of the SZ! – Craig

Sly Still “Lord of the Ring”

Craig / / 2006

SZoner, Tony Gardner sent in the following:

Hi Craig,

My name is Tony Gardner from Newcastle in the UK, I sent you some art work of mine a while back. I would just like to mention again on what a great job you are doing with the website and all this Rocky Balboa news is so exciting its just blowing my mind away.

Anyway the main reason i have emailed you is to send you a scan of what the papers have to say over here about Sly and ROCKY BALBOA and its all good stuff. I have seen a few articles in news papers and magazines and everyone seems blown away by Stallone‘s physique at the age of 59 so i decided to scan one and let you have a look or maybe use it for your next site update, keep up the great work.

All the best,

Tony Gardner

Thanks for sharing, Tony! – Craig