Who here had family friends (or family) that were connected?Archived Message
Posted by VIV on January 16, 2024, 9:27:53
A friend of my dad would occasionally call him up and ask if we wanted a new TV or VCR or Ford Ranger pickup truck. We never accepted. He was just a low level associate.
My mom's best friend's dad, however, was a capo in the outfit. He took me to a bears game once and drove his cadillac (of course) up on the sidewalk next to soldier field. I said, "can we park here?" He said, "oh, i'm a friend of the mayor." 8 year old me had no concept of this. A cop came walking over, then saw him and just gave a wave and walked away. Unsurprisingly, we also had very good seats.