@Sinatra
+1 to all of that-Good Post



Yeah the timeline pretty much nixes the "article" theory, I just think Scarfo succumbed to his insecurities a little bit. A guy like Chin wasn't uncomfortable around talent, but a lot of these guys, instead of taking notes, or trying to break bread WITH the earners, just get jealous.

You know what if Scarfo never took that gun charge? I think that single, little 22 might have caused a lot of the Philly mobs decline, kinda crazy when you think about it.

I also think the Riccobene war was a mistake. That was a another talented guy, he shoulda sat down with him. Maybe made a Castellano-Dellacroce type deal, in the book The Laws of Power, there is a very interesting chapter about how to "use your enemies". Machiavelli touches on it as well in the Prince. He basically cannibalized two of, maybe his two STRONGEST crews, for very little gain, I mean Ima take the guys who built up the rackets over the jackals feeding on the carcass...