John Veasey on 60 Minutes tonight

just a heads up, didnt see it posted anywhere else. info says "Byron Pitts interviews ex mobster John Veasey, who now drives a church bus and claims he found God."

Sorry I Lol'd at that but that is just too ironic...

...bet he wish he'd done a better job in hidin'.

jus watched it..IMO, all mobsters are scumbags but he is the worst. Just something about him makes me want to backhand him

Here's the link for anyone who missed it...

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50143018n

I agree with the first part but he's a guy who was shot 3 times in the head and turned around and beat the shit out of the guys who shot him. Back handing him has never crossed my mind.

S'matter with you people? Where's your Christian charity? Isn't this the land of 2nd chances? A land where you can put your pass behind you and start anew?

I've come to conclusion that being a reformed Gangsters is like a guy who gives another guy a bj after curing cancer, eradicating aids, and establishing world peace, to some all he'll ever be is just another c...sucker.

Why does this clown get so much attention for ??

It would take him hours to assemble a children's jigsaw puzzle !!

He was never a money maker, he was never nothing more then a street punk !!

this guys nuts he said on 60min. that he would prick the guys wives with a hiv needle attached to a shopping cart. the other great quote poor people will kill for 10k cash poor people don't have morals this guy needs a reality show asap or put him on survivor. no wonder some of the philly guys arekind of scared of him guys nut. I liked frank but I had to shoot him 6 times to get my money. maybe its all a act but he foold me. veasey and walter Cronkite the times have changed ed Bradley died young. in the end the poor bum didn't get his 10k and his brother got killed cause of him.

Shows ya how stupid he truly is..They agree to 10 grand, and he doesn't even get any up front !!

I saw this segment last night. He sounds like the type of guy that will be locked up forever within 18 months.

The problem is, he's continued to have run ins with the law and has been threatening old enemies back in Philly.

this guys is fucking nuts, was dan rathers on this show he's rolling in his grave.

A guy like that you don't want after you,it seems like you never would know when he will pop up.I feel like he will never be satisfied until he avenge's his brothers death,no matter what he says.

IV, some rambling musings:

...my definition of tough doesn't include being bright. Gotti, case in point. Tough guys don't make good bosses. Again, Gotti, case in point. A boss could do far worse than having a guy like Veasey watching his ass. In fact, 10 Veaseys...he'd sleep like a bambino...

...and as I've said elsewhere...anybody, anybody, beating a decade long drug habit is a tough mother...(talking 'bout Shaft)

viceguy nice nicky barnes avi

just saw this http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lr4HJEq3nwY

That was pretty good, first time I've heard Cianglini speak. He wasn't too happy with Schratweiser.

LMAO! This is a hilarious yet truthful post.

Does anybody have any pictures of the Turra's.Been reading a lot about them in philly.com archives,never any pictures.After a while your like curious to who your reading about.

22 did they ever figure out who killed Turra? forgive my philly ignorance

Real tough guys don't make prank phone calls to women, and talk tough on tv..That's what cowards do..Real tough guys just let their actions speak for themselves..My opinion is he's insecure and badly needs to feel like he's still a tough guy, and if he has to threaten women to feel tough again , then that's what he'll do !!

W-RAT. I dont care what these guys say to justify their existences. At the end of the day, they are pathetic rats, who use their past lives to make money by writing books etc. PATHETIC.

Not exactly Cheech but from what I understand Mikey''penknife'' Viriglio was the shooter[he's now deceased]and supposetley Borgesi and Mazzonne were lookouts or back-up shooters.I wouldn't be surprised if Mikey Lance was in on it too.

thanks 22

Much thanks, C. Never saw one in my life. This is a real treat.

Misunderstood, Cheech. You meant the avatar. I thought you meant the link was a NB avi clip. Still, thanks, and the link was cool too.

22 do you know what Virgilio's cause of death was? I know he had Tourettes or some shit but he was pretty young to drop dead like that.

Don't really know exactly in fact I was surprised to hear it.You never really hear his name around anymore,like he disappeared.

Also Dap might know I see where he has his death listed as 2007 in another blog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af1mpyCr9yg

Yes, according to Ralph Natale the shooter on the Turra hit was Michael Virgilio. Natale said Merlino, Borgese and Mazzone were also involved but i don't recall the details on what he said their roles on the hit were.

Photo from the book "The Last Gangster"

Great picture Giancarlo

Well I guess like father like son with the Virgilio family...Nick The Blade was no joke...never remember hearing about his son really involved in much racket-wise and only as a Merlino hitter, but I don't think he was ever made...Veasey a made guy though? What a joke and a sign of the Stanfa times. Sure, John-John was tough as nails and got it done on Mikey Chang and Frank Baldino but a psychopathic street punk doesn't necessarily mean LCN material.

There's a pretty decent photo of Nick the Blade in Leonetti's book. It's from the early 1970's and Leonetti was visiting him at Leesburg State Prison in NJ. The Blade has long hair in it and i didn't even know it was him until i read the caption. Leonetti's in the picture too.

Kudos on the Virgillio picture... Love when you guys find these rare photos. Thanks so much for sharing them.

Virgillio has bigger boobs then michelle obama !!!

He likes his beer, wine , and pasta !

lol...Me too !!!

great picture of that mikey penknife. also veasey is an unimportant rat. only done a few hits great career. u can tell hes an ex junkie by the way he speaks. lucky to be getting a gig on tv shows. only thing hes ever done worth speaking about is get shot multiple time in the back of the head then fighting them off! who were the 2 idiots that shot him in that room? anyone know?

Vincent "Al Pajamas" Pagano and Frank Martines.

cheers. were they serious made guys? and did they get life after that then i take it?

cheers. were they seriouss made guys? whats their story? and i take it they got life for their troubles with veasey?

Martines i believe is doing a life sentence and Pagano got something like 70 or 80 years.

Martines was either the underboss under Stanfa or acting underboss. I think Pagano might of been a capo.

wow they were just erased from the streets. ranking guys also and couldnt pull off a simple hit on a fag like veasey. must of been pretty old ey

Nice read on Veasey..

http://www.phillymag.com/articles/john-john-veasey-s-life-after-the-philly-mob/3/

He was only 5 ft. 7! I thought he was a giant.