Behind the Scenes of The Sopranos: Steve Grillo Tells All | Not Today, Pal

Summary

Podcast Summary: Not Today, Pal with Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Robert Iler

Episode: Behind the Scenes of The Sopranos: Steve Guerillo Tells All
Release Date: May 22, 2025
Host/Guests: Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Robert Iler, and guest Steve Guerillo
Produced by: YMH Studios

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Introduction

In this engaging episode of Not Today, Pal, former siblings from The Sopranos, Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Robert Iler, delve into nostalgic anecdotes and behind-the-scenes stories from the iconic TV show. Their dynamic chemistry, contrasting personalities, and enduring friendship set the stage for an entertaining and insightful discussion.

Banter on Unconventional Solutions: The Dog Bed Dilemma (00:00 - 02:33)

The episode kicks off with Jamie and Rob sharing a humorous debate about unconventional sleeping arrangements. Jamie recounts hearing about a woman who chose to sleep in a dog bed in New York City to save money.

• Jamie (00:10): "She was basically like, well, you know, the bed and the bed frame and all this stuff is this amount of money. And she's like, a dog bed was 60 bucks."
• Rob (02:33): "I kind of wanna start sleeping in a dog bed, to be honest."

Their playful conversation highlights their differing viewpoints—Jamie's openness to unconventional solutions versus Rob's initial judgmental stance that evolves into surprise admiration.

Exploring the Need for Weekend Camps for Kids (02:33 - 10:15)

Transitioning from personal anecdotes, Jamie and Rob discuss the challenges parents face in balancing time with their children and the need for weekend camps.

• Jamie (04:08): "They would have a fucking ball."
• Rob (05:02): "He can't be alone... He's terrified."

They brainstorm ideas for weekend child care solutions, emphasizing how such services could provide much-needed breaks for parents while ensuring children are well cared for. Their conversation underscores the universal struggle of parenting and the value of community support systems.

Special Guest Segment: Steve Guerillo on The Sopranos and Beyond (14:46 - 31:36)

Introducing Steve Guerillo (14:46 - 16:20)

Jamie introduces Steve Guerillo, a stand-in from The Sopranos, highlighting his role and connection to the show.

• Jamie (14:46): "Steve Guerillo was my stand in. Can you explain what a stand in is, Jamie?"

Rob explains the technical role of a stand-in, setting the context for Steve's contributions to the series.

Steve's Heroic Tale: Saving Howard Stern (17:34 - 21:04)

Steve recounts a dramatic incident where he saved Howard Stern's life, providing listeners with a gripping behind-the-scenes story.

• Steve (17:36): "I saved Howard Stern's life... I pushed Howard in the building. I said, get inside now. Get inside."
• Jamie (20:24): "So, he had a shotgun. He was waiting for Howard to pull."

This segment not only showcases Steve's bravery but also adds depth to the narrative of the podcast, blending real-life heroism with entertainment industry anecdotes.

Life on The Sopranos Set and Book Promotion (21:04 - 31:36)

Steve shares his experiences on the set of The Sopranos, including interactions with cast members and memorable moments.

• Steve (23:21): "No, everybody was so, so nice. And I... I'd work with all of them."
• Jamie (24:22): "We had the greatest time. That was so much fun."

He also promotes his book, Gorilla Parts, detailing his adventures and connections within the entertainment world.

• Steve (30:13): "You and Edie and Robert. But not all together. All three different pictures."
• Jamie (30:40): "So, yeah, you guys are in the book somewhere."

Steve hints at future projects, including a musical adaptation of his book, further engaging fans with upcoming content.

Addressing Gym Etiquette with Joey Swole (32:23 - 38:39)

The hosts introduce a segment featuring clips from Joey Swole, an online gym enforcer known for calling out inappropriate behavior in gyms. They play clips highlighting issues such as privacy violations and inappropriate activities in workout spaces.

• Joey Swole (32:23): "Shame on you. Nobody here knows I play with my pussy seven times a day."
• Jamie (34:01): "You don't think it's all about you."

Rob and Jamie express their opinions on the clips, debating the balance between self-expression and respect for others in shared spaces.

• Rob (36:08): "Joey Swole... very matter of fact."

Their discussion emphasizes the importance of maintaining proper gym etiquette and respecting others' privacy.

Memory Lane: Reflecting on The Sopranos and Personal Memories (38:56 - 41:32)

Wrapping up the episode, Jamie and Rob reminisce about their time on The Sopranos, sharing personal photos and reflecting on how the experience felt like family.

• Jamie (39:16): "Look at Jim's hands. What are we at here?"
• Rob (40:03): "We look like a family."

They discuss the enduring impact of the show and the close-knit relationships formed on set, providing a heartfelt conclusion to the episode.

Notable Quotes

• Jamie (00:10): "I was watching something that was this girl talking about how she lived in New York City... she was basically like... I got to sleep."
• Rob (05:48): "He can't be alone. If we leave... he's so dependent on us..."
• Steve Guerillo (17:36): "I saved Howard Stern's life... I pushed Howard in the building."
• Joey Swole (32:23): "Shame on you... Nobody here knows I play with my pussy seven times a day."

Conclusion

This episode of Not Today, Pal offers a blend of humor, heartfelt reminiscence, and intriguing behind-the-scenes stories from The Sopranos. With the addition of Steve Guerillo’s captivating tales and the critical lens on gym etiquette, Jamie and Rob provide listeners with a multifaceted and entertaining experience. Whether you're a fan of the show or simply enjoy light-hearted conversation, this episode delivers on all fronts.

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Transcript

[Rob]

Not today, pal.

[Jamie]

I was watching something that was this girl talking about how she lived in New York City for however many years. I forget. And she slept in a dog bed. Yeah.

[Rob]

And I was like, her entire time of living in New York City?

[Jamie]

Yeah. Because she was basically like, well, you know, the bed and the bed frame and all this stuff is this amount of money. And she's like, a dog bed was 60 bucks. And she's like, I got to sleep. And at first I was like, that's disgusting. What a loser. Move this. And then I walk and then I saw like pictures of dog. Like the dog beds. Can you look?

[Rob]

You can get a legit dog bed.

[Jamie]

Can you look up people sleeping in dog beds?

[Rob]

But you're. But when you're saying sleep in a dog bed, it's not like a dog's bed, it's a dog bed.

[Jamie]

She bought the bed for her to sleep in.

[Rob]

But it's a dog bed, right? Yeah, but it's not like she's sleeping in a bed that a dog slept in.

[Jamie]

See, when I first heard it, I was like, this is ridiculous. Then I looked at this, I'm like, should I be sleeping in a dog bed?

[Rob]

That's a human sized dog bed.

[Jamie]

Well, it's just a, it's a Great Dane. Like if, if you look at that, there's ones that are like a little smaller maybe that don't look so like human or whatever. But it's not like, look, see, see that woman sleeping with her dog like that to me, I'm like, I think I want to sleep in a dog bed.

[Rob]

Yeah, but do you need. Would you need to stretch your legs out at all?

[Jamie]

I don't, I don't really sleep. Like pike position or whatever you'd call that. Like I'm. I kind of like bend at the knee and I'm kind of like on my side or whatever. I could just see this being something because listen, I, I am a judgmental guy. As soon as I heard this, I was like, what a trash move. Like you're a trash bag. And then I watch this and I'm like, I like that looks better than my bed.

[Rob]

Probably gives her more room in her apartment.

[Jamie]

That's what it is. And it's also like $70 and your bed is ready rather than how much. Plus you got to move it in, you got to move it out, you got to bed.

[Rob]

Yeah, she cleaned the dog bed.

[Jamie]

That was the problem I found.

[Rob]

Cuz she said maybe she takes the COVID off and washes it.

[Jamie]

She said she febrezes it. Yeah. That was disgusting to me. That's where she lost me. But some people say you could wash them. But I could tell you that's not fitting in my washing machine.

[Rob]

No, you have to unzip the COVID Oh, okay.

[Jamie]

And then you know how like you.

[Rob]

Can take covers off your couch. Yeah.

[Jamie]

See, that's why you're Amy Lee, mom at work. I love it.

[Rob]

It's an old housewife over here teaching how to do laundry.

[Jamie]

I kind of. I kind of wanna. I kind of want to do. I kind of want to start sleeping in a dog bed, to be honest.

[Steve Guerillo]

Do you.

[Jamie]

Are there camps, kind of like weekend camps for kids?

[Rob]

Weekend.

[Jamie]

Right. So it's like people who are just like, I want to get my kids out of here. It's too much.

[Steve Guerillo]

It's.

[Rob]

It's because daycare kind of.

[Jamie]

But it's like, like a summer camp. But how you have that for a week or two weeks. Some kids go two months, whatever. Like if you was just like, oh, you drop them here on Friday night.

[Rob]

Kids on the weekend and, and they.

[Jamie]

Come home on Sunday because here's here. Every parent I know feels like they need a break.

[Rob]

Yeah, but your weekend is like your time to spend time with your kid usually.

[Jamie]

Right, But I'm saying you don't. It doesn't have to be every weekend. Right. You could say, hey, one weekend grandparents. Right. But it's like, you know, if some people, your grandparents live in New York, which three hour flight?

[Rob]

I don't know, maybe you're coming up with a business idea.

[Jamie]

I. Someone call me. So get. I don't want to attach my name. Says in case anything funky ever goes.

[Rob]

On, pick them up from school Friday, have a little dinner with them, drop them off, say we'll pick you up Sunday afternoon.

[Jamie]

Yeah. Or we even make. We make arrangements. Hey, we'll. If you have to go, if you want to leave somewhere Friday morning, we'll pick them up from Friday and you could pick them up on Sunday.

[Rob]

Wow. Full service.

[Jamie]

That's what I'm saying. We get this going.

[Rob]

I would, I mean, you'd think with all the money and all the people in the world, something like this probably exists.

[Jamie]

I think a little ymh, kids camp. A little ymh.

[Rob]

That's a whole different spin on it.

[Jamie]

No, you don't think. You don't think people around here would be, you know, they could sleep right here. One kid could sleep on this bench. One kid. Kid could sleep on this bench.

[Rob]

Perfect.

[Jamie]

Would you say you could send Jack and Beau here for a weekend.

[Rob]

They'd figure a lot of stuff out.

[Jamie]

They would have a fucking ball.

[Rob]

Yeah, they'd have a Bo Would be a full time employee, no doubt. Are.

[Jamie]

Is Jack at your youngest son? Is he at the point yet where he wipes his own butt?

[Rob]

This is a big point of contention in our house right now because I'm just done. I'm done wiping the butt. I'm over it. And the few times that we've been like. Because he does it at school. Few times, we'll be like, just do it yourself. Like, Cutter found the poop still in the toilet. He lied about washing his hands. So he's just. Jack is. Is taking a lot longer to grow up than Beau did.

[Jamie]

Those don't sound like big problems to me though, if he's washing his own butt. But maybe he lies about flushing the toilet. Fine.

[Rob]

As long as you're wiping his ass. He lied about washing his hands and wiping his ass. There was nothing in the toilet except the poop.

[Jamie]

No toilet paper?

[Rob]

No.

[Jamie]

What a savage.

[Rob]

Yeah, that's what I'm saying.

[Jamie]

Wow.

[Rob]

He lied about wiping his ass. I dropped him at baseball practice and like, waited in my car. And then when Cutter and he was hysterical crying and couldn't handle, like, being with the team and me not being on the field. And then when Cutter got there, Cutter told him, I'm gonna be right back. I like, they were in the middle of practice. He's like, I'll be right back. I have to go pee. And Jack ran and followed him because he, like, can't be alone. So Jack is just. Can't do anything. Like he's so dependent on us or Beau to do everything for him that.

[Jamie]

When did that start?

[Rob]

It's actually, I mean, he's. I think before that he was so little it made sense. But now that he's getting older, I feel like we are noticing it more. Does that make sense?

[Jamie]

Yeah, because that's. That sucks. It's like, I can't. You can't send him to camp.

[Rob]

He can't even be away from you. If we leave. If I like, make a bath for him and I put him in and I go to the kitchen to like, start boiling water for dinner, he screams my name a hundred times. He cannot be in a room alone. He's terrified. Yeah.

[Jamie]

Wow. So. Oh, so you think it's more he's scared rather than just, I want you here. You think it's like he's.

[Rob]

He can't be alone. Yeah. Yeah. So wiping his ass would Require him to be alone. And it's not happening, so.

[Jamie]

But does he ever sleep in a room alone?

[Rob]

Yes, but it takes some serious, you know, coaxing.

[Jamie]

What do you think? If. Because I. I've always told you as soon as Jack would wipe his ass, I'll watch your kids.

[Rob]

I know.

[Jamie]

So you. You and Cutter could do a do.

[Rob]

I mean, again, he does it at school, but I don't know how.

[Jamie]

Well, I think if I watch your kids, I think Beau would love it. I think Jack would hate it because I think Bo really likes me. I think Jack does not.

[Rob]

Why didn't. That's not true.

[Jamie]

Jack just doesn't like me because. Because I, you know, I'm. I don't really take his shit. You know, like when he does something, I. I don't. I don't like, just act like it's not happening. Like I just have that call him out my dad instinct where I'm like, what? Like, like, what are you doing?

[Rob]

But I appreciate that and that we're having to do that more. Of course he does.

[Jamie]

Right. That's what I'm saying. So I think if you were like, you want Rob to watch you? Like, I think Bo might be okay with it.

[Rob]

I think Jack would love it.

[Jamie]

I think Jack would hate it.

[Rob]

He'd like it. He'd figure it out. He's fine. As long as Bo's there, he's fine.

[Jamie]

Right? So I think get him. Listen, whenever you're. So here's my question to you, is, are you offering? I have. From the get go. Yeah, I'll. I'll. As soon as he could wipe his ass. That's all we're waiting for. But my thing is, what do you think I would struggle with most?

[Rob]

Watching your kids in the morning with them.

[Jamie]

Oh, I forgot about that. Fuck.

[Rob]

Like making them meals, right?

[Jamie]

Okay, so what if I come over Saturday, 2pm no. Making meals. I'd be great. I come over Saturday at 2pm you and Cutter go out and you come back by midnight.

[Rob]

Well, that's a babysitter. That's not.

[Jamie]

Like, what am I. What am I doing? What am I offering to keep your kids? I'm babysitting.

[Rob]

But so what you're gonna get. Make sure they eat dinner, make sure they shower.

[Jamie]

You leave, you don't have to worry. Yeah. Ass clean.

[Rob]

Okay.

[Jamie]

Yeah, you can do. But. But I do know. I do. Listen, I'll make the sacrifice and I'll wake up early if you wanted to, and I'll stay. And I would stay over and watch.

[Rob]

Them Yeah, I just don't think that that would be much of a challenge for you. I think we're talking about something that would be like, you really doing us a favor would be staying with them overnight.

[Jamie]

Oh, watching. So when you pay this babysitter ungodly amount, she's not doing you a favor? No, I'm saying when you. From 2:00pm until midnight. So, yeah, so that would be doing you a favor. You're not paying the babysitter for her.

[Rob]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Jamie]

Not doing a favor.

[Rob]

How dare you? So ungrateful seeming that something that was like, so beyond like. Because you've hung with them that long before. Do you know what I mean? Yeah, but you're more responsible.

[Jamie]

It's very different if I'm in control of the children.

[Rob]

If, like, they're not. Yeah. I mean, they're not babies anymore. They shower by themselves. They get dressed by themselves. You know, you make them the food they eat. You know, it's not like you have to feed them. So, yes, they're much easier. And it's. The weekend is when they get Xbox. So they don't bother you at all.

[Jamie]

I would just. Maybe I come on a weekday. But I would be. I'd be. I'd be having. While they eat. I'd have to be. Okay, sit on your butt. What do you always say, Jack?

[Rob]

Sit on your butt.

[Jamie]

Sit on your butt. Cause they just eats like a monkey. He does eat like a monkey. He wants to stand on the chair.

[Rob]

Yeah, yeah.

[Jamie]

Wild move. Yeah, yeah. No, listen, my services are available as long as he wipes his own butt.

[Rob]

Okay.

[Jamie]

I think. I think it would be good. So you think I would struggle with waking up. Fine, I'll do it.

[Rob]

I'm not listening to you.

[Jamie]

That would not happen. That would not.

[Rob]

I would love to see this.

[Jamie]

Yeah. Because Bo would listen and Jack will go in a room and I'll shut the door and he can't come out unless. Unless he's willing to listen.

[Rob]

I would love for you to watch what happens when you put Jack in a room and shut the door.

[Jamie]

Let him go nuts. You have a big heart. So if he's in there crying, you're like, I can't do it.

[Rob]

No, I don't.

[Jamie]

I'll let him go. No, I shout out Hootie and the Blowfish. Let him cry. Let that kid. I'll let that kid.

[Rob]

It's tough when it comes to shit like that, but it's. It. It's gonna. It's gonna.

[Jamie]

You're tough. I have no feeling There's a difference, okay? I have no. Jack could cry for fucking three hours. And I'm like, hey, you're going in here unless you listen or stop crying. Like, whatever you. I don't care. Me and Bo are gonna be outside.

[Rob]

You're like, super nanny. Should I just bring you in to do Super Nanny with Jack?

[Jamie]

I'll do it.

[Rob]

Wow. Yeah, I think we. This is.

[Jamie]

And I'll be like, hey, Jack, guess what? Me and Bo are gonna be out on the sports court.

[Rob]

Rob is moving into the casita for a week. And I just call you in when it. If it's after 2pm when I need you.

[Jamie]

This is our reality show.

[Rob]

This is it.

[Jamie]

Yeah. I come in and I just. But because here's Rob, I go, listen, Jack, me and Bo are going to play on the sport court. But you're not listening. So you're going to go in your room.

[Rob]

He's going to drive you crazy.

[Jamie]

What do you think he would do? Go ahead.

[Rob]

He screams.

[Jamie]

Don't care.

[Rob]

He cries.

[Jamie]

Don't care.

[Rob]

He throws. Shit.

[Jamie]

Throw it. It's not my house, okay? That's what I'm saying. You care about this stuff that he doesn't. It makes you feel bad or you feel this or that. I don't give a fuck. Go scream. Go cry. Me and Bo are hanging out. It's not. I'm not doing this.

[Steve Guerillo]

You.

[Jamie]

You're doing it to yourself.

[Rob]

Okay?

[Jamie]

And by the way, you could be.

[Rob]

Like, I don't think you might break him.

[Jamie]

I have. I have five younger siblings. This is not a thing I'm making up.

[Rob]

Right?

[Jamie]

This is what Robbie do. I. I don't care. Go. If you're acting like an asshole, you're going in your room.

[Rob]

In your way. Cut her. Are you down? Text me if you're down.

[Jamie]

Cutter would say he was down. And then. 30 minutes. I'm sure you guys would both leave in 30 minutes and you'd want to both come home and, like, make sure the kids were okay, you know?

[Rob]

No. Well, first of all, I need. I need one session where we were there together because, well, you know, you need to see the dynamic. You need to see the work that needs to be done. Because, you know, he might not show his true self, necessarily in front of you, but in front of me, he, like, forgets that other people are there sometimes. Do you know what I mean? And so then you can really get into, like, I know your. I know what you do, but I'm around them. Of course.

[Jamie]

You know where I see.

[Rob]

Yeah.

[Jamie]

I Would be. I think Beau would be a treat.

[Rob]

You would love to hang out with.

[Jamie]

Yeah.

[Rob]

But then I. I mean, you just have to tell. The only problem is, like, when you watch things with him, like, you have to be like, stop. Stop talking. He'll be like, I'm sorry.

[Jamie]

Well, like a dog. I would sport quarter mount. Like, I'd be like, we're going downstairs, we're going to fucking shoot around. And then he gets tired, and when I see him like, oh, you need water. And then I'm like, come on, we'll go watch a show.

[Rob]

Yeah, you got it down.

[Jamie]

Yeah, I know. That's. These kids are dogs.

[Rob]

I don't know why you're not a parent.

[Jamie]

That's all. Yeah, I think just listen back to the last 10 minutes. You figured.

[Rob]

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[Jamie]

So if anybody who doesn't know Jamie and I were on a television show. Was that 30 years ago? 20. 20 years. Yeah. We're on a show called Sopranos and there was a guy named Steve Guerillo who was my stand in. Can you explain what a stand in is, Jamie?

[Rob]

So a stand in is somebody that is of your similar stature, size, coloring, and while the camera is sort of setting up for the scene and doing the moves and the. The lighting, they'll have. They'll be a time for the actor to rest or be in hair and makeup.

[Steve Guerillo]

And.

[Rob]

And during that time, this, your stand in will stand in there and sort of walk through the scene so the camera and the lighting people can see what you would look like once you were in there. So you're not having to rehearse it for hours. And they could be more efficient with time.

[Jamie]

Yeah, exactly. What a.

[Rob]

Thank you.

[Jamie]

What a description. Jamie. Descriptor describer.

[Rob]

There he is.

[Jamie]

Yeah, there's me and Steve Grillo. And Steve Guerillo was also the Howard Stern's like, right hand man. He was his, like, intern when Howard Stern had his show going. And they, I think they famously made fun of his tattoo on his arm because they said it was crooked also, which I don't know if that was ever figured out, but so he hit me up. Still in touch with him. And he recently said he has a book coming out, so he asked if he could come on here and talk about his book. So we're gonna call him right now and let's. Oh, that's a noise.

[Steve Guerillo]

Hey, what's going on, guys?

[Jamie]

Not much. How you been?

[Steve Guerillo]

I. I gotta say, you two look spectacular. Well, this is aged a day. Both of you both got even better looking.

[Rob]

No.

[Jamie]

Wow. Thank you. We need more callers now. We're gonna have to figure out how to take more callers.

[Rob]

Yeah, this is nice segment.

[Jamie]

People never say that to us around here. They, you know, they. There's just a lot of. A lot of moping around around here, you know. Oh, you look the same as when we met you because they only met us a few years ago, you know.

[Steve Guerillo]

Yeah. Well, you guys, I'm so proud of you guys. This is such a great thing you guys are doing. I love it.

[Rob]

Thank you.

[Jamie]

Thank you so much, man. Yeah, I was just saying, you got a big, big books coming out, right? Or is out already, right?

[Steve Guerillo]

Yeah, it's out. It's out. It's on Amazon. Gorilla parts.

[Rob]

Tell us about it.

[Steve Guerillo]

Well, I, you know, I. I got so many like, crazy stories and some of them involved you guys. I just had this blessed life and. Excuse me, I have a friend that you might remember. Did you ever go to Brunelli's? Yeah, it was on 75th in New York. So he rushed for Nelli for like 20 something years, has been up my ass about do. Write a book, write a book, write a book, write a book, write a book. And I finally just wanted to shut him the up, so I wrote a book.

[Rob]

And what is the book about?

[Jamie]

Yeah, you say whatever you want.

[Steve Guerillo]

Okay. It's about all my crazy stories that I had, you know, like, you know, I almost. Like one night I almost got put into a trunk for giving a mafia guy the fucking a car to his girlfriend. You know, I fucking got beat up by Spike, these bodyguards. I saved Howard Stern's life. You know, like, wow, crazy stories how. How I blew a fucking opportunity to have sex with Pokey Brewster, you know.

[Jamie]

Like, how do you. Can you describe how you saved Howard Stern's life?

[Steve Guerillo]

Yeah, it was my job to be there at 5 o' clock in the morning, and I was like running a little late that day. So basically it was on 58th and Madison. So there were two entrances on both sides. So some days if there were some fans outside, I would tell Ronnie the limo driver to come around the back, which meant he had to come up 58 Street. And we go into service entrance. And one day I got. I got there and they see this car parked out front, like right dead in the center, you know, there was no parking on Madison Avenue. He was like just there. And I went, I looked in the guy and the guy looks like, he's like. I was like, oh, I better get upstairs. And I just got upstairs just in time for Ronnie. Ronnie's phone call. And he was. He was coming around Madison Avenue and I don't know if you know Ronnie, he's a cranky motherfucker.

[Jamie]

Yeah.

[Steve Guerillo]

Especially five o' clock in the morning. So I go, do me a favor, come around the back. He goes, oh, come on, I'm right here. You're gonna make me go all the way around. I said, ronnie, there's a car in front. Go around the back. And again, I know you fucking. Damn it. God damn it. You make me fucking. And he hangs up, and he comes all the way around the back. So now, by the time he had to go all the way around and come all the way back up 58th street, the guy was in the car and realized it's like 20 up to 5, and Howard's not there yet. Something's up. And he was standing on the corner, 58th Street. He realized that there was a service entrance. Who's standing on the corner? He's waiting, you know, and he sees the limo pull up. And at the top of his lungs, he screams how it's turn you. I'm gonna kill you. And he starts running at us like. But Jason from the Friday the 13th movies. It was, like, terrifying. And we. I stood there, and I. I pushed Howard in the building. I said, get inside now. Get inside. I'm screaming to the security guard, close the gate. Close the gate now. Then the gate starts coming down. It was like Indiana Jones. Like, Ronnie grabbed the guy right before he turned in, and the gate went all like. I. I pushed Howard to the second door, and I shut the door. I didn't know if the guy got away from Ronnie. I'm waiting for the door to get kicked in, and I'm holding him holding the door. And I said. I mean, I made Howard go. I said, get the fuck upstairs. And they held the door, and I poked my head out. Ronnie grabbed him, and then I went in the lobby, and Howard had his fucking gun out. I was like, you'll put that shit away right now.

[Jamie]

Wow.

[Steve Guerillo]

Wow. I was like, ronnie got him. Let's go. Let's go. And I came down to go check on Ronnie. After I got Howard up there, called the police. The city marshals just happened to grab me coffee across the street. And they saw what happened. They ran over. They had the guy in cuffs and a shotgun with 12 shells on top of the hood of the car.

[Rob]

Wow.

[Jamie]

So he had a shotgun.

[Steve Guerillo]

Yeah, loaded shotgun. Sitting on his lap. And he was waiting for Howard to pull. If he would have pulled up in the front. Should be a lot different right now.

[Rob]

Wow. He saved his life. That's just a taste of it.

[Steve Guerillo]

Yeah. There's no. There's no doubt that it would have been ugly if I didn't tell Ronnie to come around the back.

[Jamie]

Did you? So obviously, you know, Jamie and I talk about Sopranos on this show from time to time, and we. We have a different perspective because we Were there from day one. So I just. Can you give us the perspective of somebody who joined Sopranos after it was already going, like, it was already kind of on the roll?

[Steve Guerillo]

Yeah, well, you know, there's a. There's a chapter in my book, Gorilla Parts on Amazon. I hate. I hate showing.

[Jamie]

You'Re a hero. You saved lives. Go ahead.

[Steve Guerillo]

No, the chapter is, yeah, good fellas in Jersey, that'll never work, because as. I don't know, Jamie, I don't know if you know, but I've known Robert before the show.

[Rob]

I didn't know that his.

[Steve Guerillo]

Yeah, his father was my best friend's boss. And my. My friend comes up, he goes, yeah, my. My boss's kid got this part on this. This new HBO show. It's going to be like Goodfellows in Jersey. And I said, yeah, that'll never work. And it turns out to be so proud. One of the best TV shows ever.

[Rob]

You know, I don't think you were alone. I think a lot of people thought it wasn't going to work when they heard about it. Initially, yeah.

[Steve Guerillo]

No. But then when you watched it, you're like, oh, shit, this is the bomb right now. Like, damn, this is great.

[Rob]

Yeah.

[Steve Guerillo]

So. But. So. And I actually met Robert at a skate. A skateboard place on the Upper East. Upper east side. And he came over, he goes, are you. Aren't you the guys in the house? Stern show. I go, yeah, aren't you young to be watching Howard Stern? And he goes, I think you might know my dad. Oh, your friend is John, right? I go, yeah. You know, and that's how I met him. And it was so weird. And then I got to become a standard because. God rest his soul. Michael the Castro.

[Rob]

Yeah, right.

[Jamie]

All right, so can you tell us what it was like just coming on to that set when it was already a big show, since we don't know what that's like, you know?

[Steve Guerillo]

Oh. Oh, no, it's. It's. It's. It's beyond surreal. Like, when you're there and you're like. And. But the most greatest part about that was everybody was so nice. Like, everybody. Everybody treated everybody equal across the board. You didn't feel like you were, like, lower than anybody, especially, you know, with Jimmy and, you know, and Michael, like, they were always. Everybody always treated us equal.

[Rob]

Yeah.

[Steve Guerillo]

Except for Robert. He used to. He used to. He used to beat me with a belt.

[Rob]

Well, you probably deserved it.

[Steve Guerillo]

No, everybody was so, so nice. And I. And I'd worked. I'd worked with all of them. On everybody. They were. They were all the coup. From Private Parts. I felt like I was back home. I knew everybody.

[Jamie]

Right.

[Steve Guerillo]

They got off on Private Parts and.

[Jamie]

They went to Sopranos, the Howard Stern movie. Private Parts got filmed in Silver Cup Studios, where Sopranos also filmed.

[Rob]

Wow. I didn't know that.

[Jamie]

Yeah.

[Rob]

Was that before the pilot? Private Parts was.

[Jamie]

Yeah, yeah.

[Steve Guerillo]

Well, Michael, the cast, everybody. Like, everybody that I can mention was over there. Louis for Dracula was on Private Parts. You know, there's so many crew members that, you know, all the teamsters.

[Rob]

Yeah. Wow.

[Steve Guerillo]

So I. When I walked on set, it was like. I felt like I was back home. I just worked, like, a whole summer with all those people.

[Rob]

Right, right.

[Jamie]

For sure. Well, did you?

[Steve Guerillo]

Yeah, it was. It was instantly home.

[Jamie]

Did you? So. And also, one thing we wanted to talk about is you took me to Howard Stern's birthday party one time.

[Steve Guerillo]

Right.

[Jamie]

His surprise birthday.

[Rob]

That was one of the happiest days of your life.

[Jamie]

I woke up early for that, which we know, for me, is a problem.

[Steve Guerillo]

Yeah. Who? I. I don't blame you on that. No, he wouldn't. They were, like, trying to box me out. I was like. All of a sudden, they were like, oh, I don't know if we can get you in. I was like, what are you talking about? I can't get in. Are you kidding me? I've been to every birthday party for the past 12 years. You're gonna not let me in the birthday party? I said, all right, how about this? I'll call you right back. I called Robert, and then I called my friend Mia Tyler, who's Steven Tyler's daughter.

[Rob]

Yeah.

[Steve Guerillo]

And I was like, you guys got anything to do on Thursday morning? They both said, no. I called back. I said, how about this? I'll bring Robert, Isla, and me a Tyler. And he goes, okay, you can come now as a bargaining chip to get. I was pissed.

[Rob]

Who is that that was telling you you didn't go.

[Steve Guerillo]

What'S that?

[Rob]

Who was that? Who was on the other line of that phone call?

[Steve Guerillo]

Oh, Gary Delavate. Yeah. My old boss.

[Rob]

Wow.

[Jamie]

The. The.

[Steve Guerillo]

I don't know. I don't know. So. But we had the greatest time. That was so much fun.

[Jamie]

It was so fun. I remember, like, Kid Rock performed. It was cr. And it was. It was just. It was a wild day. But I also remember, like. So it was. We had to. You had to be there. Whatever.

[Rob]

5 Roseland.

[Jamie]

Was that Roseland? I think it was a Roselyn, Right?

[Steve Guerillo]

Was it. Was it. Was it Trump Tower or Rose?

[Jamie]

No. I think it was Rose.

[Steve Guerillo]

The Plaza. Was it the Plaza?

[Jamie]

Maybe, but I think it was Roseland. And I remember Crackhead Bob was there. This guy. Oh, my God. If we have could find that clip of me and Crackhead Bob is one of the all time funniest. They were trying to do like promos for Howard Stern's birthday. And they're trying to get Crackhead Bob, who has had like strokes, everything from smoking crack, to do the promo and he can't speak. It was. It was one of the hardest I've ever laughed in my life to this day.

[Rob]

Oh, my God.

[Steve Guerillo]

I wrote. I wrote about Bob in my book. I really, really liked him. He was.

[Jamie]

He was such a nice guy.

[Steve Guerillo]

Someone so sorry that he fucking. So Jamie, he smoked crack and so much crack, he had a stroke. He used to be like this mean guy. He lived down Long Island. He owned a big, like, carpet company. And then he came out. They're like, you gotta stop. You're gonna kill yourself. And he said, yeah, whatever. And he. He had another stroke and then he's gonna die. He smoked so much crack, he kept stroking out and then the third time, this time it fried his brain. So he was paralyzed on the left side of his body. He couldn't even say his name. His name's not Bob, it's really George.

[Jamie]

Yeah, but he could just say Dob. So they were like, oh, Bob. Yeah, hold on, gorilla. Hold on. We're gonna try and play a clip. We might have found the clip of me and Crackhead Bob.

[Steve Guerillo]

Oh, no way.

[Jamie]

Hold on, hold on one second. Hey, it's Robert Adler from the Sopranos.

[Steve Guerillo]

Here, my friend, Dr. Touch.

[Jamie]

And where. Hey, it's me, Robert Adams from the Sopranos at the Howard Stern birthday show.

[Steve Guerillo]

How it turned. Oh, yeah, yeah, Soprano. I'm stacked that Soprano. I'm here with Anthony Jr.

[Jamie]

Soprano.

[Steve Guerillo]

I'm here at Anthony. Anthony Jr. Jr. Soprano Dondo.

[Jamie]

Oh, we'll do a different one.

[Rob]

We'll do something different.

[Steve Guerillo]

Coming up, cutting up Howard stearns. Howard stearns. 46, 36. 46, 36. It's potty time, baby.

[Jamie]

So that was shout out to the guys in the booth. That was great.

[Rob]

I could watch you that age all day long.

[Jamie]

Yeah, I wish the girls my age then could look at me when I was.

[Rob]

So Crackhead Bob then couldn't speak properly because of the crack use and the stroke, Correct?

[Steve Guerillo]

Yeah. Part of his, like, vocal cords.

[Jamie]

Is he still alive?

[Steve Guerillo]

No, no, he passed away. Rip Fred the Elephant boy passed away. Now those are two people that were.

[Jamie]

My Favorites like Eric the.

[Steve Guerillo]

Actually, I actually considered them friends. They were really nice people.

[Jamie]

Eric the midget passing away was a rough day for me. He was my favorite.

[Steve Guerillo]

I didn't know him. And it's like, after I left, I didn't, like, not listen on purpose. I just wasn't in a car, so I didn't really know or get that whole thing because I just, like, I was already done with them, you know, for sure.

[Jamie]

And you know what I remember too, is, like. Because it was like 5am so all that Howard was famous for going to scores. There's a strip club in New York, and they brought limos full of Score strippers to his birthday right from work. So they were drinking all night till 5am and then all these drunk girls just show up. And I remember being 14, and guys were like, you want. You want us to bring you around this? And I was like. Or however, 15, and I was like, these were the hottest women I had ever seen.

[Rob]

Oh, my God.

[Jamie]

In my life at the time, like, it was.

[Rob]

You and I had such different lives.

[Jamie]

100%. We still do. Yeah. It's never.

[Rob]

We intersect, though, and we find ourselves.

[Steve Guerillo]

You're a decent human being.

[Jamie]

That's why she was talking about me, not you.

[Rob]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Jamie]

What did. So did. Do you have any part of your book that you want to read to us? Any part that me and Jamie are in? Anything you think that'd be interesting?

[Steve Guerillo]

Well, you know, you. You both have a picture of my book, right?

[Jamie]

Oh, thank you.

[Steve Guerillo]

Yeah.

[Rob]

Thank you.

[Steve Guerillo]

I got you. Yeah. You and Edie and Robert. But not all together. All three different pictures.

[Rob]

Awesome. Well, we spent a lot of time together.

[Steve Guerillo]

Yeah, no, I might. One of my. You know, because as standings, they. They always had us come in, like, two hours early.

[Rob]

Right.

[Steve Guerillo]

And I was usually just coming from a nightclub or something. I was definitely still. So I would go sleep everywhere. So then people always. I would like, you know, you had two hours to kill, maybe even three. So I would go and I would either sleep in your bed or an Uncle Junior's couch, but your bed was my favorite.

[Jamie]

Great.

[Rob]

Are you talking to Robert or me?

[Steve Guerillo]

You.

[Jamie]

Oh, good.

[Rob]

Meadows bed. Yeah, Meadows bed was cozy.

[Steve Guerillo]

Meadows bed.

[Rob]

Good to know.

[Steve Guerillo]

Sometimes, like, you needed a place to crash for sure. But Uncle Junior's couch is the most comfortable. Seriously.

[Rob]

Wow.

[Jamie]

All right, bro. Well, we. We gotta go. We appreciate you coming on very much.

[Rob]

Thanks for calling.

[Steve Guerillo]

Yeah. Thank you for having me.

[Rob]

Congrats on the book.

[Steve Guerillo]

Thank you.

[Jamie]

Yeah. Let people know where to get it.

[Steve Guerillo]

Amazon. It's all over the place. I got four, four and a half star reviews across the board.

[Rob]

Wow.

[Jamie]

Amazing.

[Rob]

That's hard to come by.

[Steve Guerillo]

It's picking subtraction. So, yeah, you guys just. You're in the book somewhere.

[Jamie]

Awesome.

[Steve Guerillo]

All right, well, yeah, thank you so much for having me on.

[Rob]

Of course.

[Steve Guerillo]

Oh, that's right. I'm in talks where we're to do Guerrilla Parts, the musical.

[Jamie]

Well, Jamie's a singer. You know, Jamie's a singer.

[Steve Guerillo]

Well, yo, you want to part there? I got you.

[Rob]

Hit me up.

[Steve Guerillo]

So, yeah, it's. It's gonna be good. We're in talks right now and stuff like that.

[Rob]

Very.

[Jamie]

I'm retired, unfortunately, but Jamie is fully available.

[Rob]

Not as of May. Something 13th.

[Steve Guerillo]

Okay, well, your. Your name's in the mix, that's for sure.

[Rob]

Thank you so much.

[Jamie]

Thanks.

[Steve Guerillo]

Thank you guys so much.

[Jamie]

Later.

[Rob]

Bye.

[Steve Guerillo]

Bye. Bye.

[Jamie]

So there. There's this guy, Joey Swole on the Internet, and he's kind of like the gym enforcer, like the gym police. And he kind of like looks at clips and he says, hey, this isn't cool. Don't do this. Blah, blah. And he's like, he's a real champion of, like, the industry, and people really love him. And, you know, he doesn't have any. No one had stuff to say about him unless of all gyms. Yeah, he's kind of like the sheriff, you know, like, hey, Joey Swole will check you if you do something stupid on social media or anywhere. See? So can you play the first clip, please? So this one I fully agree with Joey Swole on. I. Joey Swole speaks to me with. With being angry at this guy. So for people who are just listening, there's a guy flexing in the mirror.

[Joey Swole]

Wait till you got home getting ready this video. Or at least until there was nobody in the background. I mean, you shouldn't even be filming in the first place. It literally says all over the walls of Planet Fitness, no filming, no photos in the locker room. But no, instead, you intentionally set your camera up to film that man in the background of your video. And all for what? So you can blame him for getting in your way, saying that he ruined your videos. Seriously. And one person laughing at him and calling him a pervert. I'm sorry, who's the real pervert? You took a photo of that man as he was changing in his boxers, which I had to cover up. Shame on you.

[Jamie]

Shame on this man.

[Joey Swole]

Of all this nonsense in the gym. I hope Planet Fitness sees this and they kick your ass out. Yes, you need to do better.

[Jamie]

Do better. That's his slogan.

[Rob]

Business guys has a future. He should be. I see, like the Rock's future in his future. Do you know what I mean? Put this man in the mcu.

[Jamie]

And also, he has a little bit of a vibe of a guy you would date when you were on Long Island.

[Rob]

100%.

[Jamie]

It kind of reminds. Yeah. Before the.

[Rob]

That's what it is. It's reminiscent of it. But I like, respect it. I. By the way, I like the way he speaking. I think I like it. Okay.

[Jamie]

I have no. I have a really. Hold on, hold on. Rewind that, rewind that. Oh, you. You messed up the reveal. God damn it. Go. Go back. So, because I had a problem when I got back from la that there were guys taking photos in the locker room. And that's the whole point is, like, they're gonna go. Sure. They go home and they have pictures of themselves, but in the background, it's people naked.

[Rob]

Yeah.

[Jamie]

Like, it's insane. And they just think. And they're like.

[Rob]

And he's right. Why can't you take those photos of yourself at home? Yeah, they can push ups and sit ups. You'll get the same thing.

[Jamie]

They're total assholes. And I feel like whatever the maximum punishment is we could give to those people, I think is fine.

[Rob]

You broke their gym membership.

[Jamie]

I think throw them in jail. Oh. I mean, if you were. If you were getting ready in a locker room somewhere and you were naked and I came and took a picture of you.

[Rob]

Right.

[Jamie]

You go to fucking jail, you're taking pictures of people in a locker room. Like, I hate that person. I hate somebody who's. And by the way, even when sometimes I'm in the sauna and I could just see them doing it outside, so there's no way they're getting me in the picture. And it's just the fact that, like, this is a locker room. This is not your mirror, dude.

[Rob]

It's.

[Jamie]

It drives me cr. It's like, just. I wish I could follow that person around to see what the rest of their day is like, because I know they're a complete. In so many other aspects of life.

[Rob]

Yeah.

[Jamie]

Where it's like, you just don't think it's all about you.

[Rob]

Huh.

[Jamie]

You. Now, what I wanted to ask you is you and your girlfriends have been working out lately.

[Rob]

Yeah.

[Jamie]

I wanted to know if this was a move that you guys did. Did you ever do that? You ever do three sets of that with your girl?

[Rob]

What did she do?

[Jamie]

See the pole of the Weight that everyone uses.

[Rob]

It didn't go in her.

[Jamie]

Oh, so you're okay with it? See, Jamie's okay.

[Rob]

Yeah, but she's doing this to be like, funny. Her ass is huge. It didn't even scratch the surface.

[Jamie]

Okay, can you go to the neck? Do you do this move? Can you go to the next one? What about that? You know, she's using the.

[Joey Swole]

This is one of the most disgusting videos that I have ever seen in the gym.

[Jamie]

Joey Swole don't like it.

[Joey Swole]

I'm sorry I even have to post this. But videos like this are popping up all over social media and it needs to stop. People are sick and tired of it. Gym owners need to start being more vigilant and kicking people out.

[Rob]

So this is a thing. Women masturbating.

[Joey Swole]

That woman up as she squats down, puts her private parts on a barbell, spreads her legs and then rubs herself on it. And all for what? So she can sell more subscriptions to her, of course. And listen, I have nothing left. You make money how you want, but keep it at home and out of the gym. If you can't have any self respect or dignity, at least have some respect for the other people in the gym.

[Jamie]

He's way more upset. Yeah, we could pause. He. You're. You're. You weren't as upset by these as Joey Swole seems to be.

[Rob]

Well, listen, that's his territory, the public gyms. This is his domain. This is where he rules. This is where he regulates. That's. I don't go to public gym, so I don't have as strong of an opinion as him. I just appreciate his tone and I appreciate he's not like meat heady about it. He's very matter of fact. And he's in defense of the gyms and the gym owners. I like that he constantly changes his shirt to different public gyms.

[Jamie]

Yeah, right. Well, that's just his wardrobe because he's such a gym guy.

[Rob]

Jimmy Swole.

[Jamie]

That's cut. Joey Swole.

[Rob]

Joey Swole.

[Jamie]

Yeah. Joey Swole. Great. Is there one more clip or are we done?

[Rob]

Is that an eyebrow ring or like a break inside?

[Jamie]

I don't think so. Yeah. How about this, Jamie? So on the thing it says, nobody here knows I play with my pussy seven times a day.

[Joey Swole]

Nobody here knows I play with my. You know what? Seven times a day.

[Rob]

He's so proper.

[Joey Swole]

Nor do they need to know or care or want to be in the background of a video where you talk about something inappropriate. Just like this. I mean, you have fitness in Your name yet your entire page is you over sexualizing yourself, being inappropriate in the gym. There's even one video where you literally rub yourself.

[Rob]

Oh, this is the same chick.

[Joey Swole]

And oh, for what? Just so you can sell more subscriptions to your Stop.

[Jamie]

Listen, he's, I think he's on it.

[Rob]

He's on the case.

[Jamie]

Yeah. She has fitness in her name. She's fitness pole in her ass is what she's doing. I, I honestly I did. I wasn't as bothered as I was by the guys in the locker room as, as her, but it is very.

[Rob]

Well, yeah, but I think exposing other people is very rude. But yes, those girls doing that in a public gym just then. If you have an only fans and you're making money off these videos and buy some equipment in your house. I agree with, I agree with the police there.

[Jamie]

Yeah, you agree with the police. Okay, well, listen, I, I, I think we should. I'm gonna keep looking up Joey Swole stuff.

[Rob]

The cutter send you Joey Swole or.

[Jamie]

You know, that's you that own doing. All right. Well, after seeing a girl rub up her on gym equipment, do we have a memory lane maybe to wrap, to wrap things up? It seems highly appropriate.

[Rob]

Look at that track suit that season.

[Jamie]

I mean, Edie looks like a cardboard cutout of herself in every photo. Like she could just be. She is ready to go. I mean, it's unreal.

[Rob]

This is season six or five.

[Jamie]

Oh, I would go. I would go four or five. I'd go four. Do we go? Do we go season four? I mean, just look at, look at Jim's hands. What are we at here? What season does it say? It doesn't say, but this one's from circa 2002.

[Rob]

Oh, so four, you think? You're right. Season four.

[Jamie]

Wow. Look how we're in size order perfectly.

[Rob]

Yeah.

[Jamie]

I mean, that track that is, that that really brings me back. Like, some of these memory lanes is like, oh, that seems like it wasn't that long ago. This one is like.

[Rob]

And whenever I see pictures of like this, I can fully appreciate how well cast this show. Like, I know we feel like a family to me because we felt like a family to me, you know, but like, we look like a family.

[Jamie]

We look like a family. And also, like, what I really like about this photo is that's not Tony Soprano. That's Jim. Like, that's Jim's smile. And it shows you what a good actor James Gandolfini was, is that you see that smile and you know that.

[Rob]

That'S not Tony he's not in character, then. Yeah, Edie is in character.

[Jamie]

Edie looks like she's in character. You are you. That's not. That's not a meadow thing. Look how. Look how sweet.

[Rob]

No, I'm so happy. Yeah, you're so happy to be there, Yami Lee.

[Jamie]

But it's crazy. I can't believe, like, this is over. So wait, you said. Yeah. So this is, what, 23 years ago or something? And just sitting around that counter, that's fucking. That's great. It kind of does feel like a house I lived in.

[Rob]

That's what I mean. Like, when I'm looking at this, it feels like a family photo memory.

[Jamie]

Yeah, it really does. All right, well, we'll make more memories next week. We'll see you guys next week.

[Steve Guerillo]

Capone watch on the hat One of the times. One time at hat.

[Jamie]

One of the times.

[Steve Guerillo]

Ripper at 2.

[Jamie]

J battery.

[Steve Guerillo]

Not today.