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Oct 15, 2026 1 hr 13 min

TMP351 BOBBY LOUIS DITULLIO RAISES THE BAR

from Troubled Men Podcast Hosted by René and Manny

The longtime harmonica player with Little Freddie King and perennial BJ's Bywater Lounge bartender first came to New Orleans as road manager for Ronnie Earl. His instant love for the city resulted in a Ninth Ward residency lasting 35 years and counting. Tonight he joins the Troubled Men where his fluency in dive bar vernacular sets him up for success. Topics include Dave Clements' birthday, a Bosco sponsorship, Eddie V., a hurricane, airplane misbehavior, driverless cars, a high-speed chase driving test, Eva Marie Saint RIP, "On The Waterfront," complicated cocktails, Boston, Learning the Blues, a Vietnam vet, progressive parents, a Florida geographical cure, a pizza parlour, child bartenders, Black Top Records, Hammond Scott, Kelly Keller, Butch Trivette, Percy Randolph, Carlo Ditta, Wacko Wade, Orleans Records, Fat Possum Records, Bruce Watson, international touring, Serbia, the porn industry, Hurricane Katrina, King James and the Special Men, crossing Canal St., live records, cigarettes, following Freddie, and much more. Intro Music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman Break Music: "I Used To Be Down" by Little Freddie King Outro Music: "Crack Head Joe" from "You Don't Know What I Know" by Little Freddie King Support the podcast: Paypal or Venmo Join the Patreon page here. Shop for Troubled Men’s T-shirts & tanks here. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts or any podcast source. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Troubled Men Podcast Facebook Troubled Men Podcast Instagram Iguanas Tour Dates René Coman Facebook Little Freddie King Facebook Chapters (00:00:15) - Welcome and Birthday Party at Snake and Jake's (00:02:06) - The Bosco Mystery Solved (00:04:59) - Hurricane Season and the Gulf Naming Debate (00:07:00) - Chaos on Airplanes: Masturbation Incidents (00:10:44) - Cocaine on Planes and Airline Antics (00:11:56) - LA Driverless Cars and New DMV Highway Chase Test (00:13:52) - Midterm Elections and Local Politics (00:14:50) - Remembering Eva Marie Saint (00:16:27) - Introducing Guest Bobby Lewis DiTullio (00:17:23) - BJ's Bywater Bar History (00:19:11) - Bobby's Boston Roots and Musical Beginnings (00:21:14) - Learning Harmonica and Early Influences (00:25:14) - Family Background and Parents (00:28:07) - Moving to Florida and Early Bartending Days (00:31:08) - Road Managing Ronnie Earl and Moving to New Orleans (00:34:20) - Starting to Play Music in New Orleans (00:36:04) - Joining Little Freddie King's Band (00:38:44) - Fat Possum Records and International Touring (00:42:18) - Break and Song Performance (00:44:28) - Return from Break: Listener Shoutouts and Serbia (00:46:11) - Pornography Industry Tangent (00:47:32) - Podcast Promotion and Sponsorship Plug (00:48:40) - Katrina and Living in Bywater (00:50:38) - Music History at BJ's Bar (00:54:27) - Bar Culture, Social Skills, and Phone Addiction (00:59:57) - More Little Freddie King Records (01:02:14) - Cigarettes, Jukeboxes, and Economics of Vice (01:04:19) - Playing Bass with Little Freddie King's Loose Style (01:07:39) - Freddie's Character and Storytelling (01:08:50) - Closing Remarks and Sign Off

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The longtime harmonica player with Little Freddie King and perennial BJ's Bywater Lounge bartender first came to New Orleans as road manager for Ronnie Earl. His instant love for the city resulted in a Ninth Ward residency lasting 35 years and counting. Tonight he joins the Troubled Men where his fluency in dive bar vernacular sets him up for success. Topics include Dave Clements' birthday, a Bosco sponsorship, Eddie V., a hurricane, airplane misbehavior, driverless cars, a high-speed chase driving test, Eva Marie Saint RIP, "On The Waterfront," complicated cocktails, Boston, Learning the Blues, a Vietnam vet, progressive parents, a Florida geographical cure, a pizza parlour, child bartenders, Black Top Records, Hammond Scott, Kelly Keller, Butch Trivette, Percy Randolph, Carlo Ditta, Wacko Wade, Orleans Records, Fat Possum Records, Bruce Watson, international touring, Serbia, the porn industry, Hurricane Katrina, King James and the Special Men, crossing Canal St., live records, cigarettes, following Freddie, and much more. Intro Music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman Break Music: "I Used To Be Down" by Little Freddie King Outro Music: "Crack Head Joe" from "You Don't Know What I Know" by Little Freddie King Support the podcast: Paypal or Venmo Join the Patreon page here. Shop for Troubled Men’s T-shirts & tanks here. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts or any podcast source. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Troubled Men Podcast Facebook Troubled Men Podcast Instagram Iguanas Tour Dates René Coman Facebook Little Freddie King Facebook

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TMP351 BOBBY LOUIS DITULLIO RAISES THE BAR

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  1. 0:15 Welcome and Birthday Party at Snake and Jake's
  2. 2:06 The Bosco Mystery Solved
  3. 4:59 Hurricane Season and the Gulf Naming Debate
  4. 7:00 Chaos on Airplanes: Masturbation Incidents
  5. 10:44 Cocaine on Planes and Airline Antics
  6. 11:56 LA Driverless Cars and New DMV Highway Chase Test
  7. 13:52 Midterm Elections and Local Politics
  8. 14:50 Remembering Eva Marie Saint
  9. 16:27 Introducing Guest Bobby Lewis DiTullio
  10. 17:23 BJ's Bywater Bar History
  11. 19:11 Bobby's Boston Roots and Musical Beginnings
  12. 21:14 Learning Harmonica and Early Influences
  13. 25:14 Family Background and Parents
  14. 28:07 Moving to Florida and Early Bartending Days
  15. 31:08 Road Managing Ronnie Earl and Moving to New Orleans
  16. 34:20 Starting to Play Music in New Orleans
  17. 36:04 Joining Little Freddie King's Band
  18. 38:44 Fat Possum Records and International Touring
  19. 42:18 Break and Song Performance
  20. 44:28 Return from Break: Listener Shoutouts and Serbia
  21. 46:11 Pornography Industry Tangent
  22. 47:32 Podcast Promotion and Sponsorship Plug
  23. 48:40 Katrina and Living in Bywater
  24. 50:38 Music History at BJ's Bar
  25. 54:27 Bar Culture, Social Skills, and Phone Addiction
  26. 59:57 More Little Freddie King Records
  27. 1:02:14 Cigarettes, Jukeboxes, and Economics of Vice
  28. 1:04:19 Playing Bass with Little Freddie King's Loose Style
  29. 1:07:39 Freddie's Character and Storytelling
  30. 1:08:50 Closing Remarks and Sign Off

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