James Gandolfini Had A Lot In His Bag

This piece was originally published in The Small Bow on Aug. 7. If you like it, consider subscribing . He was always referring to himself as a “guy like me,” in a baffled sort of way, like how the fuck did a guy like me pull this whole thing off? And part of what James Gandolfini meant was the son of the bricklayer and the lunch lady, this King Konging ex-jock with a neck like a paint can, a guy f