I love this show.I'm 83 it brings back memories of some wise guys that I met .My father was a doctor one of his patients was Vito Genovese in Asbury Park NJ .Vito had been hiding in Italy during the war when he first came back to the states in 1945 he came to Asbury Park before moving to Highlands. I met Willie Moretti as my grandfather was his landscape gardener. I was 10 years old when he invited me into his home for cookies and milk six months later he was gunned down. Being in the construction business down at the Jersey Shore I met Pussy Russo and John Riggi . In the late seventies I fished in Bimini Bahamas .In the Bimini Big Game club I sat and shook hands with Tony Big Tuna Accardo We shared the same Charter boat captain.
@libertybell885210 ай бұрын
Wow!! That's really cool!
@bklynslipnjimmy10 ай бұрын
As a kid in the 70s, I remember Vito Genovese living a few blocks away in Atlantic Highlands. Good Ole days
@silverstar42899 ай бұрын
@@bklynslipnjimmydid you visit Acton Park?
@F28aj9 ай бұрын
Great story. Thanks for sharing that with us!
@hensolo32628 ай бұрын
OMG this is so cool
@carollewand51010 ай бұрын
Welcome back. I could listen to both of you all day. So many great stories. I am so fascinated with that Era that after I bought your book Blood Covenant my book library is growing with Mafia books. All are so interesting.
@Pa_41610 ай бұрын
Your fascinated with an evil despicable way of living you should direct your energy on more positive things then idiolizing that lifestyle they don’t glorify it
@SteveSmith-kd9if10 ай бұрын
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE, "STORIES"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@SteveSmith-kd9if10 ай бұрын
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE, "STORIES"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@carollewand51010 ай бұрын
@@Pa_416 your absolutely right.
@Slugg-O10 ай бұрын
You guys have great chemistry. You're both very personable, entertaining, and downright enjoyable. Michael, complete respect to you. God bless you, sir. Chazz, I've always enjoyed your movies. You are always a scene stealer, and I mean that in the most complimentary way.
@josephsmith027610 ай бұрын
Good to see your guys together again. 💪💪💪
@AnnaMarie6610 ай бұрын
Welcome Back Gentlemen! Love your insights & stories!
@angelajameson790210 ай бұрын
I Liked the picture that said JUST GO. LOL Your Background Changes. Its Fun. I Love It!!
@mcjamesshumar10 ай бұрын
LORD, I MISSED YOU GUYS!!! My feelings started to hurt, then I got offended my godfather and favorite A-list Hollywood celebrity haven’t been around!hahah! So glad you two are back! Life is good!!
@Martin_Romanowski10 ай бұрын
These two gentlemen can easily make 4 hour videos sharing their life wisdom & I would watch every second of it
@paulie977110 ай бұрын
Great to see you both. God bless. Paulie from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺
@BettyFL10 ай бұрын
Always great to see and listen to you both! Thank you.
@olafvidar931510 ай бұрын
Palminteri was such a natural in the Bronx Tale, he had to be connected. He's just a wise wiseguy!
@marcalan11989 ай бұрын
Anyone that ever makes a comment about these guys or to these guys saying they glorify the mafia or any people at all those that say that are purely resentment saturated. There jealous because they were not important or done anything substantial or popular. It's just history. The good and uncomfortable. So don't be jealous of these interesting and awesome individuals! if you don't like it. Keep moving. Love you guys. America is the best 🙏💯🇺🇸
@PeterSothern10 ай бұрын
I love listening to Michael and chazz. Sending love from the UK ❤
@johnm11235813216 ай бұрын
You two guys together is absolutely fantastic. Keep it coming!
@stevekaczmarczyk970110 ай бұрын
I love that show and the story's you guys talk about,, my uncle Jonny had some like that and more mob 2:51
@stevekaczmarczyk970110 ай бұрын
Thanks for the likes guys,,,
@joetesta97310 ай бұрын
Always Fascinating, My Grand Parents Came in from Sicily in the 30 s, , Love to Listen
@VespasianJudea10 ай бұрын
Love the content. Been missing you two. Here’s too a good weekend 🍷
@DRRoss-f3f10 ай бұрын
Been awhile. Glad your back.
@vcolet201110 ай бұрын
Great talk guys...Happy New Year to you and your families...👍
@josephmattero190110 ай бұрын
i enjoy so much listening to you guys, you guys are fantastic
@hervavengill873410 ай бұрын
Great show .. Very nice to see you guys having this chat... Micheal always gives great advice ... He is the best and first say many things... I have some disagreements with him as he has seen on other channels😅😅😅 but over all I respect Micheal and always love his advice and his words of wisdom...
@Pleague3210 ай бұрын
Man I love these two together
@lindawoods76108 ай бұрын
I LOVE you guys. I want the words from the real deal!! So fascinating!!
@EugeneMitchell-qn5gm10 ай бұрын
Love your podcast guy it's awesome and Michael is right it's a great part of history the good the bad and the ugly but it's history and it's intoxicating it draws you in
@sallywilliams66810 ай бұрын
Always interesting segments. 😊
@christinedelman88710 ай бұрын
I love you both!! Could we maybe see a movie starring both Chaz and Michael? I know there's a LOT of us who would love to see it guys ❤
@bksalkrook871610 ай бұрын
great show yes its a treat seeing these 2 men together 100 pct !!
@xavierjames808510 ай бұрын
Mike I’m still waiting for the painting 🖼️🔥🔥!!!
@joaoalegria757810 ай бұрын
This channel is criminally underrated (no pun intended). I'd love to hear your perspective on the so called 'synoptic problem', and Lee's as well.
@rrusso163110 ай бұрын
Great show.
@dionnegonsalves81889 ай бұрын
Curious much? yes!... interesting listening from across the Pond 👍🏽 🇬🇧
@factsoverfeelings.991410 ай бұрын
Hold up, you said that Larry Mazza was close with Vic Orena? Wasn't Larry Mazza close to Greg Scarpa, who was a Persico loyalist? I could be wrong, or maybe I'm confused?
@TheWiseandtheWiseguy10 ай бұрын
Did I say Vic Orena? My bad. I meant Greg Scarpa. A senior moment!😂
@briandillon639810 ай бұрын
Mike what's up with the Nikey Shirt,Since Kapernick and Nikes Partnership, Iam Underarm ,Champion etc.
@michaelcurtis17383 ай бұрын
The reason people say your wiseguy is because your hands down the best "mob" actor ive ever seen.
@JimmyCalandraABathAvenueStory10 ай бұрын
These 2 guys are Awesome 💙🙏
@btterfly66610 ай бұрын
Not only is it history but it’s an amazing piece of art!
@messii64810 ай бұрын
I just watched a video with these two before they dropped this 🔥
@franciscohorna554210 ай бұрын
great episode watchen right now god bless be safe
@kenkrausse362410 ай бұрын
Welcome back
@zuliviera10 ай бұрын
Always great!!!
@CatherineDavis-i3o10 ай бұрын
Love you guys!❤
@EamonCoyle10 ай бұрын
In terms of Mafia type movies, I recently watched Once Upon a Time in America and I didn't even finish it because the craziness of the back story wasn't worth getting to the end for me.
@mak26510 ай бұрын
Awesome show fellas
@bluelouboyle_10 ай бұрын
Mikey Scars was a made guy as well.
@angelajameson790210 ай бұрын
I cant really see what took Just Go Picture , Its Place... Im Sorry My Phone Sucks. Im Sorry My Bad.
@garyolivier79210 ай бұрын
"A Man of Honor" was Joe Bonano's book. "Honor thy Father" was Bill Bonano's book.
@frequenco554510 ай бұрын
I think to myself If you think you get a glimpse at the life by watching Goodfellas, Casino, etc..., just watch this channel and get a proper schooling... Thank you Mr Palminteri and Mr Franzese. Good bless yous guys and yous family
@marktheunitedstatescitezen1859 ай бұрын
How about Don Principai ?
@Gam192810 ай бұрын
Missed you!
@jameshamm80110 ай бұрын
I needed some Wisdom
@shanellekay82638 ай бұрын
I take you have not seen the state london in
@Gala_tha_Prince10 ай бұрын
I’m from MA and I loved Black Mass. The rest of my friends, besides one Tony, hated it. I thought it was great.
@Randy-z8y10 ай бұрын
G Robert Blakey not Debakey lol...Joe banono book was Man of Honor not something my father lmao😂😂
@panprezes491110 ай бұрын
Michael, Chazz , if you think that "Black matter " with Depp was dull , then what You's think about Scorsese's "Irishman"? I think it beats it in dullness. What You reckon?
@vcolet201110 ай бұрын
P.s. I got my tshirt I love it with both of you on the back... I'll post a photo in IG tomorrow... Thurs....👍
@jackcrespo290010 ай бұрын
The Mafia is part of history, just as the Confederate States are. Neither is being glorified, but people are curious. Enjoy your videos. Stay safe. God bless you and yours 🙏
@johnhegarty84710 ай бұрын
Correction needed there Mike, Larry was connected with Greg Scarpa
@joshuaortiz430510 ай бұрын
You guys should try to do these in person together much better for the viewers
@markellwood413210 ай бұрын
From third hand sources, Gambino would drink his strong coffee and meet with other people. The Police commented, you could feel the power coming from the area wherever he was. A small man, but his power was huge. Interesting, listening to the real made men. The mafia was the parallel Govt. They chose judges, Union leaders and controlled so many industries.
@deacosta186110 ай бұрын
The Aim was True No Problem
@canarykaine907210 ай бұрын
Chaz might not have been made but Sonny definitely taught him well💪🏿
@ElizabethHouston83876 ай бұрын
Is the mob still alive
@Discover-Ireland10 ай бұрын
The wise & the wiser
@marktheunitedstatescitezen1859 ай бұрын
He should have passed on by now I knew him 45 + years ago he was a Wise-Guy! An Honest Wise-Guy A good man !
@lesterafutu852510 ай бұрын
Not "Robert de bakey," mike. It's G. Robert Blakey
@xavierjames808510 ай бұрын
I love wen you guys do your show , glad to see you guys back at it Larry was really made during the war , but only by his faction , Carmine said get him recognized cus him n greg were doing most of the work . They didn’t prick his finger cus Greg had aids , n told him after the wars over will have to do the ceremony again . That’s why they say he wasn’t really made. But he def was ! Larry was a great guy , you’d never think he was a killer ! N idk how you guys didn’t run into eachother cus Larry was wit greg from the late 70s to the 90s n he was wit greg everyday !! Would love to see you guys sit down !!
@bradleyclutton456410 ай бұрын
OC is great though guys
@angelajameson790210 ай бұрын
Johnny Cash??
@albertbryant99968 ай бұрын
Chazz my dead said the same thing. Gangster were like cowboys!!!
@mozeltoff10 ай бұрын
TY Gentlemen 🍷🍷
@beckyscott402610 ай бұрын
WOW - I remember watching the Al Capone vault, live. HUGE Fail!!! Still funny.
@warchild588510 ай бұрын
The damage has been done
@tonysalamone545810 ай бұрын
Joe Bonanno's book was called "A Man of Honor".....which to me is kinda crazy cuz he gave up all of the mobs secrets of the structure and it helped bring the mob down so Idk how he would name it a man of honor lol 🤦♂️
@Dump1498 ай бұрын
Superb actor
@vajidali53010 ай бұрын
Proper and courteous in London? 😂 As a former black cab driver the most courteous and polite people I ever encountered was the yanks.
@LoudPak9710 ай бұрын
I’d like to get your guys autograph ✍🏻
@youngscrimmage663210 ай бұрын
Question for Michael: What was the most significant betrayal you saw/experienced within the life?
@user-ib2kt4oo7i10 ай бұрын
Mike - Larry Mazza was with Greg Scarpa and with the Persico faction. He killed Nicky Black on Avenue U in Bensonhurst. I know this is your own family but you were locked up during the war.
@derricknipper806610 ай бұрын
Mazza was a Persico guy, not Vic Arena. He was with Scarpa. Michael knows, he just misspoke.
@Real_Mob_LCN_On_Location10 ай бұрын
Michael forgot DiLeonardo lol
@MichaelMammon-tj7ww5 ай бұрын
Mike! Once upon a time in America! Jewish mob, Robert Dinero, please discuss, thank you
@mikentosh10 ай бұрын
Was Frank Culatta a made man? He had a YT Chanel before he died.
@PepeAtreides-s3b3 ай бұрын
Frank was Chicago..I doubt Michael knows anything first hand
@vajidali53010 ай бұрын
The offer was a TV Series not movie.
@neiljamieson329810 ай бұрын
You guys and sammy should do a film
@jimmydangle776310 ай бұрын
I've never been in the mafia, exactly what a mobster would say lol
@poorlyrichproductions615210 ай бұрын
Spread the knowledge ya can't teach this kind of history
@Real_Mob_LCN_On_Location10 ай бұрын
Is Franzese a Pastor?
@derricknipper806610 ай бұрын
The whole "mob didn't deal drugs" thing is just not true. They may not were supposed to, but they were nonetheless big time. Nicky Barnes was supplied by the Lucchese family.
@EamonCoyle10 ай бұрын
Not something I would have supported in any way myself, but just to add to what Michael said; there was also Meyer Lansky and the large amount of support he gave to Israel in its early years only to be refused the right to move there in retirement !!
@mortimersnerd80443 ай бұрын
Good for Israel! 🇮🇱 All that money he gave was robbed from people and they didn't let him use it to buy off his conscience or live in peace.
@warchild588510 ай бұрын
Nobody will remember their names when it pops off ..be to hungry
@jamesmann-qd3pn10 ай бұрын
Play with Dion from Dion and the Belmont all the people or performers that we're supposed to be on the last tour with Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens and the Big bopper would have filled up a 747 jumbo jet
@nickcinchock393610 ай бұрын
Michael. If you guys hit geraldo, you would have saved American troops lives 20 years back.... Love you Mike. Thank you for the content
@matthewennen931110 ай бұрын
Did micheal ever do his mini seruis or movie 20 bucks hes outta your life forgood got him cheap love that life lesson
@bobsteel691610 ай бұрын
I'm a made guy. God made me, and only him do I answer to.
@georgewells51317 ай бұрын
If you denied history you are doomed to repeat it that’s a fact.
@eltenda10 ай бұрын
Made guys in italy they don't advertise it 😅
@vrcmf317210 ай бұрын
????? WHAT? Joj jesili ikad bio u Italiji? In Italy the mafias Camorra, Albanians etc OPENLY say it. It’s very common
@madsjensen971210 ай бұрын
Mickey scars are made
@brentstevenson148410 ай бұрын
the heck with Cambino tONY aRCARDO never spent a day in jail AND LASTED 50 OR MORE YEARS IN THAT LIFE AND MADE MILLIONS S$$$
@gunnerdetroit10 ай бұрын
Mike is spot on with the numbers. I'm one of those fringe guy myself but I did more gangster shit than any ten of those made guys. I Doug talk about other guys but I get ky share of haters and detractors, Mike we had lunch in LA last year. Need to come see you, this year when the doc drops
@Camp25503610 ай бұрын
Chaz made doesn’t mean they were “real” guys. A lot of guys got made that never should have been made. You know that. I agree there are a lot of wanna bees on KZbin but being made is t the deciding factor.
@elmerofairo10 ай бұрын
yeah there are also some guys around who definitely lived it and have legit stories and never happened to become members. it's not a deciding factor
@greatmusicfan5710 ай бұрын
They didn't like talking on the phone, much less social media. They weren't on the internet..there was none. LOL😅MARONE! LOL. Sorry Chazz. All the ignorant folks think every Italian is connected. Especially NY Italians. My dad and uncle ran legit businesses. Worked their asses off! They never got rich either, just middle-class. Ridiculous.