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Re: On Joe Pistone
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02/13/06 09:17 AM
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Donatello Noboddi
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He was on the radio here in Chicago. I'm hoping to see that.
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Re: On Joe Pistone
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02/13/06 10:36 AM
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Don Cardi
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I'd go to see that if it ever came to New York. As far as a bounty that is still on Pistone's head, I just don't buy it. The man has been all over TV talk shows the last several years. I highly doubt that if there was a serious threat to his life, that he would be making all of these appearances. If there was a bounty like that out on your life, would you risk the safety of your family by showing yourself all over televison? It's good PR for him to sell his books and now promote this play. It's the smart move , but nothing more than sensationalism. Don Cardi
Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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Re: On Joe Pistone
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02/13/06 12:26 PM
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On Jonathon Brandmeier's show here in Chicago, he had Pistone on the air and Johnny asked him about the hit. He said that if anyone would still pay it, chances are that nobody's rolling out of bed with whacking Joe Pistone on their mind.
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Re: On Joe Pistone
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02/14/06 10:56 AM
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Don Cardi told me once that nobody cares about Donnie Brasco, because everybody involved is dead, in jail or dying. That´s true, but however I guess Donnie Brasco cannot live quietly, of course it could be just a commercial move and I agree. Despite everybody is in jail, dead or dying I would keep in mind the children, friends or relatives of those I named before. To answer the question about how someone who is supposed to be in danger could be seen on TV, there is one possible answer: EGO John Gotti was the boss of a so-called Secret Society, but his ego made him famous and he wanted to be a Mob Star, he said "We are going to change Cosa Nostra". It could be the same for Joseph "Danger" Pistone, sometimes, our ego could make us do stupid things that could risk our life, health, relationships, or whatever.
I know Donnie Brasco could be taking advantage of those rumors, but the guy is sentenced to look after his back for life. I think the Mafia would whack him if once given the oportunity.Those involved are dead, in jail or dying but their children, friends or relatives left, the Mafia doesn´t finish with those involved.
Pelé is the King Maradona is God!
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Re: On Joe Pistone
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02/14/06 03:19 PM
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Very thoughtful article, JM. Thanks for posting it. I agree with DC: the half-mil "price on his head" is probably BS, designed to drum up interest for his books. The idea that the Commission would create a "superfund" to pay for Pistone's demise is laughable. The only thing Mafia guys have in common is their own greed, and their distrust of each other. Why would any Mob boss contribute a dime to solve a problem the Bonannos brought on themselves with their own stupidity? Besides, Pistone has hardly been keeping a low profile. Our own Don, JG, went to a public book signing that Pistone held for "Way of the Wiseguy"--hardly the behavior of a guy with a price on his head. I do agree with Pistone that he could have a problem with a climber or a cowboy who'd want to pop him just for the prestige or whatever (forget about the half-mil--it doesn't exist). But obviously he's not too worried about it.
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: On Joe Pistone
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02/15/06 01:12 PM
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Donatello Noboddi
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New article: http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertainment/sho-sunday-wiseguy12.html In reading the article, I found one of the best distinctions between Chicago and New York in this paragraph... In Chicago, land of Capone, Accardo and Giancana, ruthless thugs all, the mob (better known locally as the "Outfit") is still kicking, if more figuratively than literally. Wayne Johnson, a retired policeman and chief investigator for the Chicago Crime Commission, knows this better than most. "It's not the 'Mafia,'" he explains, careful to draw a distinction between New York's mostly Italian "patrimonial" system and Chicago's more diverse bureaucratic one, "but they still do what they do. They still have their gambling, they still have their social clubs, and they're embedded in legitimate business. They're just not having the shooting war they used to have. They got smarter."
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