Glad you guys mentioned state of grace. Very underrated movie. I actually found it when I was researching the mafia cops and found out louis eppolito was in it.
Did you know Ed O Neil auditioned for that? He actually knew some of them. Got kicked out when the director thought he wasn't playing it gangster enough.
Come on guys, you didn't study? The Jewish and Italian formed their national crime syndicate and had their meeting in atlantic city. They only invited two Irish mobsters (Frank McErlane, Owney Madden) as a way of saying that the Irish time is up, going into the.future you are not needed. Madden got the hint and left his rackets and moved to hot springs. After Prohibition ended, labor union control and union racketeees became the next money maker for organized crime. The Irish mob was now down to 20 guys active out of one neighborhood (hells kitchen). While the five families had thousands of members and dominated organized crime throughout New York and America. To exist/survive, the Irish had to do something they never did when they ruled the underworld which was work with the Italians. First called the arsenal gang, then the Mcgrath-Dunne gang, then eventually just the Irish mob with mcgrath firmly on top. Mcgrath became so trusted and such a good partner, it was said amongst meyer lansky and the mafia, specifically the Genovese family (his partners) his word was gold. McGrath's Irish mob was super violent and the gang was the inspiration for "on the water front". Then McGrath's number 2, "Dunne" and hitman "Sheridan" were executed in old sparky, the electric chair and Mcgrath went into semi retirement in Florida. Mcgrath put hughie mulligan in as acting boss, to run the rackets in hells kitchen on his behalf. Mulligan expanded gambling and forged strong ties with the NYPD. Mulligan a queens native, upon retiring offered acting boss to fellow queens native and former apprentice Jimmy burke. Burke passed on the job and mulligan second pick was Spillane who was campaigning heavily for the job. Spillane believed the boss should be from hells kitchen and got the job. McGrath's hells kitchen Irish mob label ended after mulligan and The Spillane gang started. Spillane went on to marry into the McManus family, which were the top political family in hells kitchen and together with his wife truly controlled the neighborhood. Spillane ran the Madison square and had the city's biggest card game in which the who's who of the cities power and celebrities attended. He had the kidnapping racket and the javitz center being built in his area. Fat tony, seeing spillane wouldn't split ownership over the javitz center construction rackets had his aging go-to hitman and Irishman John Sullivan hire another Irish hitman joseph Sullivan to take out Spillanes hitmen. Splllane hitmen, falsey labeled his top men and inner circle, Tom Delaney, the Greek kapatos and the "the butcher"commiskey were executed by Sullivan . Costellano after losing a few commission decisions to fat tony, also wanted a piece of the javitz center. Seeing Spillanes gang being murdered by fat tony, he tried to find a way in on the javitz. Gambino associate Roy Demeo wanted nothing more then to be a made man. Costellano vowed he would never make him a made man. Demeo knowing the westies fear was growing and costellano figured if he could get the westies on his side, he would have the most feared family and could control the commission. Demeo befriended coonan and made him an offer. If demeo killed spillane for coonan, coonan would have to sit down with costellano. During this time fat tony had Sullivan kill all of Spillanes men and now gave sullivan the contract to kill coonan and featherstone. Sullivan got cold feet and told coonan and featherstone fat.tony hired him to kill them. Removed from westie history, the meat wagon (white can) packed out with westies then drove day and night around fat Tony's headquarters in east Harlem attempting to kill him, he went into hiding. Spillane living in queens and fearing for his life, tried to get a sit down to end the killing but could not. So spillane went down to Florida to talk to mcgrath. The mafia would not sit down with Spillane, Mcgrath was still considered the Irish mob boss and only Mcgrath could end the dispute. Mcgrath informed Spillane that the killing was over and could negotiate with fat tony. I believe mcgrath was paid off and turned on Spillanes. Demeo killed spillane and the Westies met with costellano. They had to, give the Gambino's a percentage of the kitchens rackets in return were given a piece of the javitz center and a percentage of Gambino rackets. Costellano told them they were now a wing of the Gambino family and could not kill fat tony. This power over fat Tony's life truly made costellanos power grow amongst the commission and the 5 families. For bringing the most feared gang in New York City under the Gambino's umbrella Roy Demeo finally became a made man. Demeos crew went on to become the Italian version of the westies. Often referred to as a businessman and not a racketeer. Costellano, like it or not, had the most feared hit men in mafia history at his disposal and this gave the "businessman" don, unimaginable power.
Bosko Radonjic. And he had his own crew made of Balkans guys, but was Coonan's associate and knew him well. Bosko's former associates are still taking care of Coonan in prison seemingly
Queens kid here, Westies definitely had a presence in Sunnyside & Woodside back in the 70’s & 80’s (beyond the mistaken double homicide and Mickey Spillane ) .. great stuff, love the podcast
@@sygotkin5202 blast from the past, didn’t think that homicide was Westie connected, but my memory fades.. that was a huge blow to Sunnyside Gardens and the surrounding community.. I could go for a slice of DiDonna pizza right now though..
Greetings from South Africa, found your channel today, thanks for this interesting talk guys. I look forward to watching all your videos, lots of catching up.
Grew up around Billy Beattie as a little in the late 70's. He stayed with us and we helped him and his family relocate up to the Catskills for a while. He was the only person I felt safe around and was a good guy to us. "State of Grace" was nothing like what happened during that time, pure Hollywood bullshit... Thanks!
Roy DeMeo wasn't a captain (even though he had his own crew). He was officially in Nino Gaggi's crew, that Nino had taken over from Paul Castellano once he became boss. Roy was by far the biggest earner in Nino's crew - who were described as a bunch of old dead beats.
You guys are amazing I saw a piece you guys did on Providence. And you nailed it how you knew certain things that you can’t find online I was very impressed.
I think Tony was talking to ritchie. State of grace is one of the best mob movies gary oldmans character in true romance is one of the best villains ever in movies
Featherstone was born on West 43rd St.,[1] one of nine children.[2] His mother helped with the Veterans of Foreign Wars and his father was a customs officer.[2] He had blond hair and was often said to be baby-faced.[1] He claimed that he served in the Vietnam War as member of the Green Berets at age 17 after lying about his age.[1] He served as a stock clerk.[3] To his disappointment, he did not see combat, although he was circumcised by his friends in a drunken prank.[3][4] He received a medical discharge in 1967 after just a year, claiming to have hallucinations.[1][2] He lied about what role he served in Vietnam.
I highly recommend the outstanding organized crime historical study of the Irish Mob in America by T.J. ENGLISH. It's called Paddy Whacked. It's the definitive study on a very interesting and important organized crime faction. There's a chapter dedicated to the Westies, as well as all other Irish crews throughout America, including the Kennedys. It's required reading on this subject.
@@zroy9263 yes he is an excellent writer if yah interested in 1960s70s nyc read savage city also by t.j it's about police corruption and the Knapp commission .
Hells Kitchen, my old stomping grounds. I’ve got stories for you guys. My dad Frankie Bones used to run with the Westies. Puerto Rican, born and raised in Hells Kitchen but close with the Irish. They used to call him the Spanish Mick lol I’m not a writer but I would definitely like to put out a book or something about his stories, not to mention my own growing up out there in the early 80’s
@@acerkrt wow, much respect brother. My family has been there since 1949. I always like to meet people with real ties to the neighborhood going way back.
@@elfranco7758 same here. I'm not saying you was lying I just didn't hear of a Frankie Bones in hells kitchen but there was a Frankie Bones DJ from Brooklyn who was big in house music and subway graffiti in NYC.
Hello, OG Podcast Crew! Big fan from Brazil here 😅 Can you guys make an episode about the Hells Angels "DAGO MOB" Charter and their war with the Mongols in SD? Guy Castiglione looks like an awesome character... RIP to him by the way. Thank you, fellas!
Great take on these guys. Wouldn’t it have been easy for the mob to figure out that he took over the shy biz? Unless he just cut it down to a few guys it wouod have been hard to hide
Great job you guys, I am so glad to have found your efforts thanks to the algorithm, (never thought I would write such a thing) ! You also tested my fears of frontal temporal dementia away as you gave that awesome historical account of the Westies. Only thing I thought to add was Mickeys involuntary circumcision in Viet Nam! Also I never thought of Gary Oldham as playing Mickey, mainly as he looked so grungy, but actually you are right, now I have to watch again. I ever meet you I need to discuss Vegas in 1970’s and the Jewish OG’s that never were touched as that moron Spilotro was busy playing street thug.
Jimmy was arrested in autumn 1986. His wife's name is Edna, not Julia. His house is in Hazlet. One of his kids is in law enforcement I believe. I spoke to THE author in 1998 who had just gone to see Coonan and he said Coonan was having a good old time in prison.
You guys got it all wrong. TJ English and everyone who repeat his book have it all wrong. 30 guys in the Irish crew? Pff. The people you call the heads of the westies are not even true. Yes jimmy was respected but most of the higher guys in the westies are never even talked about. I'm talking about the guys who ran the Javitz center and before that the Felt Forum and the Colliseum on 59th street. They also ran all the hotels like the Marriott and the stagehands in the Broadway theaters in midtown. The heads of the 829 local and 807 teamster unions ran the westies. Sean Penn was playing an undercover cop named James Muller who got in with the Javitz crew from buying guns off of some of them and gained trust. Too many misinformation stories on the Irish crew from 9th and 10th Ave
@@oog2370 Yes you sure was. But if you need to hide And talk from afar there's no reason to move forward from here. 2015 and not even a follower or a video. Nice work Chicken. Pff. Hahah
@@acerkrt says the guy who apparently has inside info on what happened back in his old neighbourhood and then goes on to name names and inform on guys he knew from behind a computer. jackass
Mickey Featherstone gave an interview on 60 Minutes also I've seen several videos where Featherstone now in Witness Protection speaks about his time in the Westies😮
Tough call. All of them tough. Bulger prob the most powerful. I'd prob go with Burke, although I think Greene and Connan more interesting. Thanks for watching! JB
Another nugget on State of Grace when Gary Oldham character shoots up 3 mob guys in the restaurant booth. One of the actors playing a mob guy was nobe other than Mafia Cop Lou Eppolito
@@lonniemcguire1343 most definitely however I would say that Roy probably has him beat on body count. Actually the kingkiller psychopath of all of the mafioso has to be Anthony gas pipe c a s s o. That was one ruthless scary dude who tortured and killed everyone family or not and then usually buried them alive.
Sorry to be that guy but on my channel I interview Vietnam era green berets from SOG . Mickey Featherstone was not in SF or a green beret and he did not see combat! His files are nowhere in the 5th group records! He was already crazy and when those supply guys he worked with gave him a circumcision that drove him off the deep end. Otherwise great show
It used to be so easy to get away with cutting a guys head off. Only reason some of these guys were caught is they liked to show off and do it in front of they’re friends. And by the way mafia prince is the best audio mob book there is. Most of the voices on the other ones are terrible
You also got Mickey Featherstone military service wrong.😢 Mickey Featherstone never saw any action in Vietnam he was strictly Supply and furthermore remained in New York for most of his military service. Also Jimmy coonan was hooked up with Ruby Stein during Jimmy coonan's first stint in prison😮 nice try fellas but I have to go you guys mean well but you've just got to much of this wrong. Please do your research first and I'll be happy to check out your videos.😢😊😅
Maddog Sullivan had a handler John Sullivan at ny colosseum that was in westie territory and John Sullivan was genovese connected there was definitely assorted groups there the gallos once met with ruby stein and another columbo heavyweight during their war
these guys who flip like featherstone,they always play the same song,i had a bad childhood i was tricked etc. but they seemed to have enjoyed the lifestyle until they were arrested.
Owney Madden is one of the most underrated organized crime figures I've noticed.
He was from Liverpool, via Leeds, in England. Like Murray Humphreys, who was was Wales.
@@user-yg8mx2lp1b what about mad dog coll think he was gunned down in a telephone booth sounded dangerous also from county donegal t think ?
Loved him in The Cotton Club. Bob Hoskins played him
@anthonymitchell8893 he was something only 22, I think? Owney got him.
His buddy Frenchy DeMange
Thanks for the kind words.
Westies 😂😂
Glad you guys mentioned state of grace. Very underrated movie. I actually found it when I was researching the mafia cops and found out louis eppolito was in it.
He was in Goodfellas too
Luis was in good fellas too😮
He did a few movies
Did you know Ed O Neil auditioned for that? He actually knew some of them. Got kicked out when the director thought he wasn't playing it gangster enough.
Come on guys, you didn't study? The Jewish and Italian formed their national crime syndicate and had their meeting in atlantic city. They only invited two Irish mobsters (Frank McErlane, Owney Madden) as a way of saying that the Irish time is up, going into the.future you are not needed. Madden got the hint and left his rackets and moved to hot springs. After Prohibition ended, labor union control and union racketeees became the next money maker for organized crime. The Irish mob was now down to 20 guys active out of one neighborhood (hells kitchen). While the five families had thousands of members and dominated organized crime throughout New York and America. To exist/survive, the Irish had to do something they never did when they ruled the underworld which was work with the Italians. First called the arsenal gang, then the Mcgrath-Dunne gang, then eventually just the Irish mob with mcgrath firmly on top. Mcgrath became so trusted and such a good partner, it was said amongst meyer lansky and the mafia, specifically the Genovese family (his partners) his word was gold. McGrath's Irish mob was super violent and the gang was the inspiration for "on the water front". Then McGrath's number 2, "Dunne" and hitman "Sheridan" were executed in old sparky, the electric chair and Mcgrath went into semi retirement in Florida. Mcgrath put hughie mulligan in as acting boss, to run the rackets in hells kitchen on his behalf.
Mulligan expanded gambling and forged strong ties with the NYPD.
Mulligan a queens native, upon retiring offered acting boss to fellow queens native and former apprentice Jimmy burke. Burke passed on the job and mulligan second pick was Spillane who was campaigning heavily for the job. Spillane believed the boss should be from hells kitchen and got the job. McGrath's hells kitchen Irish mob label ended after mulligan and The Spillane gang started.
Spillane went on to marry into the McManus family, which were the top political family in hells kitchen and together with his wife truly controlled the neighborhood.
Spillane ran the Madison square and had the city's biggest card game in which the who's who of the cities power and celebrities attended. He had the kidnapping racket and the javitz center being built in his area.
Fat tony, seeing spillane wouldn't split ownership over the javitz center construction rackets had his aging go-to hitman and Irishman John Sullivan hire another Irish hitman joseph Sullivan to take out Spillanes hitmen. Splllane hitmen, falsey labeled his top men and inner circle, Tom Delaney, the Greek kapatos and the "the butcher"commiskey were executed by Sullivan .
Costellano after losing a few commission decisions to fat tony, also wanted a piece of the javitz center. Seeing Spillanes gang being murdered by fat tony, he tried to find a way in on the javitz.
Gambino associate Roy Demeo wanted nothing more then to be a made man. Costellano vowed he would never make him a made man. Demeo knowing the westies fear was growing and costellano figured if he could get the westies on his side, he would have the most feared family and could control the commission. Demeo befriended coonan and made him an offer. If demeo killed spillane for coonan, coonan would have to sit down with costellano. During this time fat tony had Sullivan kill all of Spillanes men and now gave sullivan the contract to kill coonan and featherstone. Sullivan got cold feet and told coonan and featherstone fat.tony hired him to kill them.
Removed from westie history, the meat wagon (white can) packed out with westies then drove day and night around fat Tony's headquarters in east Harlem attempting to kill him, he went into hiding.
Spillane living in queens and fearing for his life, tried to get a sit down to end the killing but could not. So spillane went down to Florida to talk to mcgrath. The mafia would not sit down with Spillane, Mcgrath was still considered the Irish mob boss and only Mcgrath could end the dispute. Mcgrath informed Spillane that the killing was over and could negotiate with fat tony. I believe mcgrath was paid off and turned on Spillanes. Demeo killed spillane and the Westies met with costellano. They had to, give the Gambino's a percentage of the kitchens rackets in return were given a piece of the javitz center and a percentage of Gambino rackets. Costellano told them they were now a wing of the Gambino family and could not kill fat tony. This power over fat Tony's life truly made costellanos power grow amongst the commission and the 5 families. For bringing the most feared gang in New York City under the Gambino's umbrella Roy Demeo finally became a made man. Demeos crew went on to become the Italian version of the westies. Often referred to as a businessman and not a racketeer. Costellano, like it or not, had the most feared hit men in mafia history at his disposal and this gave the "businessman" don, unimaginable power.
Sounds great, but in reality you wouldn't want to know any of these people. In reality you would want them to go away like cockroaches.
Jewish? Bro the Jews only put work in during prohibition,Irish didn't need to hide behind a thousand guys,lone wolfs
Bosko Radonjic. And he had his own crew made of Balkans guys, but was Coonan's associate and knew him well. Bosko's former associates are still taking care of Coonan in prison seemingly
Queens kid here, Westies definitely had a presence in Sunnyside & Woodside back in the 70’s & 80’s (beyond the mistaken double homicide and Mickey Spillane ) .. great stuff, love the podcast
The Garden Grill?
@@sygotkin5202 blast from the past, didn’t think that homicide was Westie connected, but my memory fades.. that was a huge blow to Sunnyside Gardens and the surrounding community.. I could go for a slice of DiDonna pizza right now though..
@rick063092 That was really good Pizza back in the day. Like so many of the great Queens pizzerias...gone with wind. ☹️😥
our neighborhood was a great place to grow up!
It would be wild to see Coonan’s reaction if walking through the streets of Hell’s Kitchen today
He wouldnt like it one bit! Heart of it is gone forever
I've heard there's no more Irish people there.
All the best in growing your channel! From Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
@@PatrickFitzgerald88there is some left in Clinton towers and 747
@@Timcrowe407 Not to many i imagine.
We appreciate you and your labor of love means a lot to some of us. Keep em coming much love from Miami FL $
Thank you! Will do!
Greetings from South Africa, found your channel today, thanks for this interesting talk guys.
I look forward to watching all your videos, lots of catching up.
Welcome!!
Grew up around Billy Beattie as a little in the late 70's.
He stayed with us and we helped him and his family relocate up to the Catskills for a while.
He was the only person I felt safe around and was a good guy to us.
"State of Grace" was nothing like what happened during that time, pure Hollywood bullshit...
Thanks!
You guys never disappoint!!! 🔥look forward to lives
Great stuff guys!!
Thanks so much!
Always a great job boys. Scott your a wealth of knowledge
Roy DeMeo wasn't a captain (even though he had his own crew). He was officially in Nino Gaggi's crew, that Nino had taken over from Paul Castellano once he became boss. Roy was by far the biggest earner in Nino's crew - who were described as a bunch of old dead beats.
Roy was actually an acting Capo when Nino went to jail in the early 80s until Nino' case was overturned
And then his own crew killed him, so the story does have a happy ending. @@colonelreb1014
Yes, thanks for the correction- he was a soldier
@@jfpizzoferrato Roy was an acting Capo when Nino went to jail on the Esposito hit
"State of Grace" Fantastic film Highly underrated $
And it was also complete Bull S***...
You guys are amazing I saw a piece you guys did on Providence. And you nailed it how you knew certain things that you can’t find online I was very impressed.
Always a great show.
These are great shows I listen while I'm working
Thank you!
Nice! Ive been waiting for a Coonan story or two.
Great stuff guys!! Scott, thanks for the group chat the other day. Awesome time. Hope we can do it again soon.
JIMMY COONAN WAS THE MAN
I think Tony was talking to ritchie. State of grace is one of the best mob movies gary oldmans character in true romance is one of the best villains ever in movies
True romance is a great movie - Quentin Tarrantino before he was known - Christian Slater could play those parts- loved that movie
Gary Oldman is so good in that
Gary Oldman was an awesome bad guy in "The Professional" also lol phenomenal actor
So fucking excited for this!! Thank you
Sate of Grace is a superb movie based on the westies.
Featherstone was born on West 43rd St.,[1] one of nine children.[2] His mother helped with the Veterans of Foreign Wars and his father was a customs officer.[2] He had blond hair and was often said to be baby-faced.[1] He claimed that he served in the Vietnam War as member of the Green Berets at age 17 after lying about his age.[1] He served as a stock clerk.[3] To his disappointment, he did not see combat, although he was circumcised by his friends in a drunken prank.[3][4] He received a medical discharge in 1967 after just a year, claiming to have hallucinations.[1][2]
He lied about what role he served in Vietnam.
Thank you you're absolutely right. I left that in my comment and as a matter of fact he never left New York for the majority of his military service😮
Great show Guys !
Much appreciated!
I highly recommend the outstanding organized crime historical study of the Irish Mob in America by T.J. ENGLISH. It's called Paddy Whacked. It's the definitive study on a very interesting and important organized crime faction. There's a chapter dedicated to the Westies, as well as all other Irish crews throughout America, including the Kennedys. It's required reading on this subject.
😂
He also wrote a book called 'The Westies' don't know what it's about though....😊
T.j wrote 2 very good books on the irish mafia paddywacked and the westies.
@@toshiojohnston3732
I own and have read both! TJ ENGLISH is one of my all-time favorite writers in this genre!
@@zroy9263 yes he is an excellent writer if yah interested in 1960s70s nyc read savage city also by t.j it's about police corruption and the Knapp commission .
Jimmy coonan is exactly 10 years older than me😮 so that would make him 76 years old😢
I've see so many mob podcasts and you guys give all of them a run for their money
Hells Kitchen, my old stomping grounds. I’ve got stories for you guys. My dad Frankie Bones used to run with the Westies. Puerto Rican, born and raised in Hells Kitchen but close with the Irish. They used to call him the Spanish Mick lol I’m not a writer but I would definitely like to put out a book or something about his stories, not to mention my own growing up out there in the early 80’s
Never heard of a Frankie Bones in hells kitchen
@@acerkrt How far back you going? Had a older brother, Santo, got thrown off a roof in the neighborhood in the 60’s.
@@elfranco7758 my family goes back since the 30s
@@acerkrt wow, much respect brother. My family has been there since 1949. I always like to meet people with real ties to the neighborhood going way back.
@@elfranco7758 same here. I'm not saying you was lying I just didn't hear of a Frankie Bones in hells kitchen but there was a Frankie Bones DJ from Brooklyn who was big in house music and subway graffiti in NYC.
Roy DeMeo wasn't a capo. He was a soldier in Nino Gaggis crew.
Isnt Coonan's wife named EDNA?
Yes edna
TJ English wrote a good book about The Westies.
Hello, OG Podcast Crew! Big fan from Brazil here 😅
Can you guys make an episode about the Hells Angels "DAGO MOB" Charter and their war with the Mongols in SD? Guy Castiglione looks like an awesome character... RIP to him by the way.
Thank you, fellas!
Great take on these guys. Wouldn’t it have been easy for the mob to figure out that he took over the shy biz? Unless he just cut it down to a few guys it wouod have been hard to hide
Good show
Thought Jimmy wife name was Edna. 2 good westie type movies are Sleepers and State of Grace
She went by Edna but her real first name is Julia
what does sleepers have to do with the westies despite being set I hells kitche
@@oog2370 the adult characters are based off Jimmy coonan and others loosely.
Great job you guys, I am so glad to have found your efforts thanks to the algorithm, (never thought I would write such a thing) ! You also tested my fears of frontal temporal dementia away as you gave that awesome historical account of the Westies. Only thing I thought to add was Mickeys involuntary circumcision in Viet Nam! Also I never thought of Gary Oldham as playing Mickey, mainly as he looked so grungy, but actually you are right, now I have to watch again. I ever meet you I need to discuss Vegas in 1970’s and the Jewish OG’s that never were touched as that moron Spilotro was busy playing street thug.
Jimmy was arrested in autumn 1986. His wife's name is Edna, not Julia. His house is in Hazlet. One of his kids is in law enforcement I believe. I spoke to THE author in 1998 who had just gone to see Coonan and he said Coonan was having a good old time in prison.
You guys got it all wrong. TJ English and everyone who repeat his book have it all wrong. 30 guys in the Irish crew? Pff. The people you call the heads of the westies are not even true. Yes jimmy was respected but most of the higher guys in the westies are never even talked about. I'm talking about the guys who ran the Javitz center and before that the Felt Forum and the Colliseum on 59th street. They also ran all the hotels like the Marriott and the stagehands in the Broadway theaters in midtown. The heads of the 829 local and 807 teamster unions ran the westies. Sean Penn was playing an undercover cop named James Muller who got in with the Javitz crew from buying guns off of some of them and gained trust. Too many misinformation stories on the Irish crew from 9th and 10th Ave
Love to know how u got that information. She told me, I told her sort of thing
@@oog2370 I didn't get any information. I was there
@@acerkrt sure u were buster 🤣🤣
@@oog2370 Yes you sure was. But if you need to hide And talk from afar there's no reason to move forward from here. 2015 and not even a follower or a video. Nice work Chicken. Pff. Hahah
@@acerkrt says the guy who apparently has inside info on what happened back in his old neighbourhood and then goes on to name names and inform on guys he knew from behind a computer. jackass
Jon C Rielly also played in the movie Hoffa as Grady Partin
Jimmy forgot he is irish. Started acting like an Italian.
Mickey Featherstone gave an interview on 60 Minutes also I've seen several videos where Featherstone now in Witness Protection speaks about his time in the Westies😮
Makes sense how u barely hear about that film knowing it opened on same weekend as Goodfellas
At least spilane stayed irish.
Joe coffee gave them the name the westies apparently.
Mickey did a short interview(in disguise of course) on '60 Minutes' right after he got out.
Hey guys. Are you going to do a video on the Youngstown mob ?
Damn number 3 thumbs up but first to comment this gonna be a great one to just like the rest are I appreciate you guys
Hey Scott & James, who do you think was more street savvy, tougher & ruthless??Jimmy Coonan, Jimmy Burke, Danny Greene or Whitey Bulger?
Tough call. All of them tough. Bulger prob the most powerful. I'd prob go with Burke, although I think Greene and Connan more interesting. Thanks for watching! JB
Can you do some videos on the older irish mob before the westies like Mickey Spalinen and before.? Great videos though
You messed up some of the names
I wonder if they are still married? Sissy and Mickey
Paul Costellano had Roy killed cause he was afraid that Roy would crack under pressure during his indictment for the stolen car ring.
Another nugget on State of Grace when Gary Oldham character shoots up 3 mob guys in the restaurant booth. One of the actors playing a mob guy was nobe other than Mafia Cop Lou Eppolito
Imagine if coonan does a podcast when he gets home
Ruby Stein was an associate / accounting for the Gambino family😮
Mikey Scars said no way John was afraid of Roy. Fwiw
A lot of good mob stuff out today but imo these guys are the gold standard.
Jimmy Burke vs Jimmy Coonan ,that’s a nice little battle if it had happened
Scott,was it Ruby Stein the westies kidnapped pal???
These guys know NOTHING about mickey featherstone. Read his auto biography...
Tony Soprano said something like if they are upset and not with me that makes me sad and it’ll be dealt with accordingly 😂😂
No mention of James and how the hall worked... that was Spillane fater in law, my uncle.
Great video guys
Best movie of the westies was " state of Grace " sean penn gary oldman etc. Very good cast
AWESOME SHOW SCOTT
Thank you kindly
How much could Featherstone demand for an interview today?
Netflix should find Mickey and make some millions together
No mention of Boško is all pre 1985 ??
Yes they do go back to the late 1800s one way or another I’m wondering if there was various factions in the neighborhood
Ive had State Of Grace on VHS for years. The performances are great but like a lot of 'based on' movies the true story is a more compelling story
The mob Detective Joe coffee stated that Mickey Featherstone was the most feared white man in New York City😮
Gonna read that book again getting it in 2 days
@@michaelgerard1390 although Mickey Featherstone was feared I would have to say Anthony gas pipe Caso would be the most feared by far
@@edljnehan2811Roy Demeo or Jimmy Coonan are up there.
@@lonniemcguire1343 most definitely however I would say that Roy probably has him beat on body count. Actually the kingkiller psychopath of all of the mafioso has to be Anthony gas pipe c a s s o. That was one ruthless scary dude who tortured and killed everyone family or not and then usually buried them alive.
@@edljnehan2811 and then tried flipping
should be called rank and file
What about Serbs? Group America? Bosko radonjic? Mileta?
How about episode on highwaymen or the breed or devil's diciples
Eddie McGrath started the gentleman gangster thing
Sorry to be that guy but on my channel I interview Vietnam era green berets from SOG . Mickey Featherstone was not in SF or a green beret and he did not see combat! His files are nowhere in the 5th group records! He was already crazy and when those supply guys he worked with gave him a circumcision that drove him off the deep end. Otherwise great show
It used to be so easy to get away with cutting a guys head off. Only reason some of these guys were caught is they liked to show off and do it in front of they’re friends. And by the way mafia prince is the best audio mob book there is. Most of the voices on the other ones are terrible
You also got Mickey Featherstone military service wrong.😢 Mickey Featherstone never saw any action in Vietnam he was strictly Supply and furthermore remained in New York for most of his military service. Also Jimmy coonan was hooked up with Ruby Stein during Jimmy coonan's first stint in prison😮 nice try fellas but I have to go you guys mean well but you've just got to much of this wrong. Please do your research first and I'll be happy to check out your videos.😢😊😅
I personally knew everyone you are talking about.
Maddog Sullivan had a handler John Sullivan at ny colosseum that was in westie territory and John Sullivan was genovese connected there was definitely assorted groups there the gallos once met with ruby stein and another columbo heavyweight during their war
State of Grace Classic Gary Oldman 🫡
Coonan will finally get out when he leaves in a body bag.
Jimmy The Wop Coonan.
I grew up in rhode island..we had some serious mobsters...uncle raymond.,..bo bo marapesi...
Louie eppilito was in state of grace
There was lcn in Hell’s Kitchen going way back also
The guys are clueless and I can’t listen to them.
Whatever's become of Edna Coonan?
Lives down in Hazlet NJ. Supposedly suffers from a myriad of health problems. Age 80
@@samanthab1923 Thank you Samantha.
@@helmutsecke3529 No problem 👋
Roy demeo was never a captain in the gambinos
Wasnt Conan’s wife named Edna
And the I forgotti was Roman Polanski
I was wrong about the Gotti trial quote. Good call.
"Westies" I love how you American cousins label these groupings. 👍 😊
Irish, don't mess around David!
@@thewesties8725 Haha! So I've seen but as you know we all have a limit. 👍
@@DaveSCameronwhat’re you on about
David it was a reporter started calling them the Westies when Conon became the boss after Mikey Splaine was whacked.
Another decent movie is perfect witness with aidian Quinn and Brian denhenny is perfect witness
these guys who flip like featherstone,they always play the same song,i had a bad childhood i was tricked etc. but they seemed to have enjoyed the lifestyle until they were arrested.
Coonan set Mickey up for the Michael Holly murder!!!!! What you call that, Honor???
Irish gangster seem to have gone into the Biker gangs' other groups as well.
They were shipping the cars to Iran and after the Iranian revolution they were sending them to kuwait.
They set Mickey up for a murder at the jacob javits center hello
Zeccardi was an underboss and no joke
Guy on the right sounds just like joe Rogan. Not an insult, just caught me off guard
I assume in the next few months this show will become your day job.