"Most of those places were dingy storefronts with Formica tables and folding chairs. You went to drink coffee, play pinochle and complain about people who owed you money. Who would pay a "membership fee" to do that?"

Pb, thats hilarious... Its also true. Most mobsters spend half their time scheming and the other half complaining about who owes them money. Social clubs were where the neighborhood guys hung out. Unfortunately or fortunately, those hoods no longer exist. A guy living in a 700k home in suburban Westchester who is sitting next to a warm fireplace watching a football game is not going to want to hop into his cadillac and head to east harlem to hang out in a some old store front club and play cards with a bunch of guys who still think its 1975.

Typical mob conversation- " this cocksucker Sal been duckin me for 2 fucking weeks. He used to come around every fuckin day, now he owes me 2 dimes, he all the sudden dont come around no more for christ sakes!!"

Last edited by Belmont; 11/29/14 02:26 PM.