I worked with a guy last name Bonanno, not mob related. But, he went to a fancy dinner place in Vegas and was told the wait may be up to 2 hours. It was a very nice place and the family had decided to wait. Over an hour and a half goes by and he checks with staff about seating. At first the maitre'd is annoyed, but asks my buddy for his name. When he said, "Bonanno", the staff freaked the eff out. Got them a table in less than 5 minutes and was given their own personal waiter. He said the house manager and owner apologized profusely and the meal was on the house. My buddy was like WTF???
Edit: My buddy was clueless about their behavior until years later when he learned of the crime family. And no, this is NOT a life hack! This incident was a moment of ignorance on both parties that worked out for my buddy and his family. You? You'll probably end up with cement shoes.
No_Im_Random_Coffee on December 10th, 2019 at 17:15 UTC »
I worked with a guy last name Bonanno, not mob related. But, he went to a fancy dinner place in Vegas and was told the wait may be up to 2 hours. It was a very nice place and the family had decided to wait. Over an hour and a half goes by and he checks with staff about seating. At first the maitre'd is annoyed, but asks my buddy for his name. When he said, "Bonanno", the staff freaked the eff out. Got them a table in less than 5 minutes and was given their own personal waiter. He said the house manager and owner apologized profusely and the meal was on the house. My buddy was like WTF???
Edit: My buddy was clueless about their behavior until years later when he learned of the crime family. And no, this is NOT a life hack! This incident was a moment of ignorance on both parties that worked out for my buddy and his family. You? You'll probably end up with cement shoes.
Dro5-9 on December 10th, 2019 at 17:23 UTC »
Where does a “Friend of mine” and a “friend of ours” rank in the chain of command?
Hev60 on December 10th, 2019 at 18:04 UTC »
My husband dated one of the Genovese girls back in the 80’s. He had no idea who she was until he noticed 2-3 suited guys sitting close by!