Yes, but more tellingly he told his kid, on a wire, in the late 90s or early 2000s, that all it would take was getting rid of about 7 guys and you could "take the whole thing over." Then he said something along the lines of "It's come to that."
It was from a wire in Coen's book.
I'm not really sure who it would have been. You could find the top guys from back then, but that might not have necessarily been who he was referring to, as some of them were so old they were likely in advisory type roles. He might have been referring to the strongest guys on the street... Toots, Sarno, Marcello etc.
I remember that quote.
I would have to assume he meant guys like Toots, Sarno, Marcello, D'Amico, Greedy Pete, Jimmy I, maybe Solly D.
I mean, would No-Nose, The Builder or the Clown even care then? Probably not and they weren't probably even in a position to do anything.
