Thanx Furio for all that info about Pittsburgh. I came along in the middle of the LaRocca era but knew nothing of his predecessors. I briefly met John when I was a "Kid" and as time went on everyone said the same thing: he was an extremely fine individual. It's no secret that I spent a reasonable amount of time with Michael. Considering that I was a relative "square" made it somewhat unusual and I found his description fit him to a tee.
Of all the Mob Bosses I've ever read about and if I was ever going to be one, I'd be Michael in a minute. Otherwise I'll be a square :-)