Not to get off topic, and I haven't bothered to look and see if its been discussed, but do you know which west side guys supposedly offered to clip Vinny for Big Joey?
According to Massino's testimony, Barney approached him while they were in holding together. I don't believe it for a second, though.
1) Why would they involve themselves in the Bonannos' problems?
2) I can't see Barney approaching him like that.
3) It's entirely possible that Massino was just trying to paint an ugly picture of Vinny. Because by convincing the Feds that the other families didn't like Vinny, Massino could sell himself as the lesser of two evils.
The truth is, Vinny got on well with the Genovese guys in the Bronx. Prisco loved him. They were together all the time.