Book · 1990 · Social Science
The Westies
Inside the Hell's Kitchen Irish Mob
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I remember reading that book The Westies that that movie State of Grace was loosely loosely based on.
Bill Burr · Monday Morning Podcast · Aug 2026 The best things said about it
I mean that's like I'm sure bill and I had finished about playing Westies you know you know that looks like it's that that's one of the few books I read more than once oh yeah other than kid books to my daughter here I still have that book.
He gave me a copy of the Westies right here.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Mar 2018 Why people recommend it
The Westies by T. J. English is a gripping non-fiction book that explores the Irish-American crime syndicate operating in New York's Hell's Kitchen during the mid-to-late twentieth century. The book has garnered enthusiastic remarks from various podcast hosts and guests. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan strongly endorsed the work, telling listeners that once they finished the episode they should immediately go buy the book. Rogan later displayed a physical copy given to him by the author and discussed the brutal syndicate detailed within its pages. Bill Burr mentioned on the Monday Morning Podcast that he remembered reading the book, noting that it served as the loose basis for the film State of Grace while discussing stories regarding mob hits and body disposal. Additionally, actor Sam Rockwell appeared on the same podcast to share his enthusiasm for the publication. Rockwell revealed that it was one of the very few books he had ever read more than once, excluding children's books read to his daughter, and confirmed that he still proudly owned a copy of it. The enduring appeal of English's underworld chronicle among these figures highlights its engaging and memorable portrayal of historical organized crime.
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Joe Rogan once you get done with this book go buy that book - TJ 2
“he gave me a copy of the Westies right here”
“once you get done with this book go buy that book - TJ”
Bill Burr I remember reading that book The Westies that that movie State of Grace was loosely loosely based on. 1
“I remember reading that book The Westies that that movie State of Grace was loosely loosely based on.”
Sam Rockwell I mean that's like I'm sure bill and I had finished about playing Westies you know you know that looks like… 1
“I mean that's like I'm sure bill and I had finished about playing Westies you know you know that looks like it's that that's one of the few books I read more than once oh yeah other than kid books to my daughter here I still have that book”
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“Um, from what I heard when I read that book, The Westies, cuz when they used to cut people up, they used to make sure they gut them, too.”
“speaking of ed harris they were in state of grace which was based on that book the Westies”
“not to mention you know what I mean if you already got some blubber on you if that's probably another reason but I remember reading that book the Westies that that movie state of grace was loosely loosely based on and they used to do they used to you know that kills somebody needs to call it that the Houdini”
“or it was like Hell's Kitchen which I wrote about in the Westies which was an Irish neighborhood”
“and how long when you when you writing in a book like the corporation which is your new book or Westies or any of your books”
“You know that I learned that reading that book, The Westies, that when they used to make people do the Houdini, as they say, you know, they kill people and then they would chop them up.”
“it was based on that book The Westies”