So true. I watched a lot of interviews of Michael but for me this one is the one that comes across as scary. That's saying a lot since there were much more dangerous business dealings, etc he was into.
This is a guy that completely turned his life around and a devoted Christian. I saw one of his services live and he is an outstanding motivational speaker. All he wants is to have people learn from his past mistakes and be the best that they can be.
^Hey dumbfuck do you know how many people with experience in the slightest things with the slightest bit of insight charge? You know how fucking often he even gives a speech? He does it because he needs money. And it would be a crime for anyone to take valuable expertise for free, everyone agrees with that. Especially someone as exclusive a case as his and probably one of if not the only one(s). There are people with expertise that many people share that charge hundreds of thousands of dollars for meetings they do more often than Franzese.
"You're not leaving until I've got everything I want out of you and when I have everything I want out of you, you're in trouble". Hearing him say that in this setting is scary enough. Imagine hearing it for real. He could probably look pretty menacing when he wanted too as well. Terrifying!!
Priceless insights into sociopath's modus operandi. They hook you up with charm and gifts, and once they get you, it's gone. Youre days as free man are over. They should show it in schools.
Michael franzese was a true stand up guy. Made the colombo family millions. Biggest earner in my opinion. His old man Sonny is the last of the True wiseguys.
Attn Jay Gmbino420 I totally agree with u comments. the only problem with Mike however is I don't buy into the religious racket. he just found a new angle and better yet he has the feds off his back. I always said he's a very smart guy. he's always earning and hustling. the great public speaker however refused 2 help out when called upon. actions speak louder then words. he knows take care Mike if the games wern't on the board they wouldn't even be played.
His father OK'd a hit on him. I can tell you, he's the real deal. He is a true servant of Jesus Christ. His story was instrumental in my salvation. He's a member of my church. Say what you want about the guy but don't ever claim he's a phony.
IPRRD M I'm glad 4u I myself am an Atheist but like I always say Freedom of Freedom from yeah his father was exactly what u said and Michael as well although I have 2 tell u there are people out here who feel Michael did roll on others. I'm not 1 of them however I believe he was a stand up guy and that's why I respect him. also very bright no ?? about it. my own problem with him is that 1 area where he refused 2 respond. and it was a capital case and he was close by in the next state. give him my best however.
Out of all the life story testimonies, speeches, interviews and video clips that I have watched for some reason I just couldn't picture Michael being a "bad" guy. Then I watched this video clip. From 3:18 on sent chills down my spine. Scarry absolutely, LETHAL no doubt!
I've always thought this about himm.He IS a Christian now;but you don't become a capo in one of the five families by being Mr Nice guy and you don't last 10 years in the prisons he was in without being able to handie yourself.Come on, of course he's got this side to him,probably 'whacked' somebody too to get to that position.He just doesn't wear it like,in his own words "a badge of honour"when pretty much everyone around him got killed or got life without parole.Come on,really of course he could walk the walk
@ Michael franzese.. after realizing the life that you have lived I applaud you sir !! . your advice is Rock Solid and I am somehow envious of you and your realization of the truth... God bless you.
I can really respect someone who is this honest about past behaviours. Whether actually his or is standing in for someone else. Either way.. that kind of honesty I seriously respect. This is where it annoyed me because yeah people have pasts.. but people don't have to continue within old behaviours. I like the straight forward, no bullshit approach. It's just down the line. It also is what keeps me believing that people can change if they really want to and I for one would not be ashamed of a man like this. It's also very attractive to be that honest. So yeah a man who has a past or the potential to be bad but chooses to live honestly.. it reminds me me of the positive things about my own dad. Why I respected and loved him so deeply was that he wasn't perfect didn't pretend to be and was open and honest with us kids about who he was and what he used to be like.
He still has that gangster in him.....U can see it when hes talking about gettin his hooks into an athlete and not letting him go until he gets wat he wants.....
So so so so much respect for this man's FATHER .... Unfortunately the same cannot be said about him. Once his 102 year old father finally does pass away I'm sorry to say this but Michael won't be with us for much longer after that... No doubt about it he is on a running clock out of pure respect for his father, an absolute stand up guy that he should've learned from.
@@williamf.buckleyjr3227 sheesh wow ok bud sorry to make you that upset. Wasn't my intention. ... Something tells me that you probably are lacking something in your life ..... Just can't put my finger on it..... lol
I have been watching these interviews for a long time now On Mr. Franzese, I am in awe at how smart he is, Very calm and precise with his words, And at the same time teaching young people the dangers of life. I am convinced he was in fact sent to us from God. I am experienced in the word of God and there were a couple of prophets that stopped there past questionable way of life and served God and joined Jesus in his preaching works. Could we have another prophet here? Can we refer to Michael Franzese as Pastor Franzese?
I like him too. But sent by God? You know he has killed people right. To be a made guy he would've had to kill at least one person personally. And to be a Capo, which he was too, he would be responsible for many murders.
it will be interesting to see how michael does after his father has gone, everyone talks about michael making it out, but everyone knows there's only 1 way out of this.
Smartest member of cosa nostra there ever was. Got off almost free (I think he did 8 years or something) and you know he's still got money somewhere, substantial money. You don't make billions of dollars by fucking over the government and not know how to hide it. I bet he's still got a minimum of 10 mil hidden somewhere. His house is fucking massive. Plus all the revenue he generates through his motivational speaking. I do believe he's sincere in that speaking, but I don't for a second believe that he doesn't have any money from his mob days left over.
His self-generated publicity is a hit deterrent... The more times hes on TV. Speaking at schools. Preaching at churches, the less the families will want to take him out... ALSO... Most of the information he shares is public knowledge... The people who were operating around his time are dead or in jail... There’s no real incentive to wack him, and hes hedged the survival odds in his favor by staying in front of the camera...
Gambling is depends on the personality, there are 3 types of personality to decide if you are mentally pass for gambling: 1. Emotionally stable and discipline: these people have their budget or bankroll and if they lost their bankroll set for a day, they have the discipline to walk away and come back some other time. They might even laugh at it and still enjoy some dinner 2. Borderline compulsive: if these people have a bad run, they gonna keep playing until they broke or lost significantly enough to damage their financial situation in short term. However these people will calm down the next day and won't come back seek some action. 3. Compulsive gambler: these type of people that we heard everyday from parent, motivator, Michael Franzese etc. They sold their soul to gamble, don't know how to quit when they are ahead, never stop playing when they're broke. These people have an addiction to gamble everyday and will borrow some money from loanshark or anybody to feed their addiction cause they can't stop and need some action. Go ahead and gambler freely if you are a discipline gambler. Be careful if you are borderline, try not to bring credit card in casino and don't try online! and finally you shouldn't be near any kind of gamble if you are compulsive type, if you ever loan money for gambling then you are sure the compulsive type
It's great that he turned his life around, but you can tell that even to this day, he misses "the life" :-). If I were in his shoes, I would too considering how successful he was! Not saying he would go back to it of course, just that he had a great "career" in La cosa nostra.
+Flint Ironstag. You don't won't to be in HIS shoes. You may die with em on! That's why he got out em. Besides, ex mobsters, ex dopers do pretty good on the motivational speaking circuit.
+Flint Ironstag Right, especially from the mob AND the feds! I remember a Twilight Zone (original) TV episode called "Dead Man's Shoes." A mobster got hit and his body was dumped in an alley. A homeless man puts on the dead man's shiny fancy shoes. This brings the dead man back to life (in the homeless man's body) who then goes after the boss that him whacked. He confronts his boss, talks a lot of tough shit, but still gets whacked again. They dump the new dead body in the mob's alley cemetery, and yet another homeless man finds and puts on the shoes. Here we go again!
my dad and his brother are made guys in the colombo family of was born and raised in bensonhurst brooklyn my family live all over brooklyn red hook ,carol Street etc the neighbourhoods ain't like it was. we moved to staten island a few years ago now. but I'll tell you something the five families still have a strong presence in nyc they are deeply embedded in unions, construction a lot more white colour crimes these days. my father got a 17 year jail sentence in the 90s spent a lot of his life in and out of jail. I know a lot of the Colombo guys they are all good earners which is all the mob care about
You can’t really sell your soul. God owns your soul. The devil can tempt you to do things that will put yiu in hell but you can always be redeemed. Bible tells of a very wicked king who changed his heart on his deathbed and was saved.
The greatest Man in history, had no servants, and yet they called Him Master. He had no degree, and yet they called Him Teacher. He had no medicine, and yet He was called the Healer. He had no armies, and yet kings feared him. He won no military battles, and yet He conquered the world. He committed no crime, and yet they crucified Him. He was buried in a grave, and He is alive today. And His name is Jesus Christ in Greek, and in Hebrew Messiah Masía (Messiah) Father's Love Letter An Intimate Message From God To You. My Child, You may not know me, but I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1 I know when you sit down and when you rise up. Psalm 139:2 I am familiar with all your ways. Psalm 139:3 Even the very hairs on your head are numbered. Matthew 10:29-31 For you were made in my image. Genesis 1:27 In me you live and move and have your being. Acts 17:28 For you are my offspring. Acts 17:28 I knew you even before you were conceived. Jeremiah 1:4-5 I chose you when I planned creation. Ephesians 1:11-12 You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book. Psalm 139:15-16 I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live. Acts 17:26 You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14 I knit you together in your mother's womb. Psalm 139:13 And brought you forth on the day you were born. Psalm 71:6 I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me. John 8:41-44 I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love. 1 John 4:16 And it is my desire to lavish my love on you. 1 John 3:1 Simply because you are my child and I am your Father. 1 John 3:1 I offer you more than your earthly father ever could. Matthew 7:11 For I am the perfect father. Matthew 5:48 Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand. James 1:17 For I am your provider and I meet all your needs. Matthew 6:31-33 My plan for your future has always been filled with hope. Jeremiah 29:11 Because I love you with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:3 My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore. Psalms 139:17-18 And I rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 I will never stop doing good to you. Jeremiah 32:40 For you are my treasured possession. Exodus 19:5 I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul. Jeremiah 32:41 And I want to show you great and marvelous things. Jeremiah 33:3 If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me. Deuteronomy 4:29 Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 For it is I who gave you those desires. Philippians 2:13 I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine. Ephesians 3:20 For I am your greatest encourager. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you. Psalm 34:18 As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart. Isaiah 40:11 One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes. Revelation 21:3-4 And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth. Revelation 21:3-4 I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus. John 17:23 For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed. John 17:26 He is the exact representation of my being. Hebrews 1:3 He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you. Romans 8:31 And to tell you that I am not counting your sins. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you. 1 John 4:10 I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love. Romans 8:31-32 If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me. 1 John 2:23 And nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Romans 8:38-39 Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen. Luke 15:7 I have always been Father, and will always be Father. Ephesians 3:14-15 My question is… Will you be my child? John 1:12-13 I am waiting for you. Luke 15:11-32 Love, Your Dad Almighty God If God cannot be around sinful man, why on earth did he come here and hang out with 12 disciples, beggars, tax collectors, liars, thieves and whores? John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. under tears of joy i received this holy truth, it took me awhile to collect myself. By The holy Spirit given through you into my heart ! God bless you and that mother who born you, you are among those most special brothers whom i every day have in my prayers ! i exist because of jesus and not because of my parents,fight abortion in jesus name ! I knew you even before you were conceived. Jeremiah 1:4-5 I cant wait to see all my brothers and sisters in heaven. Stay strong, and hold on to the hope that Jesus gives us. It wont be long, look up and know He is on His way.keep up the good fight fate and win as many as you can,Proverbs 11:30 and sometimes drop your sword to look up to the Father with a smile.1 Timothy 6:12 , 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb Psalm 139:13,Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they were all written, Even the days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was none of them.139:16 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:4-5 Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from secret faults. Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins;Let them not have dominion over me. Then I shall be blameless,And I shall be innocent of great transgression. Psalm 19:12-13 SAY THE MIRACLE Repentance PRAYER daily and it will change your life! Dear Heavenly Father, I come to you now and humbly ask for your forgiveness. LORD, I confess that I'm a sinner and I've broken your Holy Law. I realize that the penalty for sin is death. I believe that JESUS CHRIST suffered and died on the Cross to take the punishment for ALL of my sins. I believe JESUS rose from the dead and I accept Him as my personal Savior. From this moment forward I give you my heart and trust you to be the LORD of my life. Please forgive ALL of my sins and send your Spirit to help me do your will. I Love You, Lord Jesus. I Praise You, Jesus. I Thank You, Jesus. I shall follow you every day of my life. I thank you for your great love and accept your gift of eternal life, and I pray these things in JESUS name, Amen . Say this prayer faithfully, no matter what you feel, when you come to the point where you sincerely mean each word, with all your heart, something good spiritually will happen to you. You will experience Jesus, and HE will change your whole life in a very special way. You will see. A single saint fights back, and a thousand demons cry in agony. And you are that saint. Jesus Will Never Leave Nor Forsake You ''Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him and He shall bring it to pass.” Ps 37:3-5 Jesus Christ came into this world to reach those who feel that nobody cares. The Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in Him. The Lord Jesus Christ does care and He is reaching the lonely and the desperate, the confused and the hurt, the depressed and the disillusioned. Jesus Christ is reaching out to you. “But God demonstrates His own love toward us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Rom 5:8 As we turn away from our sin and turn to Christ we find forgiveness and freedom. Jesus Christ is a Friend to the friendless. He is a Helper to the helpless. He gives freedom to the addicts. He loves the unloved. He accepts the outcasts. He changes the unchangeable. He forgives the unforgivable. He accomplishes the impossible. He saves sinners. He seeks the lost.
I don't agree with everything Michael did but, I think he is smart enough to know that eternity in hell is a hell of a lot longer than maybe 85 years if a lifetime which is a blink of an eye. To burn for all ETERNITY scares the piss out of me. Think about it. ETERNITY!!!!!! I thank my God for the little I have right this very minute cause I know I will have an abundance of peace and love in heaven for all ETERNITY. Thanks to God and only a God of my understanding.😊😍🙄
real simple. when team a and team b play, people put what is called a line on the outcome of the game. so for example, team a is favored to win the game by 10 points, so the line would be -10. now if you bet on the underdog (team b) and they lose the game by 9 points or less, that means they covered the spread. essentially the spread means how much one team is favored to beat the other. so if you put 1,000 bucks down on team b covering the spread, and they do you will win 1,000 bucks back plus the odds that are put down on the spread if you have netflix watch the espn 30 for 30 called playing for the mob. it is the story behind the 1979 boston college point shaving scadal where organized crime members bribed players on bc to "win" certain games by less than what they were supposed to
Mike McDonnell U know about Marion federal prison in I.L and what went down right? did u find out why Mike didn't want 2 step 2 the plate? I know he found 'god' and I found the lockness monster. how much does he charge 4 his public speaking gigs? he is a stand up guy which I've expressed b4 so I give him that. but here is where he's a hypocrite. he talks about his former life and calls it an evil life. he turned his back on it. yet he's still profiting from it. think about it? public speaking gigs movie book tv shows documentaries. we both know people eat this stuff up so in a way I don't blame him from profiting he has 2 eat like every1 else but it's also on the hypocritical side as well. meanwhile beautiful is in maximum security in 23 hr lockdown in that pigpen Perryville. take care.
+LVCrocky Nobody can see the true heart of another. And if it were all just an act, so? He's still warning people and especially the youth about getting involved in crime. Anyway you slice it, thats a good thing.
+Chris AA I never said it was all an act. he's an excellent public speaker and communicator and he has a great deal of life's experiences 2 share with others. I agree with some of Mike's positions disagree with others just like with anyone else. he's been in contact with me via e-mail and we communicated a few times. I shared some stuff with him so he knows where I'm coming from . I agree it's always a good thing 2 help other people so u and I are in agreement. take care.
@@LVCrocky you sound dumb he should get paid for speaking publicly... And that's how he makes a living.. He did walk away from that life and it's his right to talk about his life story
+jason antigua he was no punk at all, but way smarter than your average gangster. His father was a legendary killer in Brooklyn. This guy made the lion's share of his money doing a gasoline tax scam until we was imprisoned in the 1990's
+jason antigua He was an Earner which means he wasn't needed to do Wet Work. His father John Sonny was a Capo & enjoyed being an Enforcer and will be out next year ,he'll be 100 years old.
Well he's out and he's 100 years old n Michael convinced him to finally discus his life in the mob n his case he was framed of its gonna be a 6 episode series its Comming out this year
How about spend 1 dollar twice a month or less... on a super lotto ... ? that would seem like one of the most simple dumbest smart things one could do ! definitely wont win spending 0.
