DeVito points to the corner where he, his brother and friend Nick Massi used to perform as the Variety Trio. He indicates a door halfway down the dining room. That's where a young kid from the neighborhood used to hang out, and DeVito would call him up to sing a few numbers. That boy, the one with t
The lineup and the names came and went, sometimes in conjunction with prison sentences. Eventually DeVito's childhood friend, Joe Pesci, introduced DeVito, Valli and bassist Nick Massi to singer, songwriter and keyboardist Bob Gaudio, who had a hit with "Short Shorts" when he was 15. Gaudio went on
