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BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

Karen Gravano (Part I)

BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

David Yontef

News, Tv & Film, Entertainment News, Society & Culture

3.9 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

In preparation for tomorrow's season finale of Families of the Mafia, David sits down for an exclusive one on one with the Series Co-Creator, Executive Producer & Star, Karen Gravano. Wasting no time, David & Karen delve right in to her childhood and the moment she realized her life was “different" than that of others based, in part, on a murder outside one of her father's, Sammy The Bull’s, nightclubs. Other than a few other factors which tipped Karen off to the fact that this wasn’t how many families lived, Karen discusses her “normal” (for lack of a better word) childhood - dating, friends, having a “cousin" whose family the Donnie Brasco movie was based on. After discussing the definition of important words such as “Mafia”, “Loyalty" and “Rat”, Karen and David talk about “The Gotti Tapes”, the domino effect fall out that thereafter followed, and the subsequent end of the relationship between Gotti and Sammy The Bull. David and Karen analyze the Mob lifestyle and all that comes along with it - the made guys, competing families and, at the end of the day, family togetherness and love. Tune in to Part 1 of Behind The Velvet Rope’s very special sit down with Karen Gravano. @karengravano @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the true story of a New York City boy with big town hopes and small neighborhood

0:12.8

dreams of becoming BFFs with the real housewives and other bravo liberties.

0:18.3

Then one day that dream actually came true.

0:23.4

Let me take you behind the velvet rope.

0:30.0

Hey guys, this is David.

0:37.2

Welcome back behind the velvet rope.

0:39.8

How is everybody doing today?

0:41.6

I hope they're doing well because we are going to welcome our very special guest calling

0:48.0

from almost 3,000 miles away.

0:51.1

The one and only Miss Karen Gravano.

0:54.5

How are you?

0:55.5

I'm great.

0:56.5

How are you?

0:57.5

How is Arizona?

0:59.8

Beautiful.

1:00.8

Honestly, I have to say I'm blessed to be out here.

1:03.4

I'm spending time with family.

1:06.1

We are on, you know, like stay at home like you guys are, but it's really easy to social

1:11.9

distance in Arizona.

1:13.8

Everything's laid out.

1:14.8

Like there's pools.

1:17.6

And like I said, this is just like such a horrible time, but for me, I'm taking the making

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