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Capitalizing on the way his character was whacked on The Sopranos, actor Joe Gannascoli recently launched his own line of pool sticks. Gannascoli played Vito Spatafore, who was on the show since 2000 but really got noticed earlier this year when he became known as "gay Vito". He was killed by Phil Leotardo and two thugs, who duct taped his mouth shut and beat him to death with pool sticks. They apparently sodomized him with those pool sticks too, indicating Vito's death was at least partially a hate crime.

Gannascoli's line of pool sticks are being made by Rockwell Billiards in Southern Oregon. They're called "A Cue to Die For: The Badda-Breaker." Gannascoli jokingly told the New York Daily News that he wanted to call them "The Brown-Tip Special." Ewwwww.

If anyone reading this has $7,000 lying around and wants to do something nice for me, they can buy me this totally boss "hippie" pool table. The table is just one of the creations of John Conod, and it will be showcased on Monday's episode of Monster House on the Discovery Channel. The table has beaded pockets and is made with tie-dyed felt. Not sure if it comes with a place to hide your stash or not, though.