I can't really recall an exact moment when I got interested in th Mafia. I remember, a couple years ago, I was always on crimelibrary.com, reading stories on serial killers and outlaws. Then I saw a picture of this guy, in a white fedora, who looked strangely familiar. I clicked it, and it was the biography on Al Capone. I read it, and found it vaguely interesting. I remembered some of the names mentioned in the story, and I did some research on them. Now my grandfather had always had the Godfather videotapes, and I always asked him what it was about, and he'd tell me not to worry about, its not something I would like. Well years later, I kept asking my mom and dad to buy me the DVD boxset of The Godfather films, but they told me they weren't gonna spend $120 on something that I probably won't like. Now you have to understand, up to this point, I hadn't seen them, but I knew that they had to do with the Mafia. So one day, I was at my aunt's house, and we went out to rent some movies, and I asked her if we could rent The Godfather, cuz I had never seen it, and I heard how good it was. Well it was her favorite movie, so we rented it, and I watched it. I was completely mesmerized. Marlon Brando completely floored me as Don Vito Corleone, Pacino, Duvall, Cazale, and Jimmy Caan had a similar impact on me. From there, I was completely hooked. Since then, I've seen every Brando film I can find, I've seen Goodfellas, Casino, etc. I've read The Godfather Legacy, every Puzo book, I've got a book called American Mafia, I've read Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, and so many more. And I've read every story there is to read on crimelibrary.com about the Mob. It's a very fascinating topic, and while not the ideal lifestyle, you gotta admit, there's something about mobsters that makes you wanna be one.