best advice a real wiseguy gave me as a teenager when i was getting into alot of trouble was,,, ''cemeteries are full of tough guys'' words i never ever forgot..
Best advice I ever got from an unwise guy was "life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you might get". Also, a guy I knew from Baltimore who owned a shop that sold expensive aftermarket wheels and advised one of the biggest dealers out there. He said "the cemetery is full of guys who wore the crown".. he actually said that to the kingpin whos named Marlo.
@@transikk he behaves like police. like he just wants to talk and is just curious,... but really he just gets them to talk and ads this all to their files, and helps them know the psychology of a gangster.
His voice and the way he carries himself sounds like my cousin but I never thought we had an accent coming from Chicago , I thought everybody else at the accent
Pat you are a talented interviewer!!! You ask the right questions, let them speak, then ask more questions to extend their answer... thanks for everything you do bro!!! 🙌
L B it’s so important to just shut up after you ask a question haha. I can’t tell you how many good interviews I just stop watching because they don’t let them talk
The man was a mobster, yes. But in the end he was also wise, entertaining, and a VERY captivating story teller with some hardcore lessons to tell. I enjoyed his RUclips channel (COFFEE WITH CULLOTTA) very much as he interacted with his viewers and cohost in ways that few content producers could or would. When he spoke of his life he would take you back into a different time, permitting you to picture everything as it was, and giving you a clear image of what happened as he spoke along. You were right there with him as a street thug in his teen years to breaking in to jewelry stores with the gang, getting busted by cops, sent up the river, etc. He was simply that good. In many ways the Morgan Freeman of the mob world as far as his voice and narration went. His channel was a must during this seemingly never ending COVID quarantine period. He did some bad things earlier on in his life but we only know of them because of his willingness to share them. And in sharing he also included his remorse and regret for much of his actions. I for one will miss the guy, RIP Franky.
He was a murderer. I am sorry but this guy should not be celebrated. He should be feared and if there is a hell I am pretty sure he is in it. Scary man scary life
My great grandmother, Antoinette Quinn was one of the first women detectives in Chicago.. She was eventually promoted to narcotics detective and then to homicide detective in Chicago from about 1940-1970. She spent a lot of her career cleaning up the messes that these people made. She was the most interesting person I had ever known, and up until the last few years of her life, when she passed away in 2006, had some of the most amazing stories you would ever hear. She also was head of security for Hilton O'Hair airport in Chicago from 1970's through the mid 1980's which also brought many more stories. RIP Antoinette Quinn.
@@skybot9998 she was in the process when she passed away. Mostly just notes of her experiences. She was approached by an author in Chicago at one point but the author wanted to modify the story in a way in which my grandmother didn't approve so she turned it down. There is a book written which mentions her in it called "Shattered sense of Innocence" about the 1955 murders of 3 boys.
You can tell Patrick's in the know but asks questions for those who are not without being obnoxious. He doesn't cut off or speak over his guest's just refreshing to watch GREAT GUESTS...SALUTE
Rest in peace Frank, I was looking forward to coming on one of your tours and meeting you, unfortunately, that's never going to happen. You were an interesting guy who lived a HELL of a life. See you on the other side.
@@markbradburn3465 Haha yeah, good old Frank sent more than a few people to the other side. I don't mean to talk shit about the original commenter, but guys who idolize mobsters remind me a little of all those women who think they are in love with serial killers.
These are amazing interviews. I guess because a lot of people are dead and things have changed its crazy how some of the very key mobsters are talking about their old days. I am 54 years old. When I was graduating high school in 1983 you heard about the mob, heard things if you had relatives in the east coast. I am going to look for his book. These guys were in prison for a long period of time and now have adapted to their environment just as they did when they were young. When I was a kid. I think the most you could have given someone was respect. To this day respect goes a long way. Great video.
I was born in 1983 but have always been interested in the mafia. If you haven't read any mafia literature I recommend starting with Nicholas Pileggi. He wrote both Casino and Wiseguy. They read like a newspaper sort of, very informative and full of quotes.
Man, I watched the Donnie Brasco interview, and I swear it had to of been every single newcomer to the channel that just whined about “The Interviewer interrupted to much, the interviewer doesn’t let him speak” wah wah 😭. Patrick is hands down I think the best interviewer out there and puts his guest on spots and asks fluid breakdown questions better than any reporter or any correspondent in any field of media. Keep pushing limits Pat, always a pleasure watching the variety of content you bring to the table. Cheers from Oklahoma sir.
Not really. If you’re going to interview someone and ask questions you have to let the person answer the damn question instead of interrupting jumping in with your own assumptions otherwise what’s the point on asking a question in the first place. He’s a good interviewer but he needs to shut up and let the man talk. How many times did the interviewer get corrected because he came in with his own assumptions? Pretty much nearly every question. Let the man talk!
I like pats interviews but id have to disagree. He cut pistone off WAY TOO MUCH joe was getting into interesting stories and pat just interrupted over and over that interview was trasj
This guy, and that Vlad guy are absolutely awful interviewers, but for some reason they have the funds to get all the guests and put out good content. If you want to see how a good interviewer works his craft, go watch Charlie Rose or someone of that caliber.
I met Frank while going on one of his "tours" in Las Vegas a few years. Great fun to talk with and just as candid as could be just like this video. Loved his honest insights. I remember one of the tour attendees asked him how many people he killed and he pleaded the 5th! At the end of the tour he did a photo opp and I remember he put his arm around my wife's waist for the photo. I jokingly told him "Hey, don't make me have to get tough with you Frank". Guy had a great sense of humor!
@@mikewill7611 Hah, my buddy who sponsored our tour for his birthday recalled me making that comment as he was nearby and we laughed a good belly laugh over it.
"....Frankie he'll kill us....and THEN we wont be able to spend the money". I loved that. Explaining that death actually fucks with your ability to spend money. A man that could see the angles. I guess I could learn a thing or two from this guy. Seriously though, a very well put together interview with the effort of cutting in photos of the real people being referred to. This guy has lived a very interesting high-risk life. I am glad for him that he has found Jesus....it is an amazing strength.
Hey at least he asks the right questions, he follows along great and he does some homework beforehand. I'd take him anyday over Vladtv or someone else!
@@alantinoalantonio you forget the whole message he put out in one of his videos before he died tallimg about you shouldn't take covid lightly? no shit I wonder why?
I love all these mafia interviews and can see how they align with the Scorsese classics. Having said that, there's something funny I noticed. So Frank and Tony had a confrontation while shining shoes, and as we know Frank is the basis for Frank Merino and Tony is the basis for Nicky Santoro. As we also know, they're played by Frank Vincent and Joe Pesci who have a confrontation in Goodfellas over shining shoes.
He died of COPD not some imaginary virus that is being forced onto all death certificates, even if the death occurs by falling down the stairs or crashing a car. It’s a joke.
i did the tour with frank in vegas last year, 200 dollars a head and was brilliant, he took us to all the movie scene bits from casino, the house where sharon stone runs the car us the driveway, and finished with frank taking us to a pizza joint, it was well worth the money
I would love to do that! Since My Father was an Associate to my knowledge. Maybe more, maybe less. He never let us ( we kids ) my siblings. I do & have sat on Jimmy Hotta’s Lap.. AT Our family home! Yes I was bout 9-10 yrs or so. But the older we got the more we knew & he explained to us. We excepted that. My father was a high ranking Teamster officer. He always had a bodyguard with him. I didn’t know even who he was until I was an Adult…. Yes I knew him well, which I didn’t know he was the bodyguard. I really Did Not like him at all… Lol. I didn’t know who my father’s guard was until I was in my 40’s… Wow “! in my mind!
I don’t think we could say he’s a good honest person, we didnt know him personally, but we do know the terrible things he did, so did he and he seemed genuinely regretful so he deserves that respect I suppose.
@@gtagameplayvidz Can't punch or kick either.. if your arms are broke and you haven't eaten in a few days - from what I hear that whole situation was - torture ;-)
Right. That was the point, No name. I personally would have maybe sharpened a corkscrew and taken one of his eyes out slowly until he told me what I wanted to hear.😉 That's just me though..
When the host started telling him that he thought all the money made by the LCN in North America went back to Sicily I was like WTF...totally clueless.
I met Spilotro when I was a little kid. He was visiting my neighbors. I was hanging out with my buddy. His dad was a Mafia lawyer. Spilotro came to see him. I had no idea who he was. It wasn't until many years later when I saw his face on a documentary that I put it all together.
@@chasegimbel1904 Believe it, or don't. 🤷♂️. This was back in the late 70s. My then neighbor was Jackie "The Lackey" Cerone's lawyer. Lots of wise guys went to see him.
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If you're willing to risk spending years of your life that you'll never get back to sit in a penitentiary, then sure, you're in the wrong business. But that's a helluva risk. And nowadays with cameras everywhere and DNA, the risk isn't worth it. There's no shame in making an honest living and living an upstanding life.
Fucknuts oh there’s shame in it. There’s a lot of shame in making an “upstanding living”. try getting shit on your whole life by squares. By stupid cunts in suits. Now THAT is shameful. You know the shame that you feel. You feel it right now don’t you?
The 20s to early 90s was the golden age for organized crime. The Mafia, whether in the US, Italy, Russia, China, etc. was very much alive and active during those times.
In reality the eastern European and part of the itallian clans the comoras specifically also the Chinese and mexicans are all very much alive and moving
Unfortunately Frank Cullotta died yesterday August 20 in Las Vegas, Nevada for Covid 19 and others medical problems. GOD BLESS HIM. Rest in peace Frank 😞.
It's just an old time Chicago accent. Both my grandfather (born in 1893 and raised around Asland ave and Huron) and one of my uncles had that accent too, but for some reason my father didn't. My Grandfather's parents came to Chicago from Germany in the late 1880s.
@@frankkolton1780Frank in this interview has a more Italian accent. The white Anglo English Irish wasp have a Chicago accent but not like the American Italian accent of New York and Chicago.
@@anfieldreds5027 Italian Americans, who have never even spoke Italian, can't and don't have "Italian accent". There is a nyc accent, and a Chicago accent, not an Italian American accent. It doesn't even make sense.
@Dorando Cavallacci I mean, it's obvious that size-wise it's different and it's not worth ponting out. What the interviewer asked was it had more substancial differences, maybe he hoped to know if they had different procedures or the like.
It seems nyc has more structure and rules, i think it would be better, like how you can not acknowledge another made man unless introduced by a fellow member
Although he doesn't look like him his manner reminds me so much of the character Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) of "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul."
Jocko Adams you wouldn't believe how many people have this accent.. even my uncle and cousins do.. hella guys at work on their 40s early 50s habe it too..
Great interview, though I’d change the title since Cullotta was admittedly NOT the hitman for Tony and Michael Spilotro. It’s crazy that people like him went public, but I’m glad he did! Thank you for sharing this. I’m new to the channel. You’ve got a lot of great interviews. Keep it up. RIP Frank Cullotta 🌹
@@keithwilson9378 last interview with franzese they were saying sonny agreed to an interview, and to look forward to it in the future. Idk if it will be on this channel, but I hope so. Just have to wait n see if it actually comes to fruition.
@@ctdieselnut yes i seen that one nothing against you but i bet my life on it . it will not happen unless he get eltimers he lived in that life most all his life and did more time in prison for that life . any man that lived that life for that long is not going to violet there oath its a big no no to talk about this stuff if u made to public or to people thats not friends of them. i dont believe his son dont like to talk bad about people but he is not telling the truth not going into it just put in a little research if u cant find i give u the channel on youtube that is in present times that has sonny on there but no talk about this life and his friend talks about how sonny got done wrong buy his sons and the feds i really real bad for him
I have witnessed the legendary radio and tv talk show hosts from KABC's MichaelJackson, WBBM's Town Hall Meeting of the Air Jerry Williams, and Larry King and no one does it better than Patrick Bet-David. Your listening skills are exceptional and your follow up questions are always spot on. Thank you for an interview that documents the inner workings of one of the most secretive organizations in American history.
Right!? Not just an interview but an interview where a man openly admits to the murders. What is really going on here? Frank: "sammy had to do 20 years. Poor guy" did he just say that? Woooow
I remember that scene, the one with the guy down in the islands getting shot, staggering out the front door, only to have the hitman, who had gutshot him seconds earlier, walk up behind him and say that line you quote a split second before putting a slug in the back of the already shot man's brain pan. Brutal stuff
Amazing where he has came from. He has an almost childlike interest that the rest of us have towards a subject that draws viewers in. Very similar to Rogan. Also a good approach and not cynical or hidden agenda like some I can name. I wish Pat well.
Same here bro. 4 years ago i went to new york to go on a American cosa nostra tour i got to take a picture outside john gottis old hangout wich is now a fancy shoe store.
I lived it as a kid & I'm now 67 & can't believe they talk like this. Back in the days u couldn't say mafia. THERE IS NO MAFIA.. SLAP TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD 👋
Mobb interviews are the best 👌 you ask the right question ONCE u dont have to ask many more questions after because they proceed to SPEAK and you can see every word and its amazing
I love listening to mob stories that's why I can watch Goodfellas, Casino, Donnie Brasco and other gangster movies over and over. To be honest I think I'd feel safer being in the same room with most mobsters than I would a cartel member.
@@warchild114 Associating with mobsters is simple. Don't borrow money from them, and don't get involve in their business. Stick to that and you're fine.
Love Frank. As far as people tied to Chicago Outift and still living, Pat should next interview Red Wemette. Red actually does a lot of vids on Cullota’s old channel and knew all of the characters from the Chicago Outfit. Super interesting story. Was an undercover associate. Was trusted by literally some of the most dangerous killers in the mob and had a lot to do with the Family Secrets trial which ultimately took down the outfit. Also some Mad Sam and Tony Spilotro stories. I’m not sure there’s many people left from that era in Chicago. Anyway, Pat should really track him down
This is dope! My buddy’s uncle is Joe Merlino he used to come around and be at his house when we played basketball when we were younger. Lol I tried to get a picture with him back in the day and he told us “ stay away from cameras” hahah what a cool ass dude. And our town is 10-15 min from the city. He drove over all the time
Watch the full 10 episode sit-down between Sammy The Bull and Michael Franzese here: mafiastatesofamerica.com/
hey your a liar pal. you promised free but then charged 40. what a lair
@@TikTok_refugees1977 Where's the video or whatever with him saying it would be free?
I'm not paying, but I guarantee I will see all 10 episodes plus bonus content. If Sam, Mike, or Pat would like to send me $39.99 let me know.
I have to say, I did pay and thought it was well worth it!
Pbd the legend. Podcast is pure class.
best advice a real wiseguy gave me as a teenager when i was getting into alot of trouble was,,, ''cemeteries are full of tough guys'' words i never ever forgot..
and gay guys who had aids...
@@Rickswars and old fucking ladies
Best advice I ever got from an unwise guy was "life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you might get". Also, a guy I knew from Baltimore who owned a shop that sold expensive aftermarket wheels and advised one of the biggest dealers out there. He said "the cemetery is full of guys who wore the crown".. he actually said that to the kingpin whos named Marlo.
It's actually an old well-known phrase. It's been used in movies, too. Original quote is "Cemeteries and prisons are full of tough guys"
Best advice a guy gave me was use toothbrush your mouth stinks kid. And trust me that changed my life.
Frank: I have to go take a piss
Patrick : Interesting, interesting
Lol 😂😂😂
South London 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Got it
Yeah guy is week as f. This channel should have 5 m subs but the host of the show is just awkward
@@transikk he behaves like police. like he just wants to talk and is just curious,... but really he just gets them to talk and ads this all to their files, and helps them know the psychology of a gangster.
I can watch these mob interviews all day! Appreciate the great content
ruclips.net/video/Jlph4Mu4KQ8/видео.html
Wealth is not always what it seems,or any thing else.
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I wish I went on a tour with him when I was at the mob museum!! After the tour you go out for pizza with him Damn me!!!!
I'm so used to hearing these Mob men speak with thick NY accents. Interesting to hear thick af Chicago mob accent.
Everyone I know talks like that. You know there from Chicago when they say. “Yous guys”
He has a little Milwaukee in his accent.
Super underrated comment right here. Totally agree
His voice and the way he carries himself sounds like my cousin but I never thought we had an accent coming from Chicago , I thought everybody else at the accent
@@richardbromund2655 we all have accents. I have an urban, Miami accent. It's an east coast urban accent mixed with a little Spanglish.
These mob interviews are so good I can listen for hours. Thanks for the good content as always.
Pat you are a talented interviewer!!! You ask the right questions, let them speak, then ask more questions to extend their answer... thanks for everything you do bro!!! 🙌
L B it’s so important to just shut up after you ask a question haha. I can’t tell you how many good interviews I just stop watching because they don’t let them talk
Interesting.
Actually he interrupted him several times to repeat the answers and reconfirm completely unnecessary.
I think he's definitely the best interviewer
Got you
I'm a simple man. I see Mafia stuff on Valuetainment I like and watch!
moinmoin no cap
kieko44 that was mighty specific so I’m sure you’re the one doing it lol weirdo.
@kieko44 seek help, it could be that you're a very sick man
@kieko44 Degenerate.
you havent made your bones yet.
The man was a mobster, yes. But in the end he was also wise, entertaining, and a VERY captivating story teller with some hardcore lessons to tell. I enjoyed his RUclips channel (COFFEE WITH CULLOTTA) very much as he interacted with his viewers and cohost in ways that few content producers could or would. When he spoke of his life he would take you back into a different time, permitting you to picture everything as it was, and giving you a clear image of what happened as he spoke along. You were right there with him as a street thug in his teen years to breaking in to jewelry stores with the gang, getting busted by cops, sent up the river, etc. He was simply that good. In many ways the Morgan Freeman of the mob world as far as his voice and narration went. His channel was a must during this seemingly never ending COVID quarantine period. He did some bad things earlier on in his life but we only know of them because of his willingness to share them. And in sharing he also included his remorse and regret for much of his actions. I for one will miss the guy, RIP Franky.
Rest up big frank..
Well said.
hes also a rat
He was a killer u fucking jerk
He was a murderer. I am sorry but this guy should not be celebrated. He should be feared and if there is a hell I am pretty sure he is in it. Scary man scary life
I love these mobster interviews, thanks for the awesome work
Eric Zennaiter they are true classics.
Eric Zennaiter, all rat fucks like this clown make a living off lies.
@@dbcooper526 please shut the fuck up
@@dbcooper526 harder men than you have flipped I guarantee you would have too facing life in prison
What awsome work??? The guy killed people for a living and your glorifying it. False gods make for darkness. Light consumes all
As an Italian, I always find so hard to believe that interviews like this are taking place. Interesting interviews @Valuetainment, as always.
What does that have to do wit you being Italian you friggin jabrony.
It’s crazy that the main thing taught was secrecy and this is how it ends….
Right
Italians dont believe that people conduct interviews? What kind of backwards place is that?
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My great grandmother, Antoinette Quinn was one of the first women detectives in Chicago.. She was eventually promoted to narcotics detective and then to homicide detective in Chicago from about 1940-1970. She spent a lot of her career cleaning up the messes that these people made. She was the most interesting person I had ever known, and up until the last few years of her life, when she passed away in 2006, had some of the most amazing stories you would ever hear. She also was head of security for Hilton O'Hair airport in Chicago from 1970's through the mid 1980's which also brought many more stories. RIP Antoinette Quinn.
Did she write a book? Sounds super interesting.
@@skybot9998 she was in the process when she passed away. Mostly just notes of her experiences. She was approached by an author in Chicago at one point but the author wanted to modify the story in a way in which my grandmother didn't approve so she turned it down. There is a book written which mentions her in it called "Shattered sense of Innocence" about the 1955 murders of 3 boys.
@@skybot9998 page 80 of the book
@@skybot9998 She was the first police officer to show up at the scene of the St. Valentines day massacre.
@Dre-Day 1127 I wanna say early to mid 70s.
❤ One of my favorite interviews, I had to come back and listen to Frank again. RIP Frank 🪦
He's on soft white underbelly and vlad tv
This guy looks like a totally different person every 10 years of his life
That’s how he evades the feds
When your life depends on that I imagine you get good at it lol
True
Good call
The haircuts 🤣🤣🤣
"I didn't do dat. Let's just say Tony done it". Patrick-" Right. Got it. Interesting."
You can tell Patrick's in the know but asks questions for those who are not without being obnoxious. He doesn't cut off or speak over his guest's just refreshing to watch GREAT GUESTS...SALUTE
Rest in peace Frank, I was looking forward to coming on one of your tours and meeting you, unfortunately, that's never going to happen. You were an interesting guy who lived a HELL of a life. See you on the other side.
You don’t want to see this guy on the other side. Wake up
@@markbradburn3465 Haha yeah, good old Frank sent more than a few people to the other side. I don't mean to talk shit about the original commenter, but guys who idolize mobsters remind me a little of all those women who think they are in love with serial killers.
Idk bout peace tho lol
@@billscannell93 Hahaha Good point.
These are amazing interviews. I guess because a lot of people are dead and things have changed its crazy how some of the very key mobsters are talking about their old days. I am 54 years old. When I was graduating high school in 1983 you heard about the mob, heard things if you had relatives in the east coast. I am going to look for his book. These guys were in prison for a long period of time and now have adapted to their environment just as they did when they were young. When I was a kid. I think the most you could have given someone was respect. To this day respect goes a long way. Great video.
I was born in 1983 but have always been interested in the mafia. If you haven't read any mafia literature I recommend starting with Nicholas Pileggi. He wrote both Casino and Wiseguy. They read like a newspaper sort of, very informative and full of quotes.
I give no respects for criminals
Man, I watched the Donnie Brasco interview, and I swear it had to of been every single newcomer to the channel that just whined about “The Interviewer interrupted to much, the interviewer doesn’t let him speak” wah wah 😭. Patrick is hands down I think the best interviewer out there and puts his guest on spots and asks fluid breakdown questions better than any reporter or any correspondent in any field of media. Keep pushing limits Pat, always a pleasure watching the variety of content you bring to the table. Cheers from Oklahoma sir.
Not really. If you’re going to interview someone and ask questions you have to let the person answer the damn question instead of interrupting jumping in with your own assumptions otherwise what’s the point on asking a question in the first place. He’s a good interviewer but he needs to shut up and let the man talk. How many times did the interviewer get corrected because he came in with his own assumptions? Pretty much nearly every question. Let the man talk!
I like pats interviews but id have to disagree. He cut pistone off WAY TOO MUCH joe was getting into interesting stories and pat just interrupted over and over that interview was trasj
This guy, and that Vlad guy are absolutely awful interviewers, but for some reason they have the funds to get all the guests and put out good content.
If you want to see how a good interviewer works his craft, go watch Charlie Rose or someone of that caliber.
Got it.Interesting,Interesting
joe rogan
I met Frank while going on one of his "tours" in Las Vegas a few years. Great fun to talk with and just as candid as could be just like this video. Loved his honest insights. I remember one of the tour attendees asked him how many people he killed and he pleaded the 5th! At the end of the tour he did a photo opp and I remember he put his arm around my wife's waist for the photo. I jokingly told him "Hey, don't make me have to get tough with you Frank". Guy had a great sense of humor!
That's an awesome story bro, ty for sharing
I hope ur story ain't bull bro but I believe u
@@mikewill7611 Hah, my buddy who sponsored our tour for his birthday recalled me making that comment as he was nearby and we laughed a good belly laugh over it.
@@nazmoking3171 cool 😎 👌
@@mikewill7611 nope
When Patrick got home after the interview with Frank his safe was empty.
he doesn't realize it but they stole his jacket
And Dude Had a Huge Hole in Da Wall, Hole in Da Wall...
Lolol
I lost it when i read this
"....Frankie he'll kill us....and THEN we wont be able to spend the money".
I loved that. Explaining that death actually fucks with your ability to spend money. A man that could see the angles. I guess I could learn a thing or two from this guy. Seriously though, a very well put together interview with the effort of cutting in photos of the real people being referred to. This guy has lived a very interesting high-risk life. I am glad for him that he has found Jesus....it is an amazing strength.
So this guy taught you that you can't spend money when you're dead? Wow. Lol.
@@tannerholmes1587 ba da beep.
So Spilotro was the brains of the crew
Frank is a bit of a rambling old man.but I love that! These old timers are so interesting
Especially when he said he could go back to Chicago at any time... Okay boomer
@Joey Peeps hahahahhahahhha
These aren't ramblings these are war stories
Any good story teller goes off on tangents. It's if you can sit through the fucking things that make YOU a good listener. 😆
He was a mustache Pete. A true old timer for sure.
I love his mafia interviews. Great job once again Patrick. Keep doing mafia interviews man!
Frank was by far the best guest ever!
this guy contradicts himself over and over. he is a liar
As always Pat excellent interview. This man looks great for being 80 + of age.
Considering the lifestyle he lived...
What's the medical device by his feet, with the hose?
@@_Thoughtful_Aquarius_ oxygen tank
@@jasonschwartz2347 Well thats Interesting ,,
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So glad that the host got dressed up for this interview. The Simon Cowell Collection.
Legend!
Sloppy
One interview he’s dressed like a gangster, the next he’s dressed like Eminem
Hey at least he asks the right questions, he follows along great and he does some homework beforehand. I'd take him anyday over Vladtv or someone else!
Dirty shoes too
I like how Patrick handles these interviews with the mob guys.. Just the right amount of respect and curiosity..
Frank died today August 20 of COVID 19. RIP Frank. He was 81.
Wasn't Covid, but he did have it. RIP Franky
@@alantinoalantonio if he didn't have complications because of the covid he wouldn't have died, it was because of covid. stupid fucking comment.
@@AmorAmor360 he died of congestive heart failure you idiot.
@@alantinoalantonio which was exacerbated by covid 19 you idiot.
@@alantinoalantonio you forget the whole message he put out in one of his videos before he died tallimg about you shouldn't take covid lightly? no shit I wonder why?
11:08 How ironic, Joe Pesci acted as two men who were real life masters of the Shine box.
Shining Shoes is Serious Business
Have your shoe's looking like fuckin mirrors
ninjanizzle that's not ironic.
Now go home.and get ya fucking shine box😂😂😂
I'm bringing heat on you? You're ordering me out? You better get your own fuckin' army pal!
Dude looks better now than he did in his 20s lol
Zam Buki Money
haha well said. he was ugly as fuck
He’s not a dude. Grow up.
Looks like he's on oxygen now.
Tsar Bomba that you future too son. Better watch.
“Let’s say Tony done it”
Sam King I just scrolled down right after he said that and this was the first comment I read.
Than said his face was giving up than dude said interesting lmao
Sam King
Lol.
I just discovered this channel and I am hooked! Great interviews, my friend.
I love all these mafia interviews and can see how they align with the Scorsese classics. Having said that, there's something funny I noticed. So Frank and Tony had a confrontation while shining shoes, and as we know Frank is the basis for Frank Merino and Tony is the basis for Nicky Santoro. As we also know, they're played by Frank Vincent and Joe Pesci who have a confrontation in Goodfellas over shining shoes.
Nick Konstant also, the way joe Pesci character was killed in goodfellas was kinda like the way they killed Tony and Michael Spilotro in real life.
@@komandant10 you sure about that????
Frank is a stand up guy, he paid his dues, he's not afraid to admit anything....Frank Rocks
@Adrian At And T it's sickening but pretty damn cool and badass
He has no honor he is a rat
No one's saying he isn't a rat, he's even said it about himself!!!
RIP Frank....gonna miss your stories 😢
Stained Glass man screw this year we lost so many people may they Rest In Peace
@Stained Glass Screw coronavirus
You look lots of people every year to lots of things the Chinese flu is the only one publicized by the lame stream media
He died of COPD not some imaginary virus that is being forced onto all death certificates, even if the death occurs by falling down the stairs or crashing a car. It’s a joke.
My mom is an icu nurse who has treaded people with covid it is real.
You are really doing something great by cataloging this classic history and culture. Please, keep it up!
It's good to see an interview done by someone who uses subtlety and a lot of insight to get the story from the subject.
I took a drink of my beer every time Patrick said "interesting" ......I am now legally dead.....
Better than illegally dead.
Probably it's more discrete to say "interesting" repeatedly instead of things like "ya, bulls_it", or "liar"! if you're talking to a mobster...
"interesting"
Hows afterlife..?
I hear ya he was boring frank was the whole interview
RIP Frank. Tell some people ya killed or hurt your sorry now that your able to be with them. It was enlightening to have met you. Godspeed
i did the tour with frank in vegas last year, 200 dollars a head and was brilliant, he took us to all the movie scene bits from casino, the house where sharon stone runs the car us the driveway, and finished with frank taking us to a pizza joint, it was well worth the money
I would love to do that! Since My Father was an Associate to my knowledge. Maybe more, maybe less. He never let us ( we kids ) my siblings. I do & have sat on Jimmy Hotta’s Lap.. AT Our family home! Yes I was bout 9-10 yrs or so. But the older we got the more we knew & he explained to us. We excepted that.
My father was a high ranking Teamster officer. He always had a bodyguard with him. I didn’t know even who he was until I was an Adult…. Yes I knew him well, which I didn’t know he was the bodyguard.
I really Did Not like him at all… Lol. I didn’t know who my father’s guard was until I was in my 40’s… Wow “! in my mind!
The guy who played him in the movie looks like the shah of Iran
I never saw the resemblance
Lol sopranos joke
Knocked him on his keister....sounds like a real weiny roast
lol
Merle's Hand I think he did 20 fucken years Nd not a peep
Patrick: I'll have a a quarter pounder with cheese.
Server: Would you like fries with that?
Patrick: interesting, interesting.
He can fk himself
Copy cat. Couldn’t you have been original?
Frank : " patrick i just farted " Patrick : " Interesting "
Lol
LMFAOOOOO!!!
I really enjoy these historical stories about mob life and how it was back then vs now days. I think Frank is a good honest person 👍
I don’t think we could say he’s a good honest person, we didnt know him personally, but we do know the terrible things he did, so did he and he seemed genuinely regretful so he deserves that respect I suppose.
Mob movies are the best and about time i hear this interview!
"YOU JEW MUDAFUKKA YOUU!!"
Trash
Jalo Hepo-oja 😂😂😂
@Craig Johnson Say what you want but they provide a needed service.
@Craig Johnson Italy??? Didn't know!!!
@@eianmartinez3355 trash what?
I had an opportunity to meet and lunch with Frank Cullotta a few years back, interesting stories. A good time.
I went to High School in Chicago with a guy named Cullotta. But I doubt his family had any connection to the mob.
A good guy? Not if he murdered your father!
How did u get the opportunity to do that?
@Peter Goezinya ha. Not true at all. Lol not even close why they went away. Feds had to much time and resources
@Peter Goezinya Actually you would be caught dead if your near him when the hit comes.lol
RIP Frank 🥀. 20-Aug-2020. Godspeed 💕
God speed to Australia...nice n hot down there
Jackoff
@@Weebay_213 It's "Jagoff"
Dazzling Urbanite don't care if it's jerkoff, jag off or Lilly pnts off he's off to the hot country Seamus
Hey pat, could you try for another Chicago guy, Robert Cooley? He was a cop turned attorney for the mob and has some amazing stories
@@krichardt cool story bro. Still would rather hear from him than you
Chad Wismer cos ur probably a rat too
@@krichardt so was this guy
He was a piece of shit.
Calabrese Jr is around
"He was face down in the vice, not faceup like the movie" "interesting"
Probably more realistic and easier to put an unwilling participants head in a vise face down than up.
@@rjskum688 I was just commenting on Pat's reaction to tony detailing a graphic murder with that non chalant response
Right. Can't punch or kick if you're face down. Not well anyway.
@@gtagameplayvidz Can't punch or kick either.. if your arms are broke and you haven't eaten in a few days - from what I hear that whole situation was - torture ;-)
Right. That was the point, No name. I personally would have maybe sharpened a corkscrew and taken one of his eyes out slowly until he told me what I wanted to hear.😉 That's just me though..
This dude was a product of his environment, the hustle was real back then.
When the host started telling him that he thought all the money made by the LCN in North America went back to Sicily I was like WTF...totally clueless.
Cullotta - "the guy's head was jammed down in the vice, not up." Patrick - "interesting" LOL
lol
lol
Patrick was considering the use of such interviewing techniques.
norepetitivebeats 😂😂😂😂
His favorite word :)
I met Spilotro when I was a little kid. He was visiting my neighbors. I was hanging out with my buddy. His dad was a Mafia lawyer. Spilotro came to see him. I had no idea who he was. It wasn't until many years later when I saw his face on a documentary that I put it all together.
🧢
Remek92LA sounds real but highly unlikely
fake story
@@chasegimbel1904 Believe it, or don't. 🤷♂️. This was back in the late 70s. My then neighbor was Jackie "The Lackey" Cerone's lawyer. Lots of wise guys went to see him.
@@Remek92LAoh that’s right he must have forgot you were there lol.
These mafia guys love the limelight and they write books more than college professors and scholars ...lol
professors n same fbi agents buy their books too..
Just like former white house employees lmmfaoooooo
Fugget about it!
Supply and demand
Cool Cat cuz it’s more interesting. U can read a book about cats and plants .
You absolutely give the best interviews I've ever heard you should be proud
It's nice that we can still hear about these stories from the guys that actually lived it. soon enough there wont be anymore left.
That will be good as fuck then pray that will happen
Same with the wars
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This guy has the coolest interviews. Hands down.
The way this man interviews... I want to hear him on every head of state. Awesome. So prepared. Every answer he knows how to move.
You're close; They helped get quite a few public figures be installed. La Cosa Nostra had very close ties to Tammany Hall as well.
A very interesting and candid man. RIP Frank
$50,000.00 in 1956 is $470,757.35 in 2019
I'm in the wrong business
HOME PAINTERS MELBOURNE And the wrong year lol
If you're willing to risk spending years of your life that you'll never get back to sit in a penitentiary, then sure, you're in the wrong business. But that's a helluva risk. And nowadays with cameras everywhere and DNA, the risk isn't worth it. There's no shame in making an honest living and living an upstanding life.
Ain’t we all
Fucknuts oh there’s shame in it. There’s a lot of shame in making an “upstanding living”. try getting shit on your whole life by squares. By stupid cunts in suits. Now THAT is shameful. You know the shame that you feel. You feel it right now don’t you?
@@user-xj2sm3xd5l so fucking true! Government n state offices have these people by the balls! They either don't admit this, or too stupid to see!
This guy gives the best interviews out of anybody and everybody today
These interviews of the old time gangsters are epic. Keep them coming they are very interesting.
Best interviews on this channel hands down.
The 20s to early 90s was the golden age for organized crime. The Mafia, whether in the US, Italy, Russia, China, etc. was very much alive and active during those times.
In reality the eastern European and part of the itallian clans the comoras specifically also the Chinese and mexicans are all very much alive and moving
Id say the 20s to late 70s. After that they started busting them and flipping them.
Unfortunately Frank Cullotta died yesterday August 20 in Las Vegas, Nevada for Covid 19 and others medical problems. GOD BLESS HIM.
Rest in peace Frank 😞.
Thanks CNN
@@brettfox7869 lol!
That’s an Italian accent I haven’t heard in a while. Old time Italian guy from Chicago. “Eye can go ahn and ahn
It's just an old time Chicago accent. Both my grandfather (born in 1893 and raised around Asland ave and Huron) and one of my uncles had that accent too, but for some reason my father didn't. My Grandfather's parents came to Chicago from Germany in the late 1880s.
@@frankkolton1780 Yeah it's a Chicago accent, not Italian.
@@frankkolton1780Frank in this interview has a more Italian accent. The white Anglo English Irish wasp have a Chicago accent but not like the American Italian accent of New York and Chicago.
Chicago accent like Dennis Franz and Hillary Clinton.
@@anfieldreds5027 Italian Americans, who have never even spoke Italian, can't and don't have "Italian accent". There is a nyc accent, and a Chicago accent, not an Italian American accent. It doesn't even make sense.
Love the effort you're putting in @Valuetainment
Patrick's first question. What's the difference between all the Chicago and New York families?
Frank: I don't know we're just a bunch of Italians. 😂
@Dorando Cavallacci I mean, it's obvious that size-wise it's different and it's not worth ponting out. What the interviewer asked was it had more substancial differences, maybe he hoped to know if they had different procedures or the like.
@Dorando Cavallacci new york city is softer than baby shit now
It seems nyc has more structure and rules, i think it would be better, like how you can not acknowledge another made man unless introduced by a fellow member
The outfit was established while most of NY guys were still low level hoodlums
Although he doesn't look like him his manner reminds me so much of the character Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) of "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul."
That thought popped in my head the exact moment I read your comment
@@rpapini1 - I agreed with you the exact moment I read your comment. What the hell does your comment even mean?
Del Stanley
Very good shout
"Da Bears... Da Bulls. Ditka." Cullotta's Chicago accent is great.
Jocko Adams you wouldn't believe how many people have this accent.. even my uncle and cousins do.. hella guys at work on their 40s early 50s habe it too..
Lol daaaaaa bears!
Love my City (Chicago). Minnesota I hate it here
Chicago is my family's home turf & I love hearing our accent. Except perhaps my family's accent is more Chicago Pollack.
@@cashIND219 I'm from Massachusetts.. alot of my family and friends sound like townies from The Departed. I can relate.
Great interview, though I’d change the title since Cullotta was admittedly NOT the hitman for Tony and Michael Spilotro. It’s crazy that people like him went public, but I’m glad he did! Thank you for sharing this. I’m new to the channel. You’ve got a lot of great interviews. Keep it up.
RIP Frank Cullotta
🌹
He was a "hitman" for Tony Spilotro. He didn't kill Tony or his brother but he killed 2 and indirectly 2 more FOR TONY.
@@TheMrdhydeWe all know the Lister murder. What other murder did he commit?
@@jaed2630 I don't remember but he talks about it in RUclips videos. Im sure I didn't make it up. I don't do that shit.
When the interview of Michael Franzece's Dad is coming? I really would like to see it!🔥🔥🔥🔥
i dont think Sonny would ever do a interview but yes i would love to see it too
@@keithwilson9378 last interview with franzese they were saying sonny agreed to an interview, and to look forward to it in the future. Idk if it will be on this channel, but I hope so. Just have to wait n see if it actually comes to fruition.
@@ctdieselnut yes i seen that one nothing against you but i bet my life on it . it will not happen unless he get eltimers he lived in that life most all his life and did more time in prison for that life . any man that lived that life for that long is not going to violet there oath its a big no no to talk about this stuff if u made to public or to people thats not friends of them. i dont believe his son dont like to talk bad about people but he is not telling the truth not going into it just put in a little research if u cant find i give u the channel on youtube that is in present times that has sonny on there but no talk about this life and his friend talks about how sonny got done wrong buy his sons and the feds i really real bad for him
@@ctdieselnut if u want other channel let me know i send
Sonny will never talk to anyone about anything.
Swigged a shot every time the interviewer said “got it”. Passed out after 5 minutes.
Cool
That was hilarious but PBD may be the best interviewer all jokes aside
@@nearlyhomeless653 all jokes aside, he's awful.
I have witnessed the legendary radio and tv talk show hosts from KABC's MichaelJackson, WBBM's Town Hall Meeting of the Air Jerry Williams, and Larry King and no one does it better than Patrick Bet-David. Your listening skills are exceptional and your follow up questions are always spot on. Thank you for an interview that documents the inner workings of one of the most secretive organizations in American history.
great interviewer and obviously frank is brining out even more info as a result. brilliant piece.
"It was a game....they had more members in their gang then we did"....... classic.
Crazy you can have a interview with a serial killer in the free world.
Right!? Not just an interview but an interview where a man openly admits to the murders. What is really going on here? Frank: "sammy had to do 20 years. Poor guy" did he just say that? Woooow
Free world)You do not know anything about another world except the states. You would be surprised)
It’s not a free world just a free country and it won’t be free for much longer
How are these guys serial killers? Serial killers are sick in the head and loners 99.99% of the time, but these guys are doing brutal business.
Frank killed two people. He didn't do it for the joy, or because he wanted to, he was ordered to. He was a burglar and a robber.
"Where you going jagoff?" BOOM 💀💥🔫
Was that actually him? Cause the guy in the movie who says that does look like him
@@ryanbesco8067 Yes its him
I remember that scene, the one with the guy down in the islands getting shot, staggering out the front door, only to have the hitman, who had gutshot him seconds earlier, walk up behind him and say that line you quote a split second before putting a slug in the back of the already shot man's brain pan.
Brutal stuff
@@Gunners_Mate_Guns all while house of the rising sun plays in the background
Psytoxin Yes it was and the very next scene when he executes the 2 men into the pit
How did Frank survive all this??? Frank seems to have morals in his own way.
Morals ? You dope
Frank may have lived by a code or adhered to a set of rules, but I don't think morals played any part in it.
I agree,he don't cuss every breath like some of them ny guys.
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Pat, I am getting addicted to your content! You are a great interviewer
Amazing where he has came from. He has an almost childlike interest that the rest of us have towards a subject that draws viewers in. Very similar to Rogan. Also a good approach and not cynical or hidden agenda like some I can name.
I wish Pat well.
Keep up the Cool Mafia Interviews Patrick! :), Cool to see These Formers Mobsters Take/Perpesctive on "The Life".
Its sickening to see these fellas breaking Omerta in reality
@@ElMarlboroMan that's more the five burrough thing. Think they say trunk music in Chi
@@waltersobchak7275Philly got rats everywhere too
Pats always on it with these mob interviews! I’m happy someone shares my obsession with the Mob.
Same here bro. 4 years ago i went to new york to go on a American cosa nostra tour i got to take a picture outside john gottis old hangout wich is now a fancy shoe store.
Why? You have a secret fantasy (like a lot of guys) about being connected?
Carl Ruf No, just interesting stories. I’ve always liked all types of crime material.
@@carlruf9037 why? are you serious? bc it's fascinating, that's why.
Tony: “We are friends”
Patrick: “INTERESTING”
I love this mafia stuff❤️
Interesting
I lived it as a kid & I'm now 67 & can't believe they talk like this. Back in the days u couldn't say mafia. THERE IS NO MAFIA.. SLAP TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD 👋
15:00 "Why do you wanna bother these people. They come from the same country as you. Your own kind"....Real talk
Better to be famous for your meatball sandwiches
agreed
Monsters are not supposed to be famous if you do it the right way.
I love meatballs
Looking back this was a GREAT interview.
I really enjoy watching/listening to these Mob interviews!
so you enjoy listening to a rat pos ?
Thanks for another great Mob interview, really enjoy them. I'm surprised that you never heard of Mad Sam Destefano before. Thanks again.
@kieko44Who would rat who out? Cullotta would rat Pat out or Pat would turn rat?
The Ghost of Mr P you have no idea as to what you’re talking about
It’s obvious that Pat’s favorite words are “interesting “ and “got it”.
Lol
got it.
Sam A lol😀
J.J. Westberg interesting
J.J. Westberg “sure”
Mobb interviews are the best 👌 you ask the right question ONCE u dont have to ask many more questions after because they proceed to SPEAK and you can see every word and its amazing
I love listening to mob stories that's why I can watch Goodfellas, Casino, Donnie Brasco and other gangster movies over and over. To be honest I think I'd feel safer being in the same room with most mobsters than I would a cartel member.
Problem with cartel members they're bunch of mad men, mafia dudes were always about rules and regulations.
@@warchild114 That's exactly why I said what I said.
@@warchild114 Associating with mobsters is simple. Don't borrow money from them, and don't get involve in their business. Stick to that and you're fine.
@eleven bravo they'd extort local businesses lol at them not hurting innocent people
Frank: It's all fun and games till someone gets a Yeast Infection.
Patrick: Interesting.
Marc Falsetti lmfao
LOL.
LOL
“Got it.”
Lol !!
Great interview. Had my attention right to the end.
Very well done interview Pat! U allow them to answer questions properly, then U ask more questions. Respect from Australia mate
According to Nick Calabrese, who was on the hit team, Spilatro WAS whacked on orders of Aiuppa, contradicting Cullotta's assertions here.
This guy's accent is too good
It’s a very old school Italian gangster Chicago/Detroit accent. My grandfather, his brothers & cousins all talk/talked like that.
Like the car park attendant guy from breaking bad.
Mike Knight it’s a great accent👍🏻
Love Frank. As far as people tied to Chicago Outift and still living, Pat should next interview Red Wemette. Red actually does a lot of vids on Cullota’s old channel and knew all of the characters from the Chicago Outfit. Super interesting story. Was an undercover associate. Was trusted by literally some of the most dangerous killers in the mob and had a lot to do with the Family Secrets trial which ultimately took down the outfit. Also some Mad Sam and Tony Spilotro stories. I’m not sure there’s many people left from that era in Chicago. Anyway, Pat should really track him down
This is dope! My buddy’s uncle is Joe Merlino he used to come around and be at his house when we played basketball when we were younger. Lol I tried to get a picture with him back in the day and he told us “ stay away from cameras” hahah what a cool ass dude. And our town is 10-15 min from the city. He drove over all the time