Photo at Jilly's Saloon in 1977 includes (L-R) Russell Bufalino, Andrew "Andy" Russo, Frank Sinatra, Thomas "Tom" DiBella and I believe Tony Bennett. Still not sure who is on the far right (often cropped out of this photo in other online versions).
For those who don’t know, Pittston is part of Scranton, PA. Think of it like NYC, but with three boroughs instead of 5, namely, Scranton, Pittston, and Wilkes-Barre. These are not incorporated as a single city due to stubbornness and government corruption, but they all constitute one continuous city.
@@Blackdiamondprod. As someone who has lived in Northeast Pa. my entire life, which is 69 years, Pittston is not part of Scranton. I was born & raised in Pittston. Pittston, Scranton & Wilkes-Barre are three entirely separate cities with no connection whatsoever.
As a bartender in the 70's at Mount Airy Lodge in Mount Airy, Pennsylvania I served Don Bufalino on a couple of occasions. He was a quiet man with a warm smile and a great tipper. As to Hoffa, after 50 years of seriously investigating the case, without any doubt I believe that Sally Bugs pulled the trigger, Giacalone's brother was probably the driver, Sheeran the lure and the Andretta brothers in charge of disposal. Chuckie O'Brian was on the outs with Jimmy at that time, so more than likely was not even present or knew much about it. Although Sheeran's book is flawed in many places, he did not kill Joey Gallo or Sal Briguglio, I do believe that Frank Sheeran did get Jimmy's ending correct. He was more than likely, taken to a nearby funeral pallor owned by Mob associates and cremated. As in the movie, when DeNiro playing as Frank Sheeran, says: "It was no more complicated than that."
Billy D’elia was jealous of Frank Sheeran’s closeness with Buffalino. He was also most likely upset that he, Billy, wasn’t consulted for the movie. Billy is saying that Frank Sheeran didn’t kill Hoffa because he wants to direct the attention to himself & his book. Sheeran’s story is corroborated by many other ppl & events. Sure, Sheeran was irate at Tony Pro & Salerno because they made him kill Hoffa who was a close friend to Sheeran.
The Sicilian grocery store owner character in John Steinbeck's Winter of our Discontent maybe based on Rosario Bufalino? the Steinbeck book was published in the late 50s when Mr Bufalino came to the attention of everybody....
Yea. The information spewed in this is all over the place. Facts are bad. Lenny (who played Luca Brasi) was with the Columbos. Too many other errors to count. Especially as it’s 6am in the morning when I type this.
I'm from the area. Why wasn't the meetings at Perkins restaurant with Judge Michael Conahan mentioned? Kids for cash? And that whole FBI setup with the Russian monster abduction?
I'm gonna go with Tony 'ducks' carallo for the jimmy hoffa ordeal. Since he was mentioned on tv by robert kennedy for being on tape with hoffa talking about taking out of the teamsters pension fund.
My impression is that Billy, as strange as it might seem, was jealous of Frank Sheeran. I also think that Billy was upset that his character was featured in the movie The Irishman” or that he wasn’t consulted for the movie. Billy probably felt slighted & that’s why he saying that Sheeran didn’t kill Hoffa & that Sheeran’s account isn’t true. If the only reason the Billy believed that Frank Sheeran didn’t kill Hoffa, was because if that one meeting where Frank Sheeran was irate with Salerno & Tony Pro, that doesn’t rule out that Frank killed Hoffa. Frank was very upset with Tony Pro & with Salerno for making his kill Jimmy Hoffa, who was a very close friend of Frank Sheeran. ,
There is actually not much of a story in this book. Its a book that wouldn't exist without the Charles Brandt book which this D' Elia character apparently doesn't like. So for whatever reason this author went along with this guy who has two cents about the explicit details of the actual death of Jimmy Hoffa. "the chemical people" aspect of Sheehan's account is actually exceedingly interesting. He was obviously guilty of killing lots of people from ww2 onward. Really his story comes off like an expose of the bankruptcy of the military and then later the Roman Catholic religion. Obviously both can be acknowledged as extraordinarily morally bankrupt at this point in time. N amongst normal people the mob was always beyond morally bankrupt. D'elia comes off looking like a chump in this book, but he seems to be the one to have instigated it's writing. Does the author have some debt to D'elia or the Mob or what? WTF is the point of this book? An old man defends Michael Jackson against pedophilia?! WTF. I'm glad he had a falling out with DeNaples after he apparently made lots of dough filling the Troop/ Dunmore border area with garbage enough to eventually make a ski slope. Competition for Montage. These people are unworthy of any respect. How about make a tour of NEPA and call it "The damage we caused". Start in Duryea. Take a look at how incredibly environmentally fucked up that area is- with all the strewn refuse and rust soaked water and empty decrepit buildings. Thanx a mil Volpe, Bufalino, Medico. Good fuggin job providing excessively for you and your own for a couple decades. Big fuggin deal you can have people murdered; that''s something to be proud of?! You can go north or south from Duryea on your tour for both directions seem to be equally fucked up. Which is more a mess Wilkes Barre or Scranton? Participants can discuss this. Hazleton or Carbondale probably takes the rotten cake, but I don't think anyone wants to go that far "up the line". I guess Olyphant's picturesque. As a native NE pennsylvanian, raised in NP n then Scranton, with one side from Dunmore and the other from Duryea n Moosic; I can proudly say I've never been to Hazleton. Cuz even if I had to pee en route to Philly I'd wait and stop in Jim Thorpe. Bufalino had the stupidest end to his life. I don't like a snitch but still props to that dude Jack Napoli. Pittston pretends it's not a piece of shit town but being that it's in NEPA it can't help but be a piece of shit, just like every other town there. And it seems to me it's all shit because the mob ran it. Thanx for including the photos; I enjoyed seeing just how very ugly all these people were/are. Fuck "The Godfather " and everyone involved! (as well as all the Scorcese crap) You wanna watch something more on point in regards to NEPA watch "Nothing But Trouble". Maybe Dan Akroid had the "pleasure" of meeting Mr Bufalino?
Billie Delia was definitely a piece of garbage. But did denaples actually put bufalino away?? And I hate to say this, but you define the kind of person who only speaks from behind a phone or computer screen. People like you didn't even exist thirty years ago. You shouldn't wish bad on people.
Billy doesn’t want anyone to believe that Sheeran killed Hoffa because he wants to direct everyone’s attention to his ( Billy’s) book instead of Frank Sheeran’s account. Sheeran’s account is corroborated by many other factors. Sure, Sheeran was irate with Tony Pro & Salerno because they made him kill Hoffa & Hoffa was a close friend of Sheeran’s. Frank Sheeran didn’t want to kill Hoffa but felt he had no choice because if he didn’t obey orders, they would have killed Sheeran & just gotten someone else to kill Hoffa.
When he makes the comment they say russ was above the commission and they differ to Russ when in need to me seems like he's a consiglier to the commission
@@Evan-qt3epI doubt he eas above the commissison. The NY familys had hundreds of guys, and their egos were huge, they wouldnt let someone from outside NY be above them.
Domenic Alaimo was my Wife's paternal Grandfather and father to my Wife's father Domenic Alaimo Jr. Russ's wife Carolyn "Carrie" Sciandra was a 1st cousin of my Wife's Grandfather and both used to visit her house in South Pittston many times over the years. Her Grandfather, Russ and others owned multiple business together in times past, one being ABS (Alaimo, Bufalino, sciandra) that used to be located near a corner on Main St. Pittston. Close to where Penn drape used to be, portrayed in the movie the Irishman made from the book I heard you paint houses.
@etrow5787 your wife and my friend are probably cousins. His name is John Alaimo (his family always called him John John growing up) grew up in Glendale CA. But yes they would go to Pennsylvania all the time, he still does, there and New York.
@marioserrano6333 lol is it the John Alaimo that just passed away a year or so ago? If so he was at my house in 2016 for a family reunion, came from Cali with his grandson.
Frank Sheeran most likely killed Hoffa. There is corroborated factors that all come together. Billy doesn’t want people to believe this because he wants people to pay attention to his book & story & not Sheeran’s.
Franzese doesn’t know what happened. He wasn’t in Detroit at the time of Hoffa disappearance & he wasn’t part of that family & wasn’t involved. Franzese is just looking for attention.
Sometimes these "Experts" who write these books get their information from second hand authors and they're just repeating and regurgitating previously written text. This guy doesn't even call the BIG MEETING of 1957 at Joseph Barbara's estate in ( CORRECT PRONUNCIATION is Apa-lake-in ) - NOT Apa-lackin, or Appalachian...WHICH is very disconcerting. If these guys weren't so lazy or were more conscientious about getting the REAL FACTS straight, then I could have more positive things to comment about. It just drives me nuts that sometimes these writers talk as if they're the definitive experts on their subjects, which they are not.
To say that Russel Buffolino was most influential its just more ridiculous. He was definitely influential but don't try to over exaggerate his role causebhe was influnial enough and by saying this bs most powerful its just stupid and undermines your book. And btw which 3 families he controlled???
Photo at Jilly's Saloon in 1977 includes (L-R) Russell Bufalino, Andrew "Andy" Russo, Frank Sinatra, Thomas "Tom" DiBella and I believe Tony Bennett. Still not sure who is on the far right (often cropped out of this photo in other online versions).
For those who don’t know, Pittston is part of Scranton, PA. Think of it like NYC, but with three boroughs instead of 5, namely, Scranton, Pittston, and Wilkes-Barre. These are not incorporated as a single city due to stubbornness and government corruption, but they all constitute one continuous city.
@@Blackdiamondprod. As someone who has lived in Northeast Pa. my entire life, which is 69 years, Pittston is not part of Scranton. I was born & raised in Pittston. Pittston, Scranton & Wilkes-Barre are three entirely separate cities with no connection whatsoever.
@ they’re LITERALLY connected.
Thanks for uploading. Enjoyed it very much.
What's up with that Voss you guys couldn't get no Pellegrino?
As a bartender in the 70's at Mount Airy Lodge in Mount Airy, Pennsylvania I served Don Bufalino on a couple of occasions. He was a quiet man with a warm smile and a great tipper. As to Hoffa, after 50 years of seriously investigating the case, without any doubt I believe that Sally Bugs pulled the trigger, Giacalone's brother was probably the driver, Sheeran the lure and the Andretta brothers in charge of disposal. Chuckie O'Brian was on the outs with Jimmy at that time, so more than likely was not even present or knew much about it. Although Sheeran's book is flawed in many places, he did not kill Joey Gallo or Sal Briguglio, I do believe that Frank Sheeran did get Jimmy's ending correct. He was more than likely, taken to a nearby funeral pallor owned by Mob associates and cremated.
As in the movie, when DeNiro playing as Frank Sheeran, says: "It was no more complicated than that."
Can't believe the few views this has had. What a gem.
Billy D’elia was jealous of Frank Sheeran’s closeness with Buffalino. He was also most likely upset that he, Billy, wasn’t consulted for the movie. Billy is saying that Frank Sheeran didn’t kill Hoffa because he wants to direct the attention to himself & his book. Sheeran’s story is corroborated by many other ppl & events. Sure, Sheeran was irate at Tony Pro & Salerno because they made him kill Hoffa who was a close friend to Sheeran.
This was Great thanks
That’s was fantastic!!!great show
The Sicilian grocery store owner character in John Steinbeck's Winter of our Discontent maybe based on Rosario Bufalino? the Steinbeck book was published in the late 50s when Mr Bufalino came to the attention of everybody....
Yea. The information spewed in this is all over the place. Facts are bad. Lenny (who played Luca Brasi) was with the Columbos. Too many other errors to count. Especially as it’s 6am in the morning when I type this.
The book is so good defiantly in my top 3 mob books probably #1
When I was a kid Russ would give me gold coins with chocolate inside . I’ll never forget it for Getta Bout it The good days
He was a kind man...knew my family and we had mutual family friends growing up in Endicott, NY where Russ worked for CANADA DRY...under Joe Barbara.
@@craigvincent60 exactly wow you and I are probably related ✝️🇮🇹✌️
I'm from the area. Why wasn't the meetings at Perkins restaurant with Judge Michael Conahan mentioned? Kids for cash? And that whole FBI setup with the Russian monster abduction?
I'm gonna go with Tony 'ducks' carallo for the jimmy hoffa ordeal. Since he was mentioned on tv by robert kennedy for being on tape with hoffa talking about taking out of the teamsters pension fund.
Awsome. Pittston native 👍
Was originally from Pittston. My family moved to Staten Island ages ago for opportunity. Some family remained in Pittston and are still there today.
As a matter if fact many sicilians first migrated mostly at New Orleans.
True. The oldest family is there.
The book was excellent!!!!!
Gonna be a movie or what
Dunno
My impression is that Billy, as strange as it might seem, was jealous of Frank Sheeran. I also think that Billy was upset that his character was featured in the movie The Irishman” or that he wasn’t consulted for the movie. Billy probably felt slighted & that’s why he saying that Sheeran didn’t kill Hoffa & that Sheeran’s account isn’t true. If the only reason the Billy believed that Frank Sheeran didn’t kill Hoffa, was because if that one meeting where Frank Sheeran was irate with Salerno & Tony Pro, that doesn’t rule out that Frank killed Hoffa. Frank was very upset with Tony Pro & with Salerno for making his kill Jimmy Hoffa, who was a very close friend of Frank Sheeran.
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Wow look at that head of hair on Billy.
One my favorites
There is actually not much of a story in this book. Its a book that wouldn't exist without the Charles Brandt book which this D' Elia character apparently doesn't like. So for whatever reason this author went along with this guy who has two cents about the explicit details of the actual death of Jimmy Hoffa. "the chemical people" aspect of Sheehan's account is actually exceedingly interesting. He was obviously guilty of killing lots of people from ww2 onward. Really his story comes off like an expose of the bankruptcy of the military and then later the Roman Catholic religion. Obviously both can be acknowledged as extraordinarily morally bankrupt at this point in time. N amongst normal people the mob was always beyond morally bankrupt. D'elia comes off looking like a chump in this book, but he seems to be the one to have instigated it's writing. Does the author have some debt to D'elia or the Mob or what? WTF is the point of this book? An old man defends Michael Jackson against pedophilia?! WTF. I'm glad he had a falling out with DeNaples after he apparently made lots of dough filling the Troop/ Dunmore border area with garbage enough to eventually make a ski slope. Competition for Montage. These people are unworthy of any respect.
How about make a tour of NEPA and call it "The damage we caused". Start in Duryea. Take a look at how incredibly environmentally fucked up that area is- with all the strewn refuse and rust soaked water and empty decrepit buildings. Thanx a mil Volpe, Bufalino, Medico. Good fuggin job providing excessively for you and your own for a couple decades. Big fuggin deal you can have people murdered; that''s something to be proud of?! You can go north or south from Duryea on your tour for both directions seem to be equally fucked up. Which is more a mess Wilkes Barre or Scranton? Participants can discuss this. Hazleton or Carbondale probably takes the rotten cake, but I don't think anyone wants to go that far "up the line". I guess Olyphant's picturesque. As a native NE pennsylvanian, raised in NP n then Scranton, with one side from Dunmore and the other from Duryea n Moosic; I can proudly say I've never been to Hazleton. Cuz even if I had to pee en route to Philly I'd wait and stop in Jim Thorpe.
Bufalino had the stupidest end to his life. I don't like a snitch but still props to that dude Jack Napoli.
Pittston pretends it's not a piece of shit town but being that it's in NEPA it can't help but be a piece of shit, just like every other town there. And it seems to me it's all shit because the mob ran it.
Thanx for including the photos; I enjoyed seeing just how very ugly all these people were/are.
Fuck "The Godfather " and everyone involved! (as well as all the Scorcese crap) You wanna watch something more on point in regards to NEPA watch "Nothing But Trouble". Maybe Dan Akroid had the "pleasure" of meeting Mr Bufalino?
Henry Hill also had an incredibly stupid end to his life as well
But hey, whoo cares- right? Go have a plate of sausage and peppers, eh..da fonghoul
You should get an agent for that comment. Not far to go for a book.
The way Billy slandered Angelo in the book is criminal
He probably didn’t like the idea that the character of Angelo had a role in the movie but Billy character didn’t.
Criminal? Lol. Given who we're dealing with, that word choice is hilarious. :)
Never believed Russel ran the Genovese or that Billy was ever running anything lol and that he was made is laughable
Billie Delia was definitely a piece of garbage. But did denaples actually put bufalino away?? And I hate to say this, but you define the kind of person who only speaks from behind a phone or computer screen. People like you didn't even exist thirty years ago. You shouldn't wish bad on people.
Angelo could not stand Billy and it definitely was not out of jealousy. I saw it in the later years with my own two eyes.
Billy doesn’t want anyone to believe that Sheeran killed Hoffa because he wants to direct everyone’s attention to his ( Billy’s) book instead of Frank Sheeran’s account. Sheeran’s account is corroborated by many other factors. Sure, Sheeran was irate with Tony Pro & Salerno because they made him kill Hoffa & Hoffa was a close friend of Sheeran’s. Frank Sheeran didn’t want to kill Hoffa but felt he had no choice because if he didn’t obey orders, they would have killed Sheeran & just gotten someone else to kill Hoffa.
Billy drove in my dads wedding.
When he makes the comment they say russ was above the commission and they differ to Russ when in need to me seems like he's a consiglier to the commission
Yeah and his family really wasn’t that big it was more of like his own crew of elite elite gangsters
@@Evan-qt3epI doubt he eas above the commissison. The NY familys had hundreds of guys, and their egos were huge, they wouldnt let someone from outside NY be above them.
@@williamshakespeare9815 when did I say he’d be above them who said that? No one
@@Evan-qt3ep The original comment said that and you agreed.
@@williamshakespeare9815 I think you’re seeing things bud
My friends grandfather is Dominic(Nick) Alaimo.
Domenic Alaimo was my Wife's paternal Grandfather and father to my Wife's father Domenic Alaimo Jr. Russ's wife Carolyn "Carrie" Sciandra was a 1st cousin of my Wife's Grandfather and both used to visit her house in South Pittston many times over the years. Her Grandfather, Russ and others owned multiple business together in times past, one being ABS (Alaimo, Bufalino, sciandra) that used to be located near a corner on Main St. Pittston. Close to where Penn drape used to be, portrayed in the movie the Irishman made from the book I heard you paint houses.
@etrow5787 My friends dad was John Alaimo, his dad was Dominic.
@etrow5787 your wife and my friend are probably cousins. His name is John Alaimo (his family always called him John John growing up) grew up in Glendale CA. But yes they would go to Pennsylvania all the time, he still does, there and New York.
@marioserrano6333 lol is it the John Alaimo that just passed away a year or so ago? If so he was at my house in 2016 for a family reunion, came from Cali with his grandson.
@etrow5787 Yes, same John Alaimo. Small world! I was friends with his son Greg(also passed away), John John is probably around 54/55
And Sheeran did not have kill Joe Gallo
Frank Sheeran most likely killed Hoffa. There is corroborated factors that all come together. Billy doesn’t want people to believe this because he wants people to pay attention to his book & story & not Sheeran’s.
Never thought that Buffalino was a boss. Significant yes but not a massive player
What the fuck are you talking about? He was the single most influential boss in the entire country!
@Blackdiamondprod. I think you will find you are mistaken. And watch your language on here please. This is a family website.
@Blackdiamondprod. everyone knows the most powerful was Fat Tony
@@version736ha2 don’t tell me how to fucking talk.
@Blackdiamondprod. a real potty mouth we have here! Frank Costello would have taken you to task for such bad language. Now say 3 hail Mary's
Hoffa was sort of a glorified mobster himself..
You need to talk to Michael Franzese.
Franzese doesn’t know what happened. He wasn’t in Detroit at the time of Hoffa disappearance & he wasn’t part of that family & wasn’t involved. Franzese is just looking for attention.
@@deniseparashac8269 He probably knows more than you..............
@@sandradavis33 He knows squat!
Sometimes these "Experts" who write these books get their information from second hand authors and they're just repeating and regurgitating previously written text. This guy doesn't even call the BIG MEETING of 1957 at Joseph Barbara's estate in ( CORRECT PRONUNCIATION is Apa-lake-in ) - NOT Apa-lackin, or Appalachian...WHICH is very disconcerting. If these guys weren't so lazy or were more conscientious about getting the REAL FACTS straight, then I could have more positive things to comment about. It just drives me nuts that sometimes these writers talk as if they're the definitive experts on their subjects, which they are not.
not anymore believable than the Irishman version of events.
Yes
@@thomassciandra6131no
To say that Russel Buffolino was most influential its just more ridiculous. He was definitely influential but don't try to over exaggerate his role causebhe was influnial enough and by saying this bs most powerful its just stupid and undermines your book. And btw which 3 families he controlled???
Don't tell me Joey Naples and Mike Genovese weren't "big enough" to help Frank Deleo!!! You are full of crap
Anyone can tell a story any way they want right? Guy selling books
Yep..."give the people what they want" comes to my mind