JIM CAPOZZOLA, R.I.P.: There was a Philadelphia blogosphere before Duncan Black, and well before this site, and its name was the Rittenhouse Review. Its founder, Jim Capozzola, died tonight at the age of 45. Jim was the networking glue that brought together us Philadelphia bloggers in the early years, was the guy who told me which opera to take Jen to as a birthday present (and vouched for his skills as a gift-wrapper if I wanted to purchase the libretto), and a hell of a good writer.
So go on and read his writing to remember him, whether it's his Koufax award-winning "Al Gore and the Alpha Girls" or just any random page in his archives. His pen could slash, but there was always a sweetheart holding it. I'm going to miss him plenty.
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