BACK IN THE DAY

when cell phones were on a radio band I had a tape recorder reciever combo

I taped the mob talking about stealing drugs back from the police, upcoming murders that were in the works - AND DID OCCUR
and lots of other gossip about thugs who were so inept that the captain said "Guido could fuck up a wet dream"

I still have these. At the time the police did nothing but want every copy I had. They were married to the mob and didn't want any problems. I had an investigative reporter neighbor upstairs that hated my guts for playing music, especially 'people who need people'. She dismissed my tapes as a sick joke and accused me of wasting her time.

The tapes were authenticated by a police task force commander and added that he had gone to high school with some of the people on the tapes.

This has happened to me time and again with reporters. I have since resolved to never speak with one again.