Italians from Philly talk more with their hands than with their mouths. It's Punk city. If Fuck The World isn't tattooed on your toes then it should be. (It is.) Guys like this are not normal except in Philly. And Baltimore. In fact, in Baltimore, guys like this are everywhere. In Baltimore you can get a late night fried chicken fix or a switchblade or a bong or a hooker all in the same store. (You did.) If the great American novel hadn't already been written, you could write it. And maybe you should.