jcb, you have plenty of great stuff to share, but you do really seem to carry some sort of a grudge against the phiily and new england families, as all of your posts try and frame them as on deaths doorstep with only a few random guys running around leaderless. we can sit here all day long and hype that they aren't what they used to be, but that's common knowledge and has been beaten to death. with all of the rats, state and federal cases against both families the amount of activity has been pretty consistent over the past decade, showing their resilience. i believe that outside of ny, they will be the last to go.

we can also argue about the #'s, most seem to be between 40-50 a piece. granted, not all of them are active, but just that number right there makes any comparison to cleveland null and void. without a doubt they are still actively making new members, so time will tell how long these guys can hold it together.