Originally Posted By: Skinny
Originally Posted By: EastHarlemItal
Originally Posted By: southend
Back in the middle to late 1970's,early 80's,Matty the Horse Ianello,Quiet Dom,Barney,Ernest Muscarella,Danny Leo, where were these guys as far as theyr power goes in those days? Being such a secretive family it's not so rare of us to find out a guy we've only started hearing of in recent years has held big sway for decades in that family.


Matty, QD, Danny Leo, Musceralla all rising and heavy. Add in Angelo Prisco, Dominick DiQuatro, Dom Cantinero and about fifty other Dom's. All big players
Barney was in high school in the 70's became huge overnight in the mid 80's. Literally overnight.


What did he do to rise so fast east?


My opinion, first off he was Sal's kid! Everyone respected Sal. He was smart, loyal, fearless, cunning, treacherous, tough, no bad personal habits, kept close council and Fat Tony and Chin both looked out for and groomed him. But if you ask why I really think. Barney is a master politician, he played the middle on Chin and Tony. So they both pushed him up! Just my thoughts.


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