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by **Ridgewood 79** » Thu Feb 20, 2025 9:03 pm

Protetarian yes I've been getting similar feedback from folks who definitely are more interested in how people in that life respected the fraternity while I was a small kid and before rather than my late teens and after but yes we will cover some more earlier stuff before I got to myself and my ex buddies tku

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by **Proletarian187** » Thu Feb 20, 2025 8:31 pm

I'm there damn near every night! 52 topics is becoming a part of my late nights in cold, dark Sweden.

I'm in no rush to get to the Giannini years. That will be great but I'm more interested in the older stuff and hearing about Sicily/sicilians and Franks family.

The small anecdotes and the unique insight into the mafia sphere that's not just about crime and power is golden. It takes you there and gives context and warmth, it does feel like it was actually a brotherhood and not just a way to get money and power.

by **Ridgewood 79** » Thu Feb 20, 2025 8:09 pm

Tku Cheech means a lot I love scars show as well eventually our show is going to hit the Giannini years with flashbacks and prison stories as well as program stories

by **Cheech** » Thu Feb 20, 2025 7:50 pm

Besides Scars. Who I like personally very much. This is the best show on right now. To me its the most authenticious show out there.

by **Ridgewood 79** » Thu Feb 20, 2025 7:44 pm

Tku pmac !! Yeah tha Sammy stuff is eeriely funny

by **Pmac2** » Thu Feb 20, 2025 7:28 pm

Yaeh. You guys are starting to gel. I listen to the YouTube shows last couple weeks. You got jokes he's got that dark dry humor. It works. Sammy pulling out the Saturday night fever moves on the chick had me chuckling. Keep up the good work

by **Ridgewood 79** » Thu Feb 20, 2025 6:44 pm

Tku brovelli tonight we did a small piece on my experience in Sicily in 1985 as a tourist of course and upcoming Monday we will discuss Sicily on our live at 7 pm Eastern

by **Brovelli** » Thu Feb 20, 2025 1:42 pm

To add to the feedback I’ve enjoyed the show and think you and the host are getting more in tune as it goes on. Great context you have about the neighborhoods, the different characters you knew and relating the differences between Sicilian backgrounds and Americanized . I’m trying to keep up but have enjoyed all the ones I listened to, thanks for the content

by **Ridgewood 79** » Thu Feb 20, 2025 10:39 am

Tku b truly appreciate it and at first I was reluctant to have a podcast however the response I've been getting from people like yourself and other's (; especially here on black forum) it's been gratifying! Tku

by B. » Sun Feb 16, 2025 2:53 pm

Keep it up, Frank. I need to catch up on all your videos but I'm all about it.

by **Ridgewood 79** » Thu Jan 02, 2025 1:17 am

Yeah Omar I will bring more of the old timer stories I still have my uncle John , cypress garden, Willie glasses, Troutman street, etc etc to discuss as well as my trips to Sicily during the riina days and the lost of family friends I'm at the very beginning however it seems that most people ( other than the moboligist) are into the 90s and my days in the streets with my ex buddies lot to come guys stay tuned and tks

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by **The Greek** » Wed Jan 01, 2025 12:43 am

OmarSantista wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2024 4:10 pm Frank, the Peter Zuccaro video was good. Those tidbits of info about Frank Bonomo are gold, for example him attempting to slash someones face in the middle of the day on the street. I think more info or bios on old timers like him would help your channel a lot. Is there anything else you could mention about Bonomo's character ? (unless you plan to do a piece on him)

Happy New Year

agreed that was a great episode.

by **OmarSantista** » Tue Dec 31, 2024 4:10 pm

Frank, the Peter Zuccaro video was good. Those tidbits of info about Frank Bonomo are gold, for example him attempting to slash someones face in the middle of the day on the street. I think more info or bios on old timers like him would help your channel a lot. Is there anything else you could mention about Bonomo's character ? (unless you plan to do a piece on him)

Happy New Year

by **johnny_scootch** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 12:37 pm

queensnyer wrote: ↑Wed Dec 25, 2024 1:45 pm if thats the case he did what he had to do, set up his family nicely.

Exactly.

queensnyer wrote: ↑Wed Dec 25, 2024 1:51 pm i wont get too familiar on a forum but in that area your wife and my aunt, uncle are probably at least associated with each other. small world merry xmas

Could very well be, Happy New Year!

by **queensnyer** » Wed Dec 25, 2024 1:51 pm

johnny_scootch wrote: ↑Tue Dec 24, 2024 9:42 am
queensnyer wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2024 8:03 am hey Ridgewood do you know anything about John notaro from brooklyn? Scillian heroiin guy. some in laws where very close to him and i hear he was a serious guy, but other than a bust in the 70s there is nothing on him. very under the radar. owned restaurants in bk. Batistas on ave N and at some point had something to do with the el caribe.
My wife was very close with his daughter Josephine when they were kids. The family still owns Aliotta Pastry Shop on Ave N very close to where Batista used to be. The story I remember hearing on him when I was a kid was that he did a huge deal and got a bunch of time for it but it was worth many millions and he had all the money waiting for him when he got out.

just looked at my aunts fb friends and his daughter josephine is on there. i wont get too familiar on a forum but in that area your wife and my aunt, uncle are probably at least associated with each other. small world merry xmas

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