Joey could sell tickets to an event for 50 bucks a pop, event could be him sittin on stage just talkin and telling stories for an hour or two and it would sell out. Love this guy
Joey Diaz is the type of fella that if you knew him down at your local bar and you walked in and he was there, you'd have to go and have a chat with him. It seems a real genuine, funny bloke
10-fish, 5-moja, 7-crap, 20-bomb ; I don't remember the numbers anymore. I am very proud of joey as Cuban; he brings me a lot of good memories about Cuba.
94 macheteeee, i banged that one in Cuba as main number b4 coming to US, a friend put like $15(375 cuban pesos) back then translating to about 30,000 cuban pesos
I am Cuban- my wonderful, brave Uncle fought in the Bay of Pigs, was captured and held in a Cuban prison for over 2 years. When he came to the US, he became a very proud American, joined the Navy and was an expert “Frog Man”. Despite his age (he was well into his 40’s when he fought at TBOP)- the soldiers referred to him as “Papa”- I was also a very close relative to a very famous Cuban- Second cousin by marriage- so many stories but nothing like Joey’s accounts! He has everyone beat!
@@o.c.d.5844 yeah that story is a straight lie lol the oldest you can be for seal training is like 30 lol and that not changed since they became an organized special forces unit during Vietnam
His bravery ( due to US help ) was totally useless. That invasion was totally defeated. Lucky for the survivors that they were not killed but returned to the US, their real country, even though just Miami is their turf.
As long as they don't try to force their culture and values to be the norm for everyone, more power to him. Same with all groups. Shame you don't see much of them....actually never mind, I've probably met a Cuban and didn't even know it.
Nathan cole We never force our culture and values on anyone.Matter of fact we embraced American culture and and never will speak bad about America like I have heard other Hispanics from other countries do.There is a reason Washington gave us asylum for so long until Obama walking out the door of the White House ended it.We are Republican by majority and are heavy into politics.Look who ran next to Trump, Rubio and Cruz two Cubans.The Watergate scandal robbers were Cuban and a little Google search will show how many of us have been CIA.
Man you guys bring back memories...I grew up in East Harlem, the Puerto Ricans controlled the numbers probably with the Cubans for all I know. I ran a few errands for the top guy in the mornings! That man laced me up! And... The lottery is shit. You pay most of it to taxes. With the numbers you get paid out what you were told what you were paid out. I miss those days...I will always tell people: I knew guys with no formal education who had photographic memories, never wrote a number down (proof if the cops shook you!) and these guys spoke Spanglish lol... Smart as smart can be! Never a day in school.
I miss those days where it was common to not have a lick of education but use "street smarts" to get ahead the rest. Now you pretty much need an education or you're dead to society.
OMG! I had a total realization when Joey was talking about the mysticism of numbers with immigrants. My paternal grandmother was Russian and I remember visiting as a boy. She played the Lotto religiously and she always asked me to give her numbers off the top of my head.
I know exactly what Joey is talking about the lottery and numbers! I’m 4th gen Sicilian and grow up in a small grocery store ran by my grandparents, aunts, uncles and, dad!
Havana nocturne and the corporation are both great reads highly recommend to anyone intersted in cuba , the revolution , organized crime amd American history another book I would recommend is the Yankee comandante not by tj english but a great read none the less. I read those books in succesion and then tried to read the westies which was also good but I couldnt finish it, it was dark and I think by that time I was burnt out on organized crimes haha but I'll come back to it.
TJs knowledge of Cuba and Cuban Americans is impressed. Joey Diaz always a pleasure to listen to and Joe Rogan also always a pleasure to listen too. It's a shame Joe Rogan moved to Spotify and allowed them to sensor him.
As a Puerto Rican raised in NY in the 60s and 70s this is the story of my upbringing. My dad ran the numbers from his candy store in the Bronx. What memories.
My Pops Love ❤️ to Death 💀!!!! He’d tell me about these stories in the 70’s and 80’s.....They Joey Diaz, Joe and TJ! Pops from Havana, Cuba 🇨🇺 Queens, NY Represent!
I grew upin West New York New Jersey and I am watching this and laughing hysterically. I am watching Diaz described the mystical of the number and this is exactly what my mom does every time she plays the lotto. Lol
i never met Jose Miguel. I was partners with his brother Adolfo. I started the gambling machine business in NYC. I started Washington Hts with a Porteno (Argentina) el Che or Narizon, Roberto Chitti. We put slot machines in the Cuban number holes. Chitti overplayed his hand and opened up a few of his own number joints. Big Mike (Jose Miguel) didnt like that. He scared the hell out of Roberto. So much that Chitti was on a plane to Buenos Aires first flight going home, one way ticket. I was partners with a whole group of Cuban Number guys. i met with Jose Miguel's son. I tried to help Jose Miguel find refuge in South America. A member of our extended family from Argentina, an influential lawyer, made contact for him in both Paraguay and Bolivia. I can tell a few hours of Cuban stories going back to my father's time, when my father invested in the Riviera and sold out six months before the revolution
My friends' father used to run numbers. He did it for years until he got into his late 50s. He made 1 mistake that ended his career. He forgot somebody's number. They hit. Didnt get paid. Took their rage out on him. He nearly didnt make it. He was never the same mentally or physically after that.
Jugando el 952. My bolita story was in Washington Heights. A fake wig store next to my uncle's shoe store, on St. Nick between 180 and 182st. Hahahahahs the good ol' days
I was offered to run underground gambling operations in San Diego because one of my cousins is connected and we were best friends growing up. I turned it down but it's super lucrative and dangerous
10:54 Holy shit. As a partial Cuban (Mom is from Cuba), this is the most true thing I've heard. "Cubans desire revenge". I've always had thoughts about revenges and plotted _a lot_ of revenges. Shit, I even think about doing revenges to people who did shit to me YEARS ago. People always tell me "Let it go, that's history" or some shit, but it only makes me want the revenge even more. I hate when people think they get away with shit. I've always had these weird, deep, aggressive feelings, but never knew why, and thought I was crazy sometimes. I guess it's part of the Cuban culture.
By the way I just notices his t-shirt smalls live Greenwich village. Is that place still there? I guess I'll look on Google! That place was fun. We used to go every once in a long while.
The Asians do this in Chinatown, Hawaii. The winner could be walking around with a bucket or grocery bag with thousands of dollars in it and you wouldn’t even know it. They would play numbers based on dreams or someone else’s dreams.
My grandfather had one of biggest number spots in Washington Hieghts and growing up i knew very well who the corporation was and what they did my father and godfather also worked with them and they took the 357 and brooklyn action and i can tell you alot of stories because my grandfather knew more about the numbers then any of these people and they wanted my grandfather to be a big part of there thing but he would not take there offer and just take numbers from his bodega my grandfather had the biggest numbers racket in cuban in Sagua La Grande and thats all he did his whole life he didnt read and write much but the man knew how to make money hearing all these people talk about what i grew up in really brings back some memories
Great story, but one little part near the start made me giggle... 0:08 An "organized crime organization"? Is that opposed to an unorganized crime organization? Even if the crime organization isn't very "organized" we still call it organized crime regardless, so his redundant phrasing there just made me chuckle a little :D
Growing up in Cuban Miami, on SW 5TH ST & 5TH AVE, in the 1970s I was very familiar with the highly illegal Puerto Rican lottery. Those little white tickets with some colorful bright lettering. Pretty much any Cuban played that shit. In 1980 I went on a cruise with family that took us to San Juan. I remember we took a taxi and when we had to stop for a red light, saw this old gentleman carrying a huge white roll that I swear was bigger than him. Saw what was printed and it was the Puerto Rican lotto tickets. He was selling lotto tickets on the street! LOL
Joey Diaz is a story telling LEGEND. I think the bible would be a lot more fucking believable if Joey Diaz wrote it. He should write a book called "The Bible: I Knew the Guy That Sold Adam That Fucking Apple"
Joey could sell tickets to an event for 50 bucks a pop, event could be him sittin on stage just talkin and telling stories for an hour or two and it would sell out. Love this guy
Joseph McBride isn’t that what he does? Minus the sitting: stand up comedy
@@branapeles well, no, he does stand up comedy
That’s how his stand up is. I saw him at Hilarities in Cleveland in fall of 2018 and he killed.
Man he could just say COCKSUCKAH on repeat for two hours and id listen
I would pay $100
Who else is on a Joey Diaz crime story telling marathon... Going DEEP into the murky waters
I'm surprised you haven't had more of a response to your comment.
@@davidfulcher1719 I’m thinking the same thing lol!
Why do you try to talk like him?
@@Blernster says GEORGE FOREMAN 🤣
@@kotzif9620 my name is George Grill. Foreman is my nickname
Joey Diaz is the type of fella that if you knew him down at your local bar and you walked in and he was there, you'd have to go and have a chat with him. It seems a real genuine, funny bloke
For some reason while reading your post, "Norm" from Cheers came to mind.🤣🤣🤣
Antipodean33 bloke, really still using that? lol
Exactly
@@RanThaMan Australian slang mate. Blokes not going anywhere
DOPEVX sounds good.
Joey "Today is the day Joe Rogan" Diaz
From a Cuban, this is spot on.
@Inebriatd Gente.....
Yeah my grandmother used play it alot back in the island
@@williamlopez8983 yep now the govt stepped in instead
@Jose Colon You just said put ham
@Jose Colon the ham is from the fridge
Love how Joey allows the other guests to fully speak, knowing how much he can go off!!! GOAT!!
TJ English sounds like Bob Odenkirk from Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul.
omg he does
Joey just knows how to tell a proper story
I am from Cuba and can say that today is still the "Bolita" and the mysticism of the number in everyday life for all cubans. Great podcast
I’m Cuban and I can guarantee that the randomized number thing by your surroundings is real!
Im a Cuban occultist so this shit spoke to me heheh
Gabriel Sebastian Dominican here, and yeah. If I had a nickel for every time someone dreamt up a number...
*PROUD TO BE CUBAN* 🇨🇺
When Joey tells a story, feels like you’re really there.
10-fish, 5-moja, 7-crap, 20-bomb ; I don't remember the numbers anymore. I am very proud of joey as Cuban; he brings me a lot of good memories about Cuba.
Vlad or..44 cuacara con cuacara. 13 Chulo.
21 🐍
94 macheteeee, i banged that one in Cuba as main number b4 coming to US, a friend put like $15(375 cuban pesos) back then translating to about 30,000 cuban pesos
My grandfather use to have a small supermarket in North Bergen and Battle use to visit.
Love hearing uncle Joey talk. The best story teller, it’s the way he tells em.
Ok
I am Cuban- my wonderful, brave Uncle fought in the Bay of Pigs, was captured and held in a Cuban prison for over 2 years. When he came to the US, he became a very proud American, joined the Navy and was an expert “Frog Man”. Despite his age (he was well into his 40’s when he fought at TBOP)- the soldiers referred to him as “Papa”- I was also a very close relative to a very famous Cuban- Second cousin by marriage- so many stories but nothing like Joey’s accounts! He has everyone beat!
So he became a frogman in his mid 40's? Something's not right with your math.
@@o.c.d.5844 yeah that story is a straight lie lol the oldest you can be for seal training is like 30 lol and that not changed since they became an organized special forces unit during Vietnam
@@vkingcaesar I already know
His bravery ( due to US help ) was totally useless. That invasion was totally defeated. Lucky for the survivors that they were not killed but returned to the US, their real country, even though just Miami is their turf.
You sound like you googled that shit 🤣 😂
We need a movie of this book, amazing research.
Agreed. Love this stuff.
Just read the book lol
@@willmerwin2226 what's the name of this book?
@@kevinaraujo4945
'The Corporation' by TJ English
Sadly they will change the stories in movie and do a Hollywood thing and twist everything to fit today society
This is one of the best JRE podcasts ever
Most Cubans are great people who love America while maintaining their culture. God bless em lol
As long as they don't try to force their culture and values to be the norm for everyone, more power to him. Same with all groups. Shame you don't see much of them....actually never mind, I've probably met a Cuban and didn't even know it.
You got that right my friend.
Most of the White Cubans left, they blended in with the Puerto Ricans and Italians the Marielitos u wouldn't know unless they told you!
Tommy Bones mariels went to the west coast or blended with blacks and Dominicans
Nathan cole We never force our culture and values on anyone.Matter of fact we embraced American culture and and never will speak bad about America like I have heard other Hispanics from other countries do.There is a reason Washington gave us asylum for so long until Obama walking out the door of the White House ended it.We are Republican by majority and are heavy into politics.Look who ran next to Trump, Rubio and Cruz two Cubans.The Watergate scandal robbers were Cuban and a little Google search will show how many of us have been CIA.
When joey slows talking and whispers you know that shiiiy gonna be gooooood
I love listening to this. As an Italian that grew up in the same area of NJ that Joey did I can say that this hits home.
I don’t believe you one bit slick
Man you guys bring back memories...I grew up in East Harlem, the Puerto Ricans controlled the numbers probably with the Cubans for all I know. I ran a few errands for the top guy in the mornings! That man laced me up!
And... The lottery is shit. You pay most of it to taxes. With the numbers you get paid out what you were told what you were paid out. I miss those days...I will always tell people: I knew guys with no formal education who had photographic memories, never wrote a number down (proof if the cops shook you!) and these guys spoke Spanglish lol... Smart as smart can be! Never a day in school.
Education doesn't make you more intelligent, it allows you to articulate your intelligence.
Sounds like bullshit tbh
Love to know your story I am doing a documentary about the Spanish community and how this was a major thing in our culture
I miss those days where it was common to not have a lick of education but use "street smarts" to get ahead the rest. Now you pretty much need an education or you're dead to society.
My grandfather was a number man sharp as a razor a math wizard and never learned to read or write made big money too
I loved this episode
I'm Sicilian we have the same things. Beautiful legs? 77.
I M M I G R A N T M E N T A L I T Y
What’s wrong lol
This is very interesting I'm Nicaraguan and I could remember how older people were always betting
Nicaragua 🇳🇮
one of the best episodes of this podcast. every one of them is great but this one stands out by far.
OMG! I had a total realization when Joey was talking about the mysticism of numbers with immigrants. My paternal grandmother was Russian and I remember visiting as a boy. She played the Lotto religiously and she always asked me to give her numbers off the top of my head.
My family not immigrants but my God birthdays random numbers saints everything my family's fucking crazy
Cool story, outta curiosity. Did she ever win anything?
@@i.victorian1266 Yes, but nothing big. Always small amounts, which fueled it even more I guess, LOL!
Michael Radzichovsky CZcams just sent me the notification for this reply. Weird!!! I’m glad she won something.
the orgins of cuban crime in nyc: it was all joey diaz lol
I could listen to Joey Diaz for hours.
Always wondered why mom would be bringing extra cash to the hairdresser
AWESOME History lessons joe and joey
BIGTIME!
I know exactly what Joey is talking about the lottery and numbers! I’m 4th gen Sicilian and grow up in a small grocery store ran by my grandparents, aunts, uncles and, dad!
Joseph Peters no u dont
Tremendo pingu Jose Battle. Tio Joey is another one. Dalé. 🇺🇸 ❤️ 🇨🇺 🦩 🔥
Havana nocturne and the corporation are both great reads highly recommend to anyone intersted in cuba , the revolution , organized crime amd American history another book I would recommend is the Yankee comandante not by tj english but a great read none the less. I read those books in succesion and then tried to read the westies which was also good but I couldnt finish it, it was dark and I think by that time I was burnt out on organized crimes haha but I'll come back to it.
TJs knowledge of Cuba and Cuban Americans is impressed. Joey Diaz always a pleasure to listen to and Joe Rogan also always a pleasure to listen too. It's a shame Joe Rogan moved to Spotify and allowed them to sensor him.
My Son put me on to Joey Diaz.. And I Love him.. I would definitely pay to see him tell a story!!
Eyyyyyyyy it's *Uncle Joey* 👍👍
I love my uncle Joey so much!
I love your shows joe rogan entertaining
Super interesting podcast…the content definitely makes you think 🤔
Just finished the book. Nice work mr. English.
"Did they ever catch the assassin"
Cuts to Joey in silence
Fascinating bye the life...great show
As a Puerto Rican raised in NY in the 60s and 70s this is the story of my upbringing. My dad ran the numbers from his candy store in the Bronx. What memories.
We still play bolita in Puerto Rico
we are brothers . Cuba y Puerto Rico!
We sure do! My grandma was a bookie back in the day.
I’m Mexican
@@JoeKing837 that made me laugh my ass off
I lived across the street from the Brindis Bar 57 st. and Hudson ave. back in the 60’s
IT"S JOEY DIAZ! TREMENDOUS!
Betting on numbers you dreamt or the birthday of someone you had a dream about lol...this brought me back.
Joey described it perfectly.
My Pops Love ❤️ to Death 💀!!!! He’d tell me about these stories in the 70’s and 80’s.....They Joey Diaz, Joe and TJ!
Pops from Havana, Cuba 🇨🇺
Queens, NY Represent!
I fucking love Joey, he talks straight and gives the vibe of one of Tony's Soprano's crew even when he is such a sweet guy.
just finished reading The Corporation.. Amazing. A must read
I grew upin West New York New Jersey and I am watching this and laughing hysterically.
I am watching Diaz described the mystical of the number and this is exactly what my mom does every time she plays the lotto. Lol
Memorial represent! Class of 2017 here
Today's the day Joe Rogan!
Brilliant true crime story
i never met Jose Miguel. I was partners with his brother Adolfo. I started the gambling machine business in NYC. I started Washington Hts with a Porteno (Argentina) el Che or Narizon, Roberto Chitti. We put slot machines in the Cuban number holes. Chitti overplayed his hand and opened up a few of his own number joints. Big Mike (Jose Miguel) didnt like that. He scared the hell out of Roberto. So much that Chitti was on a plane to Buenos Aires first flight going home, one way ticket. I was partners with a whole group of Cuban Number guys. i met with Jose Miguel's son. I tried to help Jose Miguel find refuge in South America. A member of our extended family from Argentina, an influential lawyer, made contact for him in both Paraguay and Bolivia. I can tell a few hours of Cuban stories going back to my father's time, when my father invested in the Riviera and sold out six months before the revolution
i watched the above interview. Mr. T J English's accuracy was impressive. As for Joey Diaz, we know a thousand guys in common.
What happen to this full podcast
Probably on Spotify
My friends' father used to run numbers. He did it for years until he got into his late 50s. He made 1 mistake that ended his career. He forgot somebody's number. They hit. Didnt get paid. Took their rage out on him. He nearly didnt make it. He was never the same mentally or physically after that.
I’m so sorry to here that they used to record the phone calls daily where I grew up for that reason
Dam
why was the TJ full episode removed? - can't find it anywhere
I'm sure it's on Spotify.
What episode is this? I can’t find the full episode
Dope clip, organized crime
History
Yes but jesus turned grain into bread with sand
Jugando el 952. My bolita story was in Washington Heights. A fake wig store next to my uncle's shoe store, on St. Nick between 180 and 182st. Hahahahahs the good ol' days
The numbers came form the game called Charada played in Bars. LOL @ El Brindis Bar, 57 Hudson Ave, West New York NJ
Where is the full interview
It's cool he had Joey on with this guy because he knows Joey lived what this grow wrote about personally
Cuban American here. FACTS!
TJ looks and sounds like Art Carney from the Honeymooners.
memories of a childhood...
I was offered to run underground gambling operations in San Diego because one of my cousins is connected and we were best friends growing up. I turned it down but it's super lucrative and dangerous
10:54 Holy shit. As a partial Cuban (Mom is from Cuba), this is the most true thing I've heard. "Cubans desire revenge". I've always had thoughts about revenges and plotted _a lot_ of revenges. Shit, I even think about doing revenges to people who did shit to me YEARS ago. People always tell me "Let it go, that's history" or some shit, but it only makes me want the revenge even more. I hate when people think they get away with shit.
I've always had these weird, deep, aggressive feelings, but never knew why, and thought I was crazy sometimes. I guess it's part of the Cuban culture.
Im cuban and I also have the feeling for revenge I got it from the way I grow up so yeah it is the culture
It`s part of Latino culture, not just Cuban. Just try to control your Latino side if it`s not worth it.
No its not cultural its emotions when someone does you wrong you want revenge its human nature
I don’t think that’s Cuban. I think that’s just human
By the way I just notices his t-shirt smalls live Greenwich village. Is that place still there? I guess I'll look on Google! That place was fun. We used to go every once in a long while.
Coming from a italian from NY I can't disagree with what they know.
Where is the full episode of this im trying to find it
Spotify
The Asians do this in Chinatown, Hawaii. The winner could be walking around with a bucket or grocery bag with thousands of dollars in it and you wouldn’t even know it.
They would play numbers based on dreams or someone else’s dreams.
No
Havana Nocturne will always be a classic book by English.
Where is the full video at???
Spotify
Lost my house betting the number.
I always pick the wrong one
What happen to this full vid
What happened to the actual whole podcast??
My grandfather had one of biggest number spots in Washington Hieghts and growing up i knew very well who the corporation was and what they did my father and godfather also worked with them and they took the 357 and brooklyn action and i can tell you alot of stories because my grandfather knew more about the numbers then any of these people and they wanted my grandfather to be a big part of there thing but he would not take there offer and just take numbers from his bodega my grandfather had the biggest numbers racket in cuban in Sagua La Grande and thats all he did his whole life he didnt read and write much but the man knew how to make money hearing all these people talk about what i grew up in really brings back some memories
Why the f is this episode taken down?
At my job there is a group of women that know ALL the license numbers in the parking lot and they buy little books for the pick 3 and 4 lottery
My Sicilian grandfather n their family were bookies in Corona Queens.✌🏼
I didn't know he had John Waters on the show.
straight outta hudson county lmao
shoutout nb wny and uc
great fuckin show mate, this one was great defo getting that book
Wtf is defo?
Definitely
Bro how do I find this full episode
QUE BOLA ACERE ! 🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺
Oh..... Bola . Bolita 🤔
Look at those headphones! There huge
joey diaz is a character
My grandparents used to take me to the number spots but I can talk about the stuff I’ve seen facts 💯
I'm from newyork and I'm Sicilian me and my dad play are numbers everyday .
Great story, but one little part near the start made me giggle... 0:08 An "organized crime organization"? Is that opposed to an unorganized crime organization? Even if the crime organization isn't very "organized" we still call it organized crime regardless, so his redundant phrasing there just made me chuckle a little :D
Growing up in Cuban Miami, on SW 5TH ST & 5TH AVE, in the 1970s I was very familiar with the highly illegal Puerto Rican lottery. Those little white tickets with some colorful bright lettering. Pretty much any Cuban played that shit. In 1980 I went on a cruise with family that took us to San Juan. I remember we took a taxi and when we had to stop for a red light, saw this old gentleman carrying a huge white roll that I swear was bigger than him. Saw what was printed and it was the Puerto Rican lotto tickets. He was selling lotto tickets on the street! LOL
Got to get alot of perspectives
Joey Diaz is a story telling LEGEND. I think the bible would be a lot more fucking believable if Joey Diaz wrote it. He should write a book called "The Bible: I Knew the Guy That Sold Adam That Fucking Apple"
What’s the name of this book?
Full podcast name?
Man is funny this Joe Diaz has an opinion for everything .
The numbers were around way b4 that Madam Queen also Cuban.