Being a voracious reader for 60 years, this is the first time I have ever listened to a narration of a book I wanted to read. I'm very surprised to say how much I enjoyed it! I didn't think I would, as I usually find the written word to be much more satisfying. Thanks so much for going to the trouble of uploading this! I passed a pleasant afternoon glued to my laptop listening to it. The whole story is fascinating.
This is my 6th time listening / reading this book🤣 i read it 4 times in the hole in Trenton State and now this is the 2nd time listening to it! This is better than any mob movie could ever be!
Began this audio book yesterday....Mon. & still at it today Tue... Brilliant! Can’t put it down....so well done. Great narrator, photos. Story flows perfectly. First time I have ever been able to grasp who was who & the full storyline.. Gratitude for posting.
@@nealgrignon188nobody tells the full truth though.. there may surely be truth in it, but guaranteed some things do get stretched no doubt.. so kinda truth mixed with some lies.. i believe if we was to say who is being a little more truthful than most, i say Michael franzese is probably telling us a at least a little more truth about some of that life.. of course sammy isn't lying all the way all the time though either so.. you never really know completely.. given Michael franzese position in life now compared to what would probably have been, i wouldn't say he tells a decent story with some decent truths to it.. honestly most of them probably are telling us the truth on it, but always gonna have their nastiest secrets to themselves though, we will never know certain things..
I like these when I’m at work. Sometimes I get bored with listening to music or politics. These audio books are a nice change of pace. Thanks for the upload. I read this book years ago when it first came out.
Exactly! I play guitar and love music. I've kinda slipped away from the madness of politics but i got on audible a couple months ago. Man its awesome to be able to listen to books all day at work when music isn't cutting it.
Regardless of what folks think of Sammy or any other mobster, I'm grateful for the history and stories they provide. It's a window into a world most of us wouldn't otherwise fathom.
Man this youtube video is so good. I enjoy listening to all these stories the Philip Leonetti, his uncle Nicky Scarfo and the Philli mob is also a great video and there's tons of them so lots of hours and very descriptive.
I love these mob type videos, but something about Gravano personally makes me unsettled about his videos; I stopped watching them. I dont think he is at the same level as a Henry Hill, Michael franzese or a Frank Coulatta... All those guys seem to have remorse about their lives in the mob and called the mob life evil. Sammy seems to have no remorse and seems to still glorify the mob life.
Man, Sammy was a real ass mobster. Why? He's a doer, who got tired of being the fall guy for a bunch of punks, who never commit any violent crimes. They're always paying someone to put blood on their hands, while their hands remain clean. Sammy owned up to his crimes, while those punk are free on his silence? No! That's crazy!
This detail was great reason Carlo Gambino skated all his life. He took omerta to new levels. No words. Just a look or the nod of his head. Gotti was exact opposite. Learned nothing from Carlo as far as the value of silence in the life.
Carlo Gambino would have gone down too if he was the boss in the late 80's and into the 90's. The RICO act didnt need direct guilt by the boss. All they had to do was prove he was the head of it and everyone knew he was.
The Chin was on the money for sure. Had Paul and Dellacroce had a soild relationship things may have went well all around. But ego and greed ate tough in that business.
If Sammy woulda been made Boss of the Gambino family instead of Gotti, shit woulda been TOTALLY different! They probably would still b a powerhouse in New York.
The mafia still exist today but is weak. Regardless of who is running it, it wouldn’t be as powerful as the 80’s. It wasnt until then Guliani utilized the RICO effectively and took down basically every made men on the streets. Because of this and super advanced technology none of the 5 families would still be a powerhouse now.
This was great ..narrator, pictures was AWESOME ...thanks for posting Edit ..ive listened to several of these you have posted and haven't run across a bad one yet ..an already have my next one picked out 💘
i've been wanting to buy this book and now i've found i can listen to it here on youtube! thank you the Real Gambino Family for uploading this. Sammy The Bull seems a stand up guy
Sammy was a "stand-up guy" who killed or participated in the killing of 19 people - including Alan Kline a 16 year-old boy scout who was simply an innocent bystander to one of his killings. He rated on hundreds if you care about that sort of thing - I don't - the more of them doing life the better! Listen to his podcasts. He paints a pretty favorable picture of himself and his mob activities - he tells a story about how he gave an old woman some vegetables - that must have cost him about $8 bucks! He got about the sweetest deal in history for his 19 murders and when he got out went right into the drug business. Yep, a real stand-up guy!
Ya right I mean I know how to read but I HATE to read I'd rather listen to the book being read to me I fell asleep many of times listening to stories like this here on TH-cam Michael franzese book all of the mafia books on TH-cam I fall asleep to I also had a stroke along with multiple heart attacks n my eyes r bad from them that's Y I don't like reading I wanna try to save my eyes as much as possible
The Oliver North thing was nuts for a couple different reasons. The fact that they didn’t have a clue who he was and the fact that they had no problem killing some stranger. I almost said innocent but we all know that Oly North is far from innocent. I have watched Sammy’s TH-cam videos since the first one and have really enjoyed the stories. Ever since he changed the whole format, I quit watching. I watched the first couple and didn’t like this new format where he sits there and answers questions. You never change a winning formula. Maybe that’s the reason why his subscribers haven’t went up and Michael’s,Franzese,have more than doubled. They had the same amount of subscribers with around 500K and Michael shot up to over a million. But anyway,Sammy talked about Cosa Nostra and how it’s based on honor. When was honor involved in that life? It’s always been filled with backstabbing,murder,adultery ,greed,lying,people dying for bullshit reasons or greed. Micheal is right when he says that it’s a “evil life”. If you are living in New York,Boston,Chicago and you are from the neighborhood and see these guys and may be thinking about getting involved in that life,please don’t. That life is over with and it’s been over with for a while now. There are way too many informants in the life today and those guys will use you for everything they can. Stay away from all that bs
Michael podcast is beyond boring now , he ran out of gangster stories fast now it's a 20 minute intro about the wine he sells and 10 minutes of his political views , both shows went to shyt
You know that an audio book is old when it is taken from like 20 cassettes.i was a kid in the 90s when everything was in transition and they couldn't decide what platform would win out we had cassettes,records, CDs, VHS and DVDs among other long lost tech.
Cobwebs with a live-in maid. You’d think mobsters would be better at covering their tracks! The whole family was turning a blind eye to the disrespect of the wife (totally against ‘the code’ of old schoolers).
@@nycsongman9758 Yes, but most kept the two in entirely separate spheres. If they took the wife to one set of places, the mistress was taken to a different set of places; and DEFINITELY NOT in the same house.
@@diarradunlap9337 In the end its all the same isn't it? Just one is more obvious. This is why Italian-American mobs eventually faded away, they and their funny rules.
The voice over ( Peter Maas) is the key!! That throat yapping post millenium jibberish hip bs talk is NOT suitable for story telling. This however is GREAT!!!
I hate the new overly peppy nerdy passive/ aggressive smug host they have these days....especially if it a clueless chick who was only hired because she’s attractive....
1:57:54-Sammy and Frankie didn’t come through with what they said about controlling Gotti’s flamboyant bs and uncontrollable gambling. And for that reason, they ruined the entire Gambino Family.
If Frankie had not got whacked, Gotti would have been 'replaced' not long into his reign. What i can't figure, is why Sammy didn't whack Gotti? He knew Gotti was taking them to Hell.
Ist time listening to an audio book, Really enjoying it, Especially the appropriate pictures coming up when the person is mentioned. Some amount of work went into that!
Hey Bro, you should also check out "Mafia Prince" it's about the Philly Mob, And there used to be another one here on YT called "Gaspipe" it was Anthony Casso's story in the Luchesse Family, I only heard it once before it got taken down, wish someone would upload it again. Fiction audiobks check out "The Corleone family" it takes place in VitoCorleone's early days, and then there's MarioPuzo's "The Godfather" it has lot more insight than the movie, and finally "The Sicilian" by MarioPuzo. based on a real person SalvatoreGiuliano.😎✌
paul may have been greedy and may have been a bit pretentious, but he didnt break omerta, was cosa nostra through and through and didnt betray his friends. like some ppl did.
@ 2:13:40 Inaccuracy in either the movie (witness to the Mob) or this documentary. The N/W corner of 3rd and 46th means they are parked on the left side of the road, going east, at the red light. In the movie, Paul and Tommy pulled along side of Gotti's Lincoln, at the red light, and Sammy said he would shoot if they saw each other. In the movie, Gotti was driving, and said to Sammy "just don't shoot me" I have never seen a right side driving Lincoln, unless it was meant for the British market.
@@virnan .....Right. Just kind of odd that you would focus on that of all things. To answer you, their feelings were more about him telling people the info. It’s not manly is a phrase I’ve heard em say a few times
@@dennissettlemyre917 Why the hell is it odd and who the heck cares. I just made a comment about a natural process of an older man and the unnatural toll that disease can take on an older male. Who cares about this, go live your life, quit arguing over trivia.
The way john did Paul and Sammy, the way Sammy did john, the way they did the others and so on and so on, I don't see how any of them could be truly happy and confident knowing they could be next for a little of nothing, there was nothing but uncertainty in that life not loyalty to each other and perhaps that's why many flipped also, it screamed unloyal but its not surprising because evil isn't loyal to anyone or anything.....What is it for a man to gain the whole world but lose his very Soul.
Well put and that’s something I’ve always wondered. How could any of them truly be happy enjoying the money they made when every time you walk into a room you never know if your gonna get your brains blown out.!! Having to kill old friends etc. Horrible way to live when you think about it.
It's a bunch of guys who take an oath to put their greedy backstabbing criminal organization before their own blood family. That alone should let everyone know how selfish and untrustworthy they are.
2:29:25 Just FYI- that pic is not of Sammy's brother-in-law, Eddie "Cousin Eddie" Garafola. The person in that pic is another Gambino member named Eddie "The Ch*nk" Garofalo. They are often confused. Wonderful job on the pics otherwise.
I've always liked Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, but after this video I REALLY like him and he is one of the "real ones" in La Cosa Nostra!!! He is a TRUE Mafioso and I totally respect him for taking care of his crew.
I took the advice of a few people and listened to this to fall asleep! I had the most eventful and terrifying dream of my life! I did all kinds of wise guy shit and I got whacked at the end!
what a real bloke sammy is ...his type is a dieing breed.. very well respected man...good listen and respect from manchester england...sorry abot the spelling im a street guy
he was an informant for 30 years...... Mississippi burning? he went down and tortured KKK members to get names and find the bodies, in turn the fbi turned a blind eye for 30 years would even tell scarpa where enemies were, and when people were coming for scarpa
@@thebaconator.3867 Thats unbelievable. Why they gsve him license to kill at will? He was a psychopath. I Cant respect him. I millä understand why Sammy the Bull snitched Gotti. Scarpa and Whitey Bulger were rats. Rat does what ever it takes to survive.
@@HitleRdidnoth-Ingwrong these mafia men maybe in 30s had honor and respect the new wave 70s era onwards had no honor it was chess, double crosses after double cross, scarpa got caught in 60s with drugs i think and with the FBI wanting info on mafia he said ill give u info in return, the agent got fucked for the 30 year of cart blanch, they paid him also for money, lisen to the scarpa audiobook of his son, he bragged to his dad hes like bond, a double agent he even took his mistress linda to Mississippi when he fucked ther KKK guys up,. the fbi said listen we cant find these bodies you cvan get it done do what you need to and get the names and burial ground and i respectsammy maybe the most out any mob guy he never got caught speaking shit and he was loyl until gotti done a rat ove first, he seen after years it was no honor just greed and a wheel spinning one day your at the bottom then one day your at the top like gotti, nothing under paul, boss after killing paul, the worst treachery ever
Roy Demeo was the reaL article who killed more people more efficiently without the help of the feds. At the time, Roy was highly feared especially among wiseguys. Gotti and his fear of Roy is well documented. Not only was he a top earner, he was the juice. He was Paul's top killer and I honestly think Castellano wrote his own death warrant by ordering the death of Demeo. Gotti would have never even pondered moving on Paul had Roy been around. I'd bet even Sammy would tell anyone the same thing. Johns crew was terrified of Roys... Roys guys made the Bergin guys look like fkng boyscouts 😆 😆
😂Chuckling at his own wit, He conjured up an image of Castellano and Bilotti spending their evenings together on Todt Hill "WACKING OFF" Man you just gotta love Angelo's sense of humor😂
"There is a rule in Cosa nostra that you don't use bombs." Tell that to the Corleonesi of Toto Riina. They were killing judges and politicians with bombs in Italy since the 80s. They were bombing histrorical sites in retaliations for special anti-mafia laws during the 90s. They even tried to bomb a soccer stadium, but the bomb was discovered before exploding. The stadium was big enough to hold between 60000 and 80000 people!
Matango That was mainly NYC LCN. In Cleveland there were the preferred method of a hit. Check out Ray Ferrito, John Nardi and Danny Greene. They had a bombing war in the 70’s. I live in Rochester in the 70’s they used bombs as a diversion.
@@tonyj8947 No way! The Wizard of Oz!? In my 38 years I have never heard that! 🙄 There is no point- i was simply making a statement young lady. Is it that time of the month?
If Sammy was half as smart as he thinks he is he would have paid the vist to oilli north and listen to his elder. The gotti trail would have made no news and he would never had to throw John under the bus.
John was trying to let Sammy take the fall on a life sentence for him. Sammy did the right thing. John told Sammy he was throwing him under the bus and Sammy nope'd the f*ck out of there.
@@ontherockswithsalt560 Lolol you keep believing what Sammy the bull says. He is lying and it don’t even make sense. At that time the feds wanted Gotti more than any other person on the planet and they knew he was the boss of the family. How could he possibly convince the juror Sammy was the real boss when they are tapes of Gotti saying he is the boss lolol. John Gotti was so hardcore he wouldn’t even let his own brother and crew take a plea bargain because he considered that ratting. He was never gonna make Sammy take the fall that all bullshit. But he was gonna have Sammy killed. It obvious in the recording that Gotti was gonna eventually whack Sammy so that why he ratted plus he was afraid to do life in prison Sammy said John is a double crosser, I’m a master double crosser. Sammy is a lying pos
It’s like a bunch of grown men playing club house lmao, blabber mouth Angie can forget being under boss, like he ever had a chance. Blah blah blah 😹😹😹😹
Love these story tellings, thanks. Can’t stand Gotti & his crew, pack of drug dealing hooligans. Still don’t think taking Paul out as they did was in anyway fitting with the rules…just for Gotti & co’s benefit…not even Sammy can convince me…as for D’B’s whacking…bang out of order! Thst whacko and the disco nightmare….Sammy should’ve listened to his gir! What a lunatic!!! Great narrator 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Mr. Sammy I thoroughly enjoyed season 1 thank you so much from Canada . I would of loved to know you personally you are definitely a stand up guy , congrats on this podcast well done.
THERE WAS NO GHOST WRITER, I'M ALMOST POSSITIVE THAT THE NARRATOR IS READING FROM THE BOOK CALLED [ UNDERBOSS ] THE WRITER [ SALVATORE GRAVANO ] IF I'M INCORRECT I WILL GOOGLE THE BOOK[PETER MAAS ] WAS AUTHOR OF UNDERBOSS // MY APPOLOGY, IT WAS PETER MAAS, THE AUTHOR OF UNDERBOSS, A BOOK ABOUT GRAVANO AND THE MOB LIFE IN GAMBINO CRIME FAMILY.
Robert blakey , the guy who took down the mafia and organised crime from the 80,s onwards yet no one knows who this guy is. But this one guy had such a big impact by making / pushing the Rico laws .
Blakey helped develop the RICO laws in the early seventies, but they went largely unused until Rudy Giuliani started using them heavily in the mid-eighties.
It's amazing to see these guys on TH-cam a lot of them or I should say some of them I've seen in real life being from New York queens and Brooklyn area
Being a voracious reader for 60 years, this is the first time I have ever listened to a narration of a book I wanted to read. I'm very surprised to say how much I enjoyed it! I didn't think I would, as I usually find the written word to be much more satisfying. Thanks so much for going to the trouble of uploading this! I passed a pleasant afternoon glued to my laptop listening to it. The whole story is fascinating.
If you enjoyed this one as I did you'll also enjoy The Butcher anatomy of a mafia psychopath . Its a pretty good story also well narrated .
History Channel can learn something from these comments. History channel should be interesting like it use to be.
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@@Robert-yj3gp Yeah I miss those days in the 90’s and early 00’s.
@@Robert-yj3gp I got the history vault channel on Amazon prime tv just for that very reason, it doesnt have everything but it's a start.
This is so entertaining. Specially with this narrator's voice with a 1960's touch
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1974 model here and this is definitely the type of narration that I am missing!?!!?! 😂🤣😂🤣
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I listen to this to fall asleep, best sleep aid
I use these videos to sometimes fall asleep as well. I think it’s the voice very calming.
Same shit here
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This is my 6th time listening / reading this book🤣 i read it 4 times in the hole in Trenton State and now this is the 2nd time listening to it! This is better than any mob movie could ever be!
You got books In the hole ? I got 🖕🏻 in the hole
Thanks for the tip...didn't realize it was a hole book...was just trying to relax while riding the bus home...Heine on hand..cheers.
Mafia Prince is better than this book
85 bucks a yard for concrete back in the 80's was CCRERAAAAZZZZZYYYY BACK IN THE 80'S man they were rolling in the cash back in them days
Oh yeah
Those days, not them. And that big word you typed starting with a "C" doesn't exist.
Began this audio book yesterday....Mon. & still at it today Tue... Brilliant! Can’t put it down....so well done. Great narrator, photos. Story flows perfectly. First time I have ever been able to grasp who was who & the full storyline.. Gratitude for posting.
Audio books are miles ahead *
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You only know what Sammys size says , I wouldn't count on it all being truthful.
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@@nealgrignon188nobody tells the full truth though.. there may surely be truth in it, but guaranteed some things do get stretched no doubt.. so kinda truth mixed with some lies.. i believe if we was to say who is being a little more truthful than most, i say Michael franzese is probably telling us a at least a little more truth about some of that life.. of course sammy isn't lying all the way all the time though either so.. you never really know completely.. given Michael franzese position in life now compared to what would probably have been, i wouldn't say he tells a decent story with some decent truths to it.. honestly most of them probably are telling us the truth on it, but always gonna have their nastiest secrets to themselves though, we will never know certain things..
So what I got from this is that Paul Casteleno still owes Sammy 40 grand 🤷🏼♀️
Big Paulie took that to the grave with him 😆, gravano wasn't getting that back
@Mike Debrocky 😂😂good point
Castellano
Plus years of v.i.g
@@anthonydavis9360 totally
I like these when I’m at work. Sometimes I get bored with listening to music or politics. These audio books are a nice change of pace. Thanks for the upload. I read this book years ago when it first came out.
Exactly! I play guitar and love music. I've kinda slipped away from the madness of politics but i got on audible a couple months ago. Man its awesome to be able to listen to books all day at work when music isn't cutting it.
So you're a security guard?
@ Nope.
This series on Sammy The Bull is so enjoyable to listen to!
Regardless of what folks think of Sammy or any other mobster, I'm grateful for the history and stories they provide. It's a window into a world most of us wouldn't otherwise fathom.
Absolutely!
Listening to this book .. then been able to go over and listen to Sammy on his channel is awesome 👏🏼
The Bull!
Ya but he tries very hard to try and portray the nice guy... He never talks about any whackings... He's not giving us any of the goods.
@@RainBitcoins not sure if you’ve already seen it by now but he’s got a podcast called the commission hit check it out man it hits pretty hard.
Man this youtube video is so good. I enjoy listening to all these stories the Philip Leonetti, his uncle Nicky Scarfo and the Philli mob is also a great video and there's tons of them so lots of hours and very descriptive.
Finished #1 and had a moment of panic-wait! Where is the rest!?! So so good. Thank you for the amazing story shared.
what your fascinated about man killing his own sisters husband man shame on you
@GilesHartop they gotta then they gotta go thems is the rules
Been listening to #1 and #2 since yesterday, and even though I am working, I keep seeing a movie, Martin Scorsese, Rolling Stones soundtrack, etc.
Sammy has a channel on YT and tells these stories out of his own mouth. And he has a really great podcast.
Can you imagine in 2021 former mob guys high ranking doing podcasts? Life is crazy but I love these stories
What's the channel name?
@@samsngdevice5103 Sammy the bull gravano that’s what it’s called
Great stories
I love these mob type videos, but something about Gravano personally makes me unsettled about his videos; I stopped watching them.
I dont think he is at the same level as a Henry Hill, Michael franzese or a Frank Coulatta... All those guys seem to have remorse about their lives in the mob and called the mob life evil.
Sammy seems to have no remorse and seems to still glorify the mob life.
The beauty of falling asleep to this is not getting to the end. It never gets boring 😅
Man, Sammy was a real ass mobster. Why? He's a doer, who got tired of being the fall guy for a bunch of punks, who never commit any violent crimes. They're always paying someone to put blood on their hands, while their hands remain clean. Sammy owned up to his crimes, while those punk are free on his silence? No! That's crazy!
You're delusional AF!
Not that this matters but didn't u listen to the book he only shot one guy and a child wtf
Wow dude if crazy
It's a pretty good book my third time listening to it 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I listened to it so many times I've lost count 😃
I love listening to this book while going to get my shine box
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The story about the sitdown between sammy and dibono is fucking priceless @ 56:00
Thank you, it is wortwhile listening to
i really hope he tells thsat at some point
This detail was great reason Carlo Gambino skated all his life. He took omerta to new levels. No words. Just a look or the nod of his head. Gotti was exact opposite. Learned nothing from Carlo as far as the value of silence in the life.
you could also say he was the same as gotti taking out the godfather for his own greed
@@topbanana4013 Starting trouble ? You are on your own.
Carlo Gambino would have gone down too if he was the boss in the late 80's and into the 90's. The RICO act didnt need direct guilt by the boss. All they had to do was prove he was the head of it and everyone knew he was.
@@MrAitraining Yes.He had an open case at the time of his demise.
Gotti fell in love with himself, got everyone in trouble.
Proverbs 11:21 ►
Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.
Sounds like a decent read, I think that may go far...
These guys gossip more than a bunch if teen-mean-girls, dissing each other in the girls' room😅🤣
Date their daughter..🙄😏
The Chin was on the money for sure. Had Paul and Dellacroce had a soild relationship things may have went well all around. But ego and greed ate tough in that business.
I love all these quick flash pictures of the guys involved in these stories...especially John Travolta from a scene in sat night fever.!!
Must be the third time listening to this documentary, and they are right, it is the Best MOB Documentary out there. Great Job.
It's an audio of sammys book 'underboss'
Bunch of animals killing one another for temperary wealth. So in the end the devil has the last laugh
Maria Mendoncs as well as the feds.
joe young and there’s a HUGE difference
When you speak the truth the bells in heaven ring. 😁
Shit is crazy
Animals? Just cos you’re gay and get no women, don’t raise your mouth at us
If Sammy woulda been made Boss of the Gambino family instead of Gotti, shit woulda been TOTALLY different! They probably would still b a powerhouse in New York.
The mafia still exist today but is weak. Regardless of who is running it, it wouldn’t be as powerful as the 80’s. It wasnt until then Guliani utilized the RICO effectively and took down basically every made men on the streets. Because of this and super advanced technology none of the 5 families would still be a powerhouse now.
He didn't want to be the boss. That's why John Gotti took over.
Behave.
This was great ..narrator, pictures was AWESOME ...thanks for posting
Edit ..ive listened to several of these you have posted and haven't run across a bad one yet ..an already have my next one picked out 💘
Gotti smiling like it’s a school picture. Lmao. He didn’t give a f@$#! Lmao
53:40 to 1:02:54 is fucking LEGENDARY! I would LOVE to see this scene play out in a movie!!
i've been wanting to buy this book and now i've found i can listen to it here on youtube! thank you the Real Gambino Family for uploading this. Sammy The Bull seems a stand up guy
Opposite of "stand up guy"!
Sammy was a "stand-up guy" who killed or participated in the killing of 19 people - including Alan Kline a 16 year-old boy scout who was simply an innocent bystander to one of his killings. He rated on hundreds if you care about that sort of thing - I don't - the more of them doing life the better! Listen to his podcasts. He paints a pretty favorable picture of himself and his mob activities - he tells a story about how he gave an old woman some vegetables - that must have cost him about $8 bucks! He got about the sweetest deal in history for his 19 murders and when he got out went right into the drug business. Yep, a real stand-up guy!
Best bed time stories ever!!!🥂
Ya right I mean I know how to read but I HATE to read I'd rather listen to the book being read to me I fell asleep many of times listening to stories like this here on TH-cam Michael franzese book all of the mafia books on TH-cam I fall asleep to I also had a stroke along with multiple heart attacks n my eyes r bad from them that's Y I don't like reading I wanna try to save my eyes as much as possible
@@jameseveland6718 I wish you all the peace, comfort and healing in the world. God bless, my friend.
Great voice, outstanding narration! Salute🤝🤝
DAHMYE What was the narrator's name anyone know?
The Oliver North thing was nuts for a couple different reasons. The fact that they didn’t have a clue who he was and the fact that they had no problem killing some stranger. I almost said innocent but we all know that Oly North is far from innocent.
I have watched Sammy’s TH-cam videos since the first one and have really enjoyed the stories. Ever since he changed the whole format, I quit watching. I watched the first couple and didn’t like this new format where he sits there and answers questions. You never change a winning formula. Maybe that’s the reason why his subscribers haven’t went up and Michael’s,Franzese,have more than doubled. They had the same amount of subscribers with around 500K and Michael shot up to over a million. But anyway,Sammy talked about Cosa Nostra and how it’s based on honor. When was honor involved in that life? It’s always been filled with backstabbing,murder,adultery ,greed,lying,people dying for bullshit reasons or greed. Micheal is right when he says that it’s a “evil life”. If you are living in New York,Boston,Chicago and you are from the neighborhood and see these guys and may be thinking about getting involved in that life,please don’t. That life is over with and it’s been over with for a while now. There are way too many informants in the life today and those guys will use you for everything they can. Stay away from all that bs
Michael podcast is beyond boring now , he ran out of gangster stories fast now it's a 20 minute intro about the wine he sells and 10 minutes of his political views , both shows went to shyt
Mafia Price a must watch. Excellent. Try it after listening to Sammy the bull.
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I read Underboss when it came out 15-25 years ago. Whenever it came out. Great Read.
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You know that an audio book is old when it is taken from like 20 cassettes.i was a kid in the 90s when everything was in transition and they couldn't decide what platform would win out we had cassettes,records, CDs, VHS and DVDs among other long lost tech.
Audio books are miles ahead *
Cobwebs with a live-in maid. You’d think mobsters would be better at covering their tracks! The whole family was turning a blind eye to the disrespect of the wife (totally against ‘the code’ of old schoolers).
@Miki Miyazaki
Right: "No harm, no foul". Guys were known to have wives, and "goumatas" (sp ?) - mistresses. Somewhat common.
@@nycsongman9758 Yes, but most kept the two in entirely separate spheres. If they took the wife to one set of places, the mistress was taken to a different set of places; and DEFINITELY NOT in the same house.
@@diarradunlap9337 In the end its all the same isn't it? Just one is more obvious. This is why Italian-American mobs eventually faded away, they and their funny rules.
God I have so much respect for Sammy. His story telling is of another level. Brings tears at times… he’s so honest and real. He’s quite amazing
I love you 😘
I have so much sympathy for him when he's nailing the hair dressing students
@@fredjones554 he was like, 22 but ok, important point.
He is a Rat 🐀
@@kingarthur3978 ya? And who are you?
The narrator swearing kills me at certain times 😂😂
1:10:30
Big Paul had wooden legs, but real feet.
@@chrisdher65 hahaha! 😁 priceless! It's eluding me right now but eventually I'm going to figure out how to use this as a metaphor it's too good not to
I know what you mean! It's how he says the "fuck" word when he throws it in every now and then and it cracks me up too! 😂😂👏🍻
I could listen Sammt the Bull stories 24 hrs a day. Yvonne
Yeah but most of them are lies. I wanna hear the story about the 16 year old boy he killed, the innocent one.
Falling asleep listening to this is great. I seem to pick up more information each time😊
Big paul never had the makings of a varsity athelete
🤣😂🤣😂 Good one
Nicolas Horton lol yea he did he had hundreds of millions of dollars. You confused Big Paul with John “The Poser” Gotti 🤣🤣🤣
Small hands. That’s was his problem
He Was the boss for almost 10 yrs. Paulie had game.
Paul was a pretty good boss. His problem was he should’ve kept Decicco and Sammy closer. His loss touch of the streets and became to reclusive.
The voice over ( Peter Maas) is the key!!
That throat yapping post millenium jibberish hip bs talk is NOT suitable for story telling.
This however is GREAT!!!
I hate the new overly peppy nerdy passive/ aggressive smug host they have these days....especially if it a clueless chick who was only hired because she’s attractive....
@@Gl6619 i'm with you one - 100%.
This is gold bro. Thanks
Thank you very much for the wonderful information. Incredible Information. Thanks again.
Thanks for the upload! You have my subscription!👍👏👏
I love watching these type videos because it history on stuff way before my time
1:57:54-Sammy and Frankie didn’t come through with what they said about controlling Gotti’s flamboyant bs and uncontrollable gambling. And for that reason, they ruined the entire Gambino Family.
If Frankie had not got whacked, Gotti would have been 'replaced' not long into his reign.
What i can't figure, is why Sammy didn't whack Gotti? He knew Gotti was taking them to Hell.
Gotti was liked that why they never whacked him
@@josephrivett7378 Sammy was terrified of Gotti
I've seen all the mob movies but listening to this makes the entire puzzle come together.. sleep aid as well lol
Hard to stop listening to.
I think this is a mix of books noo ? I don’t remember a lot of this in Sammy’s book
Ist time listening to an audio book, Really enjoying it, Especially the appropriate pictures coming up when the person is mentioned. Some amount of work went into that!
Hey Bro,
you should also check out "Mafia Prince" it's about the Philly Mob,
And there used to be another one here on YT called "Gaspipe" it was Anthony Casso's story in the Luchesse Family, I only heard it once before it got taken down, wish someone would upload it again. Fiction audiobks check out "The Corleone family" it takes place in VitoCorleone's early days, and then there's MarioPuzo's "The Godfather" it has lot more insight than the movie, and finally
"The Sicilian" by MarioPuzo. based on a real person SalvatoreGiuliano.😎✌
@@friki71l pi I'll ll up
Word up
paul may have been greedy and may have been a bit pretentious, but he didnt break omerta, was cosa nostra through and through and didnt betray his friends. like some ppl did.
Humble yourself keep your mouth shut mind your own business you'll live a long life ❤️😎💰🖐️
This EDITING job musta taken ages! Great touch! 👏👏👏👏🤘
It is well put 2gether done a good job 🌝👍
Million dollar voice.
Surprising how he made it to where he is 💯
Stil can’t believe he’s alive and well.
Again I must compliment these narrations. They are most entertaining.
I wonder what’s the next saga in line?
The only other gangster to grace the cover of Time Magazine was Al Capone? Haven't presidents and politicians been on the cover of that magazine?
Did big Paul have plastic covers over his furniture?
Probably... dam greaseballs
He was fucking his house maid who had a car bought buy him in his garage........I bet ya, less work for her.... more fucking for Paul
@@danevertt3210, Paul was impotent
No disrespect but Nicky Barnes was on the cover of Times as well...actually The New York Times Magazine..excuse me
Love this Sammy guy u gotta love Sammy
This guy has the perfect voice for this
Nothing like murder stories to help you fall asleep!!!
😂😂😂😂
@ 2:13:40 Inaccuracy in either the movie (witness to the Mob) or this documentary. The N/W corner of 3rd and 46th means they are parked on the left side of the road, going east, at the red light. In the movie, Paul and Tommy pulled along side of Gotti's Lincoln, at the red light, and Sammy said he would shoot if they saw each other. In the movie, Gotti was driving, and said to Sammy "just don't shoot me" I have never seen a right side driving Lincoln, unless it was meant for the British market.
What is so humiliating about his impotence? It is no secret that at his age that would occur so there would be nothing to laugh about.
Was before viagra lol
That lil tid bit get under your skin did it?
@@dennissettlemyre917 Well, he is diabetic and he is elderly so I don't know why he would feel humiliated.
@@virnan .....Right. Just kind of odd that you would focus on that of all things. To answer you, their feelings were more about him telling people the info. It’s not manly is a phrase I’ve heard em say a few times
@@dennissettlemyre917 Why the hell is it odd and who the heck cares. I just made a comment about a natural process of an older man and the unnatural toll that disease can take on an older male. Who cares about this, go live your life, quit arguing over trivia.
The way john did Paul and Sammy, the way Sammy did john, the way they did the others and so on and so on, I don't see how any of them could be truly happy and confident knowing they could be next for a little of nothing, there was nothing but uncertainty in that life not loyalty to each other and perhaps that's why many flipped also, it screamed unloyal but its not surprising because evil isn't loyal to anyone or anything.....What is it for a man to gain the whole world but lose his very Soul.
Nicely put
Well put and that’s something I’ve always wondered. How could any of them truly be happy enjoying the money they made when every time you walk into a room you never know if your gonna get your brains blown out.!! Having to kill old friends etc. Horrible way to live when you think about it.
And rot in hell. For ever and ever
Yeah, it’s really sad. All in the pursuit of money :/
It's a bunch of guys who take an oath to put their greedy backstabbing criminal organization before their own blood family. That alone should let everyone know how selfish and untrustworthy they are.
RIP John gotti 👑
2:29:25 Just FYI- that pic is not of Sammy's brother-in-law, Eddie "Cousin Eddie" Garafola. The person in that pic is another Gambino member named Eddie "The Ch*nk" Garofalo. They are often confused. Wonderful job on the pics otherwise.
Im re-doing everything
@@therealgambinofamily1551 Really? I think they're just fine.
Paul Castelano still owes Sammy forty thousand dollars.
Michael Moore same
Lol
That story is most likely a lie
I disagree
And Sammy owes the Colombos 50K.
I've always liked Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, but after this video I REALLY like him and he is one of the "real ones" in La Cosa Nostra!!! He is a TRUE Mafioso and I totally respect him for taking care of his crew.
Thought he ratted?
I took the advice of a few people and listened to this to fall asleep! I had the most eventful and terrifying dream of my life! I did all kinds of wise guy shit and I got whacked at the end!
Lol
Lmfao!!!!
Who's the guy wearing red in the thumbnail?
Junior
@@therealgambinofamily1551 thanks!
Why does part 2 have 1.3 million views, and part 1 only about 200k, makes zero sense
#2 was autoplayed for me first. I went back to #1 to start there, but 800k people let it ride.
Apologies, sir. The reason for this outcome must remain a family secret. 🤫 shhhhh..
1.1 million folks got wacked?
Making jhon the boss was sammy's biggest mistake, if he was made the boss all the bs would have never happened.
In the end All of those guys either dead, broke or behind bars.........the feds always win
I’m
And we care
Sammy out, Joe Rogan just said he looks great n he has a podcast n a Supermodel grandaughter
Sammy is on You Tube and telling all his stories. He's a great storyteller.
So Paul already had put out he was gonna take put Neil and John. Wow everybody else had heard about it .
what a real bloke sammy is ...his type is a dieing breed.. very well respected man...good listen and respect from manchester england...sorry abot the spelling im a street guy
You give streetguys a bad name... Your comment looks like a drunk toddler wrote it..
Greg "the grim reaper" scarpa was a fuckin mad man,a unique psychopath with style that used the f.b.i. to kill..legendary mob killer
Grim reaper was police informant.
he was an informant for 30 years...... Mississippi burning? he went down and tortured KKK members to get names and find the bodies, in turn the fbi turned a blind eye for 30 years would even tell scarpa where enemies were, and when people were coming for scarpa
@@thebaconator.3867 Thats unbelievable. Why they gsve him license to kill at will? He was a psychopath. I Cant respect him. I millä understand why Sammy the Bull snitched Gotti. Scarpa and Whitey Bulger were rats. Rat does what ever it takes to survive.
@@HitleRdidnoth-Ingwrong these mafia men maybe in 30s had honor and respect the new wave 70s era onwards had no honor it was chess, double crosses after double cross, scarpa got caught in 60s with drugs i think and with the FBI wanting info on mafia he said ill give u info in return, the agent got fucked for the 30 year of cart blanch, they paid him also for money, lisen to the scarpa audiobook of his son, he bragged to his dad hes like bond, a double agent he even took his mistress linda to Mississippi when he fucked ther KKK guys up,. the fbi said listen we cant find these bodies you cvan get it done do what you need to and get the names and burial ground and i respectsammy maybe the most out any mob guy he never got caught speaking shit and he was loyl until gotti done a rat ove first, he seen after years it was no honor just greed and a wheel spinning one day your at the bottom then one day your at the top like gotti, nothing under paul, boss after killing paul, the worst treachery ever
Roy Demeo was the reaL article who killed more people more efficiently without the help of the feds. At the time, Roy was highly feared especially among wiseguys. Gotti and his fear of Roy is well documented. Not only was he a top earner, he was the juice. He was Paul's top killer and I honestly think Castellano wrote his own death warrant by ordering the death of Demeo. Gotti would have never even pondered moving on Paul had Roy been around. I'd bet even Sammy would tell anyone the same thing. Johns crew was terrified of Roys... Roys guys made the Bergin guys look like fkng boyscouts 😆 😆
😂Chuckling at his own wit, He conjured up an image of Castellano and Bilotti spending their evenings together on Todt Hill "WACKING OFF"
Man you just gotta love Angelo's sense of humor😂
and a milk drinking pansy too...he seemed like a funny guy
😅"The rod goes in"
he was overheard saying
"and then zzuuuppp
it works just like a,
like a gooseneck lamp"😂
😅"Unbelievable!
Bilotti said,
"fucken cobwebs!
"who fucken knew?!".
Obviously not the brightest bulb on the porch😅
There's some comedy in this book.
Thank you .
🐺
Who's the narrator in this? Is it the same guy that does Forensic Files?
Peter Maas a mf'n Legend.
That would be Peter Thomas narrating for Forensic Files.
"There is a rule in Cosa nostra that you don't use bombs." Tell that to the Corleonesi of Toto Riina. They were killing judges and politicians with bombs in Italy since the 80s. They were bombing histrorical sites in retaliations for special anti-mafia laws during the 90s. They even tried to bomb a soccer stadium, but the bomb was discovered before exploding. The stadium was big enough to hold between 60000 and 80000 people!
Matango
That was mainly NYC LCN. In Cleveland there were the preferred method of a hit. Check out Ray Ferrito, John Nardi and Danny Greene. They had a bombing war in the 70’s. I live in Rochester in the 70’s they used bombs as a diversion.
My last name is Toto
Thats a USA rule not a rule in Italy. Italy even has a women in positions and that will not happen in the USA.
@@usernotfound904 The dog in the wizard of oz was Toto..Toto is also a nickname for Salvatore
...whats the point?
@@tonyj8947 No way! The Wizard of Oz!? In my 38 years I have never heard that! 🙄
There is no point- i was simply making a statement young lady. Is it that time of the month?
This is my first Audiobook. Its Great!!
Check out gotti's rule next!💪
Not a shabby start. Books safer.
Audio books and miles ahead *
What an excellent voice talent!
If Sammy was half as smart as he thinks he is he would have paid the vist to oilli north and listen to his elder. The gotti trail would have made no news and he would never had to throw John under the bus.
John was trying to let Sammy take the fall on a life sentence for him. Sammy did the right thing. John told Sammy he was throwing him under the bus and Sammy nope'd the f*ck out of there.
@@ontherockswithsalt560 Lolol you keep believing what Sammy the bull says. He is lying and it don’t even make sense.
At that time the feds wanted Gotti more than any other person on the planet and they knew he was the boss of the family. How could he possibly convince the juror Sammy was the real boss when they are tapes of Gotti saying he is the boss lolol.
John Gotti was so hardcore he wouldn’t even let his own brother and crew take a plea bargain because he considered that ratting. He was never gonna make Sammy take the fall that all bullshit.
But he was gonna have Sammy killed. It obvious in the recording that Gotti was gonna eventually whack Sammy so that why he ratted plus he was afraid to do life in prison
Sammy said John is a double crosser, I’m a master double crosser.
Sammy is a lying pos
If I could clarify then with a question if you want to be a criminal then pay your taxes immediately?
It’s like a bunch of grown men playing club house lmao, blabber mouth Angie can forget being under boss, like he ever had a chance. Blah blah blah 😹😹😹😹
Love these story tellings, thanks.
Can’t stand Gotti & his crew, pack of drug dealing hooligans. Still don’t think taking Paul out as they did was in anyway fitting with the rules…just for Gotti & co’s benefit…not even Sammy can convince me…as for D’B’s whacking…bang out of order!
Thst whacko and the disco nightmare….Sammy should’ve listened to his gir! What a lunatic!!!
Great narrator 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Mr. Sammy I thoroughly enjoyed season 1 thank you so much from Canada . I would of loved to know you personally you are definitely a stand up guy , congrats on this podcast well done.
Not a stand up guy, a rat, the opposite of a "stand up guy"....
Stand up guy? LMAO! You're another naive fan girl. You don't even realize that this isn't his podcast too.
RANDY SMITH Yup send Sammy to Ottawa n run things along for us prolly way better than numb- nuts Trudeau lol!
Mr Sammy 😂
Sammy 👉🐭🩸 gravano
Ur from Canada U say, Vito rizzuto
was more la Costa Nostra 🤟🤒
He did his prison time.
Dude grow some balls
It's all a game of monopoly.Within a Wolfpack.And,DON'T get it fckd up.THAT WOLFPACK,will TURN against your ASS!!!---
Whoever the ghostwriter was, really made Sammy sound intelligent. I know Sammy doesn't know half the words used, let alone pronounce them.
Ok smart guy
SAMMY WAS DYSLEXIC, SINCE GRADE SCHOOL, THE LETTER E LOOKS LIKE 3 !!!! FOR A DYSLEXIC PERSON, SAMMY RAN CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER COMPANIES!!!!!
THERE WAS NO GHOST WRITER, I'M ALMOST POSSITIVE THAT THE NARRATOR IS READING FROM THE BOOK CALLED [ UNDERBOSS ] THE WRITER [ SALVATORE GRAVANO ] IF I'M INCORRECT I WILL GOOGLE THE BOOK[PETER MAAS ] WAS AUTHOR OF UNDERBOSS // MY APPOLOGY, IT WAS PETER MAAS, THE AUTHOR OF UNDERBOSS, A BOOK ABOUT GRAVANO AND THE MOB LIFE IN GAMBINO CRIME FAMILY.
scrambo mills DILCTIC, HAW HAW HAW 😆
I also use this audio book as a sleep aid its great !
John wasnt there dragging DeCicco out of that burning car. He was propably looking himself in the mirror inside the club.
L
John was hardcore to the end and was not to be fucked with
@chadjones6313 other than the fact he was ripped off and extorted by the AB while locked up? Gotti was a loudmouth punk
Like tupac , a loudmouth jackass@@longjohn77
Robert blakey , the guy who took down the mafia and organised crime from the 80,s onwards yet no one knows who this guy is. But this one guy had such a big impact by making / pushing the Rico laws .
Blakey helped develop the RICO laws in the early seventies, but they went largely unused until Rudy Giuliani started using them heavily in the mid-eighties.
Oh my word, this I great stuff. I'm onboard.
It's amazing to see these guys on TH-cam a lot of them or I should say some of them I've seen in real life being from New York queens and Brooklyn area