Were the Apriles all born stupid? Jackie Jr had an I.Q of about ten and his uncle rich was a stronzolo
your views..

You only have to look at Jr's father, the late Jackie Aprile to see that the answer to your question is NO, not all of the Apriles were born stupid.

Welcome to the site.

Mick

Fuckin A. Think how much the guys rated Jakie Snr as a leader, and to think of it, even Carmella has made comments about Jackie's reign as boss being aa "peacefull one", its not often she compliments a mobster......aside from Furio!!!

thanks for your views capo i dont know how i did but i forgot jackie snr i've been to gateshead u know anyway. thanks

It happens MK. But i will agree with you about Jr and Richie. In the words of Frank Lopez, "They were pigs who didnt fly straight."

i dont understand why frank thinks pigs fly?

Wow! Really? When? And can you remember where abouts exactly?

Mick

im english my friend, South Londoner, nah to be honest just know that i have been there once if not twice (only passing through mind you). I live in NY now.

Jackie Aprile Jr was a total idiot.

Richie Aprile wasn't STUPID, but he was definitely crazy, and a little behind-the-times in his way of thinking.

Jackie Aprile Sr, on the other hand, was a brilliant leader, by all accounts. He's been gone for years, yet he whenever his name comes up, he is spoken of with great respect. I think the only one who didn't speak of Jackie Sr with respect was Brendan Filone, and he was a TOTAL moron!

What made you make the transition to NY then fella and how was it? I've been considering a move in the future but if I emigrated I'd go for somewhere warmer. When did you move? I would private message you but you have that function disabled.

hey turi, i made the move in march 2002, it takes getting used to but i felt i had to get outta the big smoke, to somewhere else, but it had to be a city, so why not new york. i would recommend it my friend.

Excellent, good to hear it. You really should put your private message function enabled. It's better to converse that way than polluting these threads.

Richie Aprile was such a great character. His visit to Beanzie at the Pizza shop was classic.

who would have won in a battle between ralphie and richie?

In a battle of fists? Definitely Richie.
In a battle of brains? Ralphie would be the winner, BY FAR.

true on both counts

Yeah Ralphie has such a sharp witted sense of humour but if they had to go toe to toe richie would dominate!

Ralphie would win in a fight. He went ballistic against Tony (in vain) but wasn't afraid to use anything he could get his hands on. Ralphie wouldn't care if he was deemed a "pussy" for kicking Richie in the balls or something. Besides, Richie would have too much of a reputation preceding him.

Mick

Richie had no problem using anything he could get his hands on either! When he assaulted Beansie Gaeta in his pizzeria, he smashed a coffee pot on his face and broke a chair over his head, too.

I'm not saying Ralphie was a pansy. FAR from it! Ralphie was a crazy bastard who could hurt people, too. But Richie seemed a bit tougher/meaner than Ralphie. And don't forget, Richie was toughened up by a decade in prison, too!