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A Chat With Rob Spallone On The Way To Jail
2003-04-15 12:46:11

I called Rob Spallone at 12:55PM, Tuesday, 4/15/03 on his cell phone:

Rob: "What are you doing?"

Luke: "Not much. What's going on with you?"

Rob: "I'm going on a little vacation, pal."

I hear Rob's wife Helena and two sons in the background.

Luke: "Where to?"

Rob: "Prison. Yeah."

I hear Rob's wife laughing in the background.

Rob: "I should be out in a few weeks."

Helena: "I'm not waiting for him."

Rob: "My wife's driving me. Do you believe this bitch?"

Luke: "Would you like me to testify for you?"

Rob: "No, there's no trial."

Luke: "You copped a plea?"

Rob: "Yeah."

Luke: "Are you going now?"

Rob: "I'm on my way."

Luke: "What is this for?"

Rob: "A little New York thing."

Luke: "I know you are innocent. You were framed."

Rob: "Always."

Rob talks to his wife: "Which way do we go here? Penitentiary. There it is."

Luke: "What penitentiary are you in?"

Little boy: "The pig pen."

Rob: "I don't want anyone to know. I don't want no visitors. The pig pen."

Luke: "Your kids are there?"

Rob: "They're dropping me off. It's family day."

Luke: "Do you get your own suite?"

Rob: "I'm getting my own room. What else is cooking?"

Luke: "It's hard to beat what you've got going on, pal. What else is new with you?"

Rob: "I'm busy with the content, www.eroticscriptcontest.com.

"I was supposed to do a live interview with the UK tonight but I can't do it because I'm not going to be around. They're going to postpone it and I will have Tabitha [Stevens] do it."

Luke: "How's the Showtime reality series Family Business?"

Rob: "sh-tty I heard. Very sh-tty. They said it's horrible. They said they should've done it with me. It would've been a lot better."

Luke: "Who said this?"

Rob: "A few people from Hollywood. It's still in the works."

Luke: "So how are you going to use this time?"

Rob: "I'm going to use this time to meditate."

Luke: "Are you going to read books?"

Rob: "I'm going to read books. I'm going to rebuild."

I hear Helena's voice.

Rob: "Can you believe she's taking me? I wanted to take a limo."

I chat with Helena.

Luke: "How are you?"

Helena: "Good. I'm getting rid of him. Do you want to come over?"

We laugh.

Helena: "I'm doing the yippy dippy dance. You see, two can play at that."

Rob's littlest son is making his first communion in the next couple of weeks.

Luke: "Is this to do with that FBI insider stock trading scandal?"

Rob: "Could be. I'll be home in a few days. I'm going to postpone [the sentence] until summertime. It costs me money to postpone it but the contest is in the works. www.eroticscriptcontest.com. Tabitha Stevens is going on the [Howard] Stern Show for us."

Luke: "She's got a lot of friends."

Rob's voice turns serious: "Oh yeah."

Luke: "Family. Does this scare you?"

Rob: "No. It's giving me a break from my wife."

Luke: "What do they claim you did?"

Rob: "I won't know until we go to trial next month."

Luke: "So why are you serving time now?"

Rob: "I had to. Contempt. About three weeks ago."

Luke: "Because you wouldn't tell?"

Rob: "Yep. That's life in the big city. They wanted me to serve time in New York for this but I wouldn't go."

Luke: "They wanted to put you in Ryker's Island?"

Rob: "Been there, done that. We were just talking about that."

Helena yells out: "Ryker's Island. You broke out, remember? I got you on the boat."

Rob: "I had two friends break out of there once."

Luke: "You seem to know Ryker's Island well?"

Rob: "I lived across the street my whole life."

Luke: "How many times have you been there?"

Rob: "Twice. It's a s---hole.

"Are you going to be safe without me for a few weeks?"

Luke: "I hope so. I will stay home and hold my gun."

Rob: "Stop by my house if you need any. Helena will give you some. Give me a call next week."