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What Do Mobsters Actually Do All Day?

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When most people picture a day in the life of a mobster, they imagine endless shootouts, brutal shakedowns, and constant illegal activity straight out of a Hollywood movie. The reality of La Cosa Nostra is vastly different. In this video, former Colombo family Caporegime Michael Franzese breaks down exactly what a mobster does all day, detailing his grueling 24/7 routine as he climbed the ranks from a young recruit to a made soldier, and eventually a powerful street boss. Michael exposes the truth behind the mafia oath, explaining how he had to constantly hustle to make a legitimate living through auto body shops and flea markets while being on-call around the clock for the underworld.

Beyond driving the bosses and learning the strict rules of respect, Michael reveals that the Mafia doesn't just hand out bags of cash once a recruit gets their button. Every dollar must be earned, which is why he studied the ultimate racketeer, Frank Costello, to build his own empire. From visiting his Capo multiple times a week to put his legitimate businesses "on record," to running Long Island nightclubs until 4:00 AM and balancing dozens of federal indictments, Michael exposes the exhausting, high-stakes reality of running a crew—and the heavy toll that lifestyle ultimately took on his family.

0:00 - Getting Indicted 4 Times by Age 22
1:51 - My Recruitment into the Mafia
2:31 - The 24/7 Oath of La Cosa Nostra
4:46 - Driving the Bosses and Learning to Listen
7:40 - Halloween 1975: The Night I Got Made
8:54 - The Myth of Getting Handed Money in the Mob
10:07 - Frank Costello and the Art of Racketeering
11:27 - Life as a Mafia Soldier
14:11 - My Insane Daily Routine
16:44 - Becoming a Caporegime (The Street Boss)

20 Comments

@brunobianchi1999 3 weeks ago

Present day mobsters appear to spend their days making YouTube videos

@Ragebaitor321 3 weeks ago

Studies show 73% of a mobster's day is spent deciding whether marinara needs more garlic. The other 27% is racketeering.

@skipgendron6695 3 weeks ago

Not one mention of the gabagool

@stvartak7164 3 weeks ago

I'm going to buy a bottle of Franzese wine just because I appreciate how short and to the point the ad was. I have a list of products I'll never buy just because their ads are annoying.

@mariog4707 3 weeks ago

The mob life makes for fascinating stories for those involved but remember they get rich by racketeering, exploitation, violence and general thuggery. If you’re not part of their life you are a potential victim and trying to run a clean legitimate business in a mob area must be a nightmare.

@Seaserpent-m8n 3 weeks ago

They sit around thinking of ways to steal and rob hardworking people who are way better humans than the uneducated trash called the mob.

@Bnice781 3 weeks ago

No way a made guy in the Mafia has 3 hung juries? You don't say! 😂

@Celly-belly-jelly 2 days ago

Out of all of that, I admire the commitment and dedication. Multiple businesses, a Pops in the joint (and fighting your own cases), upper management outside of your own businesses, and a family to provide for. Hell of a story!

@ThomasSimmons-u9u8e 3 weeks ago

Many of these lessons, I learned apprenticing as a pipefitter. Back in the day this was not unusual. Keep your ears open and your mouth shut, kid, an old timer told me. Never forgot it. It served me well in many situations. . . .

@andrewb8548 3 weeks ago

Remember being able to stop at a gas station, get complicated directions from the employee, and drive the directions from memory, and find the place?
Now I need GPS to get home

@jim53627 3 weeks ago

Like my boss told me when I started in sales, two ears one mouth use them accordingly.

@themusic6808 3 weeks ago

I’m reminded of the scene in The Sopranos when Tony returns to the back room of Satriale’s to find Paulie and Silvio making tomato sauce, Big Puss reading a magazine, Furio having an espresso, and Chris and Hesh playing a game of cards.

“So what else is going on ?”
“….nothin’ “
😂

@christophergargaro959 2 weeks ago

I remember agent Joe Pistone (IRL Donny Brasco) talk about this too.

He said basically the majority of the lower level guys days were spent collecting money or trying to acquire it so they could meet their quotas to kick up and stay in good standing.

The intermediate guys - soldiers mostly - spent most of their day coming up with new schemes to make money and collecting from the lower level ones.

The higher level guys - capos - would go around to the various schemes and things the family had going and made sure it was running smoothly. They also would make sure everyone was kicking up their full share because they’d then have to kick up to the boss level.

@47wolper 2 weeks ago

Michael: when you’re called you must leave your mother at deathbed.
Meanwhile Christopher: ignores 50% of calls from Tony because he is wasted af.

@MolochTheOwl 3 weeks ago

The Sopranos made it seem like everyone who wasn't Christopher or Paulie sometimes usually did nothing

@Karl_V. 3 weeks ago

I struggle to understand the point of the mafia. They don't seem to live better than normal people. They're constantly risking their lives and prison. They have to be available 24/7. Sounds like the worst deal ever. Why not just get a normal job?

@falcon3268 3 weeks ago

Thank you Mr. Franzese for sharing your past with us. Its interesting to know from someone who is willing to talk about their past instead of reading it up in books or watching it in movies or video games.

@ianmclaren9721 3 weeks ago

Love how you guys never talk out of school and wouldn’t dream of blowing wind up your own ass.

@boki1693 3 weeks ago (edited)

I lived on Long Island all my 66 year old life. Literally 90% of Goodfellas took place within a 30 minute or less car ride from where I live. I live not far at all from where Henry Hills inlaws lived. And though I Was never in it because it was a Jewish exclusive club, I have been by that club Karen introduced Henry to the guy who he later pistol whipped, a million times. Whats wild is people think that the mob must be very obvious and all over the place. But to be honest, I had very few interactions at all with it. I was a truck driver for a few years in the 80's and I am pretty sure the owners I worked for had dealings with the mob even though they were Jewish. And I know I had deliveries around where John Gotti lived in Howard Beach but the only way that ever affected me was I knew my truck would never be robbed there. LOL. An older woman that worked at my job was a gf of Gotti's 30 years earlier when she was younger and she had a very minor role in Goddfellas. My best friend when I was a teenager, his dad went to prison for mob related stuff and I am pretty sure his mother ran a garden apartment complex run by the mob. The only other thing was my long time gf dated a mob wannabe character before me. The dude hung out in some sort of store, like a butcher shop or convenience store, I forget now, that was a front on Long Island because he was trying desperately to be accepted by them. But he was a big time idiot and they just used him to run minor errands for them and make fun of him trying to get in. So just stumbling on this now is super interesting to me and I wonder if Michael was involved at all in some of the things I experienced.

@NightOwl64 3 weeks ago

Hi Michael, I'm fascinated with your channel. I grew up in Chicago and have been fascinated with this culture. I really like what you have done since you left the life and how open you are in telling your story and the way things were. Many lessons can be learned. We are of a similar generation and I seem to relate to you and your current outlook. :). Keep up the good work, I will look for your wine to buy - I love a good Cabernet!