The Instagram Don- The Life Of "Skinny Joey" Merlino
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2024
- Jeff is joined today by organized crime journalist Scott Burnstein as they delve into the life of Philadelphia mobster Joey Merlino. "Skinny Joey" was mob royalty growing up around the life, making a play to take it over and ultimately living a very colorful life filled with time in prison for his involvement in the Mafia, run-ins with celebrities and even a photo with Donald Trump.
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St. Thomas Aquinas is an elementary school. K - 8th grade. Always has been. St John Neumann and St Maria Goretti were the South Philly Catholic High Schools.
Growing up in Philly during the Bruno/Scarfo era I was waiting for this! And GO BIRDS!
Thank you
Line was a pickem now Birds -1.5 man oh man we need this win!!! GO BIRDS!!!
Go birds!!
Love Philadelphia, They don't get enough recognition and have more members then people realize ( Gene Borello comment )
@DAYRON APIMP like how history professors will teach about WW2..... without being in the actual war? Yeah, "Dayron"..... really, really strange huh?
I follow gene it was very disappointing to hear him bash the Philly mob, called them a street gang
@@bomer8899 Salvie Testa would spit Gene out after breakfast
The Philly Mob is such a close knit group. Many of the high ranking guys in the Philly Family have known each other since childhood. They have an emotional attachment to each other which lowers the risk of informants. Much like how the Detroit Partnership has many members that are related thru blood or marriage.
Marshall street ? Great name ……league Street
From Àfter murduring the Gentle done, Niki Scapha Murdured most of them. Who where left? Only scum that Murdured for Niki?
That's y they have stood strong
I feel this post !
The Philly mob was always a huge mess. Joey was one of the better ones who had some class. Look at all the in fighting and clashes with each other? You even had two brothers killing each other. Disgusting lifestyle. Philadelphia is horrible , yes they are very tough but play dirty and trashy. Ralph Natale was horrible, stanfa horrible, scarfo very snakey, all of them were terrible people. Joey was different in the way he had a plan and made a name for himself..other than that it was just one big waste. Nothing really accomplished other than regular business deals and cash grabs. Nothing to be impressed with
Wow, my Skinny Joey update turns into a deep dive, thanks Jeff. Guys like Joey never really leave the life especially in Philadelphia where the dynamics of South Philly are completely different than NYC where families are climbing all over each other creating daily drama. You can be a player long term if you keep a low profile. Solid, very informative show.
Thanks for watching
@@thesitdownwithjeffnadu Watch the video JBM and the Italian Mafia ties and learn about the unique relationship of Black gangsters and Italian Gangsters In Philly
Love your show .Joey is my favorite mobster of all time. Love all Scott videos all the way back from Detroit mob videos
thanks for watching
Best show on mob stuff is RIGHT HERE !!! / ty Jeff
Joey is regular dude , he’s cool but no one is perfect in this world. Jeff you have become such a good content creator or a interviewer that it’s on a another level man thanks
thanks for watching
@@thesitdownwithjeffnadu my pleasure brother
Dying to meet Skinny Joey! I would love to meet him. The strong silent type… a lot of respect for dudes who keep their mouths shut when shit goes bad.
Scott Bernstein is always an epic guest when Philly is mentioned!
We don’t speak about merlino stock often enough… his dad is a fuckin LEGENDDDDD himself.
thanks for watching
I had a lot of relatives living in South Philly, around South Jessup Street. Back in the 50's into the 70's it was all basically Italian. There were gangsters on every corner.
Interesting
Absolutely The Best Mob Content ! Thank You Jeff and Scott. Mobfathers 😉
Amazing guest
Great book
I have listened to mafia prince on audio book possibly 3-4 times
Incredible
heavy drinking, getting into bar fights constantly, not paying gambling debts, shooting up the son of the boss, going to war against another nyc backed boss, ordering a bunch of murders...and somehow alive, free, healthy and recognised by other families...
It’s crazy. Everything seems to fall into place around Joey. He has the best luck.
@@39Hundred go figure
He did all that but he never snakes his guys 💪
@@blksheep176 His mentor, Scarfo WAS a snake.
Merlino is respected by the other families because he's an old school gangster. Would never SNITCH. Would never RAT!! A man's man.
Another Terrific Show Yet Again Guys!!! Congratulations on Another Home Run!!
Our pleasure!
This channel has become the standard for mob/mafia content for me
Thanks for watching
Hey Jeff Another Great Story Today The Information Is Better And Better All The Time Mikey A From Derry NH
He doesn’t need anyone explaining “what he does” as it tends to piss off the authorities.
Jeff you do a great job bringing us info. its so straight forward 1:27:06 and easy to understand. thank you
y'all are both great. Thank you for your passionate researching and efforts. You should both be very proud of your content and analysis. Keep it authentic, it's a vibe that the real ones will always find.
Thank you so much!
Phil said when Joey (when he was a kid) used to run money to AC for his Uncle there would always be some missing. Nicky would always let it go.
thanks for watching
Fun to listen to these guys interrupt each other constantly.
Hey Jeff. Great show. I love the Philly mob and the Scarfo family. Mafia Prince is a great read. Scarfo was a loon but what a boss. Nobody fucked around with him at the helm. He made the sign of tge gun more then the Pope made the sign of the cross.
Man, this is GREAT. Lots of interesting stuff. Among the interesting nuggets was that Skinny Joe Merlino was once a jockey. Keep Up the Good Work!
The kid was the boss of a family in his early/mid 30s . He’s a legend and mafia royalty.
Joey has always been the real deal,
They need to do a high end movie on the life of skinny Joey. Such a legendary figure in that life.
I didn't realize you were part of the BarStool Sports network. Good on you.
Thank you
Superb chat lads...........great knowledge.....thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
Nicky Scarfo calling someone too erratic, is like Guns n Roses kicking out their drummer for doing too much dope…
Ironic you’d say that since they fired their drummer Steven Adler in 1990 because his heroin addiction had become so severe that he couldn’t perform.
@@Matt-cr4vv lol - that’s why i said it…
Louis Daidone was the QB for his highschool in brooklyn
Jeff great video, im 1 yr older than my brother we were very competitive in all sports & always on opposite teams where we fought on & off the floor or field. That carried on till this day where my brother is a captain in NYPD & im a career felon so I understand the changs brotherhood thanx
I love that everyone seems to have a nickname I wonder where that originates from!
Either attributes they have or querks they do...usually....guy i knew alway smelled like cologne no matter where u saw him......hench Johnny Cologne
Hey Jeff - this is a great format, I really enjoyed the discussion between you and Scott. Looking forward to more of this format.Thanks for trying something new (and good).
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good morning Jeff Always enjoy watching you, Your shows are so great and how you explain all history of the Mafia families! I have always enjoyed history! Have a nice day Jeff!🥰
Thanks so much
@@thesitdownwithjeffnadu Your very welcome Jeff!
JEFF ALWAYS FANTASTIC CONTENT ON YOUR CHANNEL!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK
Thanks! Will do!
Great show always a banger wen u two do a show together!!
thanks for watching
I'm a New Yorker and I have to say Joey Merlino is respected because that Philly dude is a man's man. A stand up guy all the way. Would never RAT! Would never roll on his friends! Old school gangster to the end!
@Ken Reilly You must be a government cooperator. Did you take the stand against Joey??
As a single father of three with my youngest son being 9 years old non-verbal and high on autism spectrum I appreciate and I love that about Joey Merlino he'll always have my respect for that, Joey Merlino can do no wrong in my eyes
@@paul9745pdbwhich friends?
Great show! Also great topic!!!
God damnit Jeff u did it again! Joey M my personal fav gangster, no one has more style or is more fun than skinny Joey
thanks for watching
Lived on front and wolf in 70s and 80s! He went to HS at St. John Neumann. Great stuff!
The John Gambino crew getting taken off the street by the feds around the time Stanfa became boss was a major factor in favor of Merlino.
I’m a Oshawa boy, I would really love to know the Mafia collection with Boston and Bobby Orr and Eric Lindros and Philadelphia
Very well presented
Glad you liked it
South Philly is in Skinny Blood. A REAL STAND UP GUY. Great content fellas.❤️🫡
Good show chaps, well done 🏴🇬🇧👍
Superb show chaps, Joey's doing nothing wrong, regarding his podcast, its actually brilliant viewing, thanks 👍🏴🇬🇧
Jeff this video iz just AMAZING!❤🎉
10:28 speaking of mobsters and horses, I’m sure everyone who’s a mob enthusiast knows of the photo of Micheal “Trigger” Capone on a horse..
2 of the best in the genre...
Great show . Scott burnstein is the g.o.a.t.
I'd really like to hear the inside story regarding Fat Andy and Skinny Joey's business relationship particularly when Fat Andy was on location in Florida.
Because I understand Joey's reputation for stiffing mostly anybody ,and for bad business deals for whoever ventured into business with him ..
But I can't imagine he'd consider stiffing or stealing or cheating Fat Andy, so I'm wondering what businesses they were exploring and if any we're legit. Fat Andy's son said something about a produce business with Joey and Andy?
Thanks again fellas
Really Fat Andy and Joey down in Florida... interesting.
They need to make a movie about the Philly mob they have a fascinating story as much as New York
I think 10th & Wolf is about Philadelphia.
@@xdean it is, but the movie is garbage. 😂
@@Dinamico760 😆 see I’m talking about a good production film
Philly has NO story next to New York. New York told Philly what to do!!!!
@@joeblow7407 not the young Turks Joey Merlino didn’t when he went to war with their appointed leader
Very good Sit down !! Thx
Glad you enjoyed it
F#kn fantastic job ! Content has been next level congratulations on all your success (and eagles) well deserved
Much appreciated!
Bernstein is a great guest. First saw his Detroit mob videos, but he knows his shit.
Not KayBert Not KohBert we say it KahNert he's from my neighborhood we know him and called him Bobby Cabert. He was a softball pitcher for the team in the Neighborhood.
Great show Boyz
Note: I was in possession of Bobby's ashes about 2 years ago it was a very weird situation but I got the ashes to Bobby's sister.
Again Great Show Boyz
Tommy,didn’t Sammy put Bobby Cabert away
Really fantastic content. Merlino truly is an enigma.
I could never imagine hurting my brother, or turning a blind eye to someone else doing it. Nobody will ever put their hands on my brothers.. smh. Some life those guys must have had 😕
I'm surprised this story hasn't been made into a television show. It's almost too good to be true.
@@Biggestkidyouknow I guess he would have to agree to it, you're correct. The whole Philly saga is so interesting though.
Nah buddy, the whole story was tragic and disgusting. The Philly mob was one big mess of infighting and murder. Joey was one of the only members that had some class and a plan to get out .other than that it was just a waste. Stanfa no good, Natale terrible, scarfo snake devil. You had brothers trying to kill each other. Yes it's a dramatic tale, but it was a trashy evil tale. Nothing to memorialize or be impressed with. Only one that made a change was joey. And even him was probably a evil killer. These people made a mess of their lives and should be glad it's over
After Sammy and Phillip became federal informants there was a vacuum in Philly there was no one giving orders anymore. Joey showed he was The only one willing to take the rains. Made a ballsy move by clipping Nicky's sons wings. That alone got him respect from the other family. Nicky's son had to be put under the protection of one of the families just to keep him from being killed. A sit down later Joey got The nod and he became The acting boss of Philly.
@@alexcorrea4828 how can you be so sure he's not running it Right now.
We need a movie about the Philly mob
Agreed
@William Eckert. How kind of you to offer;if he came, you should have kept him there. Bad at paying for his bartab and some bets he makes. Better than us in Philadelphia to keep up cleaning his MONEY Messes up.
I don’t like how much this guy Scott interrupts, everytime Jeff says something Scott speaks over him.
This was a great show… lots of awesome info
Glad you think so!
Early morning vibes.
When is joey gonna be on the podcast for a sit-down? 😂
"Yo Cugine" Lol🤣 Now that Joey has a YT Channel 🎥💻🖥it's Plausable, That Would be one Bomb-Ass Video 💣.
I'd love to hear more about Philly mob history. I think the Philly mob is the most interesting by far. Tight knit group but absolutely savage and backstabbing back in the 80s.
Last of a dying breed… real old school. Legend
Great show! Really interesting guy.
Hey guys. Lenny Strollo the Youngstown mob boss became an informant in the mid-90's..
And this occurred prior to Natale flipping in Philly. So really Natale is not the first sitting boss to become an informant .. right ?
Great show let me tell u something in south Philadelphia there is a new casino called philly live & the guys ray wags & vinny propicio hold court on the weekends & yes gambling is at live for the local mafia !!!
“John Gotti is the poor man’s Joey Merlino.” 👏👏👏 Yesssss, we love you Joey.
Joey has to be fun to hang around. Seems like guys give him envelopes just to be around him. Allegedly. Lol
love this off the cuff talk between you and Scott 🔥 🔥 need more of this 👍🏼👍🏼. Love your shows jeff!
Glad you enjoy it!
While back I seen a clip with Joey and a member of a rap group called ram squad named Tommy hill who later became a informant you know any more info on that
yeah tommy hill was killed
@@thesitdownwithjeffnadu Yes he was coming out of a Philly bar
Trump wanted that picture....
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Joey is the true Teflon Don. Flashy as hell definitely in the government face and some how some way he’s a free man. His big money lawyer’s definitely help
Joey is Awesome, I'm rooting for him as well
We’re watching the next Big Mob racket Play out on TH-cam. I mean it amazing and it’s awesome to document the history from first hand sources but this has the potential to be the biggest money maker that mob has ever seen
Hell yeah Jeff!
Skinny Joey is the modern day Lucky Luciano ! Winning 🍻
This guy interrupted you like 60x haha
Joey is welcome to come to AZ for the Superbowl 🏈
thanks for watching
Great show
thanks for watching
I know Joey has two daughters. Who is the guy that Joey Merlino's daughter is engaged to on the Colorado Rockies?
You sure don't mean Vanessa Hudgens?
I would like to say Skinny Joe got me my first job, without him i'd be fked.
Joey is gonna hate this😂😂😂😂😂
@Courtney Greenhill. I hope your right¡ I don't like him AT ALL ; for several reasons. MY main pet peave is he Never does anything for the people of Philadelphia unless it benefits him. since he's been a teenager, he skimmed off the top of the money he was supposed to be delivering to the higher mafioso, and always denied it!! He would probably charge Jeff for an interview and want a contract on it. Not a favorite of mine, sorry if you are.
Actually... Joey is very smart aligning himself with these people. Makes his image look good. Plus it's harder to get stuff on a guy who is so involved in the community and involved with politicians and sports stars and judges. Etc. Etc
Jeff, have you or any of your associates ever heard of theDonald being in a real fight of any kind? He must have had some kind of street rep from growing up in queens even if it was little lord Fauntleroy. I'm trying to figure out where his "tough guy" label comes from. Beating up his wives doesn't count.
Hes a smart man , been a street guy since the 70's , he knows his shit
I love Skinny he made it out the game and living his best life
Wheres dr. Buccellato? All 3 of u should do another show. But jeff nadu and scott b is a great show too
Is Joey related to Carmine Merlino and Gardener Museum etc
Food for thought
No
What about The Guy who was with Dom Grande on the Long John hit in 2001 or 2002.. Isn't he in jail doing 35 years?.. I wonder if he flipped,..could he give up any info?
It’s a dead end for the Feds he’s way too smart
Machine Gun Jack McGurn was an accomplished pro boxer and Pro Golfer!⛳
Sitting in a bar / lounge in Ft lauderdale,,, all sudden I get a round of drinks. Look over its Merlino.. don’t know him from hole in the wall but he decided to send me drinks none the less. Seemed cool to me, shook my hand, sent him a round back and that was that..
What's up Jeff, Could you do a show on Raymond patriarch
Does Scott ever let anyone finish a sentence?
Jeff, can we get a show on mobsters who have had their hands or family in with in college or pro level athleticism like Nick & Joey Bosa from Ohio State who were related to Carmine Persico.
I think this would be an interesting one considering the sitdown is parterned with Barstool
Bosas are not related to Persico. They are related to Tony accardo
@@thesitdownwithjeffnadu Wow! Holy shit dude! i cant believe i messed that up man! I ment Tony Accardo but I'm not on my facts like you are my man, Thank you for correcting me!
Is this something you would be interested in doing?
or am I crazy to think that the mafia had there Hands rather that be "Dirty or clean" in the world of college and pro sports beyond boxing?
Wayne Bock was a killer for the Chicago Outfit, did alot of work with Frank the German