What do six guys raised during the 50s in an old Italian neighborhood in Philadelphia think about modern-day values in America? Join them on September 6, 2001 at La Strega Restaurant in New York’s Little Italy for their annual dinner, during which they serve up strong opinions and barbs on subjects such as politics, sex, family stability, divorce, abortion, culture and food.

The boys’ festa at La Strega includes a new, first-time guest, Genella, the sensual, vivacious, girlfriend of the recently deceased Rocco, one of the old gang. Genella brings a singularly unique perspective to the table: She’s not Italian and is a “big-time madam dealing with big-time clients on the fancy side of Manhattan.” Her views on everything from sexual perversions to abortion keep the boys on their collective toes.

Read Old Italian Neighborhood Values and be a “fly on the wall” as the gang of testadure…or hardheads….try valiantly to persuade and dissuade each other. The conversation at La Strega this evening may become heated and even, at times, x-rated, but never dull. And always enlightening.

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