Griselda Blanco was extradited towards Florida, where she was judged for murder. Charles Cosby: Well I didnt want to turn away. Indeed, Michael has Griselda's oval face, large nose, cleft chin, and coffee-colored eyes. "Think of it as a second honeymoon," Cristian had told his friend. Yet she has no one to share it with. He certainly wasn't accustomed to getting a 9-to-5 job. In 1994, Blanco, now a federal prison inmate, was transported back to Miami on three murder charges. They may be contaminated, U.N. details Haitis serious challenges with gangs, guns and drugs and issues a warning, GM Bill Zito defends Paul Maurice, Panthers process near the end of disappointing season, An 11-year-old girl from Broward is missing. When it comes to badass females, it is a battle for second behind Griselda Blanco. Cosby, too, beds a secretary while he's in town giving a deposition. Detectives are asking for help, UM, Pitt battle for first place in ACC Saturday in front of sold-out Watsco Center, Philly phenom Carranza back at DRV PNK Stadium to face former Inter Miami teammates. Michael watched as his mom was hauled off to jail. Cosby described his bond with Michael in greater detail in a September 8, 1997 deposition in connection with her homicide charges. So she couldnt do anything but respect what I had to say. He married Mary Ann Loftus in 1606, in Stradbally, County Laois, Ireland. Escobar was stealing cars just to make ends meat. Her three oldest sons moved roughly 2,200 pounds of yayo in Miami, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. "I never had anything to do with his mom," he says. "[3] Although Blanco was imprisoned by the time Cosby met her, through Cosby and other intermediates, she was still able to organize a multi-million dollar cocaine empire, importing cocaine into California and distributing it to various locations across the United States. After Fernandez received a text message from Nariz that Rata was at Dunkin' Donuts, he followed Pea to a warehouse at 4500 Hiatus Rd. Law enforcers want to nail her for all of those murders, and they have the right person in custody: Blanco's favorite hit man, Jorge "Rivi" Ayala. Also known as The. Whats your take on that? The ex-smuggler claims he was always cautious of people wearing wires. Death, Legacy and Movie On September 3, 2012, at age 69, Blanco was murdered in Medellin, Colombia. Cosby reluctantly assists her, but the kidnapping attempt flops. The very first visit she agreed to give me fifty kilograms of cocaine and a hundred kilograms in the next month or so. Griselda's scion joined the film's director, Billy Corben, and the star, Charles Cosby, on the red carpet to pose for photos. (In 1998, Griselda was transferred from California federal prison to a Florida state correctional facility after pleading no contest to three counts of second-degree murder in Miami. "People think there was bad blood between us," Cosby says. In his 2008 interview with AllHipHop.com, Michael described his mom as a Colombian June Cleaver. That's why Charles is so important.". Satisfied, Fernandez grabbed the coke and walked outside. "He would not put his life in peril for something that would jeopardize his family, his movie deal, and his freedom.". No one who witnessed the attack knew until later that the victim was one of the most violent and powerful drug traffickers in Miamis history. AllHipHop.com: Have you ever seen the autobiographical movie on Boston George Jung Blow? She will likely never get the chance to chase her grandsons through a green patch like Vito Corleone did in his final scene of The Godfather. Ayala, it turns out, is having phone sex with a secretary in the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office. "I certainly don't know any guys doing funny shit. In the mid-1970s, Blanco left Colombia for New York. As described by Charles Cosby, a former love interest, to J'Adore magazine, she "had a big ass heart" with the capacity to be generous and . Cosby met the Godmother's son around the time Michael claims he went to live with his first legal guardian. Albeit being incarcerated, Blanco still ran a multi million dollar drug operation behind bars with the assistance of Charles Cosby. Members of the cartel were able to smuggle large quantities of cocaine across the border using special undergarments that Blanco had presumably designed and manufactured. Thats how I originally made contact. Im so glad to see you! That was the truth: he had been tracking her for 10 years.. Griselda Blanco was born on 15 February 1943, in Cartagena, Bolvar, Colombia, to Fernando Blanco and Ana Lucia Restrepo. Agents tracked down Griselda's house in Irvine. Griselda Blanco: Top 10 Facts You Need to Know, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. For the 1979 crime drama film directed by Ulli Lommel, see, "Cocaine Cowboys 2: Hustlin' with the Godmother", "Cocaine Cowboys 2: Hustlin' With The Godmother", "Cocaine Cowboys 2: Hustlin' With the Godmother (2008)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cocaine_Cowboys_2&oldid=1107283216, This page was last edited on 29 August 2022, at 05:18. Mention Me and I'll Sue! The couple argued over Michael's custody. But just minutes later the frail grandmother was shot dead, brutally killed by a motorcycle-driving assassin who calmly and intentionally aimed and fired two bullets straight into her brain, before tearing off into the distance as she lay bleeding in the Medellin street. Her last act on earth was buying $150 worth of meat. After much correspondence, the two met at FCI Dublin Federal Women's Prison. AllHipHop.com: How about Rayful Edmonds from DC? "He had people around him that supposedly kept him in the right direction.". Former Miami homicide detective Nelson Andreu commented Its surprising to all of us that she had not been killed sooner because she made a lot of enemies, adding, When you kill so many and hurt so many people like she did, its only a matter of time before they find you and try to even the score. Her enemies included the DEA and the top drug cartels in Colombia, most notably Pablo Escobar. Aside from getting ticketed seven times for traffic violations between 2003 and 2007, Michael has never been in real trouble with the law until this past May 12. He also has his own project in the works, a movie that he is producing about the notorious killer called Hustle. Griselda also known as "the Black Widow" for having allegedly killed her first two husbands, one of whom had fathered her three eldest sons had learned that her third hubby was messing around with a topless dancer from Fort Lauderdale. She didnt get this big without making some enemies along the way. "I would meet someone that my mother would know, and I would say, 'I'm going to live in your house and I'm going to pay you rent and you're going to be my legal guardian,'" Michael told the website. Events. "That's pretty ironic," he says. By that time she had become a billionaire, she had become the first cocaine billionaire in the world. Michael had avoided his mother's perilous path until now. Griselda Blanco was released from prison in 2004 and deported to Colombia, where recent video footage of her exclusively shown to New Times reveals the Godmother, now a senior citizen, piddling around an empty house. and help keep the future of New Times, Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our. His brothers were subsequently arrested on trafficking charges. Point blank his story will make your favorite rappers favorite hustler look like a chump. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. First I was Black but then I subsequently became their boss. There's even a demonstration of how to condense cocaine into crack on a stovetop. She died Monday at 69 at the Cardiso butcher shop on 29th Street in a Medelln neighborhood, where the former madrina was gunned down after a life of drugs and murder.. When Griselda was sent to prison, Michael traveled back and forth between Medelln and the Bay Area, near the correctional facility where his mom was held. Because of her tendency to bump off her own husbands, three in all, she has also been dubbed "Black Widow.". In the 1980s, Blanco was living comfortably in a newly purchased home in Miami. Griselda Blanco engaged in criminal activity at an early age and soon found success by trafficking cocaine. He didn't know what he was going to do with his life. Inside the warehouse, Fernandez unzipped a canvas bag containing $19,500 in cash, the motorcycle title, and the gaudy chain. It was a hell of a beginning. The filmmakers invited him to Miami, where they run a production company called Rakontur, to record an interview they could tag on to the DVD as an extra feature. ", During his late teen years, Michael experienced a bout of depression, Cristian adds. That was fun, it was intoxicating within itself. Am I trying to make contact to ask her for money or what not? They started to argue to the point where Griselda took the pistol out, shot Alberto several times, took the Uzi out of his waistband and then proceeded to mow down the six other men in Albertos entourage. However, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) was on Blanco's trail, as part of a wide-ranging investigation termed "Operation Banshee." A few minutes later in Miami Beach, the DEA agents inside Dunkin' Donuts cuffed Nariz. Griselda met Alberto and his bodyguards in a parking lot armed only with a pistol and her anger towards Bravo. As such, she enjoyed privileges like those quickies with Cosby, and she was allowed to dress in silk suits instead of jailhouse scrubs, Cosby says. CAKEGATE 2023: Bad Bunny's Restaurant Accused of Gobbling Birthday Girl's Cake, Neighborhood Nazi Jon Minadeo Peddles Hate by the Minute, Gator Gets in on the Action at Tampa Bay Horse Race, Sen. Rubio's Permanent Daylight Savings Bill Sees Light of Day Once More, NFL Legend Ray Lewis Joins World Jai-Alai League Board of Directors, Affordable New "Micro-Units" Slated for Little River, Edgewater. His living room features finished wood floors and plain, off-white walls. The result is a compelling tale about a young man struggling to debunk his mother's homicidal reputation while at the same time embracing her criminal legacy to capitalize on its entertainment value. Michael skeptically glances at the reporter's business card. She's alive and well in Colombia and, like Cosby, has apparently abandoned the drug trade. The new documentary doesn't quite match the high-speed intensity of the first Cocaine Cowboys, which made Miami Vice and Scarface seem almost tame by comparison. Cristian believes his friend is unfairly maligned because of Griselda's vicious criminal history. Charles Cosby: Griselda didnt get out until 2004. Charles Cosby: I originally heard of Griselda Blanco February 1985 when she was arrested in Southern California. Michael's father and older siblings were all killed before he reached adulthood. Throughout her time in the United States, Blanco's continued involvement in the Colombian drug trade led to her participation in several other crimes, including driveby shootings and other murders motivated by drugs, money and power. She was wounded in the fight but overcame her injuries, Alberto and his six buds were not soo lucky. The judgment, which had to be a mere formality, turned in a fiasco. He said, 'I'm ready. Prosecutors decide the credibility of their two key witnesses has been compromised. They probably had three or four million that they can touch, but at my peak I could touch twenty million dollars easy! Via a lawyer, Blanco had declined the Rakontur team's request for an interview. "That makes it almost impossible to develop any kind of first-person narrative. Bill Cosby will be released from prison Wednesday after the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania overturned his 2018 sexual assault conviction.. Cosby had been sentenced to three to 10 years in state . She lived through hell for the 24 years she was incarcerated.". I was really surprised when I heard she was killed, Schlessinger said. And she won't risk Michael's safety by having him visit her in their home country, where old enemies could be lying in wait. And why didn't the cops wait to see who he was going to take the kilos to? Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. Its kinda like a messed up version of Holes. Now with the recent release of the much awaited sequel Cocaine Cowboys 2, her story continues in California. "She has dedicated herself to God. In fact, word on the street is that the Godmother is okay with the movies. Schlessinger recalls that Blanco got a good deal on her federal case as well, because defense attorney Roy Black made a plea bargain with the judge without the federal prosecutors knowledge. If this was a homicide case in America, the list of suspects would be infinite, said filmmaker Alfred Spellman, whose Cocaine Cowboy documentaries helped revive Blancos legend. Join the New Times community and help support (Mermelstein died in 2008 after being in the witness protection program.) But after months of written exchanges plus daily phone conversations, Cosby finally got cleared for a jailhouse visit. She spoiled him with expensive gifts such as a Porsche golf cart on his sixth birthday. That was the new thing sweeping across the ghettos of the United States of America. Cocaine Cowboys 2: Hustlin' with the Godmother trailer, DVD IN STORES NOW!!!! She confronted Dario about his infidelity inside the Davie home of Max Mermelstein, a smuggler who acted as point man for the cartel's distribution network. ", Added Michael: "My people don't want to meet anybody. The irony behind this story is that Griselda invented the concept of the Motorcycle Assassin, where two gunmen on motorcycles would drive by their victims and spray them with bullets. He was gob-smacked, he says. "It's likely that he has developed depression or anxiety," Wachtel says. "He came away a better person because of those experiences. As for Blanco, Michael says she's now a born-again Christian. Griselda Blanco Restrepo was born in Cartagena, Colombia, on February 15, 1943. When Cosby first met Blanco, he says, she was still in the drug business, by her own estimates pulling in $50 million a year while behind bars. Cristian also denies allegations that Griselda was a teenage prostitute after running away from her abusive mother, and he disputes Cosby's most outlandish claim that in 1995 Griselda plotted to kidnap John F. Kennedy Jr. as a way to avoid murder charges in Miami. Blanco was known to walk freely in the streets without bodyguards or ostentatious displays of wealth. "I only know Colombian women," Torres quips. She didnt want me to buy high end merchandise but I would go behind her back and do it anyway. She was beautiful. She eventually moved to New York, where she started trafficking in marijuana. Michael would give a friend the shirt off his back. Cosby was apparently enthralled by the Godmother. Even though he was never 100 percent onboard with the Cocaine Cowboys franchise, Michael accepted the invitation. Fernandez was arrested before he could put the drugs inside the trunk of his Civic. This was a milestone in Griseldas cocaine career as she murdered not only her husband but one of her biggest competitors. It fractured a lot of egos. Charles Cosby: Okay I grew up in Oakland California in a little community called Brookfield Village. Blanco, facing a possible death sentence, attempted to organize the kidnapping of John F. Kennedy Jr., aiming to use him as a hostage to secure her release. During a recorded phone conversation earlier that day, Nariz had allegedly agreed to buy five bricks at $21,000 a kilo from Rata to kick off their relationship. It's a sharp detour from the Miami drug scene, with old photos of Cosby looking like a character from Boyz n the Hood. Blanco's former lover Charles Cosby claims she planned to . She will also be executive producing the recently announced new reality dance competition World of Dance for NBC. Both flicks were produced without cooperation from Griselda or her family members. The shades are drawn to keep snooping eyes at bay. You know selling fifty kilograms in three to four weeks was two million dollars. The Bronx-born record label owner claims a couple of pendants were stolen years ago in New York. She doesn't look the part of a notorious homicidal drug trafficker who was locked up for two decades. Charles Cosby is the ex-lover of Griselda Blanco aka "The Godmother Of Cocaine". Out of these people, who is left? In a strange turn of events, however, the case was thrown out: The star witness in the case, a former hitman for Blanco named Jorge "Rivi" Ayala, had become romantically involved with a secretary in the Florida State Attorney's Office, causing prosecutors to worry about the credibility of Ayala's testimony on the stand. AllHipHop.com: How much you were letting the bricks go for back then? However, her luck finally ran out in February 1985, when she was captured by DEA agents in Irvine, California. "I wish I could see him so I could hug him and kiss him. They began exchanging letters and phone calls, and she helped him widen the scope of his cocaine dealing business and drastically increased his income. She wasnt hesitant in dealing with me the way I addressed herI said an earful. According to Miami-Dade public records, he has never taken out a mortgage or owned any property. Charles Cosby: Correct. Dont judge her from what you hear in the media. Perhaps, he theorized, she outlived them. It would be the toughest case to solve: so many people wanted her dead.. The name Kill All Rats is just meant to grab people's attention. Six months later, Cosby is a multi-millionaire, Blanco's lover, and the head of her $40 million a year cocaine business. Then he adds, "I definitely have a lot of things I would like to get off my chest.". So after nine to ten months, we established a strong relationship throughout the course of phone calls and letters. He didn't like that one brother's dead body was pictured onscreen or that his oldest brother is depicted torturing a guy. Despite being accused of several Florida slayings, she escaped murder charges, and was sentenced to 15 years behind bars. He contacted Griselda Blanco, one of the most infamous members of the Medellin Drug Cartel while she was in jail. There was also fear: Anybody working for her also knew she wouldnt ask anyone to do what she wouldnt do herself.. Her physical appearance had changed a lot she looked quite fat, the witness to her murder said. Charles Cosby, the ex-boyfriend of the infamous drug lord, has threatened to sue if HBO mentions him in their upcoming biopic, which will feature the 47-year-old hitmaker in the lead role. AllHipHop.com: So you didnt have a team on street, you were more of a wholesaler correct? She could woo you with her acumen and make you a loyal follower. Cosby was in the business, and admired the guru of his trade. ", As the gatekeeper who guards entry into Michael's world, Cristian, a rakish chap with a scraggly beard and straight, shoulder-length black hair, confirms that account. Thats not possible. Griselda Blanco was the one who gave Pablo Escobar his start and he was loyal to her for a number of years. in Sunrise. He has done a pretty good job of living a ghost-like existence. Moretti asks Griselda how she feels watching her only surviving son all grown up. She died at the age of 69. People dont care about her anymore.. Everyday was fun, everyday was a new challenge. Six, two motorcycles pulled up to Griselda and proceeded to shoot her repeatedly in the face, Former Miami homicide detective Nelson Andreu commented, The most brutal of those three is the murder of Johnny Castro. The conviction made the nightly news, which is how Charles Cosby, a small-time street hustler from Oakland, California, learned about her. Which means the people that have been with her fifteen years on her payroll, they were forced to take orders from me; if they wanted to talk to The Godmother, they would have to go through me in order to reach her. Schlessinger said he was at Blancos California home the day in 1985 that Palombo finally made his arrest after a decade of investigating. . Charles Cosby: Yeah I have. It inflated his numbers ten times. According to a witness interviewed by The Miami Herald, the killer was a man in his 40s or 50s who was calm and composed throughout the attack. There was very little to tell, he shrugged. Griselda was born in 1943 and lived in an impoverished town near Cartagena, Columbia. "But there is no ill will." He was 10, she was 11. The money was good. I can't wait to see you so I can bite your cheeks.". '", Michael's buddy and manager, Cristian, questioned Cosby's statements. Much like the movie's Genco Pura Olive Oil Company, Griselda's illicit corporation was a family affair. Did she have it in different stash houses? The cocaine trade pioneer, who made her mark by bloodying Miamis streets, died the same way she was arrested in 1985: with a Bible on her chest. Charles Cosby infamously dated Griselda Blanco -- a Colombian drug lord dubbed the Cocaine Godmother who's tied to hundreds of . Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Schlessinger, who prosecuted Blanco, said he doesnt dare venture to guess how many murders she ordered. In Cristian's video, the Godmother looks radiant for a woman in her late 60s. The 'Fatal Voyage' podcast looks at Griselda Blanco, the woman who may have been behind a kidnapping plot against John F. Kennedy Jr. before his death. During the first five years his mother was incarcerated, Michael lived with his maternal grandmother. So with her being in federal prison, from drug trafficking she still has subordinates in New York, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco who were still on the street doing their thing. The youngest Blanco heir was residing in Morgan Hill near San Jose. She was a complete sociopath. Obituary. The judgment, which had to be a mere formality, turned in a asco. Corben and filmmaking partner Alfred Spellman decided to make a sequel that told the story of the bizarre business-minded sexual relationship Cosby cemented with La Madrina when she was serving time in a federal prison 20 miles outside his hometown of Oakland, California. "I'm as close as you'll get to Michael," he says. Almost immediately, they became lovers, thanks to the help of paid-off prison staff. Thats the end all be all supply. independent local journalism in Miami. Pea, who brought his own bag with the five kilos, opened it and showed Fernandez a brick. I didnt make contact with her until six years later. All Rights Reserved. The circumstances under which Michael was busted surprised another star from the first Cocaine Cowboys doc. Charles Eugene Cosby of Madison, Alabama passed away February 24, 2020. It was a little bit too much for Michael. Can you give the readers who havent seen the movie some background information on you? In a two-minute video clip posted on his MySpace page, he emphatically introduces himself with the authority of a Sicilian mob boss as the "proudest son of the queen of cocaine." According to an article on Griselda done by Maxim, Blancos first brush with murder happened when she was only 11 years old. When she was released from prison, they began a romantic relationship, as well, even though he had a family. After much correspondence, the two met at FCI Dublin Federal Women's Prison. Charles Cosby net worth: Charles Cosby is an American former cocaine dealer who has a net worth of $100 thousand. We and our partners share information on your use of this website to help improve your experience. He invites a New Times reporter into his home for a brief conversation. Would love your thoughts, please comment. While Cocaine Cowboys detailed her rise to infamy, her entire story was not told. She died Monday at 69 at the Cardiso butcher shop on 29th Street in a Medelln neighborhood, where the former madrina was gunned down after a life of drugs and murder.. It's like a generational thing. BLOW: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellin Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All. At least three feature films and an HBO series featuring Blanco were in the works at the time of her death. Griselda Blanco, thought to have ordered scores of murders in Miami's drug wars, is killed outside butcher's shop. 10:42 EST 15 Aug 2016 Charles Cosby grew up in Oakland, California, and began selling drugs in his late teens. The first Cocaine Cowboys became a runaway underground hit, especially with the urban crowd, helped immensely by South Florida rappers such as Trick Daddy and Pitbull shooting video shoutouts for the flick. Charles Cosby: I didnt fear for my life not once because it was an adventure. 'Ive been fascinated by the life of this corrupt and complicated woman for many years,' Jennifer had said of playing the most powerful female cartel member of all time, according to Variety. In June 2004, she was released from prison and deported back to Colombia. Police put it closer to 40. Same thing for Alpo and Supreme; these dudes were breaded out but not to the extent that has been portrayed on American Gangster or sh*t like that. during which time she had a relationship with Charles Cosby the man Andreu named as an informant for the FBI in the kidnapping plot against JFK Jr. in episode 7 of the podcast. "My drug dealing was confined to the hood," he recounts in a telephone interview from California. . .css-m6thd4{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;color:#323232;text-transform:capitalize;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-m6thd4:hover{color:link-hover;}}Idaho Murders: What Led Police to Bryan Kohberger, Adnan Syed: A Complete Timeline of His Trial, Appeal and Killing of Hae Min Lee. Copyright 2023 AllHipHop.com LLC 2023-Infinity. AllHipHop.com: So it was the type of thing where she told Griselda I know of a gentleman that would be interested in speaking to you; basically cosigning you correct? Do you just take the ball and run with it or was it a situation of back and forth conversations where she outlined how she wanted her business dealt? Best Known For: Griselda Blanco was a high-level operative in the infamous Medellin Cartel, known for trafficking cocaine in major urban centers like Miami, Florida, and her murderous ways. By this time, the infamous drug trafficker had become a millionaire, and had taken on various nicknames, including the "Godmother," "Queen of Cocaine" and "Black Widow." But years later in the early 1980s, Pablo Escobar, The Ochoas, Carlos Lehder and [Jos Gonzalo] Rodrguez Gacha, their money and power eventually surpassed Griseldas. The general population believed Pablo Escobar was the man. They were assisting the Sunrise Police Department vice squad, which had been keeping tabs on Nariz for two months. He actually f***d with Griseldas kids when she was in federal prison, he was dealing with her and her family which is documented on different television outlets but I knew that story fifteen years ago about Rayful. They were more like a coalition; they worked hand and hand. It was built on a culture of ruthlessness by people who loved money and a lavish lifestyle.". But Cosby knows how to spin a good yarn he relates disturbing tales with engaging detail in a nonchalant tone. Michael was the heir apparent. "Out of all the people Griselda did business with, so many of them are dead," Spellman says. But Michael has reached the ripe old age of 30; he's now an aspiring hip-hop artist living in Miami and raising kids, including the 13-year-old son of one of his slain brothers. How did you break that wall with her? ", When Munday reads the part about the Kill All Rats medallion, he bursts out laughing. Her role in history as a ruthless female drug lord who killed at will was chronicled in a 1990 biography. A pair of black sunglasses topped off the mafioso attire he donned for the January 23, 2008 premiere of Cocaine Cowboys 2: Hustlin' With the Godmother at the Colony Theatre on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. "My drug dealing was. She even forgives Cosby's sexual indiscretions, telling him those silly gunmen were merely instructed to fire warning shots. They began exchanging letters and phone calls, and she helped him widen the. Charles Cosby: Those cats they did well. AllHipHop.com: Cocaine Cowboys 2 just dropped. Saralegui asked him, prompting Michael to proclaim he had nothing to hang his head about. In fact in Cocaine Cowboys 2 youll see a clip where Im standing to the left of my home and Im overlooking the city. The Godmother faces murder charges, and she's freaking out. So I had two strikes against me. if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[728,90],'allhiphop_com-box-3','ezslot_3',867,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-allhiphop_com-box-3-0');Every so often a criminal persona will have a street reputation so grand; it will become permanently fixated into popular culture.