I know this should be in the tv section or whatever, but with the number of Philly experts on here....
Anyway, in David Chase's interview with Peter Bogdanovich, he mentions he read about a past boss of Philadelphia who had a difficult grandmother. Any idea who this might be?
As a side note: any Philly shoutouts in the series outside of "Philadelphia's been putting pressure on the shy business since Moses wore short pants"?
Philly Inspiration on Sopranos
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It was Scarfo. Both his mother and grandmother were tough women. The line in the show when Tony says 'If you'd been born after those feminists, you woulda been the real gangster.' was tied to something he had read about Scarfo's mother that described her as a 'stone gangster'.
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eboli! Glad to see you posting again! You've gone for a year. Miss all your contributions.eboli wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:13 pm It was Scarfo. Both his mother and grandmother were tough women. The line in the show when Tony says 'If you'd been born after those feminists, you woulda been the real gangster.' was tied to something he had read about Scarfo's mother that described her as a 'stone gangster'.
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Great to see you posting again Eboli. We were worried about you. 
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Ah, appreciate it.eboli wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:13 pm It was Scarfo. Both his mother and grandmother were tough women. The line in the show when Tony says 'If you'd been born after those feminists, you woulda been the real gangster.' was tied to something he had read about Scarfo's mother that described her as a 'stone gangster'.
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Yeah, I did a double take at the date posted to make sure this wasn't an old thread that got bumped. Great to see you back, eboli.
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Lay it off to philly, Paulie did it all the time
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There’s a few let me think
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Need I remind you of a certain 'Butcher' in Atlantic City?
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Re: Philly Inspiration on Sopranos
The guy who played richie said on the soprano podcast hbo wanted to do a spinoff where he goes to philly. Chase said No dice
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