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re: Do you know anybody in the mafia?
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:49 am to Tiger Ugly
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:49 am to Tiger Ugly
Not known, but pretty sure wife (no pics) and I were in the presence of someone pretty high ranking. We went to Sparks on a trip to NY a few years back and I had of course told her all about the Castellano story before we went. I was certain that the place would not be a hangout now given its infamy and the beginning of dinner pretty much confirmed this - it was mostly tables of tourists and young NY lawyers coming in after work.
Then I note that there’s a table up front that is being set before any one is sitting there. Then a few really good looking women come in followed by two guys in suits who sit at a nearby table. The waiters don’t even go to the guys at the table. A few minutes after that, this guy strolls in dressed no shite like Tony Soprano - a short sleeve pullover, dark slacks, leather loafers and no socks, and hair slicked back. This guy greets with host at the door with the European side kisses and goes to sit with the two women. Facing the front door of course.
This guy then proceeds to hold court for the two women sitting there. Wine and a lot of food was waiting on the table when he sat. The only thing I could hear - along with the rest of the restaurant - was the punchline of one of his stories/jokes which was “...... and I said frick YOOOU!” followed by him laughing his arse off.
This guy looked so much the part that it could have been performance art. But I’ve also heard that Sparks has a very short tolerance for mafia jokes and really frowns on people laying out on the sidewalk like Castellano. I can’t imagine Sparks would play along with someone doing mafia pretend. But I guess that’s possible. But I also sat there thinking there’s no way that mafia is going to hang out at Sparks like that because it’s too obvious. So I don’t know. If this guy wasn’t a made man, he sure had me fooled.
Then I note that there’s a table up front that is being set before any one is sitting there. Then a few really good looking women come in followed by two guys in suits who sit at a nearby table. The waiters don’t even go to the guys at the table. A few minutes after that, this guy strolls in dressed no shite like Tony Soprano - a short sleeve pullover, dark slacks, leather loafers and no socks, and hair slicked back. This guy greets with host at the door with the European side kisses and goes to sit with the two women. Facing the front door of course.
This guy then proceeds to hold court for the two women sitting there. Wine and a lot of food was waiting on the table when he sat. The only thing I could hear - along with the rest of the restaurant - was the punchline of one of his stories/jokes which was “...... and I said frick YOOOU!” followed by him laughing his arse off.
This guy looked so much the part that it could have been performance art. But I’ve also heard that Sparks has a very short tolerance for mafia jokes and really frowns on people laying out on the sidewalk like Castellano. I can’t imagine Sparks would play along with someone doing mafia pretend. But I guess that’s possible. But I also sat there thinking there’s no way that mafia is going to hang out at Sparks like that because it’s too obvious. So I don’t know. If this guy wasn’t a made man, he sure had me fooled.
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Posted on 2/20/21 at 9:18 am to TigersGeaux001
I will not answer that question except to say I’m from Italian heritage.
Posted on 2/20/21 at 9:51 am to jake wade
Don't forget the Lebanese mafia in S.W. La. There is good reason that EWE was so close to the Judge Reggie, the Ashes, et al families. For decades & decades they owned the State licenses for all the cigarette machines throughout Acadiana ( cash only machines ), the racetrack in Lafayette, etc.
Posted on 2/20/21 at 9:53 am to TigersGeaux001
"There is no mafia..." - the mafia.
Posted on 2/20/21 at 10:32 am to TigersGeaux001
Kirksey Nix was in the unit where I worked at Angola in 1996. He ran the Dixie Mafia from Angola until he got caught running scams on homosexuals. Dude raised 300K from prison with the lonely hearts scam.
He also had a Judge, Vincent Sherry killed from Angola.
He put a contract out in Sheriff Buford Pusser and his wife in 1967. The Sheriff and his wife were shot in their car. The Sheriff survived but his wife did not.
He also had a Judge, Vincent Sherry killed from Angola.
He put a contract out in Sheriff Buford Pusser and his wife in 1967. The Sheriff and his wife were shot in their car. The Sheriff survived but his wife did not.
This post was edited on 2/20/21 at 10:33 am
Posted on 2/20/21 at 2:10 pm to lsufan1971
Served time and taught Carlos Marcello supposedly to read
English in Ft. Worth FCI back in the late 80's. Carlos's job there was to fill salt and pepper shakers and because it was co-ed he had a tiny old women as his "walkie" as they were called because the only interaction was you could walk arounnnnnnnnd together holding hands. Government finally banned co-ed prisons in the 90's because of the many women who became pregnant. Also, Carlo Civella from KC and Paulie from
Goodfellas were there and lived in the CHU unit.
English in Ft. Worth FCI back in the late 80's. Carlos's job there was to fill salt and pepper shakers and because it was co-ed he had a tiny old women as his "walkie" as they were called because the only interaction was you could walk arounnnnnnnnd together holding hands. Government finally banned co-ed prisons in the 90's because of the many women who became pregnant. Also, Carlo Civella from KC and Paulie from
Goodfellas were there and lived in the CHU unit.
Posted on 2/20/21 at 2:56 pm to mstiger1
Cal this number.
Ask for Mikey.
You ask for Mikey because there is no Mikey.
Hang up.
We’ll call you.
Ask for Mikey.
You ask for Mikey because there is no Mikey.
Hang up.
We’ll call you.
Posted on 2/20/21 at 2:58 pm to mstiger1
Met an Italian guy from Brooklyn who ran a restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale about 20 yrs ago. He claimed it was really his uncle's place and he was just looking after it. He looked, talked, and acted the part. Maybe legit, maybe not.
Had a buddy who departed the French Quarter late one night with a chick and ended going to, and getting left by said chick, at some restaurant on the Westbank. He said it was mostly deserted but for a group of old men at a table in back. They had accents and were sitting around smoking cigars and didn't seem wild about the intrusion. Always wondered if this wasn't one of the old Marcello hangouts.
Had dinner once at Umberto's Clam House in Manhattan. I believe it's where Crazy Joey Gallo met his demise.
Had a buddy who departed the French Quarter late one night with a chick and ended going to, and getting left by said chick, at some restaurant on the Westbank. He said it was mostly deserted but for a group of old men at a table in back. They had accents and were sitting around smoking cigars and didn't seem wild about the intrusion. Always wondered if this wasn't one of the old Marcello hangouts.
Had dinner once at Umberto's Clam House in Manhattan. I believe it's where Crazy Joey Gallo met his demise.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 6:35 pm to Keltic Tiger
quote:
Don't forget the Lebanese mafia in S.W. La. There is good reason that EWE was so close to the Judge Reggie, the Ashes, et al families. For decades & decades they owned the State licenses for all the cigarette machines throughout Acadiana ( cash only machines ), the racetrack in Lafayette, etc.
Judge Reggie was a good customer of ours. One of the nicest people. Always very respectful to us and our employees.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 6:41 pm to TigersGeaux001
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Supposedly there are still over 3,000 active members in the mafia. Do you know any members or do you suspect anyone you know may be a part of an originized crime family? Or have you ever had a run in with anyone you think may have been a part of the mafia?
I've got an uncle that definitely had associations. He used to run illegal poker games and a sports book in Lafayette. Every year for Thanksgiving he'd be talking in code while working the phones.
I forget exact details, but in the 80's there was some sort of scam uncovered at one of the hospitals in Opelousas. It was being run by three associated guys, but suspected to be tied to someone higher up. In the weeks following, all three guys died under bizarre circumstances. My uncle was close friends with one of those guys.
This post was edited on 2/21/21 at 6:45 pm
Posted on 2/21/21 at 6:50 pm to TigersGeaux001
Not in the mafia but there was a guy who ran guns for the mafia where I grew up. He ended up getting shot and killed in the 80’s. He had a house across the road from my grandparents that burned down. My grandparents bought the property after the fire. My aunt lives on the property now. She was doing some yard work a few years back and dug up a trunk full of old guns.
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