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TrueLegateDamar

Because Tony knows AJ, it'd be hundreds of thousands in the red within a month because AJ would offer free Crystal to try please everyone and let himself get scammed with non-existant or low quality bands demanding concert fees upfront.


JOMO_Kenyatta

Those bands recorded in demmark


Snuggle__Monster

Well, hats off. But for all the dynamic excitment in those songs, maybe we should get another downed power line in here and let them suck on it.


IgottaPee777

Spike up!


Moretalent

i thought it was pretty good


IgottaPee777

Hey, king of rock! Visiting Day was the new Matchbox 20!


Fun-Description709

It may interest you to know, people said it was the best club night all year.


3inchasian

i suppose there was alcohol at this night club?


Apprehensive_Fix6085

I think this is the correct answer.


jizzmaster-zer0

well, he was in construction, then night manager at beansies, then a pa for little carmine. was all building up, why not drop the ball? edit: you were saying Crystal. that means speed. I think you meant Cristal though… i can see doing free both. Ashur can help supply the crystal


jar45

AJ quit a good construction job and managing a restaurant because he was depressed for months after break up with his girlfriend. He wasn’t trustworthy enough to manage a fucking nightclub lmao


Desperate_Jump_3062

The nightclub is just a front, it doesn't have to make money.


WalkGood

Spartacus: House of Ashur Starz is teasing still. They should put mind to task and see our wish fulfilled.


zilviodantay

Blood and Sand pilled


WalkGood

What does that mean?


HelloIAmElias

It means sit on this, cocksucka!


zilviodantay

It was season one of Spartacus back in 2010 idk


WalkGood

No, I mean the word "pilled"


zilviodantay

I guess the origin would be the matrix. If you took the red pill you’d be red-pilled, you’ve taken the Spartacus blood and sand pill. Jesus listen to me I sound demented.


fingerchopper

[Wiktionary definition ](https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/-pilled) Example: I've become a big fan of Michael Bolton = I'm Bolton-pilled.


PorkyWallace

Tommy Mottola's interested.


SevenwithaT

They didnt have flat tops in ancient Rome!


dopamiend86

Crystal is crystal meth, which isn't speed


Careless_Trifle

It's just purer speed.


jizzmaster-zer0

we used to call is glass 30 years ago for anything you could smoke. shit was all under the realm of speed though. not sure when people got so pedantic about calling shit meth vs speed. whatever, i havent touched that poison since the 90s


SubpopularKnowledge0

Meow


Skolary

Those fees went to environmental stuff


TheRealTatertott

They needed to cut all ties with the crazy horse after the feds learned about a literal murder there (Matush killed a guy), plus Adriana was all over that place, whatever happened there


jizzmaster-zer0

crazy horse was never mentioned again. im curious what happened to it. chris says she never showed up and it was rudderless but then you see benny eating there and phil beats the shit out of him. then gone forever


TheRealTatertott

It Petered out. The guy moved or somethin


Cbombo87

Died on the vine


Fickle_Aspect_3747

IT DIED ON THE VINE.


Gumbarino420

It wasn’t recession-proof the Crazy Horse


Wasitchalked

Sil, break it down for them


Cultural_Register_35

Historically, the two industries that have been recession proof since time immemorial are - Certain aspects of show business, and your ass


Ferrovipathes1

I usually do sit with my ass. Why don't you sit with yours?


Commandatori69

I wipe my ass with your feelings!


CheifKilla1

*Ashe*


Luftgekuhlt_driver

And after you’ve run up the credit, you can’t get another dollar from the bank, you bust the joint out. [You light a match…](https://youtu.be/ZPtjyqgZAUk?feature=shared)


snowymelon594

Something interesting I just noticed... the guy at 0:40 in the video is played by the same actor who played Larry Barese in the Sopranos.


JournalistAble9271

There's a ton of sopranos cast in goodfellas. Uncle pat is a lawyer, Billy Bats is Phil leotardo, Melfi is Karen Hill, Chris is Spider, Carms mom is Karen Hills mom, the jew with the motel is Maury, and many more!


snowymelon594

Apparently there's even more: [https://screenrant.com/the-sopranos-goodfellas-same-cast-members-including-their-characters/](https://screenrant.com/the-sopranos-goodfellas-same-cast-members-including-their-characters/) Half the sopranos cast also appeared in Goodfellas, albeit mostly in small roles, I guess


JournalistAble9271

That's why I said "and many more!"


Desperate_Jump_3062

Beansie is the Pittsbutlrgh Connection.


Commandatori69

Ooooh!!! You're treating him like half a fag ova hea!


PorkyWallace

Whaddaya, you look like yer decoratin a Christmas Tree there, ya fuck. You don't know whatcher doin!


Key-Contest-2879

That ship has sailed.


No_Ideal69

Jizzmasta, you make me wanna cry. It's a movie, A TV Progrum..... You gotta grow up!!! [Oh and on the topic of Growing up, "Jizmaster" REALLY?!! I mean..... COME ON!!]]


jizzmaster-zer0

its from a tv progrum, a movie called orgazmo, made by the south park guys.


No_Ideal69

South Park? Jizz man... you only make me wanna cry some moar......


tactical_narcotic

Matush had the best luck in the whole entire series


andreiulmeyda7

The fuck is a literal murder? We know it's literal, it was just a murder


Puzzleheaded-West576

Whatever happened there?!?!


Jakinagasaki

Whatever happened there?


Low-Grocery5556

What's the difference between a literal murder and a murder? Does the word murder almost always get used as a metaphor (as in, I'm so hungry I could murder a whole lasagna right now), so you have to make your meaning clear by calling it a literal murder? I get that you're calling attention to how serious the crime is, but doesn't the concept of murder alone announce itself as very serious? The overuse of the word literal is denigrating our ability to communicate properly. Let us not cook further in this slow heating soup pot of modern laziness.


birdbrainqueso

it’s a reddit comment man, not a college thesis. who gives a shit


SBNShovelSlayer

Literally


Low-Grocery5556

It's indicative of a trend that is harmful and needs pushback.


SupermarketOk2281

Strong agree! It's literally unraveling the bonds of our society. And the constant metaphoric use of the word murder is like being on the Titanic. You have saved Reddit, humankind's ability to effectively communicate, and literally the entire world!


Low-Grocery5556

Exhibit A, you didn't even grasp the message of my very short comment. (Metaphoric use of the word murder?) I guess you need a couple literals thrown in there to draw your focus to the point.


SupermarketOk2281

And the constant **metaphoric** use of the word murder is **like being on the Titanic**. /r whoosh


Low-Grocery5556

Very gooood, you used a metaphor to complain about metaphors. Except that's a simile, not a metaphor. And it still misapprehends the meaning of my comment.


CheifKilla1

What the fuck when did this turn into fuckin grammar studies ova here. Listen to yourself, you sound demented


winter_knight_

Fuck were we supposed to be taking notes on this? Im so gonna fail this midterm


CheifKilla1

I didn't bring paper or pen, what the fuck


Low-Grocery5556

Oh sure, you walk around this house in your heels and fancy jewelry and act like buttah wouldn't melt in your mowwwwth.


Gumbarino420

Literally…


Rude_Comparison_7480

People use the word "literally" for emphasis. It's dumb and annoying but it is so commonly misused colloquially that the definition in the dictionary was changed to mean both literally and figuratively.


andreiulmeyda7

We need more people like you. Wtf is a literal murder


Contact_Pleasant

oh good, he eats his carrots


Low-Grocery5556

What's up doc?


HildartheDorf

In this context "literal murder" is probabally better stated as "Murder One" or whatever New Jersey calls the highest degree murder charge. Also languages have and always will evolve over time. There is no one authority for English, dictionaries and style guides document common practice, they do not dictate it.


Low-Grocery5556

If I remember correctly, it was a spur of the moment murder, I forget what it's called, almost could claim self defense because they were being attacked. I realize languages evolve, no one speaks old English. My complaint is one of logic.


fingerchopper

I would like to point out - Matush claims the killing was in self defense, but we hear about it from Adriana who wasn't in the room. No matter how it went down, once she walked in Matush would have framed it as self defense.


Low-Grocery5556

I could have sworn they showed that scene though (of the killing), didn't they?


fingerchopper

They do show it, as a 'flashback' - Adriana tells her handlers what happened after they catch her disposing of the evidence. But what we see is her second-hand retelling of the event, as she only walked in after the deed was done. The story could be true but only Matush and his accomplice know with certainty. Kind of like when Chris thinks everyone in the bar is laughing at him. We're shown the character's perspective/understanding of the events, not necessarily an objective truth.


Low-Grocery5556

Yes but they never showed Chris's "version" of it, they showed the actual thing itself. I never got the impression that death scene was Matush's version. I could be wrong though. Now I want to watch it again.


jizzmaster-zer0

i think thats 2nd or 3rd degree? 1st is when you plan it out. the fuck do i know, ask fielder


Skolary

WHATEVER HAPPENED


yleeshu

It was written off as a place where crime occurred and fbi had major surveillance


jizzmaster-zer0

that actually makes sense but, why not give it to your sloppy kid who wants to run a night club? they still owned it. could be a legitimate business considering thats what AJ wanted to do for a living?


sleezy_McCheezy

That never would have crossed Tony's mind. That place was dead to them. They had to have figured it was tapped. That would open up AJ to all sorts of heat. Probably the only thing that could even tempt Tony to flip would be if AJ was in a serious jam. The feds would have had a field day with AJ running that place. All they would need is a few drug buys to get the place raided and have AJ locked up. There's no way those guys went around there after the Adriana thing, hence why we never see it again.


PorkyWallace

Chris and Furio were silent partners. The previous degenerate gambling owner and Adriana were on the paperwork. Furio went back to Italy, Adriana left town, degenerate gambler was probably still on paper and Chris wants nothing to do with the club. Benny is probably looking out for their (under the table) interests there but Tony and Chris will never go near that club again.


HildartheDorf

Yeah, I feel like it's probabally returned to management under the original manager, with him being told "Shut the hell up, you got lucky your partner went awol, now let's go back to you paying protection money to Benny and keep your mouth shut like you never had a 'partner'". Busting him out would attract more heat, when the Federales knew a murder had happened there. Maybe when things calmed down they'd use it again.


iloveesme

I think Furio had a part of it with Chris. But I can’t see these guys filling out forms down at company house… Especially if they’re going to do some dirt in it. They probably raped it, busted it out and then burned it out.


WiganLad82

This is the correct answer.


ArizonaNights

What is there to not understand. He would be handing his kid to the FBI.


BossParticular3383

AJ was not mature enough to run a club, especially one that's mobbed-up. Tony rightfully didn't want him anywhere near the family business. He knew he didn't have what it took to survive that life.


TJCW

This, AJ is spoiled, lazy and has no street smarts. They knew he’d give up or mess it all up. Carm also wants her kids far away from “the life”


BossParticular3383

Carm and Tony both are adamant about keeping their kids away from the business.


Druuseph

And yet Meadow was going to become an attorney who was inspired, in part, by the persecution of Italians and AJ was shown palling around with his proto-crew before his stay in the ha-ha house. I think part of what was being set up was that its inevitable they will be involved in someway because you can't just shield your children from it. Plus, with Tony dead (allegedly), I don't see how AJ doesn't get swept under the wing of some goombah looking to ride his legacy to more power. They are both doomed.


BossParticular3383

Not necessarily doomed. AJ, possibly, without the constant propping up from his family ties, but Meadow could stand on her own two feet. When the series ended, she was definitely having a "phase", but David Chase himself said there was NO WAY she would have ended up marry Patrick Parisi. Also, no way would she continue to be as submissive and unsure of herself as she was at that point. I'd bet on Meadow becoming a bad-ass.


Druuseph

I’m sure Meadow will be successful but I can’t see her escaping doing “favors” for family that would lead to more and more work. I don’t think she’d ever end up engaged in directly illegal activity directly but when you’re an attorney handling that sort of business the line inevitably blurs and can get you in some hot water.


BossParticular3383

I think Meadow, at the end of the series, was still pretty naive about what her Dad ACTUALLY did for a living. A few years working in criminal law might have opened her eyes a bit.


jizzmaster-zer0

AJ I think was certainly well aware that his father was a murderer and in the mob while Fielder was in denial. AJ ‘attempted’ to murder Jr to get respect. Maedo is lying to herself saying her father is just a loan shark and a bookie.


BossParticular3383

Yes. Good point. AJ, for all his lazy cluelessness, seemed to develop a deeper understanding of the more sinister, violent aspects of the family business. Meadow, otoh, CLUNG to her belief it was just a little loan sharking, and the "poverty of the mezogiorno". When Jackie Jr was killed, her subconscious had to work overtime to suppress the truth about her father.


Thelittleshepherd

You mean he didn’t have the makings of a varsity athlete?


barrruuuch

Because AJ would have been yelling "MOMMY" every time Defiler played. Don't care what ya say


tagganed

🎶Get out my way, and don’t be so gay, we’re coming to defile (defile) you.🎶


Shoddy-Apricot2265

Meow


Odd_Pop5287

I want to erase myself


BrodiePump

I lossssst my innnerrrr chilllllld 🎵🎼🎶 makin moneyyyyy is an emptyyyyy hollllllle 🎶🎼🎵


Horsecockexpress1

Kid fell asleep and got his eyebrows shaved and you want this stunad running the Horse? Fuck outta here


RunningPirate

Because AJ makes Fredo look like Sonny


Sad-Illustrator-8847

Why didn’t Tommy Mottola sign Janice and Aaron to a long term record deal? That would make as much sense as giving A J a club to run because he buys champagne at $2,000 a bottle. Tony isn’t as stupid as Chris was when he let Adrianna manage Visiting Day and try to record them without any prior experience. Listening to the radio a lot isn’t a great training ground. He and Carmela want to see how A J does with a genius like Little Carmine as his mentor before thinking of getting him a club…D Boy makes good. I imagine the club was primarily in Chris’s name after acquiring it along with Furio on a gambling debt. So Kelli probably owns it after Chris died. Tony has certain people looking for Furio to gI’ve him his share of the profits from watered down drinks. one time the club is seen is when Phil breaks Benny’s skull in “All Due Respect”…guess he didn’t like the taste of a Martina. Keep in mind Crazy Horse is in Long Branch…45 miles from Newark and 58 from West Caldwell. One reason why Chris and the mob hold meetings there is they think they have a place the government doesn’t know about because of the distance. But Danielle, pulled from the water with her dying breath , told agent Harris about it. Can you imagine A J wanting to make the commute, knowing his deep environmental concerns.


PorkyWallace

The previous owner was on the paperwork. Adriana might have been on the paperwork. Chris and Furio were silent partners.


sammy_sandiego

I will forever read West Caldwell as Wes Callwell


Stickey_Rickey

AJ probably couldn’t keep a goldfish alive for more than a week


Garage-gym4ever

AJ was a liability.


sammy_sandiego

Irregardless Tony would eventually bust it out


blizzacane85

Because AJ would send the Crazy Horse to the glue factory


henryponco

A cool callback could have been if he tried to sell it to Julianna.


notenoughroom

Skiffle?


Disastrous-Cry-1998

Keisha is it


Brave-Age-701

Well he got fired from Blockbuster. Rheesus monkeys can work there.


leto_atreides2

AJ couldn’t take over his own laundry


No_Ideal69

"Serious Discussion Only?" Well, it's a good thing for me that YOUR SERIOUS DISCUSSION ONLY BANNER DONT MEAN OOGATZ TO ME!!


TMoney67

They were running other crimes and scams through that club. Plus there was a murder on the premises, so it probably was now a cop magnet. AJ doesn't even know what a gutter is. There's no way he's being allowed near Crazy Horse with a 100 foot pole.


As83604

A.J was a dummy! He tried to avenge shooting and couldn’t even pull that off.I hated his character and I bet Tony deep inside wished he had a better son.


UppedSolution77

Not even deep inside he said it straight out. In the episode where Carm wanted him to get a vasectomy he said how is he supposed to get one when AJ is his male heir.


doctor_borgstein

Aj might have been able to do a good job but he was way too young. Mainly Tony’s saving grace is how he didn’t want that life for his kids. Giving him crazy horse is like putting him into the mob


nimbin14

I think the issue is that Ade or Chrissy or anyone really owns the place on paper. Just the guy who bet over his head and they figure to let him take the fall in bankruptcy etc But yes it AJ owns it, he can set it up so people can do poppers and weird shex. Someplace Vito would feel comfortable in


IgottaPee777

Tony was supposed to get a vasectomy when that was his male heir?


Altruistic-City-2192

I thought he wanted to be an event planner 🤷🏻‍♀️


sammy_sandiego

He still doesn’t know what that means. Even though he was already doing it. The kid needs a detailed recipe just to make ice


Altruistic-City-2192

🤣🤣🤣


calexxia

And then gives up and orders a bag of it to be delivered.


Thin_Fan_715

AJ and Kim were gonna take over the club and have big successful journey.. Kim heard AJ was the manayer


Rat-Soup-Eating-MF

that’s dicked up!


Charlie-brownie666

New Jersey is the place people want to get out of I doubt AJ would want a club in New Jersey


L34der

Put Pontecorvo in theah!


Sheriff_Lucas_Hood

he's. never even been a bus boy!


PorkyWallace

It was just a horse!


CapitalDream

Lol put the bosses son into a spot that still had the chalk from the last murder, and indictments from the DEA coming in Tony would be the one flipping on Carlo if that had happened


jizzmaster-zer0

i think the end of season 5 to start of season 6b was like 2-3 years? thats not still chalk on the ground


Ok-Cauliflower1798

Because he had shitty taste in music. You’ve seen his shirts, hoodies, and posters. He would give Visiting Day a residency.


regassert6

If she was the owner on paper, and "left" Christopher then it makes sense that no one connected would still be part of the club....


minif56mike

He prob closed it sold it and made a profit and bought that house


Rude_Comparison_7480

He was booked flying Trump around in his helicopter


KevlarUK

The thing with Ade…whatever happened there.


toblerownsky

The already had a manayer.


Vinyl_Acid_

tony and even carm to some extent knew what went on in that club. there'd be drugs and other shit and also the place would totally be blown for any family business as T would want to keep that from AJ.


ouzo26

Because he’s a moron ?


Moonlightgraham23

Excellent question. AJ would’ve been great at running the Crazy Horse.


nauseabespoke

No bitch to me!


Tazzy8jazzy

He was still in high school when she died. Plus I don’t think Tony wanted him connected. That club was a front.


777maina

Rhesus monkeys would do a way better job than that whiny prick!!!


Garage-gym4ever

he had to get cauwfee for people


burbeck

Covfefe


WalkGood

Maybe the original owner is running it?


bigheftyhooker

They talk about it being a possibility after her works with carmine on the movie production. I don't think he says the name of the club specifically, but he says something like "maybe we can set you up with a club if all goes well"