Dont forget the pathetic induction ceremony of baldy mike spinelli
http://gangstersinc.ning.com/profil...mily-soldier-michael-baldy-mike-spinelliAt one point, several months after the hit, in December of 1992, Spinelli found himself locked up in prison, still not made. He complained about his current status as an “unmade†man to Lucchese soldier Frank Gioia Jr. and asked him to talk to Anthony Casso (right) about his situation. Gioia passed on his message to capo George Zappola who passed word to Casso.
As more time went by, Spinelli seemed more worried about his position in the Lucchese family than the time he was and would be spending in a cell. If that was indeed the case then he must’ve been extremely happy when he saw his mob leader walk into the Manhattan Correctional Center.
He and Casso now shared the same prison.
Casso agreed Spinelli should become a made man. Shortly thereafter in January of 1993, the two men met again in a bathroom on the eleventh floor of the Manhattan Correctional Center. They were joined by Lucchese capo Anthony “Bowat†Baratta.
Surrounded by the smell of urine and shit and accompanied by mob underboss “Gaspipe†Casso and captain “Bowat†Baratta (left), Spinelli took the sacred Mafia vows. Of course, this was not the usual induction ceremony. While two high-ranking Lucchese mobsters attended, Spinelli’s official sponsor into the Mafia, capo Richard Pagliarulo, did not as he was housed in a different cellblock.
Aside from the company and surroundings, they also had to improvise when it came to the props used during the mob ceremony. There were no gun and knife symbolizing the tools of the trade and the dangers of the violent life that lay ahead.
Nor did the mobsters have a picture of a saint which would be held by the inductee as it burned, while he recited aloud that if he ever betrayed the Mafia he would burn just like the saint. Instead of the picture, they used toilet paper. Spinelli held burning toilet paper as he swore allegiance to Cosa Nostra, this thing of ours.  It was the most pathetic ceremony in the entire history of the American mob and befitting of the men present and the man being made. And though Lucchese gangsters accepted Spinelli into their ranks as a fellow made man, many jailed mobsters from other families refused to respect him as such for a very long time.
Luckily for Spinelli he has plenty of time as he will remain locked up until 2027. A very long time still to show what a standup guy he is. And if he doesn’t, may he burn like a piece of toilet paper.
Of course, whether he does his time or not, being part of the mob hit team that shot an innocent woman is not the behavior usually attributed to a standup guy, a man’s man. The mob usually steered clear of guys like that. Until they ordered guys to do exactly those things. And then proceeded to make guys like that a part of their brotherhood.
