I appreciate being back on your channel! Always very kind and smart interviewer. Thank you to all the kind comments as well.

@randymuxlow9788

8 ай бұрын

i could listen to you talk for hours, such a wise man.

@diannh2894

8 ай бұрын

Do you know my uncle Al Colombo from New Jersey?

@FiNN--

8 ай бұрын

It's always interesting to listen to people who live(d) a very unordinary life, creates truly wise men. Greetings from Germany! :)

@Amar1338

8 ай бұрын

I appreciate you ,Sir

@carolseven3802

8 ай бұрын

I just subscribed to your channel!

Love listening to this man. He's got a story for every question, and for every story, there is a lesson... we don't have this type of 'storytelling' anymore.

@myeyeswentdeaf6213

8 ай бұрын

I was born and raised in Brooklyn. I tell people how I think the country was better off with them in power. People never understand it, what I’m talking about, but he’s explaining a little of it. They did keep money in the neighborhood. Functioning as a second government of sorts, whether how intentional or not, they served as a buffer between The People and the giant corporations. When they ran things, a giant corporation couldn’t just come and steamroll an entire areas, taking all mom n pop businesses out. Even the companies they allowed in they made pay fair. Sure it served their interests, with unions, and they benefited each other, but it helped us regular people. As soon as Giuliani came with RICO and they started taking them down in the 90’s, Time Square turned into corporate hellscape, all these companies throughout the city came in, wherever they wanted, non union, paying whatever they wanted, taking out neighborhood businesses. Like he Chris said, how they did the penny lotto we called it in my neighborhood, then the government came with the NY State lottery, it was also supposed to make the Verrazano Bridge toll free, now it damn near $15 to cross. The US Government took them down and took their place, Giuliani (may he rot in prison on his RICO charges) took them down and employed all their tactics on the right (if you ask me) from organized street soldiers taking orders (Proud Boys) on up to the godfather (the orange guy) and everyone in between has engaged in the same RICO. When you can prove, with evidence, linking street soldiers and their actions to orders from official ‘party’s’ members, up the ranks to Giuliani, and the top tier and to the top man himself, all involved in a criminal conspiracy together, that’s a criminal empire, but the new mob Giuliani did his party in building, feels no responsibility or connection to The People and the communities they’re charged with managing, they are vehemently anti union and pro corporate, pro deregulation for corporations, anti worker’s rights, Heck!, they’re even anti minimum wage!? Yeah, liked it better when these old mobsters ran things, they at least felt a connection to The People, to the communities, and they put good paying jobs in them.

@stinkyfinch2627

7 ай бұрын

​@myeyeswentdeaf6213 most big corporations don't differ too much from a mafia, so that makes sense.

Thanks Chris Thanks Mark. Part 3 please. I could listen to Chris all day. So nice how he complimented Mark. A true gentleman

You’re such an insightful / genuine man. Thank you for your honesty. I could sit and listen to you for hours, days, months.

Chris you have such an interesting perspective and understanding of what is important in life: kindness, energy, respect for self and others, empathy. Thank you for sharing more of your life with us. 🙏🏼😌

@TakingActionwithChrisColombo

8 ай бұрын

Anytime.

Could watch him for hours. A gentleman. A great relayer of stories. Old school at its best, so compelling.

@grayrothwell2015

7 ай бұрын

And considering who his father was, he chooses not to name drop and live on the name. What a guyx

I have enjoyed his perspective in the first interview and I am finding this follow up fascinating. Much appreciated from San Antonio, Texas.

Man I’d call this guy anyday anytime for advice he’s got a good heart!!!!!! He’s true to himself what u see is what u get !

I'm glad to see you again. I'm 59 and always learning.. And you're right. "The louder you get, the less sense you make." Thanks again, and I look forward to the next fascinating interview. You're a gentleman. Lived in Wappingers.. Funny little area upstate. Stay well, my friend. 💙🌎

I needed this so much right now. Keep up the great work 🤘

I grew up in North Jersey. Worked in the city, as well. I live in the south now, but I really really miss guys like this. Old school, honor, stand by your word, and most of all his accent. Thx for bringing back some awesome memories, I didn’t even know I missed.

Thanks @mark @Chris. I could listen to Chris for hours and days. Lots of lessons behind the stories. Thanks Mark for all you do.

Great interview,so glad you brought him back on board again. He saw and did a lot.

Nice to see how gangsters turn into saints as they get old.

@MichelBakhos

8 ай бұрын

💯 like he said “ what was crime becomes commerce “

I could listen all day. Such wisdom. Thanks for having him back!

I was hoping for another interview from Mr.Colbumbo. Great video Mark.

Great Interview 1 & 2! Mr. Colombo is a man of experience and wisdom. His words have helped my mindset...thank you

Good morning Mark and the SWU community. Happy FriYAY.

@Gram72534

8 ай бұрын

GM, right back at you!!!!!!!

Chris, you remind me of my Dad who I lost 12 years ago. I could listen to your stories and advice all day long. Looking forward to another follow up soon.

I appreciate the work you do, Mark

Love this follow up!! I could listen to him all day long!!

I'm really sorry for your loss of your friend. ❤ it makes the time we share extremely valuable.

Wise man. I really enjoyed this interview! Breath of fresh air.

"Was it good this time?" 😂 i could listen to you educate me on days when things seemed much more meaningful all day Chris. The fact that you pay so many compliments to Mark to begin with is a true reflection of morals and values that people dont seem to raise their children with anymore. I appreciate you sharing GENUINE character with us Chris. I hope you feel a luttle better telling the world one of your biggest regrets and that you can manage a nightmare free night before the end of your physical days on earth. Much love man!

Hello, Your interviews on KZread with soft white belly are one of a kind. Your point of view and advice have really hit a mark with me. My father a smart street guy which you both have some similarities in the gambling aspect I wish would verbally hear him give advice to me the way you do but he wasn’t that type of guy but you shared your experiences and stories in a way that a lesson is learned each time and I thank you for it.

Loved this interview, could listen to him for hours!!!!!

Thank you Chris for sharing your stories with us again.

I disagree there are victims in gambling! Families are irreparably affected and destroyed

@SMOOVKILL1

8 ай бұрын

True but you won't get killed if you owe them money alot of the time because you won't be able to pay if your dead. You'll pay somehow. Also you don't let people get in debt too much if you know they can't pay.

@k.s.3653

8 ай бұрын

Better than selling Fentanyl or women, gambling is your choice as an adult

@sup393

8 ай бұрын

By choice

@stfustfu1

8 ай бұрын

those are not the victims of gambling. those are the victims of the gambler's unresolved traumas that caused the addiction in the first place. same goes for drugs, actually. or anything, really. I have unresolved traumas, gambled some, won some, lost some, still not an addict, I quit betting a good few years ago. it's just that my brain isn't wired to be an addict, because I haven't had that much trauma.

@Headsup9550

8 ай бұрын

Kind of a choice.. it also happens to have the highest suicide rate of any addiction. Still, I wish I knew enough about it to be a bookmaker especially when it was illegal.. lol

We need to see more from chris! Amazing! Thank you! Much love from ks❤

I really enjoy listening to this man!! It'd be great to even have a part 3 someday!! Fingers crossed!!❤🤞🤞💯

Great Interview (s) 1st & follow up 💯

What an absolute awesome, entertaining man! Very, very good interview!

An interview extraordinaire. This is a much appreciated departure from depressing subject matter that doesnt teach us anything. Very, very interesting and much enjoyed. Thank you Mr. Colombo and Mark.

@caribcarib4337

8 ай бұрын

back in the day when I visited NYC and Connecticut - I dined at restaurants and saw the Mafia seated at the tables - one had a boxer's nose - and the others were talking to the owner - one had fat fingers with a big ring on it - they enjoy good meals and good company at an Italian restaurant - my friend kept telling me dont look at them - they are dangerous - I laughed it off- even though I lived in Chicago - I never came across this

This guy would make any guy's best friend.

much respect to the chris colombo what a interesting interview both interviews with chris were outstanding ,, i love the quotes joe colombo rip made to his sons ,,i remember as a kid growing up in brooklyn my brother handing out flyers for the league ,,i also remember all the stores with the lil italian flag stickers on the front doors supporting the league !! im going too follow chris on his channel !! thx mark for your outstanding work ,,no one does it better !! happy new year

Wow, great story!!! Self control is something we sould all try to achieve!!! ❤

I really enjoyed this .. now i have to check out his podcast.

Very honest interview, an old school gentleman 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼thank you sir , coming from a fireman .

Good evening from Queensland Australia

Good morning from Berkeley, Ca!! ❤❤❤❤

@Gram72534

8 ай бұрын

GM from Denver, have a great day!!!!!!!

@kandycepeterson2482

8 ай бұрын

Pretty close to Berkeley! CO Co county.

Love your attitude chris. Just started listening to your picks and advice. Id love to know your formula for picking winners thanks for what you do sir

Thanks for sharing your story. Chris.

Chris wanted to be a gentleman, and he is. God bless him. Happy to see him back on the channel. I wish him all the best! Signed up for his podcast. Goes without saying.

What a cool guy! Very likeable and entertaining! Great episode! Cheers from Norway, - Roy

So glad you had him back! ❤

Good Morning Everybody!👋🥸or whatever time of day it is in your part of the world. Peace!, Love!, and Respect!, from ANOTHER rainy 59° 6:15am Brooklyn, NY morning, to you, and wherever in the world🌍 you are, my SWU fam.

@adrianamastromatteo2675

8 ай бұрын

Peace from Adelaide, south Australia 🇦🇺

@Gram72534

8 ай бұрын

Good morning brother eyes, 4:20 a.m. in Denver CO. Great to see you my friend!!! Have a great weekend!!!!

@wesleyalan9179

8 ай бұрын

WhoopWhoop! It's Friday! I hope you're doing well, Eyes!✌️🤞🤟🤘

@Linda-in9ns

8 ай бұрын

Good Mornin Eyes 👀💙✌🏼

@mijeromoney

8 ай бұрын

4 am over here... Can't sleep

"What is Vice today, is Commerce tomorrow."

I could listen to Chris for hours. Thank you both.

Fascinating how Chris glosses over what his father was. Chris is a good speaker, great interview, very knowledgeable of history and a reasonable person. The U.S. is a criminal organization and so was his dad and the family he headed up. Do not let this brilliant performance over-shadow the latter.

@funkfarmer7125

7 ай бұрын

You clearly didn't get the point.

@Anthony-ds3om

7 ай бұрын

​@@funkfarmer7125 You clearly have a low IQ or are semi-literate. Read my comment again if you can. I got the point. You didn't because you're mesmerized by Chris' swag and flow.

Thank you Christ for sharing with us about your life & things you have seen & went through. Hope to see more of you on here. God bless you & your family.

We don’t have to name names and Mark just blasts it out lol

I can't wait for more of Chris

As a Colombo, my grandmother's side of the family in northern New Jersey, I will contact you Mark to see if I can get in touch with this man. Hopefully, he may be able to fill in some blanks about my extended family. Maybe…..

What an incredible interview. I love his presence and intelligence.

@TakingActionwithChrisColombo

8 ай бұрын

Appreciate it

@moondog9086

8 ай бұрын

@@TakingActionwithChrisColombo I subbed to your channel earlier & will definitely be watching.

10/23/23 Viewing; loved it! One of your best!

Awesome interview!

beautiful photography 👏👏👏

What a magnanimous guy! As unrestrained as he is measured. For some reason the way he sits with his hand on his thigh gives me Japanese Shogun vibes. Thanks for blessing Mark with another interview, all the best to you sir.

Love listening to Chris Colombo. One of best guests on many shows! Just seems like a contrite and genuine individual. You have a great personality, Chris!

More interviews with Chris please😁

another great video love Chris manner of speaking

Excellent interview

Ton of wisdom great interview

Thank you for teaching us about your father.

I could listen to Chris for hours

Such an interesting life. Mr. Colombo is a great story teller.

I still tell myself... "Forget the experience, but remember the lesson". I love this man, as this is what education looks like.

He’s baaaaak! 🤣 I love your testimony! No holds barred! 😜

Good morning from middle Georgia.

There are no victims in gambling? How can anyone say that with a straight face? Families are destroyed, homes and jobs are lost, faith in people is severely damaged. I enjoy interviews with him, but that comment is completely tone deaf. And wrong.

A great guy and a great interview.

Thanks Mark.

Anyone who has known Chris soon realizes he is a tue gentleman with a huge heart

Enjoyed listening to this guy especially about the respect, the calm before the storm keeping a lid on things even when others push and push. From a Sicilian girl with high Morals and a no nonsense behaviour sending love across the pond ❤

This is most probably a man who is able to blind people with his great storytelling abilities. People praising him up to the heavens totally forgetting that he is part of a crime family.

Good morning from Columbus OH 614

@Gram72534

8 ай бұрын

GM from Denver, have a great day!!!!!!!

👏👏👏👏 very interesting keep em coming

I’ll listen to Mr. Colombo any day 👍🏼

Thank you for sharing 🙏 Father Bill Alias Billy Bondage

Chris Colombo is a great interview. Cautionary tales all around

This has to be the best interviewe.

Like i said last time, dude is old school and he will Never acknowledge the mob or any self sniching!!!!!!!

@myeyeswentdeaf6213

8 ай бұрын

You know it. Mob!? There’s no such thing. Wat up brother Gram!, you got the banner again.👍 Lol. Shi**y day in the Subway. There was another subway shoving yesterday, person got pushed on in front of the train. Crazy F’ing people man. Whole big manhunt, but naturally they come down on all us so it ain’t a good day to be living in the Subways, which today it’s raining now and all day. I don’t look bad, but if you look obviously homeless and Transit Police is gonna F with you all week. I’m not worried about the daytime, but..ya know…3, 4, 5, am they know you’re homeless. Anyway, whatever, ya wanna hear something bugged out? You heard of the The Gemini Louge…right?..where Roy DeMeo and the old Murder inc. guys operated, they even hired Richard ‘The Iceman’ Kuklinski. Sooo many people got took out in there. I passed there the other day…It a friggin Baptist Church now…a Haitian one. It just struck me as weirdly funny. I wonder if they have any idea what went on in there? Ah well, either way, if anyplace needs a lot of praying done in it it’s that place there. Enjoy your day brother.

@Gram72534

8 ай бұрын

@LaurelNorwood-ye7uk genX try again! And I was born in New York and have been around these people, have you??? Gmfb!!!!

@Gram72534

8 ай бұрын

@LaurelNorwood-ye7uk so does your ignorance...

@myeyeswentdeaf6213

8 ай бұрын

@LaurelNorwood-ye7uk AYYY!?OHHH!? We got a problem here…ova here ova there!? Ya hear Chris self snitch? No. Ya hear him say some such thing as a mob? No

@Gram72534

8 ай бұрын

@@myeyeswentdeaf6213 lol!!!!

@ 9:20 creativity a menace...ha ha I love it! Proud Papa

Great interview… educational.

Thank you

I love to listen to him tell these stories. He’s a great guy. Loved his family.

This is very interesting

Chris i would love to meet you one day and speak with you im sure your wisdom will do wonders if you have not written a book may i suggest you do....your the man and gentleman

I like Mr. Colombo. Nice interview.

There is no science in gambling, the only thing you have to know is: The house always wins.

@davida7559

7 ай бұрын

True but people still play. I do enjoy gambling but I like the trill and I do understand that I’m not going to be a millionaire or waiting to hit 10 million dollars jackpot. I play what I can afford and that’s my vice but I know it can damage people so I’m always check my self

Im 29 and have an older father. He told me about the lotto being part of school funding. I didnt learn that until 6 years ago. It's pretty insane and most people don't know that at all.

“Was it good this time?” Mr Colombo…. Always!👏🏻🙏

Raise men and teach them how to be a GENTLEMAN! Profound and greatly needed today. Then our Women wouldn't be disgraced.

@moondog9086

8 ай бұрын

And raise women and teach them how to be a lady...

Crazy ass story at the end. Ive heard mark ask everyone about their regrets, this was a deeper one for sure.

“If you are making sense, you don’t have to scream and yell. People will hear you.” Wise wise words of advice.

@hhhhhh-xg9rk

7 ай бұрын

absolutly, unless of course the person/people you are having said conversation with is below you in intelligence then of course its oftentimes better to humbly see yourself to the door, its better to do that than debase yourself to their level

What a fantastic wise man. I love this guy. I respect what he is doing. I agree with him 100% . All of us are here at this time together, every second it changes, some die some are born and it continues. We only get this one chance on this planet TOGETHER. We all should look out for one another. I have ZERO religion and I love and will help any and all human beings that I can. Long as they treat me the way I treat them. How many religions say that and actually MEAN IT! NONE!!! Anyway back to Chris, you see some people and just wish you could get to know them.

I watched part 1 over & over. The man has street knowledge.

I admire this gentleman. His memories and life experiences are priceless and timeless, not to mention fascinating and intriguing. Color me hooked!❤

Great stories, great ethics. So enjoyable. Please have him back.

So very interesting ❤❤❤😊