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Tours de Farce: Requiem For A Goodfella
While newspapers eulogized the colorful underworld figure known as the “Teflon Don” as well as the “Dapper Don,” those who were closest to him reminisced about the man who loved concerts.The Who, or stories of whispered offers for Elton John / Billy Joel tickets that no one dare refused?
“Say what you will about him,” said Henry “The Stool Pigeon” Hill, who is currently living under an assumed name and is suspected of running a ticket scalping operation in Barstow, California. Wiseguy, racketeer, Ozzy fan – he was more than all of us ever hoped to be. And to his friends, associates, even enemies, he may be gone, but he’s not forgotti.”