Vincent Basciano

[slimshady_007]

Of all the mobsters ive read about, Vincent Basciano is perhaps one of the most interesting. Find his whole story and his reign as acting boss and eventual boss very intriguing. Im thinkin of buying dom cicale’s book since he was very close to vinny and has a lot to say. Even tho im not a fan of dom cicale as a person. So heres my question: do u think vinny was the right choice to pick as acting boss in 04’ and how long did vinny run things after massino flipped? Also if any1 has an interesting story or event regarding basciano, plz share.

[Wiseguy]

If memory serves, Basciano was acting boss but never official boss. He may have been so if not for all his own indictments and eventual life sentence.

The Cicale Files is more of a large pamphlet than a book but does have some interesting things including a hilarious story about a meeting he and Basciano had with the Anthony Urso.


Anthony "Tony Green" Urso was also interested in attractive young ladies - to a fault. On street corner meetings, he was known to suddenly lose interest in the topic of discussion whenever a fetching young woman happened into his field of vision. "Tony thought he was God's gift to every woman who passed by," Cicale said. "He'd make it so obvious too, looking a woman up and down."

"Urso was single and in his late 60s-early 70s. He looked good for his age," Cicale said. "Tony Green stood about 5-foot-8 and weighed around 170 pounds and was always hanging out at the gym, the tanning bed, and nightclubs." Cicale recalled a time when he and Basciano were waiting for Urso to meet them. "Urso steps out of his tricked-out, pimped-out black Hummer H2 wearing bright, shiny, royal-blue skintight spandex. Urso actually looked as if he was about to get on stage at a male strip club."

"Vinny and I were standing in the supermarket parking lot waiting for Urso. We watched him park his car farther down the lot from us. When Urso got out of the Hummer in that outfit, Vinny starts whispering shit to me without moving his lips so Urso doesn't notice. 'Oh my fucking God,' Basciano told me. "Is this man crazy or what? Dom, look at his sagging balls. They're huge. This guy is fucking kidding, right?'"

Smiling at the recollection, Cicale said, "Tony was only several feet away and I'm trying to hold in a major bursts of laughter. I'm trying to keep my lips together and stop myself from losing it. Then whispered again, like a ventriloquist: 'Bo, shut the fuck up. You're gonna make me bust out laughing right in this guy's face. You're gonna get us killed.' I'm busting a gut inside, thinking if any of the other families see this guy, then we're all gonna get killed, the whole fucking crime family."

Urso walked towards them, arms outspread to give both Vinny and Dominick the standard wiseguy greeting with a kiss on each cheek. Basciano's whispered commentary still rang loudly in Dominick's head and Dominick was having great difficulty maintaining his composure. As Vinny and Urso hugged, Dominick suddenly leaned over.

"A loud sound had come out of my mouth, " Dominick said. "I acted like I was gagging to cover up my laughter. I knew at this moment that Vinny wanted to kill me. Finally, after what seemed like forever, I straightened back up with tears rolling down my cheeks. I kept acting like I was choking."

Dominick, pretending that he had something stuck in his throat, walked back to his car to get a drink as Vinny had thoughtfully suggested. As he was halfway to the car, Tony started calling out to Dom, with true concern in his voice: "Dom! You sure you're okay! You need help?" Dominick raised his hand, indicating that he was okay and didn't require the Heimlich maneuver, which Urso appeared ready to apply.

"Once in the car I turned on the engine, placing my head against the steering wheel. I started laughing so hard that I almost pissed myself. It took me at least five minutes to compose myself."

In addition to the skintight spandex, Urso wore a toupee - which was crooked. "It was half-on and half-off his head," Cicale said. "Not to mention, Tony was so overly tanned from hours on tanning beds that his scalp, which was normally covered by the hairpiece, was exposed and was a totally different color than the rest of him."

Domonick had finally composed himself enough to return to Urso, the acting boss of the Bonanno family, and Vinny.

I knew Vinny's every moe and if I hadn't caused such a scene, Vinny would have told Tony to fix his toupee. But Vinny knew if he did that now or anytime during the conversation, Tony would realize that my coughing fit was not a coughing fit at all. So Vinny was now forced to keep his mouth shut, and we were both forced to continue to look at this spectacle."

Once the discussion had ended, Vinny and Dominick were back inside their car watching Anthony "Tony Green" Urso drive away in his humongous vehicle. They could finally break into uproarious laughter getting it all out of their system.

"Five minutes later, we were finally pulling out of the supermarket parking lot heading back into the Bronx. Vinny told me that I could never do that again and that I had to control myself. As Vinny said that, I quickly turned my attention from the road to him. Just by my look, he new that I was thinking: 'Okay, BO, but this was no doubt a huge exception..."

And they both burst into another round of laughter.

[slimshady_007]

If memory serves, Basciano was acting boss but never official boss. He may have been so if not for all his own indictments and eventual life sentence.

The Cicale Files is more of a large pamphlet than a book but does have some interesting things including a hilarious story about a meeting he and Basciano had with the Anthony Urso.


Anthony "Tony Green" Urso was also interested in attractive young ladies - to a fault. On street corner meetings, he was known to suddenly lose interest in the topic of discussion whenever a fetching young woman happened into his field of vision. "Tony thought he was God's gift to every woman who passed by," Cicale said. "He'd make it so obvious too, looking a woman up and down."

"Urso was single and in his late 60s-early 70s. He looked good for his age," Cicale said. "Tony Green stood about 5-foot-8 and weighed around 170 pounds and was always hanging out at the gym, the tanning bed, and nightclubs." Cicale recalled a time when he and Basciano were waiting for Urso to meet them. "Urso steps out of his tricked-out, pimped-out black Hummer H2 wearing bright, shiny, royal-blue skintight spandex. Urso actually looked as if he was about to get on stage at a male strip club."

"Vinny and I were standing in the supermarket parking lot waiting for Urso. We watched him park his car farther down the lot from us. When Urso got out of the Hummer in that outfit, Vinny starts whispering shit to me without moving his lips so Urso doesn't notice. 'Oh my fucking God,' Basciano told me. "Is this man crazy or what? Dom, look at his sagging balls. They're huge. This guy is fucking kidding, right?'"

Smiling at the recollection, Cicale said, "Tony was only several feet away and I'm trying to hold in a major bursts of laughter. I'm trying to keep my lips together and stop myself from losing it. Then whispered again, like a ventriloquist: 'Bo, shut the fuck up. You're gonna make me bust out laughing right in this guy's face. You're gonna get us killed.' I'm busting a gut inside, thinking if any of the other families see this guy, then we're all gonna get killed, the whole fucking crime family."

Urso walked towards them, arms outspread to give both Vinny and Dominick the standard wiseguy greeting with a kiss on each cheek. Basciano's whispered commentary still rang loudly in Dominick's head and Dominick was having great difficulty maintaining his composure. As Vinny and Urso hugged, Dominick suddenly leaned over.

"A loud sound had come out of my mouth, " Dominick said. "I acted like I was gagging to cover up my laughter. I knew at this moment that Vinny wanted to kill me. Finally, after what seemed like forever, I straightened back up with tears rolling down my cheeks. I kept acting like I was choking."

Dominick, pretending that he had something stuck in his throat, walked back to his car to get a drink as Vinny had thoughtfully suggested. As he was halfway to the car, Tony started calling out to Dom, with true concern in his voice: "Dom! You sure you're okay! You need help?" Dominick raised his hand, indicating that he was okay and didn't require the Heimlich maneuver, which Urso appeared ready to apply.

"Once in the car I turned on the engine, placing my head against the steering wheel. I started laughing so hard that I almost pissed myself. It took me at least five minutes to compose myself."

In addition to the skintight spandex, Urso wore a toupee - which was crooked. "It was half-on and half-off his head," Cicale said. "Not to mention, Tony was so overly tanned from hours on tanning beds that his scalp, which was normally covered by the hairpiece, was exposed and was a totally different color than the rest of him."

Domonick had finally composed himself enough to return to Urso, the acting boss of the Bonanno family, and Vinny.

I knew Vinny's every moe and if I hadn't caused such a scene, Vinny would have told Tony to fix his toupee. But Vinny knew if he did that now or anytime during the conversation, Tony would realize that my coughing fit was not a coughing fit at all. So Vinny was now forced to keep his mouth shut, and we were both forced to continue to look at this spectacle."

Once the discussion had ended, Vinny and Dominick were back inside their car watching Anthony "Tony Green" Urso drive away in his humongous vehicle. They could finally break into uproarious laughter getting it all out of their system.

"Five minutes later, we were finally pulling out of the supermarket parking lot heading back into the Bronx. Vinny told me that I could never do that again and that I had to control myself. As Vinny said that, I quickly turned my attention from the road to him. Just by my look, he new that I was thinking: 'Okay, BO, but this was no doubt a huge exception..."

And they both burst into another round of laughter.

U think mikey nose took over after massino flipped? Ik mikey was acting boss aftrr vinny got pinched.

[Wiseguy]

U think mikey nose took over after massino flipped? Ik mikey was acting boss aftrr vinny got pinched.

I don't know when exactly but it seems there were a series of acting bosses from the time Massino was indicted until after he flipped, with Mancuso eventually becoming the new official boss.

[SILENT PARTNERZ]

Of all the mobsters ive read about, Vincent Basciano is perhaps one of the most interesting. Find his whole story and his reign as acting boss and eventual boss very intriguing. Im thinkin of buying dom cicale’s book since he was very close to vinny and has a lot to say. Even tho im not a fan of dom cicale as a person. So heres my question: do u think vinny was the right choice to pick as acting boss in 04’ and how long did vinny run things after massino flipped? Also if any1 has an interesting story or event regarding basciano, plz share.

[slimshady_007]

U think mikey nose took over after massino flipped? Ik mikey was acting boss aftrr vinny got pinched.

I don't know when exactly but it seems there were a series of acting bosses from the time Massino was indicted until after he flipped, with Mancuso eventually becoming the new official boss.

The bonannos post massino are rlly interesting. The tension between the bronx and queens, the seccafico hit, petey bs, joe c’s and ronnie g’s rise to power etc.

[JeremyTheJew]

U think mikey nose took over after massino flipped? Ik mikey was acting boss aftrr vinny got pinched.

I don't know when exactly but it seems there were a series of acting bosses from the time Massino was indicted until after he flipped, with Mancuso eventually becoming the new official boss.

was vinny even on the street at all when he was boss? didn't Massino pass it to him while they were locked up?

also, Montagna was before Mancuso. and i keep thinking someone else too but i cant name em.

[Pogo The Clown]

Urso wore a toupee - which was crooked. "It was half-on and half-off his head," Cicale said. "Not to mention, Tony was so overly tanned from hours on tanning beds that his scalp, which was normally covered by the hairpiece, was exposed and was a totally different color than the rest of him."

He should have gotten a Maury wig. They don't come off.

was vinny even on the street at all when he was boss? didn't Massino pass it to him while they were locked up?

also, Montagna was before Mancuso. and i keep thinking someone else too but i cant name em.

It was Urso, Basciano, Mancuso and then Montagna.


Pogo

[Angelo Santino]

WG, that excerpt you posted was pretty fucking funny. Salut.

[JeremyTheJew]

it was hilarious I agree. I wonder if it's true. was Cicale respected on the street? he had to of been since he was in the panel.... unless he was seen as vinnys guy.

anyone know about basciano being locked up whole time as boss?

[Pogo The Clown]

anyone know about basciano being locked up whole time as boss?

He was never the Official Boss. Just the Acting Boss for most of 2004.


Pogo

[newera_212]

it was hilarious I agree. I wonder if it's true. was Cicale respected on the street? he had to of been since he was in the panel.... unless he was seen as vinnys guy.

anyone know about basciano being locked up whole time as boss?

I get the feeling he was seen as Vinny's guy, but Vinny had a lot of juice even before he made himself a boss. Big money, big balls, big personality, not afraid to use violence, not afraid to not let anything stand still...tried making money on literally everything humanly possible. Dom came into the fold through Bruno Indelicato AFAIK but Vinny groomed (or used) him.

The only accounts I've read about Dom outside of the stuff he's wrote himself, were from that DiStefano book on Vinny. By those accounts he didnt sound anything like a pussy at all, and seemed to run his crew with an iron fist when he had guys (associates) reporting to him. I get the feeling he was a tough guy. Probably not someone I'd want to owe money or a favor to