THE BLACK HAND FORUM

I’ve been on these boards for about 20 years I think starting with porellos site. I’ve been guilty of pointless bickering in the past when I was younger and more immature. Wiseguy do you ever wonder why you end up in these fights all the time? Not here to debate your facts or opinions, it’s simply t...

I saw it opening night on Wednesday. I thought it was pretty rubbish. Acting was terrible in some parts. The guy playing a young Silvio was acting like it was a Mad tv skit. No real storyline and it doesn’t set up a lot of important parts. Lots of in jokes and nods to sopranos but if it wasn’t attac...

Who is looking into LCN in places like Detroit & chicago anymore? I can’t imagine the FBI is allocating any resources to them when you have terrorism and the cartels nowadays. This isn’t me saying there are active families i these cities just that you’re not going to find something you’re not lo...

Yeh. I want to echo B. This isn’t a contest with sides. We all, at the end of the day, want to know what is what.

I thought it was a very interesting presentation. The history part was very inaccurate but even though he was a LE officer they aren’t researchers like us so i can understand that.

I don’t get the problem mafiastudent. The civilians at these weddings aenrt losing out at all. There is still a wedding. Not like the feds are bursting in eating the food of their plate or shutting down the dance floor. 99% of the time they are just taking pictures like the wedding photographer. Als...

Apart from Ricci and lagano are there any other unsolved lcn murders in nyc over The last 15 years or so?

We certainly don’t have much if any evidence of Florida based rackets but merlino has conducted criminal business (meeting other organized crime figures) there related to the philly family and has legitimate business interests there. Also we do have evidence of a Boston based philly crew it’s just t...

I get what you are saying but it’s not as if Philadelphia residents are going to Boston to operate the crew.

It’s supposedly guys local,to Boston reporting to members of the family in philly. How is it different from Merlino still being boss even though he’s in Florida now.

I didn’t take you as the easily offended type wiseguy 😉 I’ve been around through American mafia and real deal so although my post count is low I’m hardly new around here. You do have some good points just think maybe you could be a bit ,ore polite in your voicing of them lol, anyway let’s get back t...

I can only speak for myself but I have absolutely no issue with you, wiseguy or anyone else questioning anyone’s claims. I actually think they are needed and bring a level of credibility to this board. My main point, and what I don’t understand, is the need to insult and belittle. There have been ma...

I wasn’t referring to anything to do with Scott in particular when I made the comment. It was the discussion between wiseguy and b.

Pogo: this is a genuine question here. Do you think it’s good that authors are given a hard time on these forums?

What I don’t understand is the tone of the conversation. Clearly it’s a debatable topic with good points on either side yet the belittling and borderline insulting posts from a certain someone seems unnecessary. One thing that kills these boards Sometimes is perceived the need to “destroy” the other...

He’s dead so I’m not sure he’s a current captain!!!! Lol

Just busting balls

The decavalcante situation is quite interesting. The last we heard was from the philly and gambino family lunch where I think it was Luca ta was bitching about the guy running the decavalcante family and that it was the son of a former boss. Not sure if it was ever revealed who they were referring t...

We’re the piazza’s ever made into the trafficante family?