Originally Posted by Fleming_Ave
Originally Posted by Dob_Peppino
I never understood how Tony Bananas actually thought he would get away with this.
Caponigro was actually listed on the 1963 Valachi Charts as a Genovese soldier, (so it's possible that Caponigro believed they would really back him) His ties with the jersey Genoves's went back awhile but he had territory beefs with Tieri.
you'd think a guy so close to NY and being a Consiglieri, would have a better handle on mob politics.
He got no assurance from any other family.
He made no strong allies in the family (Scarfo, Testa were not involved)
and had the audacity to pull the trigger himself
Caponigro deserved his fate imo


Seems like Bananas had more balls than brains. Not stupid mind you, but maybe shouldn't have been so ballsy. If he was afraid to make a move he would have lived to fight another day.

what Tony Bananas did (allegedly do the hit himself, with a shotgun in front of the guys house, a boss mind you. who for intents and purposes didn't deserve to go out like that.) was flat-out disrespectful and he deserved what he got in the end.

"Joe Bananas went after Carlo Gambino, the war went on for seven years..... When guys go to the mattresses, they're not out earning" -Tony Soprano