<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Chance the Snapper&lt;/b&gt; is a four to five foot long &lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator'&gt;alligator&lt;/a&gt; that was found swimming in the &lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_Park_(Chicago_park)'&gt;Humboldt Park&lt;/a&gt; lagoon, in &lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago'&gt;Chicago&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois'&gt;Illinois&lt;/a&gt;, on the evening of July 9, 2019. The animal was named after &lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chance_the_Rapper'&gt;Chance the Rapper&lt;/a&gt; in an online poll conducted by the &lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_Club_Chicago'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Block Club Chicago&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; news website,beating other suggested nicknames such as Ruth Gator Ginsberg, Croc Obama, and Frank Lloyd Bite. The alligator inspired several social media accounts, and was the subject of national news coverage. Chance was captured on July 16, 2019, and found to be a male and in good health.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We brought in the man who caught that gator, Frank Robb - aka, Alligator Robb to tell the tale! &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It&amp;apos;s truly an ending that saved two lives. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Band&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Piano/Organ Matt Griffo&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bass - Tom Urwin&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sam Hyson - Accordion&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Electric Guitar - Richard Peña&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Drums - Leo Peña&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;VOCALISTS&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Matt Griffo&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Emily Ramirez &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Preston O’ffill&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Natalie Younger&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;STORYTELLER&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;🐊 Alligator Robb ( Frank Robb)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/mattgriffo"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Support the show via Matt Griffo&amp;apos;s Patreon page at &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/mattgriffo'&gt;Patreon.com/mattgriffo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Then This Happened: Musical Stories

Matt Griffo

Chance The Snapper & Alligator Robb, a Chicago Tale of Two Lives Saved

JUN 20, 202338 MIN
Then This Happened: Musical Stories

Chance The Snapper & Alligator Robb, a Chicago Tale of Two Lives Saved

JUN 20, 202338 MIN

Description

Chance the Snapper is a four to five foot long alligator that was found swimming in the Humboldt Park lagoon, in Chicago, Illinois, on the evening of July 9, 2019. The animal was named after Chance the Rapper in an online poll conducted by the Block Club Chicago news website,beating other suggested nicknames such as Ruth Gator Ginsberg, Croc Obama, and Frank Lloyd Bite. The alligator inspired several social media accounts, and was the subject of national news coverage. Chance was captured on July 16, 2019, and found to be a male and in good health.


We brought in the man who caught that gator, Frank Robb - aka, Alligator Robb to tell the tale! 

It's truly an ending that saved two lives. 


Band

  • Piano/Organ Matt Griffo
  • Bass - Tom Urwin
  • Sam Hyson - Accordion
  • Electric Guitar - Richard Peña
  • Drums - Leo Peña

VOCALISTS

  • Matt Griffo
  • Emily Ramirez 
  • Preston O’ffill
  • Natalie Younger

STORYTELLER

  • 🐊 Alligator Robb ( Frank Robb)

Support the show

Support the show via Matt Griffo's Patreon page at Patreon.com/mattgriffo