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Bonanno was around 26 when he became boss…lol I know totally different times and a different world then. Id have to think he still had people he (Bonanno)really leaned on in helping him running the family at first…to speculate. He had all those experienced guys around him that had been in that life ...

Well in that case could you say that younger generation of Persico’s, Allie Boy Persico, Carmine’s son, and Michael are nepo babies? I know Michael is supposedly not made, but he definitely has power in the Colombo family. Allie Boy seemed to know the life for sure but his dad was Carmine. Diidnt To...

Ridgewood.. That was a typo my bad actually meant Montagna. Not surprised to hear that I guess as it seems Montagna was put up by Basciano & Mancuso but don’t know anything about him other than what you’d hear and the media stuff. Interesting about Amato as that seems like a guy who coming from ...

Appreciate it Ridgewood. Do you think Baldo Amato would have been boss material had he not gone away for life? Sal Montana seems to have come out of the Bronx faction..not sure if you guys any experience with him coming up? I know how he was younger than Amato but not sure what was thought of those ...

Thanks Ridegewood. Was it pretty much all Sicilians in Bushwick then when there were still Italians there? Were there any other Italians (Neapolitans, Calabrese, Puglians) in that part of Brooklyn, specifically Bushwick area, that you knew of then when you were a kid?

Ridgewood 79… That you know of is the Bonanno Family connection to Sicily still strong in regards to bringing guys over from Sicily? I know not in the case that that was happening with Galante and the drug pipline with specific reason of moving drugs and that pipeline but more in regards of the ties...

Michael Dileonardo doing an in depth book with his family and historical history up and through to his life up through the time he cooperated would be very interesting. Also, Vincent Palermo or Anthony Rotondo would be interesting to get deeper insight into Decavalcante history. Their knowledge and ...

Wasn’t Sylvester Carollo(a), New Orleans boss, from Terrasini as well. Wonder if there was a relation with Carollo on this Vito Licavolis’ mother side as well.