Wednesday, May 04, 2005

The Clown's Lament

Joey "The Clown" Lombardo is a reputed gangster in Chicago. The Feds indicted him recently, but they have not been able to find him. Today the local news had a story about a letter that apparently came from Lombardo. He offered to surrender - if certain conditions were met.

Part of the letter:

"Judge I am in dire strate at this time at 76 yr old to live my life peaceful until I die."

I'm always a little amazed when mobsters say things like "I just want to live my life in peace," and adopt a "poor me" attitude when something bad happens to them.

I worked for the mob.
It was just a job.
Why do the Feds
Want my head?

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