Thank you, Henry. You definitely did, and it's always nice to get insight from you on topics regarding Pittsburgh!
My only other question that you didn't answer was regarding if you ever knew or heard from Zebo if there was a thought that Genovese was going to promote him? With them being so tight (similar to Michael's relationship with Chucky) then Zebo would have been the next logical choice for the #2 spot with Chucky in prison. Or, with him being sick, did he just not want the troubles that would go along with it, similar to him not wanting to be made?
After Porter flipped, Michael Genovese was very wary of making any new blood. Mike didn't trust anybody. After Porter, Mike's top guys were Zebo...then Frank "Sonny" Amato Jr as well as John Bazzano Jr...both old timers, both sons of legendary godfathers and Genovese was big on bloodlines. After Henry died and Strollo flipped, Mike relied on a panel of three guys: Sonny Amato, John Bazzano Jr and Sonny Ciancutti. Those were the three guys that all came up with him in the rackets and who knew how to keep their mouths shut based on previous prison sentences and Amato was never even arrested. If Charlie Imburgia was not spending most of his time in Florida by the mid to late 1990's, Charlie would have been the street boss. Charlie was promoted to Consigliere in 1985 right after Michael became boss. And NOBODY fucked with Charlie.
http://old.post-gazette.com/obituaries/20031107amatoobit4p4.asphttp://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituar...es/200807290152
**Notice how inconspicuous Charlie's obituary was...and that's how he liked everything...nice and quiet.
