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The Johnny Keys Hit -Sammy "The Bull" Gravano

Soft White Underbelly

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Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, a member in the Gambino crime family in New York City.

0:00 The Assassination That Started a Mob War
1:45 Philadelphia Mafia Power Struggle
3:15 Who Was Johnny Keys?
4:54 The Commission Chooses a Side
7:20 The Impossible Hit
10:39 Sammy Gravano Gets the Assignment
15:40 Planning the Ambush
18:37 Why the First Plan Was Abandoned
23:01 Face-to-Face with Johnny Keys
30:12 A Dangerous Second Meeting
33:39 The Setup at the Golf Club
39:42 The Kidnapping of Johnny Keys
46:41 Respect Between Enemies
53:01 Johnny Keys' Final Requests
56:39 Waiting for the Final Order
1:01:24 The Last Walk
1:04:42 "I'm Glad It's You"
1:07:55 "I Think We Killed the Wrong Guy"
1:11:05 The Legacy of Johnny Keys
1:13:52 The Samurai Comparison
1:16:53 Soft White Underbelly Book Mention

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20 Comments

@xonious9031 1 year ago

Am I wrong or is this guy a world class story teller... this simple video of him telling the story may be better than an actual movie.

@davidconway5 1 year ago

These Sammy "The Bull" Gravano videos are better than any Mobster movie. Very captivating. What an excellent story teller. He gives so much detail that you feel like you are there with him. Simply amazing. Please keep them coming.

@lisapizza6494 1 year ago

The promo at 3:52 threw me off. I thought my phone was glitching and went to a different video 😂

@TANKDABOSS 1 year ago

Johnny Keys was a true G 💯

@buddylee19133 1 year ago

I have to say I fkn LOVE how your vids are shot! And can we all plz acknowledge the audio quality too!? You can hear this man's breathing, heartrate, and BP increasing as he reliving this shit while he's telling it, it's AWESOME!

@RooRguy27 1 year ago (edited)

Oh my gosh this story is ridiculously good

@Ruby_Sterling 1 year ago

If I got a call for a “sit down”, I’d be on a flight to Zanzibar.

@hcharboneau 1 year ago

These old school Mafia guys all knew what they signed up for.
He is a great storyteller!!

@frankmonteleone5325 1 year ago

I've listened to Sammy tell this story about the Johnny Keys hit over 100 times and I always thought it would make an amzing film. On it's own. As a Black List recommended, award-winning screenwriter of crime drama/thriller screenplays, I want to write this screenplay. I cannot express it any more clearly. It needs to be made, and this Samurai story needs to be told.

@0475cmoore 1 year ago

I’ve heard about 3 different times he’s told this story. This is the absolute best version that he’s told. It’s all the same story, nothing is different, he doesn’t change it but it’s a little more in depth and the build up to meeting Johnny the first time. Sad, hard to listen to, but such an intense story told very well!

@executiveincentives2 1 year ago

I got a feeling that this might be the one hit that actually haunts Sammy to this day.

@susiemcdonald1112 1 year ago

Wow, this interview is great. With the way he speaks about it. It makes you feel like you’re right there watching the whole thing happen. Thanks Mark for Sammy’s interviews.

@babalonnuit777 1 year ago

I was really into learning about the Mafia when I was a kid. No idea why either lol. But my dad encouraged me by buying Sammy's book, and I did a report for my honors freshman English class on a "historical figure from America", and I picked Sammy The Bull lol.

@dariuszkaminski2044 1 year ago

You gave him the honor and respect he deserved. And I know for sure that if that was anyone else in front of him he wouldn’t even bother asking for favors. He honored you with a lot of respect by asking favors and going away the way he did.. true definition of cosa nostra

@MikeDiNatale-bz3tv 1 year ago

Johnny Keys Simone was my grandfather’s good friend. Pal Joey Farinella and Nicky Russo as well, All Trenton NJ (Chambersburg) heavyweights. It was an amazing place to grow up as a kid.

@AFaceintheCrowd01 1 year ago

A story of stories. I’ve heard this a few times before and it never fails to have me on the edge of my seat. Will be produced on screen someday.

@jackcull76 1 year ago

You need to have Sammy on a lot more! I sit back and close my eyes and he paints such a vivid picture, that it's almost like I was there when it happened. I'm very glad that you got saved, Sammy! Love you brother.

@thebookofronism.723 1 year ago

Born and raised in Philly. I walked past Testas home where the pipe bomb blew up to go to school everyday. When he said he was going to extinguish this gentleman in "Friendly's"? I said "Oh my god. That's a burger 🍔 and ice cream 🍦 joint. A family place.

@JustJefferson 1 year ago

One of the greatest storytellers of all time. I’ve heard this story before and yet I was still on the edge of my seat, while being right there with him as he loved it. Tremendous.

@DEPARTMENTOFREDUNDANCYDEPT 1 year ago

WOW! That is some of the most compelling, captivating, riveting story telling I have ever heard. Stories about "the life" being told by a man who was deeply in "the life" are so authentic and free of all pretense or artificial drama. If Hollywood does tell his story, I hope they do it justice.