Tony "Cannoli" DeVito was a guy I knew growing up. He lived across the street from my Grandparents in Queens Village. I lived with my Grandparents for a while when my parents were just starting out. The whole family lived there. Tony got his Cannoli nickname not because he liked cannolis so much. He got the name because he sat on a full box of cannolis that my Grandfather brought back from his favorite bakery in The Bronx. It was left on a seat in the porch at my Grandparents house by mistake. Tony sat on it and forever more was "Tony Cannoli". I think it helped that it rhymed.
I love this! We nicknamed the fellows by the car they drove; Louie Caddy, Johnny Malibu, Gran Prix Eddie & Willie El Charger. Those were the days. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I worked with a guy whose nickname was “Cement Head”. Worst than that his younger brother was “Baby Cement Head”. When I was in the Knights Of Columbus my nickname was “Sir Dubious”.
Little Italy was not for the “easily offended” I’m telling you people today wouldn’t last. Better time. Toughen up America. Other countries are laughing at us. They say go ahead America, worry about if a man can wear a dress and use the ladies bathroom. In the meantime, they are running around with all the money, gold, oil…all the things that matter.
I completely agree. Modern America has become so fixated with virtuous global recognition only to have it backfired. Why? Because most of the world sees us as setting the bar at a higher level whether they like it or not, and Victory has been glorious to the ones who don’t like it. But hopefully with the right leadership we are now on the way to fixing that issue. People can call it what they want, but there had to be a certain level of comfort and brotherhood to apply such nicknames. 🇺🇸🇮🇹
Tonito and Gussie were Sonny Red parents they were on Elizabeth Street
Tony "Cannoli" DeVito was a guy I knew growing up. He lived across the street from my Grandparents in Queens Village. I lived with my Grandparents for a while when my parents were just starting out. The whole family lived there. Tony got his Cannoli nickname not because he liked cannolis so much. He got the name because he sat on a full box of cannolis that my Grandfather brought back from his favorite bakery in The Bronx. It was left on a seat in the porch at my Grandparents house by mistake. Tony sat on it and forever more was "Tony Cannoli". I think it helped that it rhymed.
@@Peter7966 haha. Great story
I love this! We nicknamed the fellows by the car they drove; Louie Caddy, Johnny Malibu, Gran Prix Eddie & Willie El Charger. Those were the days. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Fantastic!
Glad you like it!
My father knew Sonny Red and JB and Solly Burns and Sonny Pinto and Tony Bonds Mirra and Gussie Chickens and Charlie Davis and Tonito Gussies husband
My father was Charlie Jackson my uncle was Patty Wineneck
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Great ep 👌🏻
I worked with a guy whose nickname was “Cement Head”.
Worst than that his younger brother was “Baby Cement Head”.
When I was in the Knights Of Columbus my nickname was “Sir Dubious”.
Haha. Thnx for watching!
@@PaulStoneFilms ; 18th ave & 73rd st Bensonhurst, back when it was still all Italians.
I love this!!!❤
Sir Dubious, what a great nickname
Growing up in my neighborhood here in Miami, you had to earn your nickname, it wasn't given.
Butchie the hat
Little Italy was not for the “easily offended” I’m telling you people today wouldn’t last. Better time. Toughen up America. Other countries are laughing at us. They say go ahead America, worry about if a man can wear a dress and use the ladies bathroom. In the meantime, they are running around with all the money, gold, oil…all the things that matter.
I completely agree. Modern America has become so fixated with virtuous global recognition only to have it backfired. Why? Because most of the world sees us as setting the bar at a higher level whether they like it or not, and Victory has been glorious to the ones who don’t like it. But hopefully with the right leadership we are now on the way to fixing that issue.
People can call it what they want, but there had to be a certain level of comfort and brotherhood to apply such nicknames. 🇺🇸🇮🇹
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They also Watch and Bet sports together.❤😢😂😢the 😅😂
I just remembered 2 Other Guy's From The Neighborhood. STONEY AND BIRD 🐦 CAGE CHARLIE.He would Always Bet bird 🐦 cages with The Bookies.
Jimmy two times two times
My uncle was Joe the bug.
@@mariablanton7002 haha
Ny dads family always had nick names I'm Rennie
Did Marty Scorsese have a nickname?
He didn’t hang out with the guys. He went to school and studied. NYU Grad
Marty Lenses @PaulStoneFilms
@@PaulStoneFilmsBobby Milk was Robert De Niro
Little Anthony in my neighborhood is 6-5 lol Godbless
Ahh so thats how Johnny Hollywood got his nickname
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It's actually Hollywood John, but a writer gave it a few years ago as 'Johnny Hollywood" which is wrong.
He said friend of ours. These are all made guys?
Like my friend Vinny Vella would say may he RIP. “I’ve got amnesia”