The hand-painted oil paintings are expensive product and the risk of damages during transport of stretched on a frame painting is too high. After years of living on rented property in New Jersey, Martin purchased land in the Hudson Valley to “give Goldee a forever home,” as she told me at the time. I think Tony stared at the change to the outfit he was wearing in the picture because he was processing that Paulie had made that change because of his view of Tony as the boss (general) of the organization.

Tony Soprano with Horse) | Custom Paintings Pie-O-My (Tony Soprano with Horse) | Custom Paintings

The two scuffle briefly, with Ralph unsuccessfully defending himself with pots, pans, a knife, and Bug spray. I understand Tony thinking Paulie is making fun of him by dressing him up in the picture, but since it's at Paulie's house and he explains to him that it is an honor for him to have a picture of him in his home, I don't see the harm in Paulie keeping it.Tony asks him if he had heard from Corky Ianucci lately - an expert arsonist who was responsible for setting Artie's restaurant on fire. The song played over the end credits is "My Rifle, My Pony and Me" by Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson, from the 1959 Western Rio Bravo.

Tony Soprano Horse Painting - Etsy UK

While I don’t think I realized it at the time, perhaps Sopranos fans clung to that side of Tony because they got to see a bit more of James Gandolfini peeking through.Adriana realizes that her club is not entirely hers, as the back rooms are freely used by Tony and his crew for business. was yelled by Tony as he was bashing Ralph's head, although the killing of the Bada Bing stripper Tracee may also be a factor in this. Ralphie's racehorse, Pie-O-My, wins and he happily shares the winnings with Tony, who demands a bigger share for the next race, to Ralphie's chagrin. As Ralph continues to give Tony a "taste" of the prize earnings, Tony's growing expectation of an increasing share of the winnings creates tension between the two. Tony tells the vet he'd better hope the horse "makes it" before going into the stall to sit with the animal, where he comfortingly strokes her neck, telling her that everything will be all right.