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May God Bless All of you for the work you do

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Great Web site. You guys look and sound great. I hoope to get out to the Windy City and hear you in person. Maybe even get a chance to pipe along with your band.

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Just wanted to say thank you to the following members for a job WELL-DONE on Saturday, January 22nd at Foxs in Orland Park. My father enjoyed your program so very much and I also appreciate you taking time out of your busy lives and horrible weather to do this for us. Those involved were: Danny McGuire, Tom Cummingham, Joe Gallardo, Colleen Burnette, Donovan Markiewicz and my cousin, John Ryan. You were all great and John--you are the best and we love you for it. Again I just want you to know that you brought tears to so many of our eyes and a feeling of love I hope was given back to you - you are truly members of the extended RYAN family. Thank you.

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joe...we are glad to call you 'cousin'. we are so very proud of you.

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Just saw all the pictures and listened to the music. It was great seeing my brother and nephew on line. Great music. Keep up the good work.

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Can you please help out a brother from FOP lod#7 Ill. And get this message out to your members via email or newsletter. Thank you and Happy holidays. Rich Solita Cop’s gritty novel a must read for Police Officers Richard Solita believes law enforcement officers must have a million stories to tell. That probably goes without saying, but few are ever shared with the general public. Reason being; it is rare that a police officer decides to write a novel about hilarious, heartbreaking, and malicious incidents all observed in the line of duty. Well, Solita did. TWENTY YEARS OF VAUDEVILLE AND A PENSION/ WHAT REALLY HAPPENS BEHIND THE BADGE is a novel based on true stories of a journey that takes you through the streets of Chicago for over twenty years. The novel demonstrates how police officers are actually fine tuned actors and this phenomenon is brought to life in the entertaining and witty stories about the job. It will be mind boggling to the reader the various roles a police officer plays to get his assignments done quickly and safely. Cops must get into character, necessitated by the fact that “one day your talking to a U.S. Senator and the next your dealing with the scum of the earth.” The best character in this book is not the police. Twenty Years of Vaudeville is permeated by the bizarre and occasionally frightening weirdoes officers deal with on a daily basis. There is a complete cast of drunks, prostitutes, petty and dangerous criminals, murders, and obnoxious civilians to add color to the already vibrant narrative. And then there is the language, although mostly found in the dialogue, the author recognizes this book is not politically correct, but wanted to stay true to the way he heard cops talk in each others company. If this book is any indication, no network police show could expect to portray the dialect correctly and stay on the good side of the FCC. Solita believes his commitment to accuracy is much more important than the beliefs of today’s political correctness enthusiast. Among the lessons in this novel, aside from the hilarity, “clout is color blind”. If you knew someone heavy enough you got the job. Race and gender did not matter, contrary to what the affirmative action programs would lead us to believe.” So for an informative and pleasurable read, you must get this book. Once you begin to read it you will not be able to put it down. All information on this novel can be found on the web at www.funnypolicenovel.com or you may contact the author directly at rsolita@cox.net. Note: portions of this article written by Irv Bikner.