by Patricia Bellomo | May 25, 2012 | Mob Blog
Millionaire Mobster Blog: Beach Bum, May 25, 2012
[dcs_p]Las Olas Boulevard this morning to have a meet with a guy who’s looking to borrow a little cash. Now, you’ve got to figure by the time they get to me, they’ve already been shot down at the bank. But in this case the guy’s invisible–he doesn’t have a bank account, never applied for a loan in his life. And he’s fifty years old. He also happens to live in a high-rise at the corner of A1A & Las Olas; prime real estate in Fort Lauderdale.[/dcs_p]Still, he’s small time, supplying cannabis and cocaine to spring breakers and working girls. He tells me he was a spring breaker himself, arriving thirty years ago. The beach has been good to him, but he’s used too much of his own product. Plus, it’s getting harder and harder to make a buck. He’ wants the money to invest in a beach service operation, renting chairs and cabanas and jet-skis. He’s got the money for the inventory, but he needs to bribe a civil servant for the license. It turns out he has some kind of a record. I kind of like the guy, so I tell him yes. And just like that, we’re in business.
by Patricia Bellomo | May 4, 2012 | Mob Blog
Mob Blog: No Thongs Allowed, May 4, 2012
[dcs_p]The week started with gusty winds and rain, but now the sun is shining and the surf is calm. The sea is smooth as glass, and Victor and I have decided to blow off the rest of the day. We take his Chris Craft south on the Intracoastal, docking at the Sands Patio Bar in Pompano. It’s barely noon and the place is already crowded. We’ve got some entertainment too; a drunk, frizzy-haired blond in a thong.[/dcs_p][dcs_p]Victor and I don’t mind thongs, but this broad is too old and too thin to be wearing one. Plus, she’s not very toned–her skin sagging with age and sun abuse. She’s putting on a little show, dancing about the patio and making sure everybody gets a peek. Unfortunately, she’s not much to look at. In fact, she’s a drunken nuisance. She asks Victor to take her for a boat ride, and he tells her, “Doll, no thongs allowed.”[/dcs_p]Patricia Bellomo is the author of the crime thrillers Stella di Mare and Louie Morelli’s Daughter. She writes about mobsters and millionaires in South Florida and Detroit.[/dcs_p][dcs_p]If you enjoyed, No Thongs Allowed, please check out Patricia’s books. Available at Amazon & B&N. Print and digital formats.
by Patricia Bellomo | Apr 28, 2012 | Mob Blog
Millionaire Mobster Blog: Fort Lauderdale Air Show, April 28, 2012
[dcs_p]Took the Stella di Mare south today for the Fort Lauderdale Air Show. I’ve got a full crew on board, plus the entire family. It rained hard last night and early this morning, and the skies have been threatening all day, but that didn’t stop me and hundreds of other boaters from turning out for the show. We dropped anchor off shore, watching the crowds gathering on the beach. Plenty of eye candy here. Victor and my son, Tony, keep trading off on the binoculars.[/dcs_p][dcs_p]I’m sitting on deck with my grandson perched on my knee. He’s fascinated by the F-16 fighter jets, tells me he wants to fly airplanes someday. I look up and catch Angie watching me with a little smile. “Louie,” she says, “I never understood how a man who is so tender with his family could do the things you do.”[/dcs_p][dcs_p]Since we don’t talk about those things, I’m surprised by her comment. For a minute my eyes lock on Angie’s, and then the jets swoop into formation, flying low over the beach with a deafening roar.[/dcs_p]Patricia Bellomo is the author of the crime thrillers Stella di Mare and Louie Morelli’s Daughter. She writes about mobsters and millionaires in South Florida and Detroit.
by Patricia Bellomo | Apr 25, 2012 | Mob Blog
Mob Blog: The Booby Trap
Mob Blog: The Booby Trap, April 25, 2012
[dcs_p]I’m getting a kick out of a story in yesterday’s Sun Sentinel. The Broward County Sheriff’s office has suspended a deputy for frequenting Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach strip clubs while on duty. Full nudity too. Hmm. It appears the energetic deputy worked the night shift, spending ten to eleven hours a week in the clubs, favoring The Booby Trap in Pompano. Showed up every night in his uniform. It took his superiors quite a while to catch on, but patrons saw and reported him. The girls knew him as a regular. But they don’t call it the Booby Trap for nothing.[/dcs_p]Patricia Bellomo is the author of the crime thrillers Stella di Mare and Louie Morelli’s Daughter. She writes about mobsters and millionaires in Detroit and South Florida. [/dcs_p][dcs_p]If you enjoyed The Booby Trap, please check out PAtricia’s books. Available at Amazon & B&N.
by Patricia Bellomo | Apr 15, 2012 | Mob Blog
Mob Blog: Secret Sex
Mob Blog: Secret Sex, April 15, 2012
[dcs_p]How shocking … the Secret Service is paying hookers in Colombia. So what else is new? I just hope they weren’t taxpayer funded trysts. But then, it looks like one agent ruined it for his pals by arguing over a $47 fee. You’ve got to be kidding me. Don’t we pay civil servants enough to cover their recreational habits? A $47 piece of ass: Of course, it is Colombia we’re talking about, and it sounds like the little gal spent the night. Hmm. Jesting aside, this Secret Service sex is nothing new. I know, because once upon a time I sanctioned an escort service that supplied the feds.[/dcs_p]Patricia Bellomo is the author of the crime thrillers Stella di Mare and Louie Morelli’s Daughter. She writes about mobsters and millionaires in South Florida andNew Orleans. If you enjoyed Secret Sex, check out Patricia’s books. Available on Amazon & B&N.
