Miss May

Bucks County resident Shannon James (right), 20, has been selected to be the Playmate of the Month for the May 2007 edition of Playboy. The issue is scheduled to be on newsstands on Friday, April 6. Read, and see, more about Shannon in an upcoming issue of Philly EDGE.

Atlantic City goes under the…

Oh, now it’s on. Philadelphia Park Casino is further effing with Atlantic City.

Last week, the Bucks County racino announced it hired Vicki Reale-Scaffidi, a 25-year veteran of Atlantic City casinos, to lead its efforts to, ummm…drive customers to its Bensalem facility via local bus runs. “Philadelphia Park Casino is so much more central than Atlantic City and sits in the middle of millions of people who are just a bus ride away from the gaming action,” said Reale-Scaffidi in a release that labeled her “the best director of bus marketing in the business.” A title she won in a Loser-Pays-The Fare-Match, perhaps!

(Philly EDGE sees the beauty of bus-to-casino marketing as this: the older the clientele, the easier it is to convince them the bus on which they are riding is going to Atlantic City, even if it is only heading to Philly Park. Just hide the horses and hand the folks some salt water taffy on the way out, and they’ll never know. Just sayin.’)

Yo Mick! I’m lookin’ a little small here

 A new line of action figures by Diamond Select Toys will fete phictional Philly pugilist Rocky Balboa. In addition to MiniMate Rocky, Adrian and Mickey, there will be a special “Workout Rocky” – clad in sweats with a mini-side of beef to punch.

Really.

A post on Wizard Universe claims both Sly and MGM Studios approved the dolls, and alludes to upcoming Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang and Ivan Drago figures in subsequent boxed toy set sequels.

Sigh.