Back in the 50's early 60's Carmine "The Lip" DeSappio was 'the' Don of South Brooklyn. He was very low key and a man to be respected. He was "Il Capo de tutti Capi..."
It was Carmine 'The Lip' that opened doors for great talents like Sammy Davis Jr., Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin ... he even bankrolled Peter Fonda's legendery, "Easy Rider".
How many remember the great "Carmine 'The Lip' DeSappio today?
Only a solid brass plaque has his likeness mounted on the cornerstone of the 9th Street Pool Hall.
Anybody out there got any good Carmine 'The Lip" DeSappio stories?
2006-08-27
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