Colorful autobiography of a Brooklyn-bred Italian-American: a collection of engaging vignettes and amazing characters.
Brooklynite Son of Italy Danny Russo, veteran of famous and infamous Italian restaurants in lower Westchester, has written an autobiography. The pages are full of real-life tales of a Rennaissance man, child hustler, Catholic school boy, coming of age in the 50s and 60s, migrating north to Hudson River cities, settling in Verplank and Peekskill. He has worked a variety of jobs and developed about 1,000 friendships with interesting characters that make good reading. His language is an honest vernacular, reads like listening to a buddy, while bellied up to the bar. His cast of includes mafioso, la familia, friends on the block, lady lovers, quirky business and restaurant owners and patrons, and a slew of interesting pals.
Rating: 5 stars