by gohnjotti » Mon Jul 30, 2018 8:53 pm
SonnyBlackstein wrote: ↑Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:48 pm
Uncle Pete wrote: ↑Mon Jul 30, 2018 2:29 pm
gohnjotti wrote: ↑Mon Jul 30, 2018 2:07 pm
It wasn't Andy Russo, it was Anthony Russo. Big difference. Andrew Russo was the family's aging street boss, and Anthony Russo was a violent, 40-something acting captain. But yes, they were definitely ready for violence. Anthony also griped that he was one of the only ones in the family willing to "go to war," which is something.
My bad, you are correct Gohn. Thanks for catching that. He also said he thought there was a rat real close to the Colombo’s and he would decapitate him when they found out who it was lol.
Interesting to note Anthony Russo was “admonished” by acting boss Andy Mush Russo for requesting a sit down and not retaliating first against the gambinos when a Colombo associate was stabbed. Anthony seemed like such a violent guy and cowboy, you’d think he would have acted violently first but since he didn’t, I think it shows how ruthless Andy Mush Russo really is.
So likely Anthony Russo was/is full of shit. That is , all talk.
The gambling club that Russo ran was actually owned by Paul Bevacqua, according to court documents. Russo lost $2000 that night in terms of lost revenue to the competing club, and when he found out that Gambino captain Joseph 'Sonny' Juliano was behind the competitor's club, Russo said: ""Is Sonny going to make up the $2000 I lost that night… I am going on a tear." Later that evening, Big Anthony met with Joseph Savarese (violent former Wimpy Boys crew member and soldier) and Giuseppe 'Pooch' DeStefano (a 30-something, young enforcer) at their favorite hangout, the Silhouette Lounge, and then went to a meeting that had been arranged by Colombo/Dennis DeLucia associate Louis 'Louie Ices' Venturelli with the rival competitor. It was there that the trio (Russo, Savarese, and DeStefano) beat the shit out of the guy and Savarese pulled a knife.
So it's not a case of Big Anthony being "all talk." Whether there was a legitimate threat of armed retaliation is up for debate, but he nevertheless prepared himself and ordered his men to "shit the shit out of them" once they entered.
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It wasn't Andy Russo, it was Anthony Russo. Big difference. Andrew Russo was the family's aging street boss, and Anthony Russo was a violent, 40-something acting captain. But yes, they were definitely ready for violence. Anthony also griped that he was one of the only ones in the family willing to "go to war," which is something.
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My bad, you are correct Gohn. Thanks for catching that. He also said he thought there was a rat real close to the Colombo’s and he would decapitate him when they found out who it was lol.
Interesting to note Anthony Russo was “admonished” by acting boss Andy Mush Russo for requesting a sit down and not retaliating first against the gambinos when a Colombo associate was stabbed. Anthony seemed like such a violent guy and cowboy, you’d think he would have acted violently first but since he didn’t, I think it shows how ruthless Andy Mush Russo really is.
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So likely Anthony Russo was/is full of shit. That is , all talk.
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The gambling club that Russo ran was actually owned by Paul Bevacqua, according to court documents. Russo lost $2000 that night in terms of lost revenue to the competing club, and when he found out that Gambino captain Joseph 'Sonny' Juliano was behind the competitor's club, Russo said: ""Is Sonny going to make up the $2000 I lost that night… I am going on a tear." Later that evening, Big Anthony met with Joseph Savarese (violent former Wimpy Boys crew member and soldier) and Giuseppe 'Pooch' DeStefano (a 30-something, young enforcer) at their favorite hangout, the Silhouette Lounge, and then went to a meeting that had been arranged by Colombo/Dennis DeLucia associate Louis 'Louie Ices' Venturelli with the rival competitor. It was there that the trio (Russo, Savarese, and DeStefano) beat the shit out of the guy and Savarese pulled a knife.
So it's not a case of Big Anthony being "all talk." Whether there was a legitimate threat of armed retaliation is up for debate, but he nevertheless prepared himself and ordered his men to "shit the shit out of them" once they entered.