Get Tickets: Mobwives — The Sit Down Tour

Fans here’s your chance to meet the mob.

The First Ladies of La Cosa Nostra dominated our television screens for 6 nail biting seasons and now they are rebooting and taking their show on the road with the Mob Wives Sit Down Tour!

So far there are a few dates announced including Atlanta & Nashville. The Sit Down Tour is set to feature one of the show’s most notable mob stars, Renee Graziano.

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Dope Readz: ‘Lucky Luciano: Mysterious Tales of a Gangland Legend’ by Christian Cipollini

LuckyLampMy current free time read comes courtesy of True Crime Author (and my writing mentor) Christian Cipollini

Every now and then I am able to break free of writing my own material, grab a nice glass of wine and JUST READ. I was more than pumped  when my favorite writer sent me a copy of his newest book, Lucky Luciano: Mysterious Tales of a Gangland Legend.

The novel is a pretty dope read and I’m not just saying that because the author, “Cip” is my “crime partner”.

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The story itself is so intriguing.

Out of all of the legendary gangsters, I would have to say that Lucky Luciano was probably one of my all time favorites. I love his “business mind” and how he did things, which was very unconventional for his time.

Reading up on “The Boss of All Bosses” made me realize what a forward thinker he actually was and how he in many ways “revolutionized” the mob and its dealings.

Luciano joined forces with anyone of his time that could help him earn money, power and respect and he didn’t care what race or nationality that “help” came from. My kind of guy.

Below is the very clever chapter listing of the book.

Randomly check back with The Pen Hustle for all things “Cipollini” — including my exclusive one on one chat time with the “Italian Scallion” himself.

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Visit Christain Cipollini’s official website Gangland Legends

Al Capone’s Former Miami Beach Mansion Restored For Video And Photo Shoots

The waterfront South Florida mansion gangster Al Capone bought as a family retreat in 1928 is being restored to its Prohibition-era opulence and beginning what the property’s new managers said is a new chapter as a sun-splashed site for video and photo shoots.

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Photo Credit: Huffington Post

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Handout photo of pool house and pool of waterfront mansion previously owned by Al Capone on Palm Island in Miami BeachThe site is actually a collection of three houses: a gate house, a main villa and a cabana overlooking a large pool on one side and Biscayne Bay on the other. Marco Bruzzi, co-founder and chief executive officer of the MB America property investment company, said the purchase price was more than $8 million, with an additional $1.75 million in renovations ongoing.

As many 1920s touches as possible are being kept, including some original light fixtures and a red coral bridge over an outdoor pond. It will have a new name: 93 Palm. Continue reading “Al Capone’s Former Miami Beach Mansion Restored For Video And Photo Shoots”