Summary of Gianni Russo & Patrick Picciarelli's Hollywood Godfather

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#1 I owned the hottest club in Las Vegas, called Gianni Russo’s State Street. I was able to attract my celebrity friends, who in turn drew high-rolling tourists and politicians looking for photo ops. The club was a success from the start.

#2 I had come a long way from being a crippled, tough New York kid with little formal education and no prospects for the future. I was successful and loving every minute of it. I heard the commotion before I knew what was causing it. Gales of laughter, shouts across the room in greeting, and boisterous applause for my piano player.

#3 I was stabbed in the face by a broken champagne bottle between the eyes. I was enraged, but I took care of business and shot the attacker dead. The police were great, professional, and accommodating.

#4 I took it easy at home for the next few days, feeling no remorse about the shooting. It was a righteous homicide, in that I had been defending not only myself but anyone else in the club who might have become the victim of further slashings.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 20, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822523791

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Insights on Gianni Russo & Patrick Picciarelli's Hollywood Godfather

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I owned the hottest club in Las Vegas, called Gianni Russo’s State Street. I was able to attract my celebrity friends, who in turn drew high-rolling tourists and politicians looking for photo ops. The club was a success from the start.

#2

I had come a long way from being a crippled, tough New York kid with little formal education and no prospects for the future. I was successful and loving every minute of it. I heard the commotion before I knew what was causing it. Gales of laughter, shouts across the room in greeting, and boisterous applause for my piano player.

#3

I was stabbed in the face by a broken champagne bottle between the eyes. I was enraged, but I took care of business and shot the attacker dead. The police were great, professional, and accommodating.

#4

I took it easy at home for the next few days, feeling no remorse about the shooting. It was a righteous homicide, in that I had been defending not only myself but anyone else in the club who might have become the victim of further slashings.

#5

I had enemies in Colombia, and I was sure that the Italians didn’t have the power to kill me, so it had to be the Colombians. I had to handle this problem personally. While I had no contacts in the Medellín cartel, I knew people who probably did.

#6

I had to meet with John Gotti to ask him to help me get the Colombian target off my family’s back. I didn’t care if the FBI had him under surveillance; my only concern was protecting my daughter.

#7

John Gotti was a degenerate gambler who didn't care about the history or blood oath of the Mafia. He was a loudmouthed drunk who took exception to anyone calling his father by his first name.

#8

I had to face Escobar, and there was no other way to go.