Phaces of the Week: Feb. 18-22
Submitted by jstudent on Fri, 2008-02-22 17:14.
3. Will Leitch: The Deadspin founder answers way too many questions, reads at Penn and plays Rock Band.
Movie Watch: New and future films, and Javier Bardem and Daniel Day-Lewis are not James Dean
Submitted by jstudent on Fri, 2008-02-22 17:01.
[ ] As has become custom, we’ll point you to Victor at Impresario for the Friday new movie skinny. (Impresario)
However, we will openly question the good taste of a new movie about a presidential assassination being released now… and( its star) Dennis Quaid’s wardrobe on Letterman the other night.
A change-up you can believe in?
Submitted by jstudent on Fri, 2008-02-22 14:48.
Barack Obama on the Phils?
While assuming the senator from Illinois will have more to do this summer than fill a spot in the Phils bullpen (and also assuming he’s a Cubs or White Sox fan), it’s worth a mouse click to Obama of Dreams to see how Mr. Audacity of Hope translates to all the MLB t-shirts.
News to reuse: It’s snowing; it will continue to suck, Norriswood? and river breezes salty and stinky
Submitted by jstudent on Fri, 2008-02-22 14:47.
[ ] Snow is blanketing the region. (Burlington County Times)
Damn, I was really hoping for snow to start to afghan by now.
Philly Sports Backwash: New Trenton Thunder mascot, enough with the ‘snowballs at Santa Claus’ and pics from the Leitch sign
Submitted by jstudent on Thu, 2008-02-21 19:24.
[ ] The Eastern League’s Trenton Thunder, the Double A affiliate of the New York Yankees, is holding a contest to name its newest mascot. The winning entry gets “a prize pack of Thunder tickets and merchandise valued at over $500.” Contest ends April 2, 2008. Really.
Some things to note:
Music news: Best. Band. Logos. Ever. And reading about music is like dancing to Foreigner near Gene Simmons’ dick
Submitted by jstudent on Thu, 2008-02-21 17:45.
[ ] With four hours left ‘til show time, it’s worth mentioning that as of a few seconds ago, there were seats available for the Foos show tonight. (Impresario)
A chat with Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins
Submitted by jstudent on Thu, 2008-02-21 16:06.Foo Fighters show musical growth, bring home a Grammy
By Alan Sculley / Philly EDGE correspondent
When the Foo Fighters released a disc of acoustic songs as half of the 2005 two-CD set, “In Your Honor,” it may have seemed like a one-off side trip away from the group’s usual brand of combustible plugged-in guitar rock.
But the disc, coupled with an acoustic tour last summer in support of that material from “In Your Honor,” has come to have a more profound impact on the Foo Fighters and its songwriter, Dave Grohl – liberating the group to pursue a more varied scope of music.
News to reuse: The Big Man wins, more snow (nooooo!) and Middletown town home makes like those trick birthday candles
Submitted by jstudent on Thu, 2008-02-21 14:48.
[ ] Bristol Twp. officials are investigating reports of sixth-grade boys inappropriately touching sixth-grade girls at Lafayette Elementary School. (Courier Times)
[ ] A wave of unconnected violence left six dead in eight hours in Philly. (Inky)
Philly Sports Backwash: Phils tickets on sale, Flyers Wives are ready; Gagne isn't, and proof that Derek Jeter is overrated
Submitted by jstudent on Wed, 2008-02-20 19:49.
[ ] Single-game tickets to 77 (out of 81) home games for the (National League East Champion) Philadelphia Phillies will go on sale Thursday (Feb. 21). Fans can get tickets the following ways:
- Online at phillies.com, starting at 7:30 a.m.
- Phone Center 215.463.1000 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- In person at the Citizens Bank Park West Ticket Windows next to the Majestic Clubhouse Store from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Feb.21 only)
If you want tix to Opening Day (Mar. 31) vs. Washington or the Red Sox series (6/16-6/18), you need a season ticket plan or the MVP Six Pack.
[ ] The Eagles will now broadcast their games on both WYSP-FM (94.1) and WIP-AM (610). (Philly.com)
[ ] The 31st Flyers Wives Fight for Lives Carnival is set for this Sunday (Feb. 24) from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Fans can meet, and get photographed with, their favorite Flyers and Phantoms players, take shots on the Flyers goalies, play Guitar Hero against a player and get punched in the face by Riley Cote more.
Given that Danny Briere, Martin Biron, Kimmo Timonen, Scott Hartnell, Scottie Upshall and Joffrey Lupul are all attending their first carnival, it should be a big crowd.
[ ] Flyers winger Simon Gagne is out for the rest of the season and the playoffs. (Inky)
[ ] Penn asks its pep band to play a new song, preferably one whose ‘lyrics’ its fans won’t substitute with “You suck!” (The Daily Examiner)
No confirmation has been given of the rumor that the Penn Pep Band is learning Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” from Mr. Greengenes as we type.
What could possibly go wrong?
[ ] Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania said “a complex statistical method concludes…” according to defensive range, New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter was THE worst fielding shortstop in baseball from 2002-2005. (NY Post via With Leather)
Flawless analysis by Fire Joe Morgan. (via Deadspin)
Fwiw- Philly EDGE will never see enough bad things happen to the Yankees. Ever.
Philly EDGE's BIG Concert List Feb. 20-26
Submitted by jstudent on Wed, 2008-02-20 18:26.
Philadelphia
The Barbary
951 Frankford Ave (At Frankford and Columbus Blvd)
Philadelphia
Tickets: 1.866.468.7619
Dalek, Russian Circles, Young Widows: Feb. 26, 6:30 p.m.
Book signings tonight: Will Leitch and Patrick J. Murphy
Submitted by jstudent on Wed, 2008-02-20 15:59.
Don’t bullshit us: we know you read a book every now and again when you aren’t surfing for porn.
Tonight - weather permitting - two local book signings provide an opportunity to meet the men behind their work:
>>> Will Leitch of Deadspin will sign copies of his book God Save the Fan at the Barnes and Noble College Bookstore at Penn (3601 Walnut St., Philadelphia) tonight at 7 p.m.
Track of the Week- Feb. 20: “Seasickness Pills” by Drink Up Buttercup
Submitted by jstudent on Wed, 2008-02-20 15:16.
BucksCo band Drink Up Buttercup plays the still on, we-don’t-give-a-fuck-about-the-snow, Philebrity Foggy Notion party at Silk City (5th and Spring Garden, Philadelphia) tonight.
News to reuse: Demons and pigs on the loose in Bucks; goats: not so much anymore
Submitted by jstudent on Wed, 2008-02-20 14:53.
[ ] A BucksCo priest said self-described “demons” introduced themselves to him just prior to the parish being vandalized. (Courier Times)
Now if someone would have just made a bid on that nice Tree Jesus, this might have all been avoided…seriously though, between both the nearby alleged asbestos site and the WM landfill, a couple punk-ass demons seem like not a lot to worry about.
News to reuse (special StormWatch edition): ‘Whoomp! There snow is!’, and Cecily Tynan reportedly looks great naked
Submitted by jstudent on Wed, 2008-02-20 13:26.
[ ] Ah, the joys of good timing: Right when winter readies a double-barreled blast (today and Friday), Doug “The Snow Stud” Kammerer joins CBS3’s weather department as a tag-team with Kathy Orr. That’s right, weather is so goddamned important to Philadelphians that it now takes two people to cover it.
News to reuse (evening edition): Mumia appeal denied, Penn to be Bloom County and Grape Street to relocate to No. Libs?
Submitted by jstudent on Tue, 2008-02-19 18:45.
[ ] Pennsylvania's highest appeals court denied a request by convicted killer Mumia Abu-Jamal for a hearing into his claims that witnesses in his 1982 murder case perjured themselves. (AP via 6ABC)
[ ] New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg will give the 2008 commencement address at Penn. (Daily Pennsylvanian via The Daily Examiner)
Music news (Death of the Industry edition): American Idol oddsmaking, the Spice Girls tonight and Pink breaks a Hart
Submitted by jstudent on Tue, 2008-02-19 17:13.
[ ] In case your self-abusive nature has you sitting in front of the TV for two hours each of the next two nights watching… here’s a breakdown of the final 24 contestants on American Idol. (phillyBurbs)
News to reuse: Sick, sick, sick; See ya Fidel and Grape Street gets sued
Submitted by jstudent on Tue, 2008-02-19 13:05.
[ ] Feeling sick? You’re not the only one. “Pennsylvania had more than 3,600 confirmed flu cases as of the week ending Feb. 9. … the highest number of cases since 2004-05.”
[ ] Dept. of You Don’t Know/Care But You Should Be Pissed: Banks are borrowing Fed funds to bail their asses out. (Financial Times via Phawker)
Booze news: Philly Beer Week, Making March 17 a national holiday? and Guinness is big in Africa
Submitted by jstudent on Mon, 2008-02-18 19:27.
[ ] It’s less than a month until Philly Beer Week: One hundred separate events, each requiring their own designated driver to transport you home.
Find the events (s) you want to attend, now.
Fwiw- Philly EDGE is loving the Mar. 10 Flying Dog Brewing Co. In Honor of Hunter S. Thompson Night at The P.O.P.E. (1501 E Passyunk Ave): “A reading of excerpts from Dr. Gonzo's classic articles and books, with a screening of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Where the Buffalo Roam, as well as a documentary about Hunter.”
Philly Sports Backwash: Stephen A. becomes a GM and Patrick J. Murphy, President of Eagles Nation, does a book tour
Submitted by jstudent on Mon, 2008-02-18 14:30.
[ ] Renowned blogger Former Inky sports columnist Stephen A. Smith served as GM of the ‘New Orleans’ team in the NBA All-Star ‘Celebrity’ Game1. His head coach was Gabrielle Union, who was there because the premise of her next movie involves her and other “miniature aliens” piloting Eddie Murphy’s body to save their universe.
News to reuse: Lindsay Lohan gets naked; George Washington and Marie Osmond are celebrated in Bucks
Submitted by jstudent on Mon, 2008-02-18 12:40.
[ ] Both a good Samaritan and the physically challenged man in a wheelchair he was trying to help off the Vine Street Expressway were killed this morning when another motorist lost control of his vehicle and struck them. (KYW1060)
UPDATE: The man who was helping the wheelchair-bound man was Bucks resident Joseph Kelly Sr. of Levittown(Inky).
