Under owner Joe Conforte, it became Nevada's first licensed brothel in 1971, eventually leading to the legalization of brothel prostitution in 10 of 17 counties in the state.

Owner Joe Conforte allowed " out parties " for high rollers to take the women to hotels in Reno.

Joe Conforte ( 1923 -), ( Look Magazine in 1971, gave his age as 48 ) who had owned several brothels in Nevada together with his wife, Sally Burgess Conforte aka Jesse E. Conforte ( 1917 – 1992 ) since October 1955, took over the Mustang Ranch in 1967.

However, the rights to the name Mustang Ranch, which Gilman had hoped to use for this new brothel, were tied up in a court battle with David Burgess, the owner of the Old Bridge Ranch, nephew of Joe Conforte, and manager of the Mustang Ranch from 1979 until 1989.

The 1973 motion picture Charley Varrick contained a scene filmed at Mustang Ranch, with a cameo by Joe Conforte.

In 1975 he authored The Girls of Nevada, with a subtitle on the dust jacket, Featuring Joe Conforte, Overseer of the Mustang Ranch.

In 1971, Joe Conforte, owner of the brothel called Mustang Ranch near Reno, managed to convince county officials to pass an ordinance which would provide for the licensing of brothels and prostitutes, thus avoiding the threat of being closed down as a public nuisance.

Some brothel owners themselves have been involved in criminal activities: in March 2009, a Nye County brothel owner pleaded guilty to fraud charges for paying bribes to a former Nye County Commissioner ; in 2008, a former brothel owner was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on two child pornography charges ; in 1991 Joe Conforte fled to Brazil in order to avoid a conviction on tax fraud charges.

Joe Conforte, owner of the Mustang Ranch brothel near Reno, Nevada, brought Bonavena to Reno in 1975 to promote a series of fights and to train on the property.

Joe Conforte was not present at the grand reopening in early May 1976, but Bonavena circulated among the 4000 guests, smoking big cigars and greeting some with " How you like my new joint?

* Joe Conforte as himself

* 1963: Joe Conforte, a brothel owner, serves two and a half years in prison, convicted for the crime of income tax evasion.

During the 1970s Joe Conforte paid a percentage to Mapes Hotel bell men as they directed clients to his Mustang Ranch.

Joe Purvis was thinking back many years.

His father was a good friend of Rabbi Szold, and Joe lived with the Szolds for a while.

And just as `` Laurie '' Lawrence was first attracted to bright Jo March, who found him immature by her high standards, and then had to content himself with her younger sister Amy, so Joe Jastrow, who had also been writing Henrietta before he came to Johns Hopkins, had to content himself with her younger sister, pretty Rachel.

After all, when one has asked whatever became of old Joe and Charlie when one has inquired who it was Sue Brown married and where it is they now live when questions are asked and answered about families and children, and old professors when the game and its probable outcome has been exhausted that does it.

Selena Masters, Joe realized, was her own woman.

She had made curtains for all the windows of her little house, and she had kept it spotless and neat, shabby as it was, and cooked good meals for Bobby Joe.

Bobby Joe was gone all day now, not coming in for dinner and sometimes not for supper.

Bobby Joe was thinking about something else.

Bobby Joe took a gun from behind the door, and with a quick `` Bye now '' was gone for the day.

In her sophomore year she had started going steady with Bobby Joe, who was a football player, Future Homemakers sweetheart, and president of Future Farmers.

But there was no need for Linda Kay to go on, since all she wanted in life was to make a home for Bobby Joe and ( blushing ) raise his children.

She was going to tell Bobby Joe about how mistaken she had been, but he brought one of the cousins home for supper, and all they did was talk about antelope.

Bobby Joe was trying to get Linda Kay to say she would cook one if he brought it home.

Mantle's hero was Joe DiMaggio.

One of those delightful surprise additions, which so frequently occur in jazz programs, was an excellent stint at the drums by the great Joe Jones, drumming to `` Old Man River '', which seems to have been elected the favorite solo for the boys on the batterie at this year's concerts.

Another famous character was Joe Btfsplk, who wants to be a loving friend but is " the world's worst jinx ," bringing bad luck to all those nearby.

The resulting sequence, " Jack Jawbreaker Fights Crime !," was a devastating satire of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's notorious exploitation by DC Comics over Superman.

The Capp-Fisher feud was well known in cartooning circles, and it grew more personal as Capp's strip eclipsed Joe Palooka in popularity.

As is usual with collaborative efforts in comic strips, his name was the only one credited — although, sensitive to his own experience working on Joe Palooka, Capp frequently drew attention to his assistants in interviews and publicity pieces.

According to an apocryphal tale from this era, in a televised face-off, either Capp ( on the Dick Cavett Show ) or ( more commonly ) conservative talk show host Joe Pyne ( on his own show ) is supposed to have taunted iconoclastic musician Frank Zappa about his long hair, asking Zappa if he thought he was a girl.

In 2009 radio market share in the Dutch speaking region was 63. 08 % for the VRT channels ( Radio 1, Radio 2, MNM, Studio Brussel and Klara, 23. 13 % for the VMMa channels ( Q-Music and Joe FM ) and 2. 65 % for the Corelio / Concentra joint venture channel ( Radio Nostalgie ).

* Margery Eagan and Peter Gelzinis are longtime metro columnists, as is Joe Fitzgerald, who was formerly a sports columnist.

On 9 February 1953, Bedlington Grammar School pupil Charlton was spotted playing for East Northumberland schools by Manchester United chief scout Joe Armstrong.

They featured superb instrumental work from fiddlers Joe Holley and Louis Tierney, steel guitarists Noel Boggs and Herb Remington, guitarists Eldon Shamblin and Junior Barnard and electric mandolinist-fiddler Tiny Moore.

In 2003, some of the members from Devo were alleged to have partaken in a side project called The Network, which featured Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool and Jason White of Green Day.

The series also featured a number of contemporary Irish actors and comedians, including Dervla Kirwan, Graham Norton, Tommy Tiernan, Patrick McDonnell, Don Wycherley, Joe Rooney, Jason Byrne, Jim Norton, Pat Shortt, Jon Kenny, Ed Byrne, Brendan Grace, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Gerard McSorley and Kevin McKidd.

Musicians appear frequently in key roles – John Lurie, Tom Waits, Gary Farmer, Youki Kudoh, RZA and Iggy Pop have featured in multiple Jarmusch films, while Joe Strummer and Screamin ' Jay Hawkins appear in Mystery Train and GZA, Jack and Meg White feature in Coffee and Cigarettes.

The second half of the concert featured the three remaining Queen members-John Deacon ( on bass ), Brian May ( on guitar ) and Roger Taylor ( on drums )-along with guest singers and guitarists, including Elton John, Roger Daltrey ( of The Who ), Tony Iommi ( of Black Sabbath ), David Bowie, Mick Ronson ( of Spiders from Mars ), James Hetfield ( of Metallica ), George Michael, Seal, Paul Young, Annie Lennox, Lisa Stansfield, Robert Plant ( of Led Zeppelin ), Joe Elliott and Phil Collen ( of Def Leppard ), Axl Rose and Slash ( of Guns N ' Roses ), Liza Minnelli, and others.

Gene Green ’ s 1917 " From Here to Shanghai ", which featured faux-Chinese scatting, and Gene Rodemich's 1924 " Scissor Grinder Joe " and " Some of These Days " also pre-date Armstrong.

Joe Perrone went on to play Gino Rossini in the popular Australian television serial " Neighbours " in 1987 ; guest starred in the Australian sit-com " Acropolis Now " in 1992, and featured in the 1988 US motion picture " Phantom of the Ritz ".

Joe Williams toured with the band and was featured on the 1957 album One O ' Clock Jump, and 1956's Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings, with " Every Day ( I Have the Blues )" becoming a huge hit.

Patrick Roy, Ray Bourque, and Joe Sakic played for the North America team, who won 14 – 12 against the World team, that featured Milan Hejduk and Peter Forsberg.

In Joe R. Lansdale's short story The Big Blow, Johnson is featured fighting a white boxer brought in by Galveston, Texas's boxing fans to defeat the African American fighter during the 1900 Galveston Hurricane.

featured yet another young lion who had just begun working with Dolphy in drummer Tony Williams, just as his participation on the Point of Departure session brought his influence into contact with up and coming tenor man Joe Henderson.

The Mighty Joe Young demo features tracks that would go on to be re-recorded for the band's first studio album, as well as some musical styles not featured on any of STP's albums, such as funk and yodeling.

The first single from the album, " I Don't Care ", featured guest appearances by Fat Joe and Amerie.

Some of the boxers featured on the magazine covers have included Andrew Golota, Salvador Sánchez, Jack Dempsey, Max Schmeling, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Jake LaMotta, Rocky Marciano, Willie Pep, Muhammad Ali, Alexis Argüello, Wilfred Benítez, Wilfredo Gómez, Roberto Durán, Larry Holmes, Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Bud Taylor, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Thomas Hearns, Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins, Julio César Chávez, Félix Trinidad, Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya, Mauro Mina, and Ricardo Mayorga.

In 1980, after appearing on the New Faces Show at the Country Radio Seminar, ( which also featured newcomer Reba McEntire ), RCA's Joe Galante came back to his office raving about a young band he'd seen.

Of particular note is Joe Esposito's " You're the Best ", featured during the tournament montage near the end of the first film.

* Scotty Joe Weaver, hate crime victim featured in the documentary Small Town Gay Bar

Little-known Trampoline Backyard Wrestling, or " TBW ", featured many wrestlers including Gaydor, Triple S, Mighty Mike, Mac Daddy, Cowboy Joe, The Pool Boy, and high-flying luchador " En Rique " from Mexico.

In the early 20th century it also featured casinos attracting celebrities like boxer Joe Louis, composer Irving Berlin and gangster Al Capone.

* Joe Brewer, Musician and founder D. C. based rock band ; owner of Brewer's Arcade which has been featured on the annual Gateway Arts District open house tour

Another native of the region is Joe Zewe, who was featured on FIFA 2008 playing for Viborg FF, a Danish professional soccer team.

In 1989, Primus was put on hold briefly and Claypool rejoined his former band, Blind Illusion, who at the time also featured one-time Joe Satriani student and ex-Possessed guitarist Larry " Ler " LaLonde.

These plots often featured Guy Caballero ( Joe Flaherty ), the cheap, tyrannical owner and president of SCTV, who was in a wheelchair only so that people would " respect " him ; weaselly, sweating station manager Maurice " Moe " Green ( Harold Ramis ), who was succeeded by flamboyant, leopard-skin clad station manager Mrs. Edith Prickley ( Andrea Martin ); vain variety star Johnny La Rue ( John Candy ); washed-up entertainers like singer Lola Heatherton ( Catherine O ' Hara ) and " funnyman " Bobby Bittman ( Eugene Levy ); news anchors Floyd Robertson ( Flaherty ) and Earl Camembert ( Levy ), talk-show host Sammy Maudlin ( Flaherty ), beer-addled brothers Bob and Doug McKenzie ( Moranis and Thomas ), plus many other characters, all played by the SCTV cast.

Other studio tracks included the top ten hit, " Heaven Knows ", which featured the group Brooklyn Dreams accompanying her on background and Joe " Bean " Esposito singing alongside her on the verses.