George Anastasia has always been one of my favorite Philly writers, and he’s also really good in front of the camera. A look at the murder of Philly mob boss Angelo Bruno in 1980. Here’s the front page story in the Daily News the day after he died. Wiki has the best brief but comprehensive entry on the history of the Philly Mob I’ve seen.

An interesting article in today’s Metro about whether or not the city should consider legalizing marijuana to raise money. Here’s a little bit more on the proposal in California to legalize it, tax it, and make millions off of it in a depression. On a bit less liberal scale, New Jersey is considering the possibility of becoming the 14th state to legalize medical marijuana. Corzine said he would sign the bill if it passes assembly. So what do you think? Would you support the legalization of marijuana in Philadelphia for either medical or recreational use? Do you think that the revenue collected by the city would be worth it, or do you think it opens up a whole new can of worms? By the way, who thought to make Stephen Baldwin the “Voice of Reason” for the anti-pot troops (video, above)? What a bumbling idiot.

Ladies and Gentlemen, yooooooooooour 1988-1989 Broadwater Vikings JV squad. (Can you spot JGT?) Please notice how four guys on the team wore Reebok pumps. If memory serves, we were 7-20 that year. The year before was the worst team ever. We were 1-22, and lost to Central Middle School 72-7, in a game in which we trailed at halftime 34-0. We lost to Rock Academy 93-25 that year, and Arcadia beat us 57-4. I still remember our one win that year. It was over the Ryan Academy Griffins. God, that victory was sweet.