You did battle? Battle of the DJ's? Battle Reenactments? Please elaboraate?
If you and Ivy there are not aware of what went on in Upstate NY between the Buffalo and Colombo families as a side result of the A-B-C wars in Rochester,Syracuse and Utica in the 70s and 80s, including the body count (Both Grillos, Marrone,Deblassi,Manassi,Faliciano,Dequeno,etc) and the near misses(Berg, Brindisi, Bretti, Nappi, DeAmico, Cuda, etc) I sugest you do a LOT more listening and research and a lot less talking.
I'm listening to you. Your proclaiming to know all of this information and did
"battle" up there in the 80's. Are you claiming to be a part of them?
All I want is for you to elaborate on all of the information your throwing around. You talk like you were on the ground at that time in the midst of things. Were you a Cop? an Associate? Made Guy?
You talk about guys like myself and Ivy using "Google" but where does your information come from my good sir? I can google the ABC wars as you did and regurgitate the same information as you just did.
You want disclosure?
Fair enough,with 3 exceptions, you don't get my name (although with some work you might be able to get it yourself, I will never confirm or deny) you don't get any criminal activity I have done, except what I was convicted of and I do not mention names of people still alive who have not already been publicly outed by the media or law enforcement.
That said, I was, and am a semi retired, Buffalo associate, and was a a Buffalo loyalist in both the A-B-C wars and the subsequent aftermath in upstate NY, in which the Columbos, Gambinos,Scranton/Pittston,Pittsburg, and what was left of Valente's crew tried to take advantage of the chaos and gain real estate and operations that belonged to Buffalo.
I did 14 months for firearms charges because of bad searches and general fuck ups by the B and the NYS OC task force, but I was originally facing RICO prerequisites. I stood up and turned on NO one even though I was facing possible life and was offered the WPP. Upon my release I probably could have been made in less than a year, but I asked to step away and back out, my request was conditionally granted. These days I run my own business here in the midwest, and have a W-2 job as well. I have made friends out here but keep an arms length and am always careful never to misrepresent myself or overstate my position. AS a result I have the respect and trust of some guys in two families out here.
As for my "battle" role, a lot of it I can not and will not disclose for obvious reasons, but suffice to say I waved the flag and went nose to nose with the opposition with the best of them.
The Columbos and Buffalo had good relations over the years, till that scumbag Dominic Bretti and his crew of lowlifes decided to kick the door open uninvited and with no parlay or sit down.
It was taken to the commission and Tony Ducks famously said "I don't care who runs those cow towns" and that was the attitude of both other crews and the FBI, until just when things were winding down and it was pretty much solved, Bretti's crew whacks a WOMAN of all things, over peanuts, $2000 she skimmed in a check cashing scam.
Hellfire rained down on everyone from the FBI, Justice department, the NY state police, 4 city police departments and 4 sheriffs departments.
This is just a sliver of what you wont find on sites like this or in the media, you had to be there to know it.
Some people have asked me why I don't write a book, I just may some day, once everyone who matters is dead, assuming I outlive them...hope this helps
