3. Phillies Wives: Damn!...This is a reality show waiting to happen.

 

 

2. Holy Family Lady Tigers: That’s 27 and screw you for not paying attention.

 

 

      

Among those new films is Semi-Pro, the Will Ferrell ode to the ABA…but, seriously, Doc made the ABA, so we’re going to take a second few minutes to celebrate him.

[ ]  It’s Leap Day… yay! This is when women propose to men, clocks leap forward four hours and beers donuts hot dogs everything costs 29 cents…you may want to check on some of that info. (Courier Times)

 

 

It’s the middle of a blustery day in February and Damien DeRose is sitting in his makeshift recording studio in his Doylestown apartment talking about all things music. A mix of songs is playing in the background, and when John Lennon’s “Working Class Hero” comes on, DeRose makes sure to stop and point out a line from the song.

 

[ ]   Comcast SportsNet’s Derek Gunn said on Sports Radio 950-AM last night that there are Eagles on the roster that will no longer persuade free agents to come to Philadelphia to play. Yikes.

 

[ ]    Katsuo Clark of Bensalem allegedly threatened Pa. state Sen. Tommy Tomlinson, R-6 and Bensalem Mayor Joseph DiGirolamo earlier this month…with a cap gun and hunting knife. (Courier Times)

 

From the story:

 

Clark allegedly told the senator to look under the office's couch cushions to see what he was capable of doing. Then he left Tomlinson's office. Tomlinson went through the couch and told police he found a large hunting knife and a cap gun under the cushions¹.

Those are the Holy Family University Lady Tigers.

 

And they are undefeated (26 and freakin’ 0!), and ranked No. 4 in the NCAA Division II USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll.

      We’ve told you about Damien DeRose, the Doylestown resident also known as Peasant, a few times before.

       His new CD, On the Ground, dropped this week. To celebrate the release he is playing at John and Peter’s (96 S. Main Street, New Hope; 215.862.5981) this Friday w/ Agent Moosehead and The Swimmers, and again on Saturday at the Cigar Parlor in Doylestown.

[ ]   City police have identified a suspect, Jose Mendez, who they say shot and killed a teen after being hit by a snowball Sunday. (6ABC via The Daily Examiner)

 

 

[ ]  Congress beats a dead horse issue, asks for a probe of Clemens. (AP via phillyBurbs)

[ ]  Don’t panic… it’s just for three hours.

     Three. Long. Hours.

     Without coffee.

     The big coffee conglomerate, which has fallen on some tough times as of late, is shutting down 7,100 of its locations for three hours (5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.) on Tuesday, Feb. 26 in order to retrain its baristas.

[ ]  Middletown police have arrested four teens in conjunction with ‘demonic’ vandalism at a Levittown church. (Courier Times)

 

 

[ ]   The kids are NOT alright. A 7-year-old Trenton kid was caught with (lots of) crack (WillDo) and a Pennridge High (ha!) student was charged with possession of morphine. (Intelligencer)

Thanks to With Leather for reminding us that the 2008 Maxim Hometown Hotties contest launched yesterday at Maxim.com.

 

[ ]   Teen-on-teen violence in the city follows in the footsteps of teen-on-SEPTA rider violence. (Daily News)…Meanwhile kids in the suburbs just want to attack your right to smoke. Huzzah! (Courier Times)

 

[ ]  ’Burbs residents  Jose Ortiz and his brother-in-law Sean Shurelds were screaming and yelling debating the merits of Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton when MontCo police say Clinton-backer Ortiz stabbed Shurelds. (Fox News via Jezebel)

 

[ ]   Former Jersey prep star and NFL player Wali S. Lundy was charged with possession of marijuana Sunday after officers found him alone in a playground. (BurlCo Times)

 

From the story:

Lundy’s arrest comes about a week after another NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Mike Patterson, was charged with marijuana possession in Burlington County.

[ ]   Former CBS3 anchor Alycia Lane appeared in a New York City court this morning. A judge ruled that if she stays trouble-free for six months, all charges in the Dec. 16 incident will be removed from her record. (Philly.com)