06-10-02 - 6:34 p.m.
because he had fashion sense. because his neighborhood was the safest in nyc. because he was stupid enough to call himself a plumber and didn't care what the feds thought. because his vocabulary included the verb "whacked". because despite his stereotypical "dees and does" brooklyn demeanor, he was divinely sexy. and because in an age of marlon brando cinema dons, he still enigmatically personified mafia cool.
a moment of silence, please, for john gotti.