Yeah, it's obvious that years spent in near-solitary confinement didn't damper Gotti's cockiness. And I guess his fan mail was something that still made him feel like he was on top. But you have to question the types of people who would actually write to a convicted mobster like he was some sort of rock star!

Yeah, those surveillance tapes are interesting. Gotti was always sort of flashy, even when he wasn't decked out in Brioni suits.

Gotti was an egomaniac. I mean this is a guy who has his hair cut every day and had manicures lol

Those particular surveillance tapes are from 1988-1990.
Cool to see Tommy Gambino on them.

Do you have a link to the tapes? Wasn't Tommy Gambino carlo's son??

Wilson posted the link in a post on the previous page.
Yes, Tommy was Carlo´s son.

I remember reading somewhere that Raplh Natale said he was made in a warehouse by Tommy Gambino back in the 70's which was probably bolshit

I dont mean those that were posted. Im talking about ones i've seen in documentaries

According to Robert Midget Molley (BET did an American Gangster episode on him) was in Marion when Gotti was assaulted, this is his take on what went down:

VG: It's like that in the FEDS?
MM: Let me tell you something!!! A few years after that they shipped me to Marion, the lockdown prison, claiming I was a threat to the orderly running of the prison; I'll tell you how I got to Marion later. but check this out!!! A dude named Philly got into a beef with John Gottiover some dum shit. It was around 7 o'clock at night. Gotti said, "Keep the noise down!!" Philly didn't respond because in Marion dudes don't speak from behind bars unless they know who they talkin to. So Philly never said nothin… The next mornin during rec, Philly whispered to the dude he was talkin to, askin him "Who was that last night that said keep the noise down." He told Philly It was John Gotti. Philly just brush it off and went and sat on the bench to the far left of the rec cage. Gotti walked over and said "This is my sit!!!" Philly said, "What you say man!!!" Gotti said, This is my sit!!!" Yo!! The young kid punished him!!! He bust his nose, his mouth, everything, yo. Most of the convicts were upset 'cause Gotti was cool with most of us. But this what people gotta understand on the street, you might be the man and all that, but in prison the roles can be easily changed. That same crack head on the street that people lookin down on can be a shot-caller in prison or a ruthless killer.

http://www.myspace.com/midgetmolley/blog

Wut Up DOGZZ.. Midget my people..1.100...Gotti deserved to get his ass kicked you think gotti was sharing his food and shit with them ...

That's a totally different version of the story than any I've ever heard before. Who knows what really happened.

I will say this once as for Sterotypes on here I'm sorry...

But Midgit Molly is the poster boy of whats wrong with America!