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Posted on 10/20/21 at 9:22 pm to nateslu1
What you gonna do? Eh? Fuhgettaboutit!
Posted on 10/20/21 at 9:30 pm to Yewkindewit
Went to a restaurant years ago while traveling and there were a table of interesting looking fellows sitting around speaking a non English language and looking super intent. We speculated upon leaving who they could possibly be. Fast forward to the "riots" last year and the restaurant is now on the news with the same guys (or type of guys) we saw standing out front with guns looking very stoic. Closest thing I have.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 9:30 pm to nateslu1
A family friend who recently passed, used to run stolen cars from Kansas City to Chicago in the 70s. they would meet and trade the stolen cars from Kansas with the ones from Chicago.. in those days it was almost a flawless operation till it wasn’t. Spent time in Leavenworth for it but he stayed in the Corvette business till the day he died.
According to Tom, His mob friends OWNED the high-end stolen car market west of the Mississippi in those days.
Little known fact-
The mob controlled Kansas City so tight that even when Prohibition ended in America, the Mob Kept Prohibition Going for the next 50 years in Kansas City, because it was too profitable moving “illegal” booze.
Locally who hasn’t partied with one of Carlos Marcellos’ God-children?
According to Tom, His mob friends OWNED the high-end stolen car market west of the Mississippi in those days.
Little known fact-
The mob controlled Kansas City so tight that even when Prohibition ended in America, the Mob Kept Prohibition Going for the next 50 years in Kansas City, because it was too profitable moving “illegal” booze.
Locally who hasn’t partied with one of Carlos Marcellos’ God-children?
This post was edited on 10/20/21 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 10/20/21 at 9:38 pm to deltaland
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Also my grandfathers blood plasma donation centers accidentally sent HIV tainted blood to Canada that infected like 80,000 people in the 80s right when the AIDS scare came about. They were getting blood from prisons in Arkansas because they didn’t have to pay much for it and selling the plasma to Canada making millions a year. All the gay sex in prisons caused it to be tainted blood and didn’t know it. Would have been a huge deal but Clinton covered it up as governor at the time. There was a documentary called Factor 8 a
HIV was pretty much a death sentence in those days. So your grandfather was responsible for killing 80,000 people?? Not exactly ancestral bragging rights.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 9:46 pm to nateslu1
not me, but my grandfather owned a dive/welding shop in nola east back in the day and got asked for rent money.
moved his business to the gulf coast, shoulda just gave em a little bit and stayed.
great grandfather was "bodyguard"/goon for the mob during the great depression.
was buddies with one of the gambino kids in my late teens.
moved his business to the gulf coast, shoulda just gave em a little bit and stayed.
great grandfather was "bodyguard"/goon for the mob during the great depression.
was buddies with one of the gambino kids in my late teens.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 9:50 pm to ThatMakesSense
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ThatMakesSense
This happen from leaving Atchafalaya a mess?
Posted on 10/20/21 at 10:04 pm to Yewkindewit
I work in NJ, stopped a car with NY plates for speeding / no signal. I think it actually was a caddy.. Guy gives me his license with a very distinctive last name, couple dudes in the car. I definately thought something was not right. Then I realized that I had major dead weight working and my backup would have been useless. Let the guy go with a head nod.
Next day, humongous gift bag gets delivered to the station all kinds of meats, wine, booze with my name on it. These guys were pros (my last name isn't easy to spell). Sometimes you gotta use your situational awareness and common sense. Certainly a life lesson
Next day, humongous gift bag gets delivered to the station all kinds of meats, wine, booze with my name on it. These guys were pros (my last name isn't easy to spell). Sometimes you gotta use your situational awareness and common sense. Certainly a life lesson
Posted on 10/20/21 at 10:25 pm to 3D
A family member of mine was in the MS legislature when the state legalized gambling. He was fairly influential in one of the house chambers. Anyway, when I turned 21, he had me and a bunch of friends lined up with tickets to a concert in tunica. A limo picks us up in Oxford and takes us to a particular casino where we are comped a meal at the nicest steakhouse. While we’re eating, the casino manager comes to our table to introduce himself and ask how we are enjoying the night. He sits down with us, and every staff member is hovering over us bringing us whatever we want and whatever he suggested. Thousands of dollars worth of food and drinks. The funny part is there were two huge Italian bodyguards behind him the whole time. Never said a word. He gave us all a couple hundred chips and wished us a good night. It was awesome. Limo took us home when we woke up at noon the next day
Posted on 10/20/21 at 10:29 pm to nateslu1
My paternal great grandparents (Vitale…pronounced Vuh-TAH-Lee, DICK) were from Sicily. The whole family came to the US in 1903ish I believe and by the 50s, they kinda spread out around the country, Chicago being one of those places. My Dad tells stories about “Uncle Tony”, who was supposedly a shoe salesman, coming down from Chicago unannounced once or twice a year and that my G-Grandma was never in a good mood when he was there. Says he drove a big black car and was always dressed to impress (how else you gonna sell shoes?). He’d stay for 2-3 weeks and then head back each time. He said looking back on it years later it was obvious he was there to gtfo for a bit, probably until whatever was going on up there or whatever he did, blew over lol. Also said that if you said the word “mafia” in the presence of my G-Grandma, you better duck as it came out cause you were gonna catch a broom upside the head
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Posted on 10/20/21 at 10:39 pm to nateslu1
My FiL was at Mississippi St in the 60s and got to finish school before heading off to basic asan enlisted.
Immediately after graduating he shipped off and his bunk mate was a guy that was in the mafia up north who joined because he had been such an F up. Army was his way out. He got the impression that he wasn’t allowed to go back after. Guy had never killed anybody but had been a collections guy. They never went to Vietnam and my FiL got sent to Missouri and never heard from him again after basic.
Short dumb story.
Immediately after graduating he shipped off and his bunk mate was a guy that was in the mafia up north who joined because he had been such an F up. Army was his way out. He got the impression that he wasn’t allowed to go back after. Guy had never killed anybody but had been a collections guy. They never went to Vietnam and my FiL got sent to Missouri and never heard from him again after basic.
Short dumb story.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 10:45 pm to ellishughtiger
The down home Creole Italian restaurant scene in New Orleans is hands down one of the most addictive eating experiences on the planet because The Sicilians who settled in New Orleans were messianic Food Gods.
This post was edited on 10/20/21 at 11:01 pm
Posted on 10/20/21 at 10:47 pm to deltaland
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There is no such thing as the Mafia
It's amazing people can be this clueless.
St. Bernard Parish is a mob hot spot. When I worked for a company that was putting out FEMA trailers after Katrina, the owner of the company told us about a meeting he had with 'the kinds of people that don't come out into the sunlight' as they wanted their cut of the action when we moved our base or operations to Chalmette.
A couple years after that, a guy I know from Houston that owns a chain of funeral homes was about to open a branch in the city when he said he had a visit from some connected men trying to shake him down.. He said frick that and decided to call the whole thing off rather than deal with them. He doesn't need the hassle.
The mafia is very much a real thing, they just keep it a lot more on the down low now. But they've got a big piece of all the whores and drugs in N.O., and still shake down businesses on the reg.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:05 pm to nateslu1
In a dry county in north Texas they had a little private bar where I lived when I was 18. Got drunk in there one night and and some old cowboy was giving me shite about being from Louisiana. It escalated and I invited him outside. He pulled a Bowie knife on me and one of the chicks that worked at the bar loaded my drunk arse in her car and took me home.
Next day I got a visit from one of the older locals I was close to. He had 3 other guys with him. Apparently the old guy was an elder in the mafia and I had insulted him. The guy I was connected to went to Arrowhead lake and met with some of the old mans people and got me off the hook. Word was they were gonna cripple me for life.
Next day I got a visit from one of the older locals I was close to. He had 3 other guys with him. Apparently the old guy was an elder in the mafia and I had insulted him. The guy I was connected to went to Arrowhead lake and met with some of the old mans people and got me off the hook. Word was they were gonna cripple me for life.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 11:48 pm to nateslu1
My dad used to know the Marcello’s. When I was a kid in the early 1970’s we used to sit in ringside seats with them at the boxing matches at the municipal auditorium. That is the closest thing I have to a mafia story.
Posted on 10/21/21 at 7:44 am to geauxpurple
I married an Italian girl from Independence, so yeah you can say I've met a few interesting "uncles".
I've also been offered a few jobs from different family members of hers and she's advised against going into business with them.
I've also been offered a few jobs from different family members of hers and she's advised against going into business with them.
Posted on 10/21/21 at 7:47 am to nateslu1
When I first got out of LSU I worked on the West Bank of New Orleans. My office would go to lunch at this place that all my co-workers (West Bankers) claimed was run and owned by a mobster. This guy would stop by our table and check how it was going. He was definitely a caricature of the typical mobster. This was early ‘90’s so I can’t recall the name of the place.
Posted on 10/21/21 at 7:47 am to 3deadtrolls
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People that have had real run ins aren't talking. That's like the first rule.
They aren't talking because It's probably more like they haven't been seen upright walking around since that run in.
Posted on 10/21/21 at 7:51 am to nateslu1
I have one more.
My sister married a guy with the last name of Varuso. Apparently, that is a moderately well known crime family name. (He's in no way associated with organized crime).
They are in Tuscany many years ago, performing a wine tasting at one of the many local vineyards. Going around tasting this and that when the host does a get acquainted. The group goes around stating their name and where they are from.
So, it comes my sisters' time, and she says Varuso. The hosts look at each other and escort my sister and her hubby away for a private tour of the facility and treating them like royalty.
Good times!
My sister married a guy with the last name of Varuso. Apparently, that is a moderately well known crime family name. (He's in no way associated with organized crime).
They are in Tuscany many years ago, performing a wine tasting at one of the many local vineyards. Going around tasting this and that when the host does a get acquainted. The group goes around stating their name and where they are from.
So, it comes my sisters' time, and she says Varuso. The hosts look at each other and escort my sister and her hubby away for a private tour of the facility and treating them like royalty.
Good times!
Posted on 10/21/21 at 8:05 am to nateslu1
When Sammy "The Bull" Gravano was living in Scottsdale while in the WPP it was the worst-kept secret in town. Even with some terrible plastic surgery he was recognizable and loved the attention he received. His wife owned and ran an Italian restaurant in Scottsdale that was fairly popular and the food was very good. An acquaintance is a member of an outlaw biker gang and dated Sammy's daughter.
This guy below worked and trained at my gym. Very friendly and I spoke with him often about Chicago, where he lived prior to moving to AZ. Turns out his dad was a notorious Chicago mobster and was one of two men to murder "Tony the Ant" Spilotro, the character played by Joe Pesci in "Casino". One night I was home watching a show about mobsters on A&E or Discovery and there he is. Turn out he wore a wire that put his dad in prison for life. A few days later I said "I saw you on TV" and he was very forthcoming about his mafia ties and refusal to go in the WPP. He certainly looked the part.
Frank Calabrese, Jr.
This guy below worked and trained at my gym. Very friendly and I spoke with him often about Chicago, where he lived prior to moving to AZ. Turns out his dad was a notorious Chicago mobster and was one of two men to murder "Tony the Ant" Spilotro, the character played by Joe Pesci in "Casino". One night I was home watching a show about mobsters on A&E or Discovery and there he is. Turn out he wore a wire that put his dad in prison for life. A few days later I said "I saw you on TV" and he was very forthcoming about his mafia ties and refusal to go in the WPP. He certainly looked the part.
Frank Calabrese, Jr.
This post was edited on 10/21/21 at 8:07 am
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