After watching his video, he comes across as being very vindictive. In other words, if he felt slighted by you in any way, he would hold a lifetime grudge. it also seems that things went downhill with his crew over a girl. He never said that but thats the impression I get. Any opinions on that?
Also, did he actually punch a girl in the face and knock out her teeth?

He does seem to actually gloat as he rats/lies about who are currently on the street. He is ratting in his videos by saying he can verify anything the government claims, or agreeing with any negative rumor about his former associates.

I felt the same way.

He was made by the Luke’s to protect him from a beef with the westside.
He had virtually no rackets going as per what he said.

He wasn’t kicking up much of anything.

Even during X-Mas he kicked up Penny's.

Associates that aren’t even really involved will put together an envelope with $1,000 or $2,000 at X-Mas
Just so in case they ever need anything the door is open.

He should know your as good as your last envelope in that life.

It seemed like if he couldn’t get his way he threw a temper tantrum and out of spite, he played chicken with Jon, his captain, and his captain spanked him and wanted to show him he had the power in the family.

Then J.P. backed himself in a corner.

Instead of bending the knee
He (J.P.) was insisting on being shelved.

Again it seemed they (The Luke's) wanted to show him that he doesn’t get to make that call.

J.P. was probably figuring if I get shelved I am out of Jon’s crew…..(That is what he wanted J.P.)
When I get taken off the shelf I’ll be put with someone else that I want.

Lennox, I got the same vibe.

He had a beef with the west side? What happened?

He's one of the more interesting former members of that life with a podcast. All of these guys lie, but some have more reason to than others

A crew of Lucchese associates went into a stripclub which was run by Ralphie Balsamo and the Genovese family. They didn't behave well and the Genovese thought the Lucchese were tryiong to take over the joint so Balsamo came with a crew of guys to confront them, which ended up in a fistfight. Afterward the two families had to settle the beef.

Pennisi was not made over this as he had already been proposed by that point. The Lucchese were not happy because they expected him to keep a low profile while his name was going around to the other families and this beef could jeapordize his induction. Ultimately, it didn't and he was made.

Interestingly, during the fight between the genovese and lucchese guys, nobody touched Pennisi because they thought he was a made guy. So apparently, he tried to fight with guys but they wouldn't go at him, which cause another embarassment as the Lucchese thought he was avoiding the fight.

I don't watch all of his videos but the ones I have watched, he seems obsessed with badmouthing that Big John guy...My guess is Big John talked to him like a mutt and he couldn't do anything about it, so now he can...

I saw his video where he went to The Parkside to see Tough Tony and Tony told him that he told a kid that they would take $10 grand off of what he owes and Penissi laughs and says I'm not gonna take off 10, I'll take off 5....What did he think Tony was gonna do, say a smaller number like 5...You start off with a higher number and come to an agreement on a lower number...

Its hard to believe this kid was made.

Going back to the pool of possibles.

He did 20 years in jail.
They were able to trace his childhood back to Queens, where he grew up.
He stood up him self.
He wasn’t a bad drug addict.
He wasn’t a bad alcoholic.
He wasn’t a degenerate gambler.

Seems like he couldn’t play the politics
He wasn’t a big earner
He didn’t want to kiss his capo’s ass.

Pennisi's induction was brought forward because the Lucchese family feared the Genoveses wouldntry to hurt them on the sneak over the incident with Balsamo at the strip club. The Genovese family claimed he misrepresented himself as a made guy but the Lucchese family was of the opinion he did nothing wrong, and if he did it wouldn't matter because he was proposed anyway. There's less than a year between going on record with the Castellucci crew and being inducted.

Castellucci has since been taken down from his position.

Yes, that is what happened.

Who is the captain of that crew now?

J.P. was probably out celebrating because J.P. put an end to his carreer.

J.P. I don’t think understands that he is a phase and that sooner or later no one will care about his stories anymore.

And he will just be RAT in WitSec that no one cares about.

Occum's Razor.

You just summed up the situation perfectly and succinctly without using a single word more than necessary.

BensonHURST gave me an idea.

"John Pennisi: A Haiku"

Couldn't play the game.
He wasn't a big earner.
Now he's in Witsec.

LOL
Im a POET
I didnt Know It