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Re: Greetings From Italia
[Re: Don Cardi]
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07/29/07 07:20 PM
07/29/07 07:20 PM
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New Jersey
Obsessed With The GodFather
Capo
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We just returned from touring The Coliseium and The Forum. Unbelievable! Just so sureal knowing that you are standing in the same place that the Roman Empire once stood. Simply marvelous!!!! I'll tell you something. If you are of Italian descent, then you MUST go to Italy at least once on your life. And if you are not, then you SHOULD go to Italy at least once in your life!  This country is simply amazing. When we were on our way over from Sicily, we made a stop to a small town, up in the mountains of Calabria. Wwe went to this restaurant that was something out of an old Italian movie. The grandmother was cooking in the kitchen, the grandfather was serving the homemade wine. The sons and daughters served us antipasta that consisted of various italian cheeses, prisciutto di parma, cappicola ( which by the way is completely different than the capi that we get in the states) and dry sausage. Then we were given home made pizza. Then a dish of home made spaghetti ogla oil that was simply to die for. For dessert we were given a home made tirumisu, a double espresso, and a platter of assorted melons. As we were having dessert 3 little children came out to entertain us by playing the accordian. They played many italian folk songs and finished with The Godfather theme. I felt like I was taken back in time to my roots as my family originated from the Calabria region. It was such a fantastic experience in that small town family restaurant. Something that I will never forget! GEE, It all sounds sooo nice Don, wish we could all be with you & your family! My two sisters were there a few years back I won't fly so i missed out on a trip of a life-time! 
Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash Fan!
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Re: Greetings From Italia
[Re: Don Cardi]
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07/30/07 12:50 AM
07/30/07 12:50 AM
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New York
SC
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This morning we are going to The Vatican.
Say "hi" to the Pope for me.
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Re: Greetings From Italia
[Re: Mignon]
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07/30/07 10:01 AM
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne UK
Yogi Barrabbas
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Glad you are having a fantastic time DC  Italy is the best country i have ever been to on holiday! We went to Naples and Sorrento a couple of years back! Went to Capri,visited Pompeii and climbed Mount Veseuvius! Wonderful memories! I will go back there again soon! Enjoy it all my friend 
I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees!
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Re: Greetings From Italia
[Re: Don Cardi]
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07/30/07 11:08 AM
07/30/07 11:08 AM
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I cannot believe that two weeks has gone by already. That old saying about how time flies when you're having a good time is soooooo true. You'll have to start a "show and tell" thread with pictures when you get back.
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Re: Greetings From Italia
[Re: DonMichaelCorleone]
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07/30/07 11:34 AM
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Throggs Neck
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The Fuckin Doctor
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Hey DC, I sent you a pm. You may have driven right by my family's villa in Cosenza. If I knew you were going I would've given you the keys.  Didn't I tell ya' about the Teatro Massimo? Goosebumps, right? Well, have a great trip and stay off the internet for God's sake. You're in Italy!
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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Re: Greetings From Italia
[Re: Sicilian Babe]
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07/31/07 05:40 PM
07/31/07 05:40 PM
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The Ravenite Social Club
Don Cardi
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I will post some photos as soon as I re-install my Kodak program to my computer. I had my computer cleaned out and need to re-install the program. We got up at 5:30am Italia time to leave for the airport. So techinically it is now 11:36PM Italia time for my body. But I am going to try and stay up until about 11:00PM USA time tonight to try and get my body clock right back in sinc again. I am in a sad mode right now as I really loved being in Italy. But at the same time it feels good to be home. When you leave the USA and go to another country it makes you realize that you take many of the everyday conveniences that you have back home for granted. Ice Cubes and Air Conditioning especially!
Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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Re: Greetings From Italia
[Re: Sicilian Babe]
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07/31/07 11:06 PM
07/31/07 11:06 PM
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Bar Vitelli, Queens, NY
Signor Vitelli
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We couldn't wait to get to Sicily and the beaches.  You were there in '43? I'm impressed! Signor V.
"For me, there's only my wife..."
"Sure I cook with wine - sometimes I even add it to the food!"
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"
"It was a grass harp... And we listened."
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Every, every minute?"
"No. Saints and poets, maybe... they do some."
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Re: Greetings From Italia
[Re: Signor Vitelli]
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07/31/07 11:10 PM
07/31/07 11:10 PM
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New York
Sicilian Babe
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We couldn't wait to get to Sicily and the beaches. You were there in '43? I'm impressed! Signor V. I look good for my age, don't I?
President Emeritus of the Neal Pulcawer Fan Club
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Re: Greetings From Italia
[Re: Sicilian Babe]
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08/01/07 03:43 AM
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Fresh from Don Cardi's camera, for our viewing pleasure: This hotel, built into a mountainside, was the home of the Cardi's in Taormina (the village used as the site of Corleone, Don Vito's hometown) in the movies:  Teatro Massimo, the opera house in Palermo. If it looks familiar its because thats where Mary bought the farm and where Pacino filmed his awesome silent scream:  The Grand Hotel in Palermo, where the Cardi Family stayed. Lucky Luciano also stayed (and lived there) some 50 years earlier: 
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Re: Greetings From Italia
[Re: SC]
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08/01/07 05:21 AM
08/01/07 05:21 AM
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The Ravenite Social Club
Don Cardi
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Fresh from Don Cardi's camera, for our viewing pleasure: This hotel, built into a mountainside, was the home of the Cardi's in Taormina (the village used as the site of Corleone, Don Vito's hometown) in the movies: Teatro Massimo, the opera house in Palermo. If it looks familiar its because thats where Mary bought the farm and where Pacino filmed his awesome silent scream: The Grand Hotel in Palermo, where the Cardi Family stayed. Lucky Luciano also stayed (and lived there) some 50 years earlier: Thank you SC, my most valued and trusted friend, for posting my pictures for me. A little story about my stay in Taromina and The Godfather. The town used as Corleone, Forza D' Agro, was only about a 10 minute drive from our Hotel in Taromina. On my second day in Taromina I set out to go to the town. Some of you may not be aware of it but due to the record heat wave, there were many brush fires throughout Sicily, with some really raging out of control. Unfortunately the main road to Forza D' Agro was closed off because the firetrucks and other emergency vehicles needed to use it to access the areas surrounding the village that had fires blazing. So I was not able to get into the Village.
Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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