THE BLACK HAND FORUM

Amershire_Ed wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 3:59 pm Yeah they were probably just overconfident everything would go fine because all the other work done over the last decade had gone really smooth.

Reminds me of Bill Burr’s joke about Arnold Schwarzenegger getting caught banging his house maid. He said “this guy emerged from obscurity in some far away country to become the most famous body builder in the world, then learned English and became one of the worlds biggest movie stars, *then*, as if that wasn’t enough, he became the freaking gov of California. Banging his maid? That’s a fucking layup.”

NJShore4Life wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:48 pm Yeah Dame’s been out probably over a year now give or take. He was at the shore a lot this past summer and all over South Philly/South Jersey.

NJShore4Life wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:48 pm Yeah Dame’s been out probably over a year now give or take. He was at the shore a lot this past summer and all over South Philly/South Jersey.

NJShore4Life wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:11 am Canalichio and Nicodemo are the two hitters they have used throughout most of the 2000s.

There’s going to be a new crop of younger guys they would use for hits if there are ever even any in the future, only time will tell. You gotta be insane to order a hit in these times with cameras on every corner.

There’s young guys involved with Philly looking to prove themselves and move up, your guess would be as good as mine on who they would use as the next Canalichio’s, Nicodemo’s, and Grande’s....

-Dante

NJShore4Life wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:26 am

Rocco wrote: ↑Thu Apr 15, 2021 1:17 pm Joey Merlino ...all the guys you mentioned call him Diablo. So whats that tell you...?

It’s funny you say that because yes Joey is a stone cold killer and gangster and is what he is in that life but if you ever meet him in person when he’s out having fun, he’s actually pretty polite, gives you the time of day, and is charismatic/funny ball breaker.

Not to mention I’m 5’11 and I felt like an NBA Player standing next to him. He’s one of the least intimidating guys in the world out of that crew is what I’m trying to say but obviously he is what he is in that life.

However - No one you will ever come across in that life is more kind, polite, welcoming, well mannered, classy, upbeat, positive, etc than Uncle Joe.

I literally just saw him last week when I was in Packer Park visiting my boy for the Mets at Phillies series. He smiled and waved at me with some polite banter back and forth. Uncle Joe is a real class act, but also again a stone cold killer and made it to the very top in that life.

Uncle Joe looks great by the way these days, youngest 81 year old I’ve ever seen in my life. He is showing zero signs of slowing down, if I didn’t know any better I would think he was in his late 60s.

-Dante

Rocco wrote: ↑Thu Apr 15, 2021 1:17 pm Joey Merlino ...all the guys you mentioned call him Diablo. So whats that tell you...?