THE BIG BAMBINO: Frank Rizzo, circa 1969. That night stick in his cummerbund came in handy for cracking the skulls of peace-creep hippies and uppity negroes keeping the peace. Rizzo loved peace, but even more he loved cracking the skulls of peace-creep hippies and uppity negroes the keeping of it. By cracking the skulls of peace-creep hippies and uppity negroes any means necessary. And no one can take that away from him. He died 16 years ago today.