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November 5, 2004
Joseph Bonanno “The Godfather” - Does Crime Really Pay?
Supposedly, the epic movies of The Godfather, were modeled on Mafia crime boss Joseph Bonanno. For the last 20 years of his life, he was cared for by his daughter in law who is now selling many of his possessions on eBay. You can buy goodies like these:
A check signed by The Godfather, himself
Or his lifetime membership to the Elks club
Actually, though, I was surprised by his house which is much more modest than I would have expected for a top crime leader. It has only three bedrooms – nothing wrong with that, but I would have expected a huge and sprawling estate. Oh, well, it does have a “secret room” (we can probably be glad we don't know what went on in there!):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=12605&item=4334052509&rd=1
* A beige sports jacket tailored for “Mr. B” (kinda makes you gag, doesn't it, to have the auction refer so affectionately to him?)
* An ashtray from his “celebrity hangout”
* A Countess Mara silk tie in gray, gold and black
* A pair of his size 10 leather boots
Is there bidding on all this “authentic” ... er, stuff? You bet!
Others are cashing in on his notoriety. For instance, look at this Tshirt with his picture on it:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15687&item=3939435843&rd=1
Another enterprising entrepreneur is selling his family chart and has paid for the subtitle of “GAMBLING RACKETEERING EXTORTION STRONG ARM MURDER MORE!”
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=378&item=4501353955&rd=1
Why in the world do we make heroes out of criminals?
Posted by SydneyJohnston at November 5, 2004 1:51 PM
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