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Your Wednesday: 'MMR at the Franklin, beers in North Wales and retro/new Obama interview on ABC

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:55:02 -0400

- Meet Steve Morrison, Kathy Romano and Nick McIlwain of The Preston & Steve Show on WMMR-FM (93.3) at the Franklin Institute’s Real Pirates exhibit. 6 p.m.

- Bitter Bitter Weeks at Concerts in the Park in Rittenhouse Square: 7 p.m. / Liz Phair at the TLA 8 p.m.

Bar News: New bar report …and the Fringe Fest has a beer garden

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:17:04 -0400

[ ] New bars that have opened recently:

Cooper's Brick Oven Wine Bar – next to Jake’s (4367 Main St., Manayunk 215.483.2750)

Philly EDGE's BIG Concert List Aug. 27-Sept. 2

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:33:31 -0400

Philadelphia

The Barbary

951 Frankford Ave (At Frankford and Columbus Blvd)

Philadelphia

Tickets: 1.866.468.7619

3, Kiss Kiss: Sept. 21

Burlap and Bean

204 South Newtown Street Rd., Newtown Square

Track of the Week: “You Paralyze My Heart” by Bitter Bitter Weeks

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:59:10 -0400

Philly EDGE loves us some Bitter Bitter Weeks, who will be playing the Concerts in the Park, along with Jotto, tonight in Rittenhouse Square at 7 p.m.

Dem. Convention Update: Obama coming to Pa. after convention, Denver, Pa?, Obama Girl on Leno and the election is in your pocket

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:33:02 -0400

[ ] Breaking news: Shortly after accepting the Democratic nomination this Thursday, Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) will begin his presidential campaign (with Joe Biden and a new bus!) by driving straight to Pa. (phillyBurbs via AP)

Why does this seem so familiar? Oh…OH! This is why. Jesus Christ, this is getting all Groundhog Day.

VIDEO: Manayunk is just like this. Really.

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:13:13 -0400

Know what we mean?

Nod to Matt Clark, who has also toured Doylestown.

News to Reuse: Pat Murphy’s big day, DUIs in Doylestown and Scientology comes to Bucks County

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:33:25 -0400

[ ] America meet the President of Eagles Nation; Mr. Murphy this is America. (Courier Times)

Your Tuesday: Mascot HoFers tonight at Phils- Mets game, Yuengs in Fairless Hills and $2 burgers at the Irish Rover in Penndel

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:50:41 -0400

- The Phanatic, the first mascot inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame in Delaware, will host this year’s Mascot Hall of Fame Nominees at the Phils-Mets game at The Bank tonight at 7:05 p.m.

The Nominees: The Hawk – St. Joseph’s University ; Billy the Marlin – Florida Marlins ; Rocky – Denver Nuggets ; Globie – Harlem Globetrotters ; Slider – Cleveland Indians ; Cocky – University of South Carolina ; Otto the Orange – Syracuse University ; Smokey – University of Tennessee ; The Tree – Stanford University ; Sebastian the Ibis – University of Miami

Dem. Convention Update: More locals in Denver, Grandaddy Yankee and Daily Show to save viewers from shitty network coverage

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:58:09 -0400

[ ] More locals in Denver in addition to Eschaton (who saw Tucker Carlson and Jimmy Carter…Wooooooo?!?).

VIDEO: Eagles season starts in 11 days

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:50:35 -0400

Yes, we know the Phils face the Mets for first place at The Bank tonight...but the ~~spellers will be out soon~~ Eagles kick-off against the Rams at the Linc Sept. 7.

More animated goodness here.

News to Reuse: Sonic so hot that Dunkin Donuts burns down, history lessons past and not-so-past

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:51:29 -0400

[ ] The new Sonic – the first in Bucks County – opens today on Street Road in Bensalem (between 1400-1600 Street Rd.). A second Bucks location thisclose to the Philly EDGE velodrome of vapidness (Rt. 13 and Levittown Parkway) is planned for later this year. Anyway, it is a glorious day, making it perfect for a Fried Ice Cream Blast, no?....

Your Monday: Phillies- Dodgers, Out of Whack Jack’s and Irish Night at Brittingham’s

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:25:14 -0400

Phillies hope to use the broom on the Dodgers at The Bank: 7:05 p.m.

Foosball at Walsh’s in Warminster: 8 p.m.

Dollar pints during the Phils game at Out of Whack Jack’s, NE Philly

Philly Sports Backwash: Gary Matthews to sing at Wrigley on Thursday, Phils in hiding? and Heather Mitts back in Philly

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:27:15 -0400

[ ] This Thursday, a communicator of unique talent will address - and dare we say energize - a stadium of thousands with his powerful message.

No, not this. …this: As relayed to Scott ~~Frantzke~~ Franzke on the WPHT-AM (1210) radio broadcast of last night’s Phils game by the man himself, Phils broadcaster Gary Matthews (at right, in his lounge days) will sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the seventh-inning stretch of the Phils-Cubs game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Thursday night.

ObamaGirl still hoping for sixteenth minute.

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:51:35 -0400

Amber Lee “Obama Girl” Ettinger released another single just before the convention. (ObamaGirl Blog). And there’s this hokey series where she “battles” McCain Girl. In a bikini. (Barely Political).

Dem. Convention Update: Courtney Hazlett’s legs; local angle by CityPaper more interesting, less sexy

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:50:46 -0400

[ ] MSNBC’s Morning Joe is a decidedly different, sometimes vapid, and often left-leaning news-lite chat show. It began broadcasting live from Denver, the site of the Democratic Convention this a.m.

Often near the end of the show brainy brunette Courtney Hazlett will sit down for some brain-cell killing, water cooler gossip Scoop. While she offered this morning that “stars” will be around the convention this week, it was hard not to just concentrate on her legs. (The Scoop)