To the Gotti Family and their peripheril loved ones and friends,
First off, I am a law-abiding Californian who visits New York at least once a year for vacation. My Wife, children and I are big Yankee Fans, and we feel most comfortable in New York for reasons we can't even explain. I only know what I have read about John. And I've studied up on him alot over the past 10 years. I am not condoning violent crime by any means, but I am a realist and understand a little about how John grew up.
Here's what I do know,
John is finally back with his Son Frank. He is now making up for lost time with him, playing catch, going for walks etc. Frank has opened the gates and showed his Father the way. Johnny Boy will answer for past wrong doings of his own, but will be forgiven. Someone like Gravano will never be forgiven. John can also spend time once again with Carlo and Mr. Neil, and Angelo eating cannolis and telling him to stop smoking.
Don't cry for the Family, John Jr. will carry the torch. He can only learn from his predessessor's mistakes and re-build in a legitimate way. Generations from now, the Gotti bloodline will be Senators, Educators, and possibly even a President. Remember friends, the Kennedy bloodline started with a smart bootlegger named Joe.
Just makes me wonder if Sept. 11th would have ever happened, if our "Bad Guys" as some want to say, were still in a position to do something. Lord knows the Feds, God bless the good, non-corrupt ones, couldn't handle it. The truth is, we need our good old American "Bad Guys" because then others would fear us. Terrorists don't play by conventional rules, so they need to know there's somebody in our Country who also isn't hampered by the legal mumbo jumbo rules and political correctness. American Cosa Nostra still has feelings for this country regardless of internal situations. They still love Baseball, BBQ's and the Fourth of July.
"Five / Ten years from now, they gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra." Five / Ten years from now, they gonna miss John Gotti." (He was so right 10+ years ago.)
I hope that this year's fireworks in Ozone Park and in Little Italy are bigger than ever before.