5 things you need to know about the Counting Crows and Maroon 5 show at Camden

 
 

1-      An Adam will be on stage when the show ends, but you won’t know if it will be the dreadlocked, cane-carrying Duritz of the Counting Crows or the sculpted, slick-looking Levine of Maroon 5 until the first band takes the stage.
 

Baby born at 8:08 on 8.08.08

 

 

A Blue Bell couple arranged the ritualistic removal birth of their child via C-section to happen at 8:08 a.m. at Abington Memorial Hospital in Montco today. (Courier Times blog)

 From the post:
 
…Ann and Marc Martinelli of Blue Bell - said the timing of Amelia Rose Martinelli (Editor’s Note: Not pictured.) was meant to give everyone a chance to be together over the weekend….

Money Shots: Judas Priest in Camden and Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington sing together on stage

 


 
 
Philly EDGE freelance photographer Brian Hineline was at the Masters of Metal show in Camden on Wednesday night, where he took some of the most awesome pictures you’ll ever see (at work without being judged) of 60-year-old men in leather pants, like Rob Halford and Judas Priest above.
 
    Among the other shots: the inventor of the devil horns: Ronnie James Dio. See the rest here.
 
 
Also, from our friends on the Projekt Revolution Tour, we have this killer shot of the July 30 date when Chris Cornell and Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington got together on stage in Charlotte.
 

 Photo credit: Jason Lamiere

 

Ocho Ocho Ocho: A big Hug for Bobby Jones

 

 

The fine gents at Hugging Harold Reynolds blogged posted up their favorite Philly 8: Bobby Jones, seen at right taking Junior Bridgeman to school.

(Move your feet next time, Junior...)

 

But he wears 24, you say? Let them explain.

Weekend Planner: Eagles tailgate at Hooters in Bensalem, Second Saturday in Manayunk and Brianna Taylor sings

 

 

 
Friday, August 8
 
Scotty Express Eagles pre-season game tailgate at Hooters in Bensalem
 
Citizen Cope at MusikFest in Bethlehem: 8 p.m.

8.08.08: Told ya so

 


 
  • The Inky weighs in from Beijing, where the Olympics are happening, or something. (Inky)
 
… Maybe if Philadelphia had the same faith in eight, our sporting history would be different. Would Eric Lindros, No. 88, have had a different career for the Flyers?

News to Reuse: Low humidity and attention span; man loses at fencing and random stabbings in Lower Bucks

 

 


 
[ ]  No joke. Do you know how fucking NOT humid it is outside? Take a walk outside during lunch. (6ABC)..oh, and how’s the air conditioning in your building? (USA Today)

Ocho. Ocho. Ocho: Who is the gr8est in Philly sports history?

 
 

    Tomorrow, August 8, 2008 marks the eighth day of the eighth month of the eighth year.
 
   You don’t fucking care – not anymore than you did last year on July 7, 2007, unless you got married – however, August is a painfully slow news month when everyone seems to go on vacation, etc., etc.

Your Thursday: Triple Threat Thursday in Manayunk, cheap drinks at the Wet Whistle and Your Vegas at the Khyber

 
Triple Threat Thursday:$2 bottles, $2 drinks and $2 meatball subs at Bayou Bar, Manayunk: 10 p.m.- 12 a.m.
 
Heineken, Heineken Light, Dos xx, Amstel Light, Bud Light, and Bud Light Lime, all $2 at Chambers 19/The Other Side, Doylestown: 10 p.m.

Music News: Philly-area band has a song on Madden 09, Dr. Dog to get all horny in Rittenhouse, Ron Jeremy may whip something out

 
[ ]  Who the hell is Innerpartysystem (IPS)? Well, they are a Reading-based four piece electro-rock act (think The Killers meets Ministry) signed to Island Records. Their track “Don’t Stop” is on the soundtrack of Madden ’09. It’s the third game soundtrack on which the song has been included. This year’s installment of the iconic NFL video game is due in stores this Tuesday, though you can probably get it late Monday night / midnight Tuesday morning.

Philly Sports Backwash: Hidden ball trick, Citizens Bank Park still best vegetarian park in MLB and Philly blogger to blog Olymp

 
 
[ ]  Kevin Cassese (an alum of the Duke lacrosse program!) of the Philadelphia Barrage – the other Philly pro lacrosse team – uses the hidden ball trick to score a two-point goal against Boston.

VIDEO: Anthony Green at Starlight Ballroom 08.06.08

 
 
We know, we know. But this is the last post on this for awhile.'Til the next one, anyway.
 

News to Reuse: Congressman Murphy judges zucchini races, bar fights move to Bensalem and parents make cops cite son for party

 


  
[ ]  Rep. Patrick “President of Eagles Nation” Murphy, D-8, will judge zucchini races – participants make zucchinis into toy car-like structures – at the Lower Makefield Farmers’ Market (Edgewood and Heacock Roads) tonight at 5 p.m. (Courier Times blog)

Your Wednesday: The Great City Grill, Duffy at TLA and Amateur Night at Creekside

 
 
The Great City Grill – XIX, Bliss, The Palm and JL Sullivan's Speakeasy band together to create ambience in Chancellor Court at the Bellevue (Broad Street, between Walnut & Locust streets): 5 p.m.- 9 p.m.
 
John Hiatt w/ Philly guy Mutlu at Keswick Theater: 7:30 p.m.
 

Philly EDGE's BIG Concert List Aug. 6-12

 

 

The Barbary
951 Frankford Ave (At Frankford and Columbus Blvd)
Philadelphia
Tickets: 1.866.468.7619

Track of the Week: “Dear Child” by Anthony Green

 

Yeah, we’ve sort of hammered away at this over the past 10 days, but it’s been worth it, no?
    Doylestown guy Anthony Green’s (Circa Survive, Saosin) new CD, Avalon, dropped yesterday.

    He plays tonight (Aug. 6), backed by Good Old War (with Keith Goodwin of Days Away), and with opener Person L, the new band featuring The Starting Line's lead singer/songwriter Ken Vasoli, at the Starlight Ballroom (460 N. Ninth St., Philadelphia; 866.468.7619).

News to Reuse: Late SEPTA service to ‘burbs, doughnuts now as dangerous as boobies, and Doylestown sees a return to thug life

 

 


 
[ ]   SEPTA’s plans to expand regional rail service to some suburbs past midnight are… uh, on track. (Courier Times)
 
From the story:
 
…With ridership numbers nearing record levels, the transportation authority plans to extend train service past midnight on Fridays and Saturdays on its R5 Paoli, R6 Norristown and R7 Trenton regional rail lines starting as soon as next month, according to Gary Fairfax, a SEPTA spokesman….
 
Matter of time before there’s a Miller Lite/Coors Light Express to Spring Garden station.

Shows on-sale this week: Sonic Youth w/ The Hold Steady at TLA, and Jackson Browne; Cheech and Chong at Tower

 

 

Peeking at the Live Nation advance on-sale list this week paid off:

Shows on-sale this week:

 
Borgata Event Center
Robin Williams: Oct. 24 and 25
 
Electric Factory
Against Me! w/ Ted Leo & the Pharmacists and Future Of The Left: Oct. 9

Rivers by the river: Weezer to play Susquehanna Bank Center Sept. 27, Borgata Sept. 26

 

On-sale information is not yet available, but Rivers Cuomo and Weezer will start a North American tour in support of the red album on Sept. 23 in Boston.

    The tour stops at Borgata in Atlantic City Sept. 26 and at the  Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden on Sept. 27.

 

 

Your Tuesday: Nancy Pelosi in Philly, The Coal Men in Exton and Poison in Bethlehem

 

 

THE Speaker of the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D- Calif.), is at Free Library, Central Branch: 7 p.m.
 
$1.75 Coors Light pints during the Phils game at Ashburner Inn
 
The Coal Men- Concerts on the Square in Eagleview Town Center, Exton: 7 p.m.

Philly Sports Backwash: Best. Phillie. Ever. and the 50 hottest Olympians

 

 

[  ]   This past Sunday night, ESPN started roundtable discussions on Baseball Tonight, and fan voting online at ESPN.com, to determine the all-time greatest player of each of the 30 franchises.

     So far they’ve identified Stan Musial for the Cardinals and Pete Rose for the Reds. The Phillies, whose candidates can be found here, don’t get a panel discussion until Aug. 25 at 10 p.m.

Jenkintown Jazz and Brew Fest tickets on sale NOW

 


The 2008 Jenkintown Jazz and Brew Fest is scheduled for Sun., Sept.14, from 1 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. in Town Square (Leedom St. and Greenwood Ave.). Tickets are on sale right now at www.jenkintownjazzandbrewfest.com. Online tickets bought from now until Sept. 5 are just $25.

Media Mix: New Philadelphia magazine, new Philadelphia magazine Web look, and a FOX 29 wedding

 

 


 
[ ]  In the interest of acknowledging the killing of trees to print stories on them, we present to you PAREM (Parem?), a new magazine which, judging by its Web site, will be covering nightlife, fashion, music, restaurants and more for 20-35 year olds.
           The logo sends the impression that it could be related to this, but we’re not sure. For those interested, it is looking for an HMFiC.

News to Reuse: Unlike fun, Doylestown can’t issue a cease-and-desist order against hiccups and Lafayette Hill shines, sort of

 
 

[ ]   Hic-Cup (Editor’s Note: ugh..looks like a bidet for a rabbit.), a Doylestown company which markets a cup that “cures” hiccups, is being sued by the parents of a Florida teen who was hiccupping as many as 50 times per minute. (Intelligencer)

Philly Sports Backwash: This guy is a big PHAN

 
 
Well, Philadelphia sports fans are often described as “passionate” and “enthusiastic.”
Hard to argue…how the fuck, no, WHY the fuck would you argue with this guy?
 

 

Your Monday: Hold ‘em in New Hope, Blue Moon in Conshy and Happy Hour in Doylestown

 

 

 
Texas Hold ‘em at Triumph Brewing Co. in New Hope: 7:30 p.m.
 
Free pizza during Happy Hour at Fireside in Ambler: 4:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.
 
$3 Coors Light and Blue Moon drafts at Boathouse in Conshy.

Burbs People: Justin Guarini sings in Doylestown...again

 

 

   Season one American Idol runner-up Justin Guarini, who once lived in Doylestown  (you’ll remember him if you have been telling your friends you saw him karaoke at the New Britain Inn for years, or if you voted for him, like, 84 times on Idol, but he still lost to Kelly Clarkson) showed up at Stephanie’s in Doylestown on Friday night.
 

Music News: Download Fest sorta sucks, Mutlu, Anthony Green and Brianna Taylor on the 10! Show and Pawnshop Roses at All Points

 

 

[ ]   Philly EDGE freelancer Brian Hineline shot this pic of Philly band Man Man and others at the 2008 Download Festival on Saturday at Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden. He put turnout at 2,500 people for the day time and maybe 6,000 at night.
 
 

News to Reuse: Boscov’s files Chapter 11, will close 10 stores including Ox. Valley and Montg. Mall; Sir Charles in Manayunk

 


  
[ ]   Reading-based department store chain Boscov’s has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to close 10 stores. (Bloomberg)
 
The stores to be closed have NOT been announced are listed here.