When you think of a U.S. mafia rubout, what is the image you think of?

Re: When you think of a U.S. mafia rubout, this is the image you think of:

Trivia -- Before being shot, Joey Gallo had dinner with Jerry Orbach.

 

Re: When you think of a U.S. mafia rubout, this is the image you think of:

I can still remember seeing that pic in some Rolling Stone story on the mob when I was 12 or so.

My brother is a big-time mobophile. He used to work for a trucking company, hauling to NYC, Atlantic City and Philly and one time he had some time to kill so he went on the NYC tour of famous mob rubouts. He said it was very cool.

 

Try the grey stuff, it's delicious!

 

Re: When you think of a U.S. mafia rubout, this is the image you think of:

He was a big-time celebrity on the dinner party circuit after his prison release. Breslin's "The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight" was about Joey Gallo and in the movie version the part was played by Orbach.

Personally, I think that after In Cold Blood it became quite fashionable among the literati elite to associate and write about criminals, the more vicious the better.

 

No problem, Simon. I'm an American Syndicateophile.

My father actually made a sales call to Ben "Don't call me Bugsy" Siegel after he got out of the Army. Siegel ran this resort off of Interstate 10 between San Bernardino and Palm Springs.

I've driven by the Beverly Hills home on Linden Drive where Siegel was murdered. Not surprisingly, it's the only home on Linden without the street numbers in plain sight.

All that said, it was sorely tempting to vote for Anastasia's rubout in the barber's chair.

 

I think of watching Annabella Sciorra in season four (?) of The Sopranos.

High-quality rub-out material.

 

Jiminy. We're almost to the end of the first page of this thread and no one has referenced Michael Corleone settling all family business on the day of the baptism? The gunshot through the eyeglasses was one of the film's most memorable moments.

 

Anastasia at the barber shop has always seemed iconic to me.

 

Excellent catch, Buck. Valentine's Day, 1929 -- North Clark Street, Chicago.

One minor point: Bugsy's murder wasn't at his house, but his mistress', Virginia Hill.

 

A differet kind of U.S. mafia rubout:

 

I voted for Anastasia's last haircut.

God, I love this genre. It's chock full of fascinating characters.