THE BLACK HAND FORUM

I'm mesmerized by that name, Buckaloo, makes me think of some gunslinger from the Wild West..

Anybody know the story behind that nickname??

Rocco you know a lot about these guys I can tell you're from around the way. I live in bloomfield but I'm originally a Clifton paterson guy. Grew up around joe Gatto's people. 21st ave cianci street Union ave. I met the Perna's through a player believe it or not. Then eventually starting dealing wi...

TommyGambino wrote:John Sr must be so proud of his kids/grandkids.

''Anybody who uses steroids in a garbage pale..'' were his exact words..
So ironic that his son in his beefcake days and a lot of grand children seem to love the juice..

There was also the one in the late 70s where it was decided that Vegas would belong to Chicago (with NY keeping whatever they already had going there) and AC would go to NY. Pogo So that one would be the last with Chicago present, after that it was strictly a NY thing I reckon. I also read that fro...

I would like to make a list with all the consecutive Commission meetings that we know of.. Through Bill and Joe Bonanno's books we already know of these meetings: 1931: The Initial Commission Meeting 1936: The Scheduled Commission Meeting 1941: The Scheduled Commission Meeting 1946: The Scheduled Co...

This article shows all the families and their bosses from the province of Palermo. It's from a couple of years ago, so could've been some changes in the meantime..

http://gangstersinc.ning.com/profiles/b ... milies-and

The founding godfather of that other secret society

AlexfromSouth wrote:

toto wrote:Probably calabrian or neapolitan.

Because of the last name?

His father apparently was Vincent 'Boozy' DeCicco, an alcholic soldier in the Gambino family, originally from Benevento, near Naples..

I think it's just solidarity that will be effected if guys who grew up all their life in a crew like my example, but get stuck as associate because they don't have an Italian surname..

BTW: Is that you Ivy?? It must be

I think the American Cosa Nostra should open the books for all ethnicities. If it would turn into a complete meritocracy, I think that would increase the overall quality a lot and also keep the FEDs guessing.. As long as the prospective members grew up in the mob culture and are entrenched in that w...

Fun Fact: His son, John the fourth, is pretty good with his hands and has an 2-1 record in MMA as an amateur..