He put the "N" in notorious!
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/o...ucas-dead.html
He put the "N" in notorious!
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/o...ucas-dead.html
A very scary man!!
"American Gangster"is a great film !
I find it so ironic that in the same week that Frank Lucas dies, Jay-Z is declared a billionaire!
It was strange. I was in the car with a bunch of "Joisey" buddies. I just came over there from Ohio for a visit. These guys are nuts and most of them worked as bouncers and other things at some of the most popular nightclubs in NYC at that time. Well one Sat. afternoon we drove to this sports bar/ strip club in Jersey. They got out and told me to stay in the car for a moment. They came back and told me it was ok for me to go in the building. Long story short, the guy I played pool with was really cool, but rough and tumble around the edges. He has been on the national news many times since those days. Years later I would not have guessed we'd be living on Long Island at the same time. LOL!!!!
To piggyback on this: Has anyone heard that the news just broke today that Frank's archrival Nicky Barnes passed away in 2012?
I saw a few things pop on YouTube about him. The thumbnails had old headlines from NYC newspapers that called him one of the greatest rats in history. I didn't know why they suddenly hit my recommended watchlist. He was a different cat from Frank Lucas, who if nothing, was someone capable of giving respect when it was earned. If there was a code among criminals, Nicky Barnes' only code was to himself.
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