I teach at a Catholic university with a big statue of St. John the Lustful in front of our student union.
My Mother grew up in Lynn, Mass, an industrial town based around a GE Plant. She Married out to my Dad who was from Utah, Mormon and Catholic, pissed both sides off, Dad died young and I was exiled back to Mass.
I married in to a Lithuanian Family, pissed more people off, who during the 30’s were the local Bootleggers during Probation.
In 1931 the Irish bootlegger mob, Joe Kennedy, made a take over from Poles and Lits, and murdered several of a friends family.
Every Year since November 22, 1963, the son of the Bootlegger got roaring Drunk in Celebration. He has passed but still an interesting story.