Its A Funny Old Life

New episode with actor, comedian and agent Dante Rusciolelli, or more commonly known as Dante The Comic. Dante is a stand-up comedian, appearing in over 40 TV shows. He was a cast member on Season 5 of the NBC show Last Comic Standing, and performs to sold-out crowds all over the world 40 weeks a year. He has also performed for more US troops than any other comedian except Bob Hope. He was the Abbot at the Friars Club in Beverly Hills.

As an actor, Dante has appeared in over 20 films and TV shows and in commercials, including being the spokesman for Miller Beer. He had his own sitcom on B.E.T. called The Blackberry Inn.

Dante was also a writer for Joan Rivers on the hit E! TV show Fashion Police and owns Golden Artists Ent, which make movies and TV shows, book live acts, and manage talent and a personal manager with many household name clients.

New episode with former semi-pro footballer and manager and current assistant manager Paul Bowes. Paul was on the books of Liverpool and Manchester United as a youngster before gaining a YTS at Bradford City. From then he went onto play for Burscough, Prescot Cables, Warrington Town, Runcorn Linnets and Conwy Borough and a brief stint at Sunday league side Eagle. Paul moved into management and coaching, being assistant manager for Maghull and currently Litherland REMYCA, and becoming coach at Pilkington and Burscough, before becoming manager at Burscough.

New episode with former amateur footballer and Marsh Lane lad, Neil McQueen. Commonly known to us Bootle fans as ‘Queeny’, he represented teams such as the Chaucer, Seaburn and Solly, and non-league teams such as Marine and Bootle, and captained the ‘Bucks’ for a number of years to league titles and senior cups.

New episode with former amateur footballer, part-football club owner, an international lead of an academy Chris ‘Ando’ Anderson. Chris played for the likes of Preston North End and Morecambe before indulging on 4 years in America, lining up for the University side and gaining his coaching badges out in the USA. On his return to the UK, he had spells at Nelson, Lancaster and AFC Liverpool, before calling a time on his playing days and becoming assistant manager and then the lead role with the non-league ‘Reds’. He spent five years at AFC before recently moving onto Chorley as assistant manager to Andy Preece. Chris also takes up roles as vice-chairman at Spanish side Alicante City and is an international lead at the Steven Gerrard Academy. Chris also played for the very successful Sunday league Campfield, helping them to league titles and National Cup glory.

On this episode I’m joined by former ECHO journalist and current GOAL journalist for Liverpool FC Neil Jones

On this episode I am joined by former professional football league player, and former Cambridge, Southport, Tranmere Rovers, Warrington Town and current AFC Telford United manager Paul Carden

On this episode of the podcast I am joined by a fellow Bootle lad, Liverpool FCs 2nd highest appearance holder, 11 honours including the famous 2005 Champions League final in Istanbul against AC Milan and 38 England appearances Jamie Carragher

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On this episode of the podcast I am joined by former Everton, Accrington Stanley (one game loan), Aberystwyth Town, Warrington Town, City of Liverpool and current Bootle regular under Brian Richardson, Jay McCarten

On this episode I was joined by Gron from The Crosander Way and a big Bootle fan in John Doran, where we discuss how the teams have fared this season and the big derby on Monday 27th December