You could insult Frank Soprano Jr. by saying he's just a number cruncher at his family's Chicago-area CPA firm, Soprano & Association.
April 2, 2007 (Press Release) --
But when he hands credit cards to waiters, his whole world changes for a righteous moment.
"They say, 'Aw, Mr. Soprano!' " Soprano says. "I'm just a little guy getting though life. And everyone's like, 'Mr. Soprano!' "
Since "The Sopranos" is, by now, a cultural reference, he will probably continue to experience this phenomenon, even after the HBO show ends with nine upcoming episodes.
Like a lot of people, Soprano, 37, used to be addicted to the mob-family drama bearing his surname.
"But I think it was the third year it bummed me out. I was like, 'Come on. Start killing more people or something,' " Soprano says.
One time, Soprano overextended his Soprano-"Sopranos" connection. He bought a "Sopranos" video game for his godson. This was a Soprano going one "Sopranos" too far. The game sucked.
"It was like, 'Here's Godfather Soprano -- giving you a piece-of-crap game.' "
Some Chicago restaurants overplayed their "Sopranos" hand, as well. During the first few seasons, they screened new episodes on TVs during Sunday night viewing parties.
HBO issued cease-and-desist letters. The network wanted those customers to go home and pay for HBO.
One of those restaurants was Sopranos on North Sheffield Avenue.
Before the HBO crackdown, the Italian eatery served "bada bing" martinis and printed menus featuring a photo of the "Sopranos" cast posing in the style of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper."
"That was on the menu," says Sopranos operating manager and "Sopranos" fan Nicole Javell, 27. "People kept them. One family framed it."
The restaurant name is a happy coincidence, she says. Sopranos opened 10 years ago, pre-"Sopranos," named as a nod to vocalists who sing a few octaves past middle E.
To the contrary, though, it's not easy finding an actual soprano or a soprano saxophonist who watches "The Sopranos."
"I don't have cable," says soprano Amy Conn, of Chicago a Cappella.
"I don't have cable," says Kathryn Kamp, another Chicago a Cappella singer.
"I don't have HBO," says Justin May, a local soprano saxophonist. (He also plays alto and tenor sax.)
These sopranos say they're too busy or otherwise interested in live music to watch much TV.
May says it doesn't make financial sense to subscribe to HBO only for "The Sopranos," even if it does feature "obligatory HBO topless scenes."
"None of those shots in the strip club has anything to do with anything, except to remind you, 'Oh right, I'm watching HBO,' " he says.
Source: http://yahoo.com.cn
Posted by Doug Elfman
"They say, 'Aw, Mr. Soprano!' " Soprano says. "I'm just a little guy getting though life. And everyone's like, 'Mr. Soprano!' "
Since "The Sopranos" is, by now, a cultural reference, he will probably continue to experience this phenomenon, even after the HBO show ends with nine upcoming episodes.
Like a lot of people, Soprano, 37, used to be addicted to the mob-family drama bearing his surname.
"But I think it was the third year it bummed me out. I was like, 'Come on. Start killing more people or something,' " Soprano says.
One time, Soprano overextended his Soprano-"Sopranos" connection. He bought a "Sopranos" video game for his godson. This was a Soprano going one "Sopranos" too far. The game sucked.
"It was like, 'Here's Godfather Soprano -- giving you a piece-of-crap game.' "
Some Chicago restaurants overplayed their "Sopranos" hand, as well. During the first few seasons, they screened new episodes on TVs during Sunday night viewing parties.
HBO issued cease-and-desist letters. The network wanted those customers to go home and pay for HBO.
One of those restaurants was Sopranos on North Sheffield Avenue.
Before the HBO crackdown, the Italian eatery served "bada bing" martinis and printed menus featuring a photo of the "Sopranos" cast posing in the style of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper."
"That was on the menu," says Sopranos operating manager and "Sopranos" fan Nicole Javell, 27. "People kept them. One family framed it."
The restaurant name is a happy coincidence, she says. Sopranos opened 10 years ago, pre-"Sopranos," named as a nod to vocalists who sing a few octaves past middle E.
To the contrary, though, it's not easy finding an actual soprano or a soprano saxophonist who watches "The Sopranos."
"I don't have cable," says soprano Amy Conn, of Chicago a Cappella.
"I don't have cable," says Kathryn Kamp, another Chicago a Cappella singer.
"I don't have HBO," says Justin May, a local soprano saxophonist. (He also plays alto and tenor sax.)
These sopranos say they're too busy or otherwise interested in live music to watch much TV.
May says it doesn't make financial sense to subscribe to HBO only for "The Sopranos," even if it does feature "obligatory HBO topless scenes."
"None of those shots in the strip club has anything to do with anything, except to remind you, 'Oh right, I'm watching HBO,' " he says.
Source: http://yahoo.com.cn
Posted by Doug Elfman
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