Life, Loyalty, and Cheesesteaks with guest Joe Perri AKA Lil’ Snuff

Episode 4 of Three Friends, One Booth brings in a very special guest: Joe Perry, aka Lil’ Snuff, co-host of the hugely popular The Skinny podcast and co-founder of Skinny Joey’s Cheesesteaks in Wildwood, NJ. Joe and the guys dig into Snuff’s wild life story, from growing up in South Philly to bartending, stage work, and a hard battle with addiction, to how a random card game over cheesesteaks turned into a full-blown business. They get into The Skinny’s origin story, the social media grind, fan voicemails, where the “bed bug” catchphrase actually came from, and why being a South Philly guy is something you carry with you no matter where life takes you.CHAPTER MARKERS0:00 - Introductions and Meet Lil’ Snuff3:00 - Snuff’s Life Story: Bartending, the Union, and Getting Clean6:00 - How the Skinny Podcast Was Born and Led to a Cheesesteak Shop13:00 - Vacation Talk, Moving Back to Philly, and Married Life17:00 - The Social Media Grind: Posting Raw, Going Viral, and Getting Cancelled29:00 - Fan Voicemails, Where “Bed Bug” Comes From, and South Philly Nicknames35:00 - Money, Gambling, and the South Philly Way of Spending44:00 - Golf, Kids, and Growing Up in the Area46:00 - Cancel Culture, Social Media, and Saying the Wrong Thing56:00 - Growing Up South Philly: Street Racing, Underage Bars, Italian Culture, and Old School Manners