I love and watch all your videos Mike! Your a inspiration and i plan on joining your inner circle soon! You tell great stories with great advice especially for young people like me!
Me and my father were watching this together and he’s around the same age as you grew up in Bensonhurst Brooklyn where we still are and he was telling me just as much as you were I had to pause the video every 6 seconds
Hi Michael i know you're doing an interview or planning to with Larry Lawton soon. I'm sure Larry said he was either in prison with or dealt with "Little Vic" in the street (late 80s early 90s) as part of his mob ties. Might be some good common ground if you two could discuss that in a future interview.
@Asphincter says what? you used it against yourself self by mentioning it it the first place. Saying super cringe just shows that you are either 14 years old or extremely homosexual.
Ciao Michael. Thanks for acknowledging my post. I am confused about Crazy Joey because of the books. If you can do a video on Joey and his wife, please. Ciao.
Was the pizza New York Style, or Chicago Style. Just curious. Michael, what a way to promote, and it's legit! Watch out Papa Johns! Papa Franzese, REAL Mobstyle Pizza!!! You could make a killing!! No pun intended!
Years before my nonnie passed, she told me our family used to be connected to the mobb but I’m not sure to what extent. My mother grew up next too Colombo’s but I’m not sure it’s the same family. I’m pretty sure one of them was Rocky Marciano’s aunt or sister. My nonnies mother, my Nana was born in Rome and initially was a Decenzo. I had no idea until after she passed, and her family came to Pennsylvania then eventually moved to the north end of Boston where she raised my grandmother (nonnie) inside of the same building as pizza raginas. After that I don’t know much, other than my nana was getting help financially from the mob. This was all years ago now obviously, sadly both my nana and nonnie passed 2018.
My name is Lando Yumma my grandfather Don Croce Malo was a good man but never wanted the family to be in the mafia Palermo but my best friend Napolitano Ezio Simone di Carlo was a Italian boss in Canada and Caracas we all want to come back to restored litle Italy 🇮🇹
The KKK incident you talked about later inspired a film called 'Mississippi Burning' starring Willem Deffoe and Gene Hackman from 1988 and is without doubt one of the best FBI films ever made. Interestingly this film doesn't mention any Mafia involvement in this investigation, in fact it doesn't even hint at it and I wonder after hearing this if this angle was deliberately left out to protect Scarpa who would have been very much at his prime at the time the film was made.
Yeah I think it was to protect Scarpa someone in the life must've known he'd travelled down south around that time and it would've raised a lot of suspicion
What is more interesting is the theme of the movie is law enforcement ethics, and considering Scarpas involvement it makes me wonder if they wanted to tell us something
One of the characters in the movie was based on Scarpa. FBI agent Monk. Now I'm curious as to who told the people doing the research for this movie the tactics they used to get their information.
@@townfanjohn Scarpa as as an FBI informant/asset was not common knowledge when the movie was made. But somebody within the FBI must have blabbed because originally there was going to be a Mafioso involved in the interrogation. The gun in the mouth part was supposedly true.
Michael is the only person I have heard of where going to prison for a while saved him from a lifetime in prison or death. God bless you, Michael. I hope your daughter is doing much better. Peace.
Michael Franceze is the last of his kind. He's the very last of the mob heavyweights who were really making shit happen and have actually lived to tell about it. All the major mob heavyweights over the last half-century are all dead and gone. They either got killed or died in prison. The rest are all in prison for life. All of the mob bosses of that Golden AGE are gone. Gotti, Castellano, Dellacroce, The Chin, Persico, Fat Tony, Tony Ducks, Gaspipe Casso, Bonanno, Galante, and many others who were really movers and shakers in the MOB are gone. Sammy The Bull and Michael Franzese are the only 2 heavyweights from that GOLDEN AGE OF THE MOB from the early 1970s-early 1990s. The rest are either dead or in prison for life. Either they got murdered or died in prison. When I say, heavyweights, I mean guys who made mega-millions of dollars for themselves and their MAFIA FAMILIES and had Cosa Nostra riding high, and Sammy and Mike are the only two guys left to tell the tale today.
What kind of people would admire the life of a criminal? Michael's real life began when he left the mafia, that's what makes him interesting. Gangsters are everywhere.
Only in the movies my man. The 1 lesson you can learn from the, "life" is, (well, 2). Dont bark up the wrong tree and 2. Dont trust anyone. Just be happy he's makin a livin! Ill tell my story too one day.
Michael is a master of recollection and storytelling. Absolutely riveting. That Slice's Pizza made me want to know more about the food and dining aspect of that life. And maybe even what show or movie nailed the experience.
It’s like the boss of the Gambino family getting murdered. I’d never heard of the guy, and it turns out the killer was some crazy boyfriend of his niece/daughter? who had nothing to do with the mob.
I'm gonna thumb this up, and then watch it. Because with Mr. Franzese, you KNOW it's gonna be good. I gotta say, not everything is perfect in this day and age of iPhones, too much technology all over the place, etc... BUT, I am, however thankful for the fact that if it wasn't for such technology, where else could we get this amount and level of quality storytelling? Certainly not on TV. What a time to be alive, where we can simply go on TH-cam and find truly fascinating stories.
In my personal opinion, Mike maneuvered himself with an incredible amount of foresight, and perhaps broke his parole intentionally to save his own life. If that was the case (I have no idea if it was), it was NOT cowardice. He had a family, and he had to ensure his own self-preservation after he had "one foot out-the-door" in regards to his chosen profession at that time. After spending hours listening to him, I've come to the conclusion that Mike is more intelligent than 99% of other made guys and associates. Why? He did not prefer to handle disputes with violence, he was an absolute unit of a businessman, and he could compromise (and not be taken advantage of) without losing his temper. I guess what I'm trying to say is that Mike put business and compromise ahead of his ego, and probably only used violence when he absolutely had to. He's an absolute legend!
I had never heard abt that story but being from Mississippi myself when he started telling that story I was like. “Ya kno... I don’t doubt that” because being from here I obviously know abt the racist history of the state
Michael: "They called him the grim reaper because he said he loved to kill people so much when he kills somebody and buried the body he wanted to dig out the body and kill him again." Me: omfg O:
Sometimes we look back at our hardest time in life, and sometimes it's a lesson on how to get past tragedy. Sometimes it's God saving us from a worse fate that would've befallen us had we not been down and out. So happy you know Him, and He knows you.
That last minute at around 17:00 reminds me of the episode of The sopranos when they're watching the news and the news anchors are talking about how the glory days of the mob are over while Tony and they guya are counting piles of cash🤣
Wow..! The way you narrate stories, your charisma of stating facts of your previous life and previous surroundings is just brilliant, and sometimes I wonder how a talented person like you Mr. Franzese ended up getting involved in the mobster life, but i guess everything happens for a reason. God bless you and your family.
Hi Michael. Here’s a topic I’ve been curious about. You’ve done and continue to do such wonderful things in terms of motivational speaking and leadership consultation. How difficult was it to finally convince law enforcement that you turned your life around? I know you’ve mentioned that in that life, you are constantly monitored by law enforcement. Does that still happen to this day? I hope that question is not too personal or offensive. I just think it would be an interesting topic. I know you mentioned becoming friends with Mr Pistone and Giuliani. God bless Mike.
Paisan, your videos are amazing! Reminds me of my days growing up in Jersey. Had family who "accidentally" worked for the Jersey crews in the Construction industry, and other family who were Newark PD
Mr. Franzese really knows how to hold your attention as he tells his stories. You don't want to miss a word. Thank you,Michael, This is all priceless information for future history scholars.
I never heard my father say something as family-like as that.🤨 "We'll have it together". 🙂 It doesn't matter if it was a biz plug. He hypes something almost every episode.
I love how you put it, it was a blessing although you were miserable at the time. It made me realize how blessings are given to us without us even knowing it.
Michael Franzese, you never put your friends in jail, while these other mooks on TH-cam have testified against there friends and still act like tuff guys. Youre a man. 🇮🇹💪👊🇮🇹
The title of this video is thoroughly false! Second Philadelphia Mafia War (1991-95) was the last Mob war of the Twentieth Century, not Colombo war! #facts
Thank you so much for this, Michael. This is a subject I had requested in the comments, and I appreciate you sharing this story. Hearing you, on a subject of this magnitude, gives a sense of the personalities and politics of that era in a way that few modern outsiders have experienced before. It does seem like a blessing in disguise that you were locked away and unable to join this conflict, and it makes me wonder about your experiences in regards to the previous war from 71-75 (dates according to news sources). You've said you were right there when the attack on Joe Colombo started this conflict, and I feel for how traumatic that must have been for you. I would be quite interested to hear what insights you have about the "Gallo War" that followed that shocking attack at Columbus Circle. In particular- and while I understand and respect if you don't want to name names- there has always been questions in the public in regards to the politics of this hit- if Joe Gallo acted "alone" or if other families felt the need to silence Joe Colombo over the League. Even still, if you don't want to touch that particular question, I imagine this whole period would be a pivotal point in your career- it ushered in the regime of your bosses, and seemed to happen right before you got on the books. I am confident you can really shed a new light on the inner politics of that time, and break some new ground just as you did in this excellent video. Content like this is heavy, and we don't want to revel in the violence. At the same time, breaking down the human politics of these situations is a fascinating and educational in a way that you are uniquely positioned to provide. Its from a bygone and largely forgotten age of rampant corruption taking over New York City. You stand as a living testament and archive of this knowledge. I want to close by again expressing my gratitude for the effort and quality you put into this channel.
You know this generation is better almost every way you can measure. Less teen pregnancy, less crime, higher education and finishing rates, less racism and everything.
Hey Michael. Love your content and informative advice. I am an amateur historian of LCN and the Irish mob; being of Irish descent myself. Anyway I am curious on any dealings you may have had with our pride, the “Sixth Family,” Rizzuto clan in Montreal QC, Canada? I know they started as a crew branch of the Bonnano’s. They grew into controlling more area and ports than the 5 NYC families combined.Thank you Sir. God Bless. Clayton Whyte from Ontario Canada.
I’m not sure I believe in God, but he might believe in me, because I should be dead a dozen times over. From broken skull from a blackjack, to a knife in the ribs, overdose, half a dozen wrecked vehicles, a 3 hour police chase, you name it. And here I am, sober and raising my daughter. Thank you. 🙏
We still have someone in the family who is still in the mafia. It all started with my great grandfather and grandmother when they came over from Palermo, Sicilia, Italy and lived in Pennsylvania.
I've been reading mob stories since I was a teen in the early 70s Gallo brothers and on.Great semi fiction fact stories Thank you Michael for breaking down the Persico and Little Vic dispute.Clears up a lot of BS Oh yeah Did you do much business in Canada?
How come the other families didn’t intervene and Stop the war ?! I thought the Mob is all together ! why wound they just sit on the sidelines and do nothing to stop it ! if the real boss of Colombo’s is being challenged shouldn’t the other bosses step in and make it clear that his the boss and that’s the end of it ?
Dear franzese, i never had a rolemodel/dad in my live, but the things you say, the way you handle things and your attitude is a true inspiration for me. Everytime i watch a interview/clip of you i learn simething new, you are a men of principals! Respect and a lot of love from a turk! God bless you!
Having watched and listened to this guys story- I can’t help but think that a guy as clever and cunning as Michael, may have had more to do with him being sent back for parole violations during the war, than it being part of Gods plan. This man always finds a way to come out on top.
I believe us as being tool's in Gods grandest construction site, like a tool we can be repurposed to his need. We're truly blessed as Americans to heed that silent call. Thanks for sharing, and those that commented. God Bless Ya'll, Carl
It is a real miracle Michael was allowed to walk away from the family. There is good in all people. God touched michael’s bosses hearts that is why he is allowed to walk free to this very day. Do i agree with these men, no. Do i admire and respect these men, yes.
It’s crazy how he’s able to do this from memory and in order in one shot. Morons on tick tock need 74 cuts for a 1 minute video. People from earlier generations were just bigger than us. They built everything and we’re letting it all go to sh*t.
Okay kinda took a weird turn there with that comment but he probably had a loose script or at least prepared for this episode in some way considering that he seems to have a pretty professional set up,
I'm ... It's different formats of content. I'm not particularly a fan of tik tok content, but that's totally an apples to oranges kind of thing, let alone your whole "romanticizing the past" aspect of the comment. If there's any form you can even maybe compare it's the youtube video essay, and that's still kinda a stretch.
@@Instabram108 For sure, I'm pretty sure he takes speaking engagements around the country. He's also been in a good number of tv shows and such discussing the life so also definitely has some form of press training one way or another.
second reply that's more of a monologue than anything but the whole "previous generations were better and this generation is the bane of the whole existence" always pisses me tf off because 1) It's not like shit didn't happen before, we just can see every little thing now because of the internet and 2) If this generation was messed up then at least a significant part of the culpability lies with the generation that raised this generation. But in reality, generation over generation we see these same sentiments. In the good ol days tulsa burns. I don't really have a neat way to tie this all up and I'm probably straw-manning the shit out of this but like this take annoys me enough to leave this here anyways lol.
This is one of my favorites Of your videos Micheal, which is saying a lot bc I love them all. I just find mob wars so interesting. The way the guys will live like soldiers for however long it takes to get the job done. Very interesting stuff as always Micheal
*”Im gonna go get the Pizzas, get the pizzas.”*
♥️ salute°
Forget about it
Jimmy 2 Times.
Lol! Nice
That's great lol
I love and watch all your videos Mike! Your a inspiration and i plan on joining your inner circle soon! You tell great stories with great advice especially for young people like me!
Happy weekend everyone
Me and my father were watching this together and he’s around the same age as you grew up in Bensonhurst Brooklyn where we still are and he was telling me just as much as you were I had to pause the video every 6 seconds
Thank you for the video even tho I'm way behind on watching it! Merry Christmas!
This guy has the most smoothest voice ever
You don’t need the most in your sentence
Hi Michael i know you're doing an interview or planning to with Larry Lawton soon. I'm sure Larry said he was either in prison with or dealt with "Little Vic" in the street (late 80s early 90s) as part of his mob ties. Might be some good common ground if you two could discuss that in a future interview.
Don't think he met him until he was in prison in mid 90s,he had to suitcase a note to him
@Asphincter says what? kid? ,coming from someone who is obviously familiar with the kardashians and uses super cringe.
@Asphincter says what? you used it against yourself self by mentioning it it the first place.
Saying super cringe just shows that you are either 14 years old or extremely homosexual.
@Asphincter says what? I didn't need to rip off your dig, the fact you actually used them in the first place should be embarrassing enough.
@Asphincter says what? you are an embossed carbuncle.
Ciao Michael. Thanks for acknowledging my post. I am confused about Crazy Joey because of the books. If you can do a video on Joey and his wife, please. Ciao.
Hey Franseze. You came to my church in San Diego a while back. Thanks for your awesome testimony. God bless.
The dog barked "Ormerta!!"
Was the pizza New York Style, or Chicago Style. Just curious. Michael, what a way to promote, and it's legit! Watch out Papa Johns! Papa Franzese, REAL Mobstyle Pizza!!! You could make a killing!! No pun intended!
Sicilian style pizza
Hey thanks
Happy Holidays to you and your family, Michael.
Years before my nonnie passed, she told me our family used to be connected to the mobb but I’m not sure to what extent. My mother grew up next too Colombo’s but I’m not sure it’s the same family. I’m pretty sure one of them was Rocky Marciano’s aunt or sister. My nonnies mother, my Nana was born in Rome and initially was a Decenzo. I had no idea until after she passed, and her family came to Pennsylvania then eventually moved to the north end of Boston where she raised my grandmother (nonnie) inside of the same building as pizza raginas. After that I don’t know much, other than my nana was getting help financially from the mob. This was all years ago now obviously, sadly both my nana and nonnie passed 2018.
Would like to ask about the Persico family -like, the blood family. What are they like when they're not doing gangster stuff?
awsome pizza ,Michael i want to bring your Pizza franchise to Melbourne Australia
Aye Mike save me a slice!👌
Like how he mentioned the Colombo family is doing great , THEY’RE DOING EVERYTHING “ RIGHT “ ??
The Columbo War makes me picture Peter Falk going to war with Perry Mason and Ben Matlock.
I think there were mob wars in Philly, and some of the issues were similar. Some thought Angelo Bruno had become too visible.
Come bring that pizza business to Moses Lake Washington.. we need more businesses
My name is Lando Yumma my grandfather Don Croce Malo was a good man but never wanted the family to be in the mafia Palermo but my best friend Napolitano Ezio Simone di Carlo was a Italian boss in Canada and Caracas we all want to come back to restored litle Italy 🇮🇹
Come out to Oregon, and don't forget the pizza!
Bring slices to Indiana Micheal!!!
Open a slices in Baltimore Maryland
I have to wonder if with the current state of the world, if the mafia will have a small resurgence.
I can see the movie now The Grim Reaper" staring Frank Grillo .
Damn it, that pizza looked epic and now I'm hungry haha
Another Sit Down.
It's easy to win a game going against an organization who has a code.
Everyone had to pause this to go get something te eat after seeing that pizza lol
Went out to get a pizza and all the shops are closed because of lockdown......send me a pizza 🍕 micheal.
Damn, if it weren’t a lockdown where i live, i would order up a pizza.. along with hot wings.. my pizza would have everything on it.!
Mine'll have mushroom and bell peppers ...
I don’t dat after 17:00, goes straight to your waist when going to bed😂
It twit it t try
“I survived by the skin of my balls through that Colombo thing” - a fan of interior decorators
He killed 16 Czechoslovakians single handed. He used to be an interior decorator.
@@hawk66100 Hahaha best comedy mo of all the seasons. Beautiful !
@@hawk66100 really? His place looked like shit.
HeHe
This is Satanic Black Magic...
That pepperoni has the makings of a varsity pizza.
Too fkn good man 😅
Forget about it !!!!!!
😉😇🌟❤️🙏💯🎯🌅🙄🤔🌞
Its a custom job
Uncle June
The KKK incident you talked about later inspired a film called 'Mississippi Burning' starring Willem Deffoe and Gene Hackman from 1988 and is without doubt one of the best FBI films ever made. Interestingly this film doesn't mention any Mafia involvement in this investigation, in fact it doesn't even hint at it and I wonder after hearing this if this angle was deliberately left out to protect Scarpa who would have been very much at his prime at the time the film was made.
Yeah I think it was to protect Scarpa someone in the life must've known he'd travelled down south around that time and it would've raised a lot of suspicion
What is more interesting is the theme of the movie is law enforcement ethics, and considering Scarpas involvement it makes me wonder if they wanted to tell us something
One of the characters in the movie was based on Scarpa. FBI agent Monk. Now I'm curious as to who told the people doing the research for this movie the tactics they used to get their information.
@@ocalagator2813 wow he was scary!!
@@townfanjohn Scarpa as as an FBI informant/asset was not common knowledge when the movie was made. But somebody within the FBI must have blabbed because originally there was going to be a Mafioso involved in the interrogation. The gun in the mouth part was supposedly true.
"The silence of the Mafia is a strategy, not an absence" -Palermo's chief prosecutor, Pietro Grasso
@@-RAYZ- It sure is
Probably is US now too.
@@theportugueselegend It sure is
"They (the mafia) want everyone to beleive, 'we're done, leave us alone.'" -Philip Scala, FBI
I'd be curious to know how many made guys are actually left amongst the five families today.
Michael is the only person I have heard of where going to prison for a while saved him from a lifetime in prison or death. God bless you, Michael. I hope your daughter is doing much better. Peace.
@@michaelfranzese Could u do pls an episode for Chin
@@michaelfranzese if it doesnt stir up problems talk about danny greene vs the italians in cleveland. Crazy sht
Not just his life but his soul, Michael I love listening to your videos and your testimony is incredible I see God using you In big ways
@@randysavage1 I am from Cleveland remember that stuff it seemed like Bombs were going off almost daily !!!!!
@@garynixon9035 I'm sorry you are from Cleveland
That product placement lol, Michael is such a businessman
@Cameran Bittick lol well played Michael, well played 🤣
Exactly what I was thinking.
hahaha exactly what i thought, purely business promotion 🤣👀👍🏼
It was a coincidence, michael jr just happen to walk in hahaha
Yo that pizza looked delicious
"My pizza never hurt nobody"
Go inside pop IL take care of this
Are you going to be like ace from casino
“Look how many pepperonis your pizza has now look at mine” lol
😂😂😂 class 👌👍
I want an EQUAL amount of pepperonis on each pizza! An EQUAL amount of pepperoni on each pizza!
@@notcool2594 Do you know how long that's going to take?
@@eh8721 i dont care how long it takes..but an equal amount of pepperonis in each pizza
Hahahaha
"There hasn't been a war since the Colombos!" - Paulie
And I survived by the skin on my n**ts...hehe
@@sphere9040 Hey, T. Y'hear what I said? Heh heh
What do you hear, what do you say!
In real life he was around the war.
@Celtic Blaze He was an associate with the Colombo Family
I know of a guy that survived this solely by the skin of his nuts back when the colombos was out gettin it
A guy who happens to have wings in his hair and doesn't touch his laces after he's been for a piss?
The life this man led... and the life he is now leading... awe inspiring.
Michael Franceze is the last of his kind. He's the very last of the mob heavyweights who were really making shit happen and have actually lived to tell about it. All the major mob heavyweights over the last half-century are all dead and gone. They either got killed or died in prison. The rest are all in prison for life. All of the mob bosses of that Golden AGE are gone. Gotti, Castellano, Dellacroce, The Chin, Persico, Fat Tony, Tony Ducks, Gaspipe Casso, Bonanno, Galante, and many others who were really movers and shakers in the MOB are gone. Sammy The Bull and Michael Franzese are the only 2 heavyweights from that GOLDEN AGE OF THE MOB from the early 1970s-early 1990s. The rest are either dead or in prison for life. Either they got murdered or died in prison. When I say, heavyweights, I mean guys who made mega-millions of dollars for themselves and their MAFIA FAMILIES and had Cosa Nostra riding high, and Sammy and Mike are the only two guys left to tell the tale today.
What kind of people would admire the life of a criminal?
Michael's real life began when he left the mafia, that's what makes him interesting. Gangsters are everywhere.
Only in the movies my man. The 1 lesson you can learn from the, "life" is, (well, 2). Dont bark up the wrong tree and 2. Dont trust anyone. Just be happy he's makin a livin! Ill tell my story too one day.
3. Don’t split the wrong cheeks
@@Saveyourbs day late, a dolla short Hollywood.
Michael is a master of recollection and storytelling. Absolutely riveting.
That Slice's Pizza made me want to know more about the food and dining aspect of that life. And maybe even what show or movie nailed the experience.
The saprano s I've heard there's food all over the place
@Ryan Morgan two halves of the same coin Sammy is a gangster Michael was a racketeer
Tragic fire in the kitchen. I couldn't do nuthin!
@@JohnAnderson-kt3bj lol dude food makes up 1/3 of the show lmao
I saw a cool devoured documentary about the mobs involvement in the pizza industry you might like
The fact that we don't know the current head of the Colombo's means he's playing the game well, the nail that sticks out gets the hammer.
I must remember that saying. Cheers bud
It’s like the boss of the Gambino family getting murdered. I’d never heard of the guy, and it turns out the killer was some crazy boyfriend of his niece/daughter? who had nothing to do with the mob.
The fact that we ever knew the name of the head of any family in that life is what makes me shake my head.
Some say it’s Franzee himself and his whole “going straight” and “revealing mafia life” is just a front to hide suspicion
@@mysteryjunkie9808 And some say the earth is flat. People can be wrong.
I'm gonna thumb this up, and then watch it. Because with Mr. Franzese, you KNOW it's gonna be good. I gotta say, not everything is perfect in this day and age of iPhones, too much technology all over the place, etc... BUT, I am, however thankful for the fact that if it wasn't for such technology, where else could we get this amount and level of quality storytelling? Certainly not on TV. What a time to be alive, where we can simply go on TH-cam and find truly fascinating stories.
He is an amazing story teller!! Telling stories is a powerful thing...that's why so many marketing buys focus on that.
Ok boomer
@@sparky7264 how old are you? probably still in diapers
@@edalbanese6310 mate it was a joke. I'm 16 years old.
#Facts
Michael sells pizza better than his friend sells cars from the dealership
Last time I was this early Micheal was in Med school
Nice
@KieranGunnOfficial how about 12 and a half?
@@paveantelic7876
Right in the middle, beautiful, beautiful!
this was funny lol, but technically he was just pre-med, not in med school
@SeaDub II pretty much. He says it was a pre-med program at Rutgers
This is the most immersive TH-cam show
He s a great storyteller
In my personal opinion, Mike maneuvered himself with an incredible amount of foresight, and perhaps broke his parole intentionally to save his own life. If that was the case (I have no idea if it was), it was NOT cowardice. He had a family, and he had to ensure his own self-preservation after he had "one foot out-the-door" in regards to his chosen profession at that time. After spending hours listening to him, I've come to the conclusion that Mike is more intelligent than 99% of other made guys and associates. Why? He did not prefer to handle disputes with violence, he was an absolute unit of a businessman, and he could compromise (and not be taken advantage of) without losing his temper. I guess what I'm trying to say is that Mike put business and compromise ahead of his ego, and probably only used violence when he absolutely had to. He's an absolute legend!
That's my take too.
Please open a Pizza Place in Spring Hill, TN. So many people from California are moving here and we can use great pizza.
What would you use it for?
@@JohnW8223 to eat pizza?!?!?
Spring hill?! Haha I grew up some in brentwood/Franklin area. Basically neighbors then. Area has blown up now.
People from California don't know what good pizza is.
I’m in agreeance! Moving back there after the Navy and imma need some Franzese pizza in my life haha
That Pizza looks DELICIOUS, man I'm hungry now
It does! And decent pizza in California? That'll be huge lol
OMG, I want two slices now, pretty please? With double anchovies.
Good story👍
Even as a New Yorker, that pizza looked A1! Anyone from this city can smoke any pizza from anywhere else in the country!
@@jk-474 I have to agree. NYC makes the best pizza - period.
I don't think i've ever seen a channel grow as fast as Michael's👏👏👏...congrats for all your subs Mike🤟👏
Thank you for the closed captions thats provided. Im hard of hearing and really enjoy the morals of your stories.
If you've seen the movie Mississippi Burning he's role is mentioned but they don't call him by name and they had a Black Agent play his part.
I had never heard abt that story but being from Mississippi myself when he started telling that story I was like. “Ya kno... I don’t doubt that” because being from here I obviously know abt the racist history of the state
Michael: "They called him the grim reaper because he said he loved to kill people so much when he kills somebody and buried the body he wanted to dig out the body and kill him again."
Me: omfg O:
Sounds like he belongs at a insane asylum
Sometimes we look back at our hardest time in life, and sometimes it's a lesson on how to get past tragedy. Sometimes it's God saving us from a worse fate that would've befallen us had we not been down and out. So happy you know Him, and He knows you.
That last minute at around 17:00 reminds me of the episode of The sopranos when they're watching the news and the news anchors are talking about how the glory days of the mob are over while Tony and they guya are counting piles of cash🤣
Sil, cheer me up babe
Damn I could smash that pizza 🍕 right now
Wow..! The way you narrate stories, your charisma of stating facts of your previous life and previous surroundings is just brilliant, and sometimes I wonder how a talented person like you Mr. Franzese ended up getting involved in the mobster life, but i guess everything happens for a reason.
God bless you and your family.
There are only a few storytellers that can hold an audience like you!
Hi Michael. Here’s a topic I’ve been curious about. You’ve done and continue to do such wonderful things in terms of motivational speaking and leadership consultation.
How difficult was it to finally convince law enforcement that you turned your life around? I know you’ve mentioned that in that life, you are constantly monitored by law enforcement. Does that still happen to this day? I hope that question is not too personal or offensive. I just think it would be an interesting topic. I know you mentioned becoming friends with Mr Pistone and Giuliani. God bless Mike.
Imagine if Michael violated his parole on purpose so they would send him back to jail, thus making it so he wouldn’t have to participate in the war
TH-cam is lucky to have Micheal on the platform and share such experiences for real
Paisan, your videos are amazing! Reminds me of my days growing up in Jersey. Had family who "accidentally" worked for the Jersey crews in the Construction industry, and other family who were Newark PD
“Hey Richie leave off, those pizza joints come in handy, it’s a cash business.
RIP Tony
Mr. Franzese really knows how to hold your attention as he tells his stories. You don't want to miss a word. Thank you,Michael, This is all priceless information for future history scholars.
that small moment you had with your son giving you the pizza and you saying “after this we’ll have it together” was mad touching 💯 that’s real
A real plug for his pizza chain
A real advertisement 😂😂 bro wtf are you talking about
@@Rytoast99 didn't say advert but his son didn't just randomly walk in with one of his pizzas did he?
I never heard my father say something as family-like as that.🤨 "We'll have it together". 🙂 It doesn't matter if it was a biz plug. He hypes something almost every episode.
I love how you put it, it was a blessing although you were miserable at the time. It made me realize how blessings are given to us without us even knowing it.
The amount of information and knowledge Michael has in his head is crazy.
Only rivaled by the info that he won't talk about.
Michael Franzese, you never put your friends in jail, while these other mooks on TH-cam have testified against there friends and still act like tuff guys. Youre a man.
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Yup
Have you watched the video of him giving testimony in court? Check it on youtube
Gangster talk
Riiiiggghhht Violet Maliver
Mobsters eating lobsters.
I can listen to Michael's story telling all day.
Love the content, keep it up sir. Been a subscriber of yours since the beginning.
What a story. I believe you were blessed to be in prison during the war. When it comes to storytelling there’s no one close to Michael Franzese.
I swear to god, these ex-mobsters know how to tell a story. Really interesting stuff!
The title of this video is thoroughly false!
Second Philadelphia Mafia War (1991-95) was the last Mob war of the Twentieth Century, not Colombo war! #facts
14:44 Your dog seems to disagree on your recollection of events. I'm interested in his side of the story.
Thank you so much for this, Michael. This is a subject I had requested in the comments, and I appreciate you sharing this story. Hearing you, on a subject of this magnitude, gives a sense of the personalities and politics of that era in a way that few modern outsiders have experienced before.
It does seem like a blessing in disguise that you were locked away and unable to join this conflict, and it makes me wonder about your experiences in regards to the previous war from 71-75 (dates according to news sources). You've said you were right there when the attack on Joe Colombo started this conflict, and I feel for how traumatic that must have been for you.
I would be quite interested to hear what insights you have about the "Gallo War" that followed that shocking attack at Columbus Circle. In particular- and while I understand and respect if you don't want to name names- there has always been questions in the public in regards to the politics of this hit- if Joe Gallo acted "alone" or if other families felt the need to silence Joe Colombo over the League.
Even still, if you don't want to touch that particular question, I imagine this whole period would be a pivotal point in your career- it ushered in the regime of your bosses, and seemed to happen right before you got on the books. I am confident you can really shed a new light on the inner politics of that time, and break some new ground just as you did in this excellent video.
Content like this is heavy, and we don't want to revel in the violence. At the same time, breaking down the human politics of these situations is a fascinating and educational in a way that you are uniquely positioned to provide. Its from a bygone and largely forgotten age of rampant corruption taking over New York City. You stand as a living testament and archive of this knowledge.
I want to close by again expressing my gratitude for the effort and quality you put into this channel.
your generation was gold
He would disagree
Mate, how was is gold? People were dying left and right in that life.
You know this generation is better almost every way you can measure. Less teen pregnancy, less crime, higher education and finishing rates, less racism and everything.
No it wasnt.. It was very violent😂😂 you really have no life😂😂
@@jonsnipe5484 what kind of insult is that?? yOu HAvE nO liFe 😂
Hey Michael. Love your content and informative advice. I am an amateur historian of LCN and the Irish mob; being of Irish descent myself. Anyway I am curious on any dealings you may have had with our pride, the “Sixth Family,” Rizzuto clan in Montreal QC, Canada? I know they started as a crew branch of the Bonnano’s. They grew into controlling more area and ports than the 5 NYC families combined.Thank you Sir. God Bless. Clayton Whyte from Ontario Canada.
I’m not sure I believe in God, but he might believe in me, because I should be dead a dozen times over. From broken skull from a blackjack, to a knife in the ribs, overdose, half a dozen wrecked vehicles, a 3 hour police chase, you name it. And here I am, sober and raising my daughter. Thank you. 🙏
*"Mr Franzese?"*
*"yes"*
*"mr colombo sends his regards"*
Not funny. I get the reference though.
Brilliantly narrated there, I could listen for hours to you talk, God bless to you all
Your storytelling is first class Michael 👏
We still have someone in the family who is still in the mafia. It all started with my great grandfather and grandmother when they came over from Palermo, Sicilia, Italy and lived in Pennsylvania.
That is where my great grandfather is as well. He also was in the Mafia.
"I just want to make sure somebody knows there could be a line at Cozzarelli's a mile long."
Dually noted
@@mr.traditionalist7948
Did you spray paint it on a truck?
I've been reading mob stories since I was a teen in the early 70s Gallo brothers and on.Great semi fiction fact stories Thank you Michael for breaking down the Persico and Little Vic dispute.Clears up a lot of BS Oh yeah Did you do much business in Canada?
Happy Friday Everyone!
How come the other families didn’t intervene and Stop the war ?!
I thought the Mob is all together !
why wound they just sit on the sidelines and do nothing to stop it !
if the real boss of Colombo’s is being challenged shouldn’t the other bosses step in and make it clear that his the boss and that’s the end of it ?
@@billybatts9491 🤓
I would love Michael to write a whole trilogy of the history of the mob....that would be an amazing read and truly fascinating.
Dear franzese, i never had a rolemodel/dad in my live, but the things you say, the way you handle things and your attitude is a true inspiration for me. Everytime i watch a interview/clip of you i learn simething new, you are a men of principals! Respect and a lot of love from a turk! God bless you!
So many kids will be saved from that mob life after hearing to you sir. Salute ❤️👍
Having watched and listened to this guys story- I can’t help but think that a guy as clever and cunning as Michael, may have had more to do with him being sent back for parole violations during the war, than it being part of Gods plan. This man always finds a way to come out on top.
"let me set the table for what was going on then" such a great turn of phrase
That pizza looks so good! Hey Mike, any stores opening up here in Hollywood, Florida?
I believe us as being tool's in Gods grandest construction site, like a tool we can be repurposed to his need. We're truly blessed as Americans to heed that silent call. Thanks for sharing, and those that commented. God Bless Ya'll, Carl
It is a real miracle Michael was allowed to walk away from the family. There is good in all people. God touched michael’s bosses hearts that is why he is allowed to walk free to this very day. Do i agree with these men, no. Do i admire and respect these men, yes.
It’s crazy how he’s able to do this from memory and in order in one shot. Morons on tick tock need 74 cuts for a 1 minute video. People from earlier generations were just bigger than us. They built everything and we’re letting it all go to sh*t.
Okay kinda took a weird turn there with that comment but he probably had a loose script or at least prepared for this episode in some way considering that he seems to have a pretty professional set up,
I'm ... It's different formats of content. I'm not particularly a fan of tik tok content, but that's totally an apples to oranges kind of thing, let alone your whole "romanticizing the past" aspect of the comment. If there's any form you can even maybe compare it's the youtube video essay, and that's still kinda a stretch.
@@Instabram108 For sure, I'm pretty sure he takes speaking engagements around the country. He's also been in a good number of tv shows and such discussing the life so also definitely has some form of press training one way or another.
second reply that's more of a monologue than anything but the whole "previous generations were better and this generation is the bane of the whole existence" always pisses me tf off because 1) It's not like shit didn't happen before, we just can see every little thing now because of the internet and 2) If this generation was messed up then at least a significant part of the culpability lies with the generation that raised this generation. But in reality, generation over generation we see these same sentiments. In the good ol days tulsa burns. I don't really have a neat way to tie this all up and I'm probably straw-manning the shit out of this but like this take annoys me enough to leave this here anyways lol.
@@anachronismic You're doing way too much.
This is one of my favorites Of your videos Micheal, which is saying a lot bc I love them all. I just find mob wars so interesting. The way the guys will live like soldiers for however long it takes to get the job done. Very interesting stuff as always Micheal