My wife told he in the early days she was at parties with him in Southie, and he was nothing you would expect today.
Back in the day he would throw stones at the blacks being bussed in, and was really racist. I think he was locked up for that too.. He did come form a rough neighbourhood,and my wife said Southie was all Irish, and Irish heritage back then where no one dared to deal drugs unless it was cleared by whitey Bulger and the older guys.
Your wife is correct. The Wahlbergs came from a rough neighborhood and Mark spent time in jail. A priest set him straight and now he and his family are set for life. Paul, the chef, who started the restaurants is truly good at what he does. Before anyone knew who he was, he was the chef at a local restaurant near us and his food was unfailingly great. His new place Alma Nove is fabulous.