They even referenced that in the show. Paulie explains to Christopher that he was hanging on "by the skin of his balls in the seventies during the Colombo thing". Sirico knew that life. It's why he played a wiseguy so well in the show.
You really believe that shit?
I believe it. I know he was a low level associate. He shook down clubs and discos back in the day. He's even been looked at recently for a murder out in L.A. I saw him in Prospect Park wearing a cape! Fashionable Guinea. People love, that's for sure. He's close to Jimmy Clemenza.
