..Just a quick post..
..Was wondering how things are going with ya ?..i was watching the superbowl the other night and for sum strange reason you sprang to mind..i assume you don't support either team that was playing as i know your a new york city man but i could be wrong in my assumption ?..i was also watching american gangster a couple weeks back and thought it was a well made movie (the plot)considering what it was about and am wondering what your thoughts are on the movie if you've seen it..in the meantime take it easy mate..Robbie..
Hey Robbie
Yeah- I watched it a bit- - its a big deal in the states. Like ya said ,I really didn't have a rooting interest, being as NY got knocked out.
Im more of a Hockey fan myself!
That Movie American Gangster was very good. Of course Hollywood took their liberties with parts of the story- - but I do remember when they were smuggling back pure heroin from Nam in 69- I was a little young (born in 1956) But I was a keen teen-ager, and knew what was going on. At a young age- I was already interested in the wrong type of things
Its all pretty much true- The NYPD was corrupt as can be back then- the Italian Mob was helping fund the whole Harlem ring bring it in.Frank Lucas was was rich and twice as crazy. Once the whole operation came tumbling down - The Knapp Commission was created (You,ve heard of Serpico) - & indicted dozens of cops in NY.
A heroin shortage ensued- shortly after( with Nixon& the CIA involved in burning the poppy fields)
I had a oldtimer friend GYPSY we called him- he used to buy and use that dope they talk about in that movie ,out of the truck of car owned by a Sargent in the NYPD. He was stealing from the evidence room - -crazy sh"T .
All interesting stuff- huh??
BEST.jack
Yeah- I watched it a bit- - its a big deal in the states. Like ya said ,I really didn't have a rooting interest, being as NY got knocked out.
Im more of a Hockey fan myself!
That Movie American Gangster was very good. Of course Hollywood took their liberties with parts of the story- - but I do remember when they were smuggling back pure heroin from Nam in 69- I was a little young (born in 1956) But I was a keen teen-ager, and knew what was going on. At a young age- I was already interested in the wrong type of things
Its all pretty much true- The NYPD was corrupt as can be back then- the Italian Mob was helping fund the whole Harlem ring bring it in.Frank Lucas was was rich and twice as crazy. Once the whole operation came tumbling down - The Knapp Commission was created (You,ve heard of Serpico) - & indicted dozens of cops in NY.
A heroin shortage ensued- shortly after( with Nixon& the CIA involved in burning the poppy fields)
I had a oldtimer friend GYPSY we called him- he used to buy and use that dope they talk about in that movie ,out of the truck of car owned by a Sargent in the NYPD. He was stealing from the evidence room - -crazy sh"T .
All interesting stuff- huh??
BEST.jack
..Jack..
..Nice to hear from ya..Yep very interesting indeed mate..blue magic,straight from the main man in asia to straight on the streets of harlem apparantly..lucas did'nt mess about with people either who owed him money or crossed him..setting them on fire and throwing them off buildings was one of many ways he dealt with them i read ?..sick mofo if that was the case..but a good movie all the same..i like denzel, he plays his roles well i reckon (traning day-malcome x etc)..i don't see much ice hockey over ere much nowadays..i had to take my dish down as the estate(project) i live on don't allow satallite dishes up due to it being a so called conservation area..but they will let ya put a dish up if you give them 185 planning permission fee and thats just to apply for the right to put a dish up..if that happens then ya gotta pay more money to have the dish installed..rip of merchants mate..thats a proper money racket right there lol..but i used to watch it back in the day..cheers for the post mate, interesting read..good luck mate..Robbie..
..Nice to hear from ya..Yep very interesting indeed mate..blue magic,straight from the main man in asia to straight on the streets of harlem apparantly..lucas did'nt mess about with people either who owed him money or crossed him..setting them on fire and throwing them off buildings was one of many ways he dealt with them i read ?..sick mofo if that was the case..but a good movie all the same..i like denzel, he plays his roles well i reckon (traning day-malcome x etc)..i don't see much ice hockey over ere much nowadays..i had to take my dish down as the estate(project) i live on don't allow satallite dishes up due to it being a so called conservation area..but they will let ya put a dish up if you give them 185 planning permission fee and thats just to apply for the right to put a dish up..if that happens then ya gotta pay more money to have the dish installed..rip of merchants mate..thats a proper money racket right there lol..but i used to watch it back in the day..cheers for the post mate, interesting read..good luck mate..Robbie..
