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Re: New acting street boss Philly 1989
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06/25/17 06:34 PM
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I think skinny would have had a big headache had this been the case..BUT I don't automatically assume that all of the other young guns would have had that same headache None of them were made , I don't think they would have did what they did if a acting boss from Philly was put in place by Nick/Chin they had a lot going up in north jersey and other places . Obviously the Westside wrote it all off with Phil flipping! They figured let them all get what they deserve. Because the Gambinos wound up making the calls. All of it very unusual , especially the Westside losing all those rackets that they were tied with with the Philly family .
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Re: New acting street boss Philly 1989
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06/26/17 01:27 PM
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In Anastasia's book The Goodfella Tapes, it says that Shotsie Sparacio was emerging as the new boss until Stanfa took hold. He was under Phil back in the day , never seen him but there must of been more. That time frame there's not much on it .
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Re: New acting street boss Philly 1989
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Semi related question: In Phil's book he talked about guys like Chickie didn't understand that it all went through NY and you had to have NY with you. How could guys in Philly not understand that, especially after Tony Bananas? And did that Genovese dbl cross of Tony Bananas not give any pause to Scarfo or was his bond with Manna that strong?
Yet another insight: the Westside had an iron grip on Philly and signed off on multiples murders until you got to Scarfo in control. Why did Joey and his guys not give a shit about the Gambinos? I'm guessing the Merlino faction ignored the Gambinos because Gotti only backed Stanfa because the Cherry Hill Gambinos were pushing for it. Sanfa didnt really have any power on the streets, he was sort of an outsider. Like bringing in some wannabees like Veasey to do dirty work, as opposed to having his own capos or soldiers do it. But, they also had been decimated after Leonetti flipped. Odd that Stanfa couldnt have leaned on John Gambino to intervene and resolve the Merlino dispute. John Gambino was the Binos leasion with Riina and the bosses in Sicily. But maybe Stanfa simply wasnt cut out for the top spot.
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Re: New acting street boss Philly 1989
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06/30/17 05:00 PM
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Pretty sure Scarfo put in a Piccolo as acting boss around this time.Maybe not.It is just another example of the brass balls joey merlino has.knowing the Gambinos put in Stanfa and he didn't care.merlino is the last true cosa nostra He's a gangster through and through, but I absolutely don't see him as the embodiment of Cosa Nostra.
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Re: New acting street boss Philly 1989
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BillyBrizzi,I sure didn't mean to put him in class with a Gigante or Gambino.I like your wording actually,"a gangster through and through".Could not agree more.To that extent I feel he is one of the last
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Re: New acting street boss Philly 1989
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Patty specs was a name mentioned as was piccolo during that time. After scarfo went down philly became similar to the decalvacante crew. A separate family that was basically an extension of another family. NY controlled philly and still do to this day. Philly was much more autonomous during th scarfo era despite being closely alligned to bobby manna. This is my perspective. Some others may disagree. As far as north jersey, they earn and lay low. Joe scoops is ( i hate to say retired) but enjoying life with his family. Joe,was a big earner especially shylocking and he was respected despite what some have said in the last. Patty specs loved him. It is true that he was very tight with mikey P. Mike P was very respected and well liked and was a fuckin genius when it came to lcn politics, truth be told, he is lucky to be alive though. The brooklyn crew wanted him dead and all the hype about killing jersey is true. To say that the jersey guys werent worried is total bullshit; they were. The story about casso's crew being afraid of ricciardi and always coming up with excuses is not true, he was laying very fuckin low and very hard to find. If they did, it would of been the end of ricciardi. Casso's guys were much more afraid of him than anyone in jersey.
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Re: New acting street boss Philly 1989
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[quote=MemphisMafia]Leonetti's book also says that even as an 18,19 yr old kid Joey Merlino would scoff at the powers to be.Leonetti states he wanted to kill Merlino around 1983 or 84.When scarfo was in prison during this time Chuckie Merlino would send money from Philly and each time it would be short.Leonetti says no way Chuckie was taking it that it had to be Joey Merlino instead.Joey it seems would cause all kinds of problems at the casinos in Atlantic City as well.So he was very bold even as a teen [/quote
I wish he would write a second book and give details, cos he toned it down for regular folks and editors I guess . How many times you gonna say this? You remind me of Jimmy Two Times from Goodfellas. I'm gonna get the papers, get the papers.
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