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Title: Tony Soprano still taking on New York crew
Post by: Joe Don from Astoria on January 31, 2008, 07:45:40 AM

James Gandolfini had enough of this Brooklyn guy bugging him at JFK airport.

Hit Man: Gandolfini in Face-Off With Pest (http://www.nypost.com/seven/01302008/news/regionalnews/hit_man_470389.htm)

The guy sounds like a best show caller who rightfully wouldn't make it past the screening process.
Title: Re: Tony Soprano still taking on New York crew
Post by: Omar on January 31, 2008, 07:55:50 AM
The ultimate James-ing.
Title: Re: Tony Soprano still taking on New York crew
Post by: Wes on January 31, 2008, 09:31:01 AM
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"Can I be a 'Sopranos' baby?" Ertischek asked the star in a whiny, tough-guy accent.
What does a "Sopranos baby" mean in that context, anyway? Was he trying to pitch a Muppet Babies style prequel show?

I'm intrigued by the writer's use of "the hulking actor suddenly whipped around and smushed the man's face with his hand" vs. the guy's version of the story, wherein Gandolfini very specifically "turned around and choked me by the neck and punched me with a closed fist to the right side of my face." A closed fist punch is clearly different from a smushing, right? Smushing has to be open-handed, sort of like piefacing somebody, but with less pushing and more hand movement, if you ask me. I think the definition of smushing is going to be very important in this trial, especially as a precedent-setter for future smush-related laws.

Really, though, both this guy and Gandolfini should probably just be glad they got involved in a face-off and not a Face/Off. That would have made five hours in the hospital seem like nothing.
Title: Re: Tony Soprano still taking on New York crew
Post by: Jouster on January 31, 2008, 03:55:12 PM
There's video of the incident on TMZ.  It's definitely a smushing.
Title: Re: Tony Soprano still taking on New York crew
Post by: Matt on January 31, 2008, 04:40:04 PM
It's a smushing, but a very threatening one. I wonder what Gandolfini said to the guy.

Poor James Gandolfini. He's got a lifetime of shit like this ahead of him.

Edit: Link to the video: http://www.tmz.com/2008/01/29/gandolfini-attacks-1-fan (http://www.tmz.com/2008/01/29/gandolfini-attacks-1-fan)
Title: Re: Tony Soprano still taking on New York crew
Post by: John Junk on January 31, 2008, 06:35:53 PM
I thought that was Jack in a LOST flash-forward.
Title: Re: Tony Soprano still taking on New York crew
Post by: Jason on January 31, 2008, 08:13:09 PM
Quote from: Matt on January 31, 2008, 04:40:04 PM
He's got a lifetime of shit like this ahead of him.


Yep, there's no pizza place or deli he can walk into without having his picture taken with the owner.
Title: Re: Tony Soprano still taking on New York crew
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on January 31, 2008, 10:07:19 PM
Quote from: Wes on January 31, 2008, 09:31:01 AM
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"Can I be a 'Sopranos' baby?" Ertischek asked the star in a whiny, tough-guy accent.
What does a "Sopranos baby" mean in that context, anyway? Was he trying to pitch a Muppet Babies style prequel show?

Oh, Wes, this would be the best TV show ever.  Even better than Wire Babies.