Ken walks us through his current day-to-day as he attempts to atone for his life of crime. Then we dive back into the past to his first years inside the mob -- dealing drugs and helping with collections. We meet to a few key mafia characters like “Old Man” Genarro, the Chop Shop King. Kenny gets his first big promotion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapter 1: What is the introduction to Crook County?
We had a front area where they came in, a little foyer area there, where we would take their ID, look them up in the card catalog that we had. We actually gave them a fucking ID. Can you believe that shit? Match the ID with the picture, the picture with the face, and then we'd let them in. Now, how did they become members? They would come in. I want to be a member of this club.
There's a million people out there that want to join whorehouses. Guys are horny bastards, okay? The people that frequent whorehouses know where whorehouses are. You don't have to advertise this shit. They just know where they are. They would come in and want to join the club. So we would put them through a process. We would make sure we'd check their employment, check their ID.
We even had something with county. with the county vice guys, where we would have them run something by them. I don't know what it was, I can't remember. But we would run something with them, and then after we got him checked out, I didn't do the checkout process, that wasn't my job, so I can't really expound too much on this.
So anyway, they became members through a process that we put them through, pictures and verification. Basically, we wanted to make sure they weren't vice, the honest vice, we wanted to make sure they weren't the honest vice.
How's that sound? Uh, sounds like my dad was a bona fide pimp. That's how it sounds. You know, you'd think after all this time, nothing would shock me anymore. But you would be wrong. Alright, what was it like once you got inside?
A guy would come in. Bring them in, introduce them. The girls would be sitting there. The girls would stand up. I'd introduce them to all the girls by name. Jane, Marilyn, Cindy. We did have drinks. It wasn't a bar, but they would go, you want a drink? They'd go back in the kitchen. They'd make the guy a drink. Mostly just beer, beer and wine. And then they would sit and talk to the girls.
And it could go on anywhere from 10 minutes to two hours. Some guys just came in there and just partied with the girls. Sat and partied with them. We didn't mind. They were members. Plus, when somebody else came in, it made that person rush a little bit because there was someone else in there. That guy that's already in there was going to take the girl that this new guy came in.
You know what I'm saying? So they'd maybe kick it up a little bit. They'd make their choice a little bit faster. So I'd come in, chat it up with the girls, decide who they like. The girl would take them back to one of the rooms, and they would negotiate a deal. So much for whatever sex they wanted. They'd seal the deal. The girl would leave the guy in the room.
The girl would come out, come see me, and say, $100 for blow job and missionary sex. She would hand me 50, half the take, and then she would be on her way. That was the end of the operation. That was how it worked. Very simple.
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Chapter 2: How did Ken get involved with the mob?
I think I was 19 when I met her. She was 20. Yeah, listen, I had to work to get your mother, damn it. It wasn't easy. She wasn't like one of the whores. I could just say, hey, come on, let's go. I had to work for that. I had to work for your mom. That was a job. That was a job. That was a job, man. It was worth it, though. It was well worth it.
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We would have to take bus every once in a while just so Crook County cops could show that they're making some progress here. When half the motherfuckers were running their own horse on the side out of our fucking clubs.
Crook County is a production of iHeart Podcasts and Tenderfoot TV in association with Common Enemy. All episodes are written, produced, and hosted by me, Kyle Tequila. Executive producers are Donald Albright and Payne Lindsey. Original score by Makeup and Vanity Set. Main title song is called Crush by the band Starry Eyes. End credit song is called Trouble, also by the band Starry Eyes.
Sound mix by Cooper Skinner. Thank you to Oren Rosenbaum and the excellent team at UTA for their support and to my fearless attorney, Wendy Bench, for her guidance. To stay updated on all things Crook County, follow us on all socials at crookcountypodcast or leave us a voicemail by visiting crookcountypodcast.com.
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