Ok so we all know its hard to believe anyones real life experiences on here when it comes to meeting wise guys. We all also know Bamontes has been a connected (if not more) hangout over the many years. Well here is my experience on 12-31-2011

Just to give you a little background, I live in Kansas. Never been to NYC and obviously am fascinated with LCN. Well, the Friday before New years ever me and my girlfriend are sitting in Kansas drinking some wine and vodka when she says "hey, lets go visit my sister in New York". So we booked 2 tickets for the next day and ta-da, I am in NYC.

Ive never been but as I said her sis lives there, she works at a bar called the night of joy in Brooklyn. As we are leaving (we are with a few other local friends of hers) we are walking down Withner (sp) street I think and this guy says "hey, if you wanna see the mafia go in there" ( he has been with me all of 5 hours and knew I wasnt leaving until I laid eyes on someone acutally connected)

So we all decide to go in there, the joint is packed. Mind you this is around 2:00 am and everyone is kind of just drinking and dancing. I see they have curtains seperating the front from the back so being the idiot from Kansas, I walk right back through the curtains.

Now, before we go any further, I like to drink, alot. People frequently tell others from Kansas that we have screws loose, I tend to think most people have them loose in general but whatever. My point is that I was shitfaced.

Soooo, I open the curtains and see rows of empty tables, scan the room and in the table in the very back were 5 guys sitting there playing cards. I thought oh shit, If I dont confirm this with myself ill walk away always wondering. I know enough to know that at worse ill catch a beating but prob not even that. I also know really just what to say. So I stumble right up to them and say very drunkely in my best tourist voice "excuse me fellas, but are you in the mafia"

Their reaction was nothing but a look of get the fuck out of here before you catch a beating. As I said, I knew if they gave me any other answer than that I would have been wrong. Not saying anything other than giving me the "your gonna catch a beating look" was all I needed.

so on the way out about a 55 year old blonde (total guess, hell she could have been 25 but she had the "big ange" look from Mob wives, you know really really shitty) So she grabs me and my GF and says "dont go back there anymore" and starts trying to dance with us to keep us busy. We just left cause I was a little scared.

So long story short (sorry for the long post) Bamontes has always been a LCN hangout and is to this very day, I experienced it first hand.

The end, I am back in Kansas now, alive.

LOL I enjoyed your story

i was also in williamsburg for new years at union pool and at the richardson

Thanks man, Sadly enough it was the coolest thing that has ever happened to me to date. Her sister lives in Manhattan, I was just blown away at what that city has to offer, I mean blown away. I mean New York in general.

yeah the city will do that to out of towners, glad you enjoyed good old NYC

lol, that was a good read. Thanks for sharing. Usually I can't read through a post that long without twitching unless I pop a pill, but that was alllllright. Spoken like a true tourist, but alright, nonetheless.

As an aside, people keep mentioning "Big Ange". Who is that? Anyone have a picture and what is this running joke about her?

Carmela she has Mick Jaggers lips and looks like a man IMO. She may be kin to Angelo Ruggerio. She is on Mob Wives.

TL, DR.

No seriously, cool story.

Thanks Ronnie. I really should watch a couple episodes of this show.

If you like hearing very foul mouth women and fights you will like it.

Cool story Jvanley

DO NOT WATCH MOBWIVES. IT WILL MAKE YOU STUPIDER.

EDIT: Stupider? I obviously watched Mob Wives once.

must be why I was stupid today

Well, the foul mouth I can relate to. I try to tone it down for the board here, though. lmao.

I've caught some of the clips that guys have put up, but never really watched the actual show in it's entirety. I just see people talking about this Big Ange lately with reference to the show, so I was curious. The other women I've seen bits and pieces of.

I got in a real throw down brawl with Alicia Garofalo once. Anyone know her? You know how us women are. lol

Did you beat her? PICS or it didnt happen.

is she kin to Manny?

I got ya pics right here. Nah, this was like 10 years or so ago, outside my brother-in-law's restaurant.

Her husband was Eddie Jr. That's all I know.

Srsly, hope you beat her ass. If its the one Im thinking of, she's bitchy as hell.

EDIT: Pics would have been totally hot but. JUST SAYEN, JUST SAYEN !!1!

I believe they are both in jail or on bail.

It was bad while it lasted, but I can't say I beat her ass, no. My husband picked me up and put me back in the restaurant because her friend kept saying, "I'm calling the cops, I'm calling the cops." I did, however, pick up one of those aluminum garbage cans and throw it at her. Unfortunately, I missed and hit the parking meter.
She was a real bitch from day one. She came in the restaurant every Friday night.

http://fivefamiliesnyc.blogspot.com/2012/01/mob-wives-who-is-big-ang.html

i got pics and a quick vid of her on there

she is the niece of late Genovese Capo Salvatore “Sally Dogs” Lombardi

Thanks Dapper Don. Ok, I see about the lips now. lol

lol

i would DEF never want to piss her off or mess with her thats for sure

she looks pretty good here she is

http://fivefamiliesnyc.blogspot.com/2011/10/colombo-mob-wife-granted-separate-trial.html

http://fivefamiliesnyc.blogspot.com/2011/07/brooklyn-mob-wife-alicia-dimichele.html

she goes by dimichele but its def her

Yep, that's her!!

Sorry to de-rail thread, JV.

That's her Dapper. Her and hubby did some wrong with their trucking company. Sorry too Jv.

Pills Pills Pills! Agreed a good read..I'm glad you didnt get your ass kicked.