'Smiler and Ronnie are brothers, and are also brothers to Nellie Camfoo, Dorothy Murray and Willy Martin whose stories are part of this series. They form a core family of the Bulman mob. June and Rickie Forbes, with her sisters and his brothers, are part of another major family at Bulman. All these stories were recorded between 1986 and 1991, and read by or to the authors'. (Source: Publisher's note)