Originally Posted By: Moe_Tilden
Originally Posted By: Serpiente
Originally Posted By: blueracing347
I've heard the banished thing over the years, but the first time I heard the paper clip story was only in the last few years. I'm calling bullshit on that story. It wasn't crow or leonetti who said it either. I think it was Anastasia.


You guys are right" it was a choice for Nick and after Nicks mother decided to invest into a large apartment building her brothers who are the Piccolo brothers most likely mentioned it to Bruno before Nick even asked to go to AC to take over the rackets that were held by jewish an Irish for forty some years or better.

And yes Anastasia grew up around these guys here on Bellevue ave just a few short blocks from Ducktown.

I am sure that Anastasia was not in with the in crowd and has had a deep dislike for wise guys since his first go around on the boardwalk or South Philly .


The "in crowd". Was that what all the cool Italian-American jocks aspired to be? A criminal?

It almost seems like you are suggesting that Anastasia doesn't like these guys cos he couldn't be one of them.

I don't get that impression from his books.

Not to suggest that he's an apologist.


I don't know if he wanted to be like or excepted by the guys that were connected or if he was a jock or the smart kid , but he is infatuated with them " spent his life involved and writing and reporting,as far as I know he has not ever crossed the line.

But then again you don't get all that info with out crossing paths with guys from both sides of the street .

Cackling like a banty Rooster.

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