My distant family member had a character in the Sopranos based on his life and death* Archived Message
Posted by reggiedunlop on January 16, 2024, 10:45:45, in reply to "Who here had family friends (or family) that were connected?"
Previous Message 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.
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- Who here had family friends (or family) that were connected? - VIV January 16, 2024, 9:27:53
- Good friends FIL was very connected - TarheelIllini January 17, 2024, 7:47:51
- friends grandpa had disposal facility at the stockyards which wasn’t just for animals. - ck January 16, 2024, 19:32:37
- Not THAT family….but I have a handful of friends that are reformed Nuestra Familia… - haighter January 16, 2024, 18:26:10
- When I was a kid, I had a paper route. - Illiniphil January 16, 2024, 17:36:08
- ooo - HamptonSki January 16, 2024, 17:23:04
- No. But my dad, an architect, once went over to Tony Accardo's house to look at a potential project - cpsteine January 16, 2024, 17:20:14
- Oh yeah, also my grandpa's uncle got busted for bootlegging during Prohibition - reggiedunlop January 16, 2024, 17:16:51
- Distant relative of the namesake of everyone's favorite Chicago airport. - WhitmansFolly January 16, 2024, 17:13:42
- My grandfather ran with the Spilotro brothers as a kid - CanHartlebHireSnider January 16, 2024, 17:00:46
- Nm - WhitmansFolly January 16, 2024, 17:11:56
- wow. i went with a guy who got the same treatment, but nobody believes me. still remember - Ari Gold January 16, 2024, 16:52:03
- When I was 18, my boyfriend and I moved with his grandma in Texas. She swore her husband - Taz January 16, 2024, 11:47:10
- Like a friends and family plan kind of situation?* - Sounder January 16, 2024, 11:27:46
- Met a couple lawyers who repped those guys. - SurfTheBoneyard January 16, 2024, 11:24:43
- i think my mom's cousin probably lost a lot of money gambling to them* - assassin January 16, 2024, 11:13:52
- My great, great grandfather was connected somehow. - Chicago1995 January 16, 2024, 11:10:40
- Not me, but my sister - larue33 January 16, 2024, 11:00:42
- My mom grew up in Riverside and went to catholic school with kids of Outfit people - Gene Parmesan January 16, 2024, 10:47:14
- My distant family member had a character in the Sopranos based on his life and death* - reggiedunlop January 16, 2024, 10:45:45
- I play in a bocce league in Elmwood Park and also in a local Italian club* - Drippy January 16, 2024, 10:42:39
- Like our basketball team?* - ATL January 16, 2024, 10:19:41
- not really, but I had an uncle who was a professional gambler. On day, a couple of big uglies - bbonb January 16, 2024, 10:18:47
- I thought this was a Siamese twins post* - CubsWonWorldSeries January 16, 2024, 10:16:03
- No, but I lived across the street from Dom's for a while - opey8 January 16, 2024, 10:09:16
- Went to a mafia funeral once for an uncle in law. Really nice guys.* - Stu January 16, 2024, 10:05:49
- My dad's dad was but I've never been able to get any specifics out of the family. - Tuscy January 16, 2024, 9:47:08
- None, but I have been told by a former CPD chief to assume that any Cintas van has more in it than n - aimlessillini January 16, 2024, 9:43:50
- Found things before they got lost?? Stuff fell off the back of the truck?? No idea. - osklister January 16, 2024, 9:31:14
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