John Gotti Jr
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The kids today are a lot smarter than we were because they're stimulated by computers and everything else and far more in interaction in that respect. But they don't have the personal skills that we have in personal interaction. But they're literate. They read so much. They can hit a button, true or not true, and they can find almost anything they want to find.
The kids today are a lot smarter than we were because they're stimulated by computers and everything else and far more in interaction in that respect. But they don't have the personal skills that we have in personal interaction. But they're literate. They read so much. They can hit a button, true or not true, and they can find almost anything they want to find.
But you start to put the pieces of the puzzle together and you come to an understanding that everything's a little different here.
But you start to put the pieces of the puzzle together and you come to an understanding that everything's a little different here.
You're either in the newspapers or it's like word of mouth.
You're either in the newspapers or it's like word of mouth.
78 to 82 I was there.
78 to 82 I was there.
I was in the day room. I was in the day room, and we had a TV. The TV was in the day room. So when we had some downtime, we were on drilling, whatever have you, or playing sports, you go to the day room, watch TV. And I'm watching, and it was like an undercover operation. They're talking about the garment center.
I was in the day room. I was in the day room, and we had a TV. The TV was in the day room. So when we had some downtime, we were on drilling, whatever have you, or playing sports, you go to the day room, watch TV. And I'm watching, and it was like an undercover operation. They're talking about the garment center.
And I had a picture of my father with a gray sport jacket on, and he had a bandage on his hand. Because he was here in Florida and he knocked the biker out at a red light. So he had, I remember that when it happened, he had a chipped tooth in his hand, got infected. So you'll see that surveillance, you'll see him with a gray sport jacket on or a gray silk shirt.
And I had a picture of my father with a gray sport jacket on, and he had a bandage on his hand. Because he was here in Florida and he knocked the biker out at a red light. So he had, I remember that when it happened, he had a chipped tooth in his hand, got infected. So you'll see that surveillance, you'll see him with a gray sport jacket on or a gray silk shirt.
And it said, this man, John Gotti, is a captain in the Gambino crime family. And the garment center is controlled by Tommy Gambino and all these players. And I'm looking and I'm looking. And I see I'm sitting in the back watching the TV. And all of a sudden, I'm like sweating a little bit. Like, I'm getting nervous. Like, you know, my sphincter's tightened up now. I'm sitting there.
And it said, this man, John Gotti, is a captain in the Gambino crime family. And the garment center is controlled by Tommy Gambino and all these players. And I'm looking and I'm looking. And I see I'm sitting in the back watching the TV. And all of a sudden, I'm like sweating a little bit. Like, I'm getting nervous. Like, you know, my sphincter's tightened up now. I'm sitting there.
I'm like, oh, shit. I'm getting very uncomfortable. And all of a sudden, the front row, and they're like talking to each other. And they all turn, and they're looking at me now. He's got the same name as you. I says, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, sure does. Yeah. The other guy says, another one of the cadets says, oh, I saw him here. God, he was here with you two weeks ago.
I'm like, oh, shit. I'm getting very uncomfortable. And all of a sudden, the front row, and they're like talking to each other. And they all turn, and they're looking at me now. He's got the same name as you. I says, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, sure does. Yeah. The other guy says, another one of the cadets says, oh, I saw him here. God, he was here with you two weeks ago.
Yeah, yeah, that's my father. And almost everybody got quiet. You know, everybody got quiet and they're watching the TV. And I'm like, oh, God, please. I'm counting the seconds till this ends. This program's got to end now. I'm counting the seconds here. And that was really like now I became educated, okay, so to speak. Now you're educated, okay. That's the point when you become educated.
Yeah, yeah, that's my father. And almost everybody got quiet. You know, everybody got quiet and they're watching the TV. And I'm like, oh, God, please. I'm counting the seconds till this ends. This program's got to end now. I'm counting the seconds here. And that was really like now I became educated, okay, so to speak. Now you're educated, okay. That's the point when you become educated.
I mean, the father, he was a bootlegger.
I mean, the father, he was a bootlegger.