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[Blues]

This is yet another facet to your mystery. My fair lady and I are watching (7 episodes in) the Paramount+ dramatized show about the story behind the making of The Godfather film. I had heard about some of the backstory, but I had no idea about all the twists and turns that took place before the camera ever started rolling. Joe Columbo and his compatriots were significantly in the mix. Miles Teller is great in the role of real life producer Albert Ruddy, who is the source material for this project. Recommended.

Saw it. Enjoyed it.

 

[Steven65]

This is yet another facet to your mystery. My fair lady and I are watching (7 episodes in) the Paramount+ dramatized show about the story behind the making of The Godfather film. I had heard about some of the backstory, but I had no idea about all the twists and turns that took place before the camera ever started rolling. Joe Columbo and his compatriots were significantly in the mix. Miles Teller is great in the role of real life producer Albert Ruddy, who is the source material for this project. Recommended.

According to Charles Brandt who interviewed Ruddy’s widow when he wrote his book, Russel Bufalino had final approval on the Godfather script.

 

[junglefighter]

Blackbelt patriotism written by Chuck Norris

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

On the topic of gangster stuff I read this book quite some time ago:

The Westies: Inside the Hell's Kitchen Irish Mob​

By T.J. English

I thought it was really good. Interesting to say the least.

 

[Blues]

They used to do contract killings for the various mob families in NYC

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

They used to contract killings for the various mob families in NYC

It was wild. They were savages. Crazy to think that type of stuff goes/went on

 

[DrRollinstein]

Blackbelt patriotism written by Chuck Norris

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Gonna have to look into this one.

Currently reading Dreamseller by Brandon Novak from the CKY/Jackass crew. Talks about his deep deep heroin addiction, its pretty blunt about it. And also listening to Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell, on Audible.

 

[RHINOKNIVES]

They used to do contract killings for the various mob families in NYC

I believe the name of the Irish contract killer, Whitey Bulger was the one the Feds found at a Condo building about 1 1/2 blocks from my Apt in Santa Monica Ca about 20 years ago now.

I remembered seeing a nice older than me lady with a smaller white poodle when out walking my Terrier & letting the dogs say hello while we chatted briefly a few times.

The lady was how they tracked him down from what I read about the take down!