Heard the exact same story ages ago on RD.

There's a picture in the forums here--I'm sorry I don't have it at hand, but I've seen folks post it here--of the Avenue Club that Joey had in the old Greenpeace building on Sixth. Twitch is in that photo.

Today is the four year anniversary of the DiPietro hit and Scott posted an article today regarding the motives for the Gino DiPietro hit:

http://gangsterreport.com/gr-exclusive-w...012-mob-rubout/

Mikey Pen-Knife Virgilio wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer. Had a tattoo on his arm. "PN" when asked what it meant he said "Pen Knife you idiot".

Ha ha great anecdote. Reminds me of the guy down here (also semi-connected, or maybe not, anyway, it seems like it) who has a tat across his back that was supposed to say "La Famiglia," but, you know, there's like a whole new generation of Mexican immigrants in South Philly now, and spelling isn't this guy's strong suit, and so his back says "La Familia"

LMFAO!! What's going on in South Philly these days? Any interesting gossip, because if there's one thing I know about South Philly is that everyone knows each other and they all gossip about everyone down there....

Looks like dipietro was a snitch who told on his own family, a deadbeat stiff and a loud mouth drunk.no huge loss

And snitches get stitches.... in they ass. Ain't that right, Galati?

*Mumbles*

"Yes, LeMarcus."

Das right nigga. You ain't gon' shit right in forever..

Why do you love saying "nigga" so much?

It's satire.

I would never use that word unless it was in a satirical way.

But I probably should refrain from using it, even in a jokey way.

I think micks should be allowed to say it though. Irish used to be called "white ni**ers". Why should black people have ownership of the word? They weren't the only ones it was used against!

But, like I said, I probably should refrain from using it.

Period.

Because for like the 1000th time, he thinks he is funny. Not to mention he has no idea what even happens in our prisons, most of the time that shit doesn't even happen but Moe likes to think "he knows"

I don't think I'm that funny TBH. A lot of my jokes are intended to be bad.

And no, I don't think prison life is like Oz; no shit.

People need to loosen up a bit.

Not everything has to be so deadpan all the time.

Well we don't care to see updated threads that have your bullshit jokes on them, if you want to joke around then do it in the general discussion forum or something. I don't care that much about Philly but I am interested in this case and don't care to see something new was posted thinking there might be some good info or a change in the case to see stupid shit. I'm sure others are sick of it as they've mentioned it before too. It just gets old.

Respect.

Point taken but it's a forum about the mafia. A secret society! Mob families don't give press conferences about hits or make annual reports listing all their capos and soldiers, and income statements and financial ratios.

90-95% of what's posted here is conjecture. Bottom line. So what if there's one little joke here and there. It's hardly that disruptive!

Everyone here probably got interested in the mafia because of Goodfellas or The Sopranos, and they mixed drama with comedy.

Even Capeci and Anastasia's articles are filled with black humor..

The very guy this thread is named after - the circumstances behind him being in prison right now are, frankly, pretty funny. It's like something from The Three Stooges.

I'm ranting here so I'll shut up now.

One thing, Moe: as a first generation Irish american, I've never been called a white ni**er. In fact, I've never heard of any Irish American being called that. We are just considered white and receive all of the privilege that entails.

It's an antiquated term but it has been used in the past. It's referenced in the song "Oliver's Army" by Elvis Costello.

If that's the best you can do re: relevance of that term... cmon, moe. Trust me on this one.

I feel like Nicodemo going away for 25 is a huge loss to that family though. Good earner. Loyal and he isn't a snitch .

Heard Grande is handling most of Nicodemo's rackets now, Grande has always been a good earner as well...

yea its a shame. Honestly i feel like the cops should give him a high five for killing a scumbag like that. Anyway how about that epic Moe Tilden derail. Lol never fails

LOL why is it a shame? Are you in the Philadelphia Crime Family or something? What possible investment would you have in this case to possibly think it's a "shame". Such a weird thing to say.

How is DiPietro any more or any less a scumbag than Nicodemo?

Genuinely curious to know what your mindset is when you say this from a purely psychological point of view.

Whoever said he won't rat because he's Calabrese doesn't get it... still. This is America in 2016. Don't give me that crap about old world ties. He's at least 3rd generation late night Taco Bell and likely has an iPhone (not literally just proving my point). Any decision whether to/not to rat is due to brain washing he grew up with watching Sopranos on HBO and being around Philly LCN. He's doing his time because of perceived loyalty to/from the organization. Not because he's some kind of Mafia anachronism.

He was a mobster before The Sopranos aired. It's not just perceived loyalty though. The Philly family hasn't had a made man flip in over 15 years.

I get it, I'm just trying to make the point that now adays, these guys: mannerisms, customs, and organizational structure aside; are American kids. He was born in, what... 1970(ish)? He's not Angelo Bruno. Also, he's a child by mob standards (not taking shots at him, just saying 45 might as well be 25 in that world). He is 9x more American than that aforementioned guy. There's nothing wrong with that. But it's a fact. No 4th generation American is going to carry any Calabrian (or wherever) code of ethics. He's doing his time, and while I don't agree with his chosen profession or activity, there's something to be said for that. But it's not out of the same old world loyalty that guys who were standing tall in the early to mid half of the last century. He's doing it because of the "ethics" taught to him by that organization.

Also, any lack of rats in Philly LCN doesn't mean that the loyalty isn't perceived. Those guys fuck each other over every day just like it's always been in Cosa Nostra. Day to day, cheating and stealers cheat and steal from each other. So much so that it's expected from middle management that the underlings are engaging in "shrinkage".

I find it funny that the year Joe Ligambi gives back the day-to-day, there's a hit. And a bad one at that. I feel like Skinny Joey's just going to undo everything Ligambi was trying to do since 1999. "Let's make 80k a year doing safe, low risk rackets and live to be unincarcerated grandpas." Not "Hey let's make enough to drive Rolls Royce's for five years then spend the millions we stole on legal fees after we try to kill 10 people, watching our kids grow up through plexiglass." But then again, I work for a living. I clearly don't 'get' the life.

"Frank Mazzola" with the extra Z doesn't work honestly for a living though!

https://www.sec.gov/news/pressrelease/2016-57.html

Hahahaha Jesus! A Ponzi scheme? Pathetic. Such a lazy, ill fated scam to begin with!

1 Z Mazola's notoriously own "Mazola Oil" Vegetable Oil Company. I always get asked if I'm of that fame. Sadly, I'm not. Frank is not my given name, though. My real first name is far less appealing to the ear.

C'mon now, don't beat yourself up Clarence!:)

And this guy's a gangster? His real name is Clarence. And Clarence lives at home with both parents...

Moe tilden. Yes it is a shame. The guy hr killed was a low life deadbeat. A bottom feeding drug dealer who ratted on his own family. A loud mouth drunk dead beat gambler. I didnt know nicodemo but i know plenty of his friends and other philly OC guys and they are gentlemen, not drug dealing scum. I know its hard for you yo wrap your head around it but a man can be a bookmaker and still be a nice guy and a family man.