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Re: Joe DiMaggio
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08/23/02 04:36 AM
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To my knowledge Joltin' Joe didn't have any mob ties... way back when he was the biggest star in baseball... and he was looked up to by a lot of Italians, which is why you can hear his name in several mafia movies.
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Re: Joe DiMaggio
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08/23/02 02:51 PM
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I'm not sure, but there are rumors that he did at least have some friends who were 'shady' characters. There was a story that Joe and Frank Sinatra with the "blessing" of the mob kicked in a door where Marilyn Monroe was suppossedly with some guy. This was after their divorce. One problem...they kicked down the wrong door (someone else's apt.) and they were very !!!! [img] http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:tT3gMEFTRlkC:school.discovery.com/clipart/images/crown.gif[/img]
Foolish consistencies are the hobgoblins of little minds.
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Re: Joe DiMaggio
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08/23/02 06:42 PM
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By coincidence: I was reading about DiMagg and Mob ties Wednesday in Cramer's book, "Joe DiMaggio: the Hero's Life." According to Cramer, DiMagg in the late '30's and early '40's was a great hero and exemplar to the Italian-American community at a time when many Americans had negative associations--i.e., the Mob and Mussolini. Frank Costello in particular was grateful to have DiMagg as the exemplar of Italian-American virtue. And since he owned or influenced many nightclubs in New York, Costello made sure that, every time DiMagg visited a nightclub or restaurant, the owner not only picked up the tab, but deposited $200 or so in a trust account in the Dime Savings Bank of NY that Costello administered through fronts. This "fee" was for the "goodwill" that DiMagg brought to the club and its nominal owner. DiMagg, according to Cramer, was a world-class freeloader, and this arrangement suited him to a T.
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
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Re: Joe DiMaggio
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08/24/02 12:20 PM
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Originally posted by BronxKing: [quote]Originally posted by Turnbull: [b] DiMagg, according to Cramer, was a world-class freeloader, and this arrangement suited him to a T. I know everybody's got weaknesses, but living in 'Joisey', please don't say this in your "friendly nieghborhood tavern"!!! [img] http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:tT3gMEFTRlkC:school.discovery.com/clipart/images/crown.gif[/img][/b][/quote]Yes, and I wouldn't want to be the insurance agent who sold Cramer a policy if Cramer ever decided to visit your home borough!
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
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Re: Joe DiMaggio
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08/24/02 01:03 PM
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Senor Turnbull, was DiMaggio have the same influence as Frank Sinatra's to the Mafia's? GoodFella
Life Goes On"What're You Gonna Do Now, Tough Guy?" The Notorious Phrase that Would'nt Go Away.
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Re: Joe DiMaggio
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08/24/02 06:25 PM
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Originally posted by goodfellaoggie: Senor Turnbull, was DiMaggio have the same influence as Frank Sinatra's to the Mafia's?
GoodFellaThere wasn't much more about the Mafia and DiMaggio in Cramer's book, Goodfella. As far as I can tell, all he did was get freebees--he didn't ask for favors, act as an intermediary, or get intervention in troubles, as did Sinatra.
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
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Re: Joe DiMaggio
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08/25/02 01:45 PM
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Originally posted by GodYankee: Goodfellaoggie, when they refer to "another Joe Dimaggio" in the GF novel, they're talking about someone's physcial strength, I forget if it's Al Neri or Carlo Rizzi. its Fat Clemenza talking about Al Neri. anyways, thanks Mang. GoodFella
Life Goes On"What're You Gonna Do Now, Tough Guy?" The Notorious Phrase that Would'nt Go Away.
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Re: Joe DiMaggio
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08/25/02 07:18 PM
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Very cute TB!! I like your humor! TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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