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Defense: Tot's death was tragedy
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Bucks GOP derides congressman, bill
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Village hearing opens up to comments
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Another Non Event? Philly Fed Survey
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Man found dead in North Philadelphia
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Will Philly expert solve cold case ... 447 years later?
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Man found dead in North Philadelphia
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future SEPTA driver delinquent who stole a bus from the 69th Street Terminal and went on a joyride. He crashed the bus into 15 vehicles, but fortunately, no one was hurt. The teenager told police he took the bus because he "wanted to practice driving for his driver's license." We can't make this shit up.
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I'd always just assumed that Aviator Park, which is in front of the Franklin Institute and the Galleries at Moore (map), was just part of the Parkway and Logan Square. I mean, it is part of both those things. But I only recently learned that it has its own name. The park was renovated in 2007 so that it's now a more usable and accessible space. Case in point: when I visited, the park was swarming with tourists (it is across from the Franklin Institute, after all). There were not only tourists wandering around in the park, looking kind of confused and overwhelmed, but also a family (who I have to assume was local) who decided that Aviator Park was the spot to play croquet. I don't think I've ever seen anyone set up a game of croquet in the park before, so kudos to them for thinking outside the frisbee/"catch" paradigm. Okay, so what did the city (the Center City District, partnered with the Fairmount Park Commission) do to Aviator Park to improve it? They added new benches, plants, and trash cans, and they repaved the walkways. I personally can't even remember what the area looked like before they fixed it up, but it now definitely has that "Look at me! I'm all nice and new!" vibe going on. There are some pretty cool sculptures scattered about Aviator Park. Of course, there's the giant gold Aero Memorial in front of the Franklin Institute. The memorial was created in 1948 as a tribute to the aviators who served and died in World War I. A large statue by Otto J. Schweizer, The All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors, stands just northeast of the Aero. The memorial was constructed in 1934 and moved from West Fairmount to Aviator Park in 1994. The area of the park in front of Moore's gallery has been labeled the Sculpture Park. Currently on view are three sculptures by Chakaia Booker. The sculptures are made out of shredded rubber tires and look kind of like little rubber monster plants. Apparently, the Fairmount Park Art Association commissioned Tom Otterness to create 30 bronze sculptures in the park in 2008, but either I'm blind or this hasn't come to fruition yet—though the idea of it happening pissed us off two years ago. (In the 1970s, Otterness gained some notoriety for shooting a dog in the name of "art.") Take a walk through Aviator Park this spring. Booker's sculptures will only be up until September, so take a look at them while you. Get Involved:
Upcoming Events in Parks:
Farmer's Markets:
- Fitler Square (map) – Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Clark Park (map) – Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Rittenhouse Square – Saturdays, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
If you know of anything exciting happening in your local park in the near future, please e-mail amy@phillyist.com!
Where the Wild Things Are
It is rare that Phillyist becomes so passionate about an event that we shift our tone from "Perhaps you'd like to check this out," to "GO! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! GO NOW!" The Sendak in Spring Program at the Rosenbach Museum and Library this weekend is deserving of the upgrade in urgency. We're most excited about the twice-a-day performance of Wild Things Whirligig, an interactive children's musical created by Karen Saillant, the Artistic Director of the International Opera Theater. Starring the classic characters from Sendak's works, we've been assured that there is plenty of physical humor, many adults falling down, and children saving the day—all together a recipe for greatness. The museum will also be featuring a snack, beanbag, and book room for kids who need to unwind and refuel, bookmaking with Jude Robinson, interactive storytelling sessions with Linda Gross, and other assorted arts and crafts. Tickets are free with admission, but as they are expected to go fast, pick some up as soon as you can. Prices range from ten dollars for adults, eight of seniors, five for students, and children under five get in for free. For more information, visit the website or call 215-732-1600. Sendak in Spring
Continuing their year-round mission of passing on the love of literacy and getting the word out about the genius of author Maurice Sendak, the museum is ushering in spring with an exciting couple of days that are fantastic for the whole family. Each day beginning at noon and wrapping up at four, The Rosenbach is championing the good fight against the television invasion. Teaching children (and reminding their adults) that imagination is precious and playing important; The Rosenbach is the first to point out that books are often a child's foray into the world of art. While not all children can, nor should visit the art museum, every child can check a book out of the library.
Rosenbach Museum & Library, 2008-2010 Delancey Street
March 20th and 21st
12 - 4 p.m.
Admission: Free - $10
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This Week In Philadelphia Theatre
The Lion King roars into town this week (sorry, couldn't resist), bringing with it puppets, expensive tickets, and a bunch of suburbanites. But haven't you already seen it? If you're looking for something a bit more challenging, might we suggest Tennessee William's attempt at absurdism, The Gnädiges Fräulein? Opening
Continuing
- Romeo and Juliet - Tragic love for the ages. February 25-April 11. Tickets
- Respect: A Musical Journey of Women - Women's history through pop songs. January 27-May 18. Tickets
- Blue Door - Cross the threshold. January 14-March 21. Tickets
- The Irish. . .and How They Got That Way - By being born in Ireland? January 7-April 18. Tickets
- Any Given Monday - Monday, Monday. . . March 3-27. Tickets
- 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - If you like to spell. March 3-28. Tickets
- Arsenic and Old Lace - Care for some wine? March 5-April 3. Tickets
- Happily Ever After - Even princesses grow old. March 4-28. Tickets
- King Lear - Howl, howl, howl, howl! March 3-28. Tickets
- Language Rooms - You're being watched. March 3-April 4. Tickets
- Noises Off - Nothing on. March 4-21. Tickets
- The Rear Column - Soldiers in Africa. March 4-21. Tickets
- Rent - 525,600 minutes. March 3-April 11. Tickets
- Charlotte's Web - Some pig. March 6-April 17. Tickets
- The Countess - Scandal. March 5-21. Call 215-843-1109 for tickets.
- Blues for an Alabama Sky - But it's set in Harlem. March 12-27. Tickets
- Broken Glass - Paralysis. March 11-April 4. Tickets
- By George - I think I've got it. March 12-20. Tickets
- Carousel - You'll never walk alone. March 12-27. Tickets
- Evita - Don't cry for me. March 12-April 24. Tickets
- Peanuts and Cracker Jacks New Play Festival - Take me out to the ball game. . . March 12-20. Tickets
- Take Me Out - Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks. March 11-27. Tickets
- The Smell of the Kill - What's the best way to fix a husband? March 12-20. Tickets available at the door.
- The Story - Truth or fiction? March 12-27. Tickets available at the door.
- Waiting for Godot - Nothing to be done. March 12-28. Tickets
- Fallen Angels - Coward. March 16-May 2. Tickets
- Tony and Tina's Wedding - This is still running??? Open-ended run. Tickets
- ComedySportz - Its name says it all. Open-ended run. Tickets
- The N Crowd - Philly style improv. Open-ended run. Tickets
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PW Run Down
In this week's issue, PW wonders if the Philly sports fan as we know it will die forever with the advent of the recent professional sports renaissance in the City of Brotherly Love. It is difficult to imagine Philly fans going soft, but it's also difficult to imagine the Phillies winning three straight World Series titles. But we know, even if that happens, fans will just spend more time debating whether or not to fire Andy Reid. On a more serious note, PW sheds some light on the PW responds to its own editorial of last week, and offers a different voice on pit bulls in the city: When it comes to regulation of dog reproduction, punish the deed, not the breed. Catchy. Apparently Facebook is good for something more meaningful than being the first to discover when your friends get dumped. We're glad, because we're sick of seeing all the damn baby photos up all the time. PW thinks you should check out Janelle Monáe at Johnny Brenda's this week. This Phillyist agrees. Check out Marc Andre Robinson’s sculpture exhibit this month. There are gorillas. PW is the latest to agree: you want to stand next to Han Dynasty's fire.
This week, Philadelphia Weekly is looking ahead to the future.gerrymandering redistricting process that will likely occur after the 2010 Census as members of City Council vie to maintain their power. It turns out that Philly has two of the three most gerrymandered districts in the country. Redistricting can be an important step to resolve representation issues, but clearly some people just love their job (and city) too much.
Phillyist Interviews... Jarrod Gorbel
Last week, Phillyist favorite Jarrod Gorbel performed at World Cafe Live (upstairs). Although the venue wasn't ideal for Gorbel, with the audience being spread out and some people seemingly preoccupied by their dinners, he put on a strong performance, which we've come to expect from him. Gorbel's new material is a development of, rather than a departure from, what he did with his band, The Honorary Title. We've enjoyed Gorbel's new EP, Ten Years Older, and are very much looking forward to the upcoming release of his full-length album, Devil's Made a New Friend. We spoke to Gorbel after his World Cafe Live performance about where his music has been and where it's going, and here's what he had to say. And one day you woke up ten years older. [Joking] You're decrepit, shriveled, and the rigor mortis has set in...and you're a zombie! There you are, you're eating another human being. And you're wondering, is this some kind of post-apocalyptic... Why is this happening? Why am I here? Why am I a zombie? Why does flesh taste good to me? But, so, what to expect is... Well, I think fans of the old Honorary Title stuff will probably like it more because it's a little more mellow and a little more narrative, less pop and more folk. The production is more lush and less kind of rocked out. There's some strings, and female vocals, and it's just got a little more indie sensibility. But I suppose anything's possible, because I do have mellower versions of those songs. And that's how all of them were written, pretty much. They started with me and a guitar. But [my sets] will definitely lean towards the mellower songs. The venue is made by the people who are attending the show. It can be the shittiest, most D-I-Y dance hall with a budget P.A. system, but if the people that are there are psyched, and they're not annoying and drunk and obnoxious, just true music fans—you can feed off of them and it's great. Of course big shows with a million people are great, but for most of those shows I'm opening for somebody else, and not all the time are people receptive to the opening bands. And that depends, too. It all depends on the crowd. But I love Lucero, and Minus the Bear—another band I toured with—the crowd didn't give a shit when we were playing but I loved to watch them every night. I loved touring with them, but it didn't make the most sense. I'd love to tour with bands like Tegan and Sara, Rocky Votolato, City and Colour, Death Cab...things like that. That's what I'd like to do and just haven't. I love playing Austin, Texas. I love playing San Francisco. I love playing Utah, of all places. Denver. Chicago is always great. Those are the top.
Maybe this is a silly way to start out, but with the release of Ten Years Older, we have to wonder: ten years older than what, exactly?
Oh, ummm...than before. [Laughs] No, pretty much, it's about all those moments in time when you pretty much look backwards after you've been moving forward so fast that you suddenly stop to take it all in—and you turn around and are like, "Holy shit. I can't believe this much time has passed." But it's more in kind of the negative light. It's inspired by a friend who...well, it's a story that I can relate to, that I think anybody can relate to—about fucking up your life and addictions and whatnot.
So for listeners who only know you from The Honorary Title, or who might not know you at all, what can people expect from Ten Years Older and the full-length album, Devil's Made a New Friend, when that comes out?
I think people that liked Honorary Title will like Jarrod Gorbel. The Honorary Title started as Jarrod Gorbel, and I kind of built the band around the name [Honorary Title] almost, so... I just wanted to drop the name because the band kind of got solidified, and then fell apart. And also, I had felt like the songwriting had matured and I wanted to put a different title [ba-dum ching] on it.
So when you're doing the solo shows, does that mean you won't be playing some of the more pop/rock Honorary Title songs like "Untouched and Intact," because that seems like a very band-oriented song?
Yeah, it just wouldn't make sense to play those songs. I did do "Bridge and Tunnel" the other day just 'cause somebody yelled it. Sometimes fans don't even care, they just want the riff and the words. So yeah, chances are I won't be doing "Stuck at Sea" or "Untouched and Intact."
Changing subjects a little bit. We've seen you play now in a number of different kinds of venues—the Electric Factory, the TLA, the North Star, and now World Cafe Live. So you've played everything from the big concert venue to the dive bar. So what's your favorite type of place to play?
I just had this conversation with a couple fans, because I know a bunch of people were talking about this place [World Cafe Live]. A lot of people were talking [during the show] and I think because it's a restaurant also...
You've done tours with some of our favorite bands—Paper Rival, when they were around, and recently with Good Old War. Who are some of your favorite people to tour with?
Again, it's not like an exact, direct answer, because there are bands that I would like to tour with or that I respect and would love to watch every night, but it doesn't necessarily mean their crowd is going to cater to us and make for a good show. Like, I love Lucero and toured with them twice, but it was a tough crowd. Like, they have a lot of big, burly dudes who like them, and a lot of... like girls liked us.
Without trying to inject our Philly bias here, what are your favorite cities to play?
I've had a lot of really good shows in Philly. Definitely shows are better in Philly than they are in Jersey. The shows in Jersey tend to be, like, drunken, annoying crowds. Philly tends to be a little cooler. But I do love Jersey—I don't want to say it's all bad. I'm from Long Island, it's the same kind of shit.
So what's the touring schedule going to look like once Devil's Made a New Friend comes out?
It'll probably be a full, headlining solo tour when it comes out. I might try to do some support for other bands before that, but I can't say for sure yet. But I'll definitely be doing my own tour.
Phillyist Playlist: Janelle Monáe at Johnny Brenda's
Ever heard of the musical genre "punk&b" before? "Cyber soul," perhaps? Yeah, us neither, but apparently we've got the punk&b princess and cyber soul diva rocking the upstairs stage at Johnny Brenda's tonight and tomorrow. Her name is Janelle Monáe (MySpace). She is twelve shades of crazy, but delightfully and groundbreaking-ly so. Her inspirations include science fiction, surrealism, and James Brown. What's not to love? Monáe's big break came with other experimental hip-hoppers, Outkast, in their 2006 film, Idlewild. She sang on two tracks before finishing her first EP, 2007's Metropolis, a concept piece set in the year 2719 that integrates soul, funk and hip-hop into an intriguing rhythmic and futuristic sound. Metropolis caught the ear of some Howard University graduate named Sean Combs, whoever that is. Combs signed Monáe and released Metropolis on Bad Boy Records. Though too zany for the mainstream, it received critical acclaim and even earned Monáe a Grammy nomination for the song "Many Moons." Monáe subsequently did the festival circuit and linked up with other loonies like Of Montreal. Today Monáe is touring in support of her first full-length album, The ArchAndroid, due out in May. Tracks from The ArchAndroid include "Tightrope" (featuring Big Boi) and "Cold War." Early releases indicate that this album will be just as genre-bending and innovative as the first, especially given the bland Bad Boy landscape into which it will be released. She's out there, and it's fun to go out there with her. Janelle Monáe
TONIGHT and tomorrow, 3/17/10 and 3/18/10
Doors 8:00pm, Show 9:00pm, All Ages
Johnny Brenda's (1201 N. Frankford Ave)
Tickets: $12
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PAWS Cat of the Week
PAWS is in constant need of support, both personal and financial. Click through for information on volunteering, fostering, or making a donation. If you have specific questions about fostering, you can e-mail the PAWS foster parent coordinator Robin at robin@phillypaws.org. Moxie (ID# A08285372) Moxie is a beautiful calico who came to PAWS from a hoarding situation. Because of her sad past, she is a little uncomfortable in new situations, but she does absolutely love people. Moxie greets visitors with a purr and loves to be pet and receive affection. With a caring forever home, Moxie should blossom into a purrrfect companion. If you'd like more information about Moxie, e-mail alamond@phillypaws.org. You can find Moxie at the PAWS Adoption Center, which is located at 100 N. 2nd Street (the corner of 2nd and Arch). Also, make note of Moxie's ID number, and bring it with you when you go to the adoption center. Adoption hours are Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m., and Sun., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
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Quizzo Bowl VI This Saturday
If you need any extra enticement, Quizzo Bowl will not only get you four glorious rounds of Johnny Goodtimes questions with a chance at the $800 top prize and the James Buchanan Memorial Trophy if you're smart enough, but also some potentially super awesome last place prizes if you're not so smart. The halftime show will feature Friend of Phillyist Chip Chantry, Fastball Pitcher Bob Gutierrez, and the West Philadelphia Orchestra, who Johnny tells us is worth the price of admission alone. And if it tips the scale either way, Goodtimes promises he will not be rapping this year. Thank god. Quizzo Bowl VI with Johnny Goodtimes
It's that time of year again, quiznerds: Johnny Goodtimes' annual Quizzo Bowl is in it's sixth and best year. Round up your seven smartest friends and head on down to South Steet for some quizzo, comedy, and beer. QBVI is going national this year, with teams hailing from all over Center City and the Centennial State, Colorado, home of the infamous Geek Bowl.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Doors open at 7:00pm, Quizzo starts at 8:00pm
(Teams that dress up will be given priority seating)
The TLA (334 South St)
21+
Tickets: $25 at a JGT's Quizzo night or at Livenation
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Playlist Rewind: fun. at the Factory
Andrew McMahon is a smart, smart dude. Not only was fun. an appropriate act to open for Jack's Mannequin given the similarities in their method of forming (Jack's Mannequin rose out of the ashes of Something Corporate, while fun. spawned when Nate Ruess was looking for a new and different creative outlet after The Format collapsed)—but the delightfully poppy rhythms of fun. proved to be the perfect warm-up to the piano-driven melodies of JM. We were a little surprised at how many Jack's Mannequin fans were already well acquainted with fun., but perhaps we shouldn't have been. JM fans are smart people, too. Ruess swaggers on stage, dripping charisma. Jack Antonoff is the Keith to Ruess's Mick. Andrew Dost is the laid back, concentrated musician, the sort that might be more at home in the Paul McCarney/George Harrison Beatles realm than the flashier Rolling Stones. Not that you should mistake our comparisons for indications that fun. isn't a coherent band—it completely is. And nicely so, given their relatively short time together. Our only complaint is probably that there wasn't enough fun. to be had. One album, just 10 songs—it's a pretty limited amount of material. We saw only six, a small glimpse into what is yet to come. This band is new and different and we like it very much, thank you. So, we'll be seeing you again, fun. Come back to Philly soon. And bring another album with you! Playlist Rewind: Alice in Chains at Tower Theater
It is rare that we get nervous before going to a concert. After all, in the words of Russell Hammond in Almost Famous, we dig music. But when we found out at the very last minute that we had an opportunity to see Alice in Chains at the Tower this past Saturday night, well, we weren't sure if we should go at all. This is why: Alice in Chains was a band that was very important to this Phillyist's musical development. Seeing the music video for "Man in the Box" on MTV was our first exposure to the unforgiving, yet sonically beautiful, guitar-heavy rock that would come to define the 1990s. So you could say that lead singer Layne Staley and guitarist Jerry Cantrell popped our alternative/grunge cherry and became the sound against which we compared everything that came after it. So in our opinion, this music is sacred and should be treated as such. And of course, we knew that Alice in Chains was touring with a new lead singer, as Staley died of a drug overdose in 2002. Touring for the first time after losing Staley's trademark voice and beloved introversion, we never imagined the band would even attempt to replace him. We wondered if attending the show was even the right thing to do, as if we would be condoning some sort of illicit activity by going and watching this band play. But we went, and we cannot say enough about how great it was to hear Alice in Chains play live again. Getting an ax in Jerry Cantrell's hands alone was worth the price of admission. It was so amazing to see Cantrell playing again that we kinda hoped the band threw mediocre songs like "Heaven Beside You" into the setlist just so we could see him take center stage. At one point, the crowd started chanting "Jerry! Jerry!" a la a certain daytime television program that features midget adulterers and three-legged prostitutes. When he sang the opening verse to "Got Me Wrong" (it made us really happy that Cantrell took the vocals on this one, even though the lead originally belonged to Staley), we got chills. And we'd be remiss if we didn't give some credit to new frontman William DuVall. We arrived late to the show (like we said, it was very last minute) and as we heard him sing from the lobby before getting to our seats, we could have sworn that the vocals were a recording of old Staley footage. DuVall's pitch is higher and his vocal cords stronger than Staley's, but other than that, the resemblance was uncanny. His stage presence was energized, which was a bit unnerving at first but it was clear that the rest of the band fed off it. And DuVall and Cantrell hit those vocal harmonies that are part of Alice in Chain's distinctive sound. Plus, it was a setlist that any Alice in Chains fan would have loved, featuring old classics like "We Die Young," "Angry Chair," "Again," "Man in the Box," "Would?" and "Rooster." The double guitars of DuVall and Cantrell rocked so hard that they blew an amp halfway into the performance. Cantrell showed just how bad-ass he still was by lighting up a few cigarettes even though smoking is not allowed in the historic theater. When he played the opening chords to "Rooster," the place shook. We even learned from drummer Sean Kinney that he got chlamydia the last time he came through Philly on tour, which was a nice safe-sex lesson for all the young children in the crowd. However, being the obsessive purists that we are, we have to acknowledge here that something seemed a little off the entire show. It's the obvious elephant in the room whenever a band reconstitutes itself, and we couldn't escape comparing DuVall to Staley for the entire show. We know that DuVall is more than just filler. He has been playing with the band for years, and they are touring to support an album of new material, not just playing old singles to fatten their royalty checks. So we kept asking, "Is it even fair that we compare the two singers? Is it even important anymore?" Well, probably not, but like we said, this music is sacred. Staley was the broken introvert pouring himself into the microphone before Kurt Cobain, and his howl defined the Seattle scene before Eddie Vedder. If you're going to take such defining material back on the road, you'd better fucking know what you're doing, and we agree, Alice in Chains came pretty damn close. But there will always be something missing. For example, DuVall had a "hype man" element to him that made it look as if he was a super fan who won some YouTube contest or reality show to hit the road with the band. Yes, being happy to be there is definitely a good thing, and he showed that he respected the music. In fact, when Cantrell dedicated the performance of "Nutshell" to Staley, DuVall turned to face the drummer and let Cantrell take center-stage, as if giving him some privacy to take a moment with his fallen comrade at a funeral or viewing. But DuVall also led a clap-along to "Them Bones," and did the "I can't hear you, Philly, how you doin' tonight!" a few too many times. Staley would never have done that, because that wasn't the sprit of the music in 1991. Then that made us think some more: maybe the spirit of the music has changed now. But even if it has, it was just really difficult to believe DuVall, donning a muscle t-shirt with Christ the Redeemer printed on it (ok fine, we know Trent Reznor shows off his guns when he performs as well, but c'mon, he has earned it), when he sang, "I feel so alone/Gonna end up a big ol' pile of them bones." It felt disingenuous. Kinda like how while Cantrell was doing his solo in "Nutshell," dozens of fans held up their cell phones in the air to imitate cigarette lighters, which by the way is FUCKING STUPID. It was the emotion that made grunge music the breakout success that is was. It was the powerful guitar fuzz combined with distraught poetry that separated it from the party-hardy hair metal garbage. Alice in Chains was in many respects the best combination of these elements with Staley at the helm. With DuVall, the rock firepower is still there but the story is not as believable. But to quote another Alice in Chains song, perhaps that's over now. Perhaps it's okay for the music to be introspective lyrics to some and loud guitars that are great for your gym workout routine to others. We have no doubt we're being unreasonable, but we can't help it. Photoist
Title: Protest to Free Tibet 1 Like to see your photo here? Submit it! Phillyist Hearts Missed Connections
This person claims they are a big clump of confusion because sometimes a guy calls her, hooks up with her, and then she doesn't hear from him for days, even weeks. We think we can be of service. Friend, you are a booty call. Stop being confused and start getting tested for herpes. Or syphilis. Most definitely syphilis. This missed connection is for a guy wearing a green shirt on St. Patrick's Day drinking a Guinness in a bar. That should narrow it down. Attention people; it is not cool to reference nursery rhymes in your depressing diatribe about unrequited office love. Not only is it incredibly lame but it makes us so angry we just want to shake you and shake you until your head falls off right onto your spiral notebook of crappy poetry. It's not just us that finds it strange to find a missed connection at your family gathering, right? Incest isn't what all the kids are doing these days is it? The kids are still doing coke and giving blowjobs for those little plastic bracelets aren't they? If you are forty and buy twizzlers to get a better look at the "young girl" behind the register at Bed Bath and Beyond, you are not a "classy older gentleman"—you are a child molester. Anyone want to help a guy get back on his girlfriend? All you have to do is sleep with him so she doesn't "win" the break-up. Phillyist Interviews... Good Old War
We'd love Good Old War even if they weren't local boys. But, local boys they are, and so we really love us some Good Old War. So we naturally couldn't pass up the opportunity to chat with the band while they were in town to play the MAD Dragon concert on March 6. We love having the opportunity to talk to Philadelphia-based artists. You guys started out touring with another Philadelphian, Anthony Green, and you're about to head out on the road with Anthony's Circa Survive project. Circa Survive is a very different sound than what you guys do, so what are your thoughts on the upcoming tour? I actually really haven't even thought about it like that. I was just real pumped to go back on tour with Anthony. Dand Schwartz: Yeah, if we don't mention that we're different [sounding than Circa Survive], they won't notice. KG: But we will add, like, some more guitar riffing. We're trying to amp it up a little bit, in case there are people there that only want to hear heavy music, so we can give them at least something that they'll like. Tim Arnold: A little droplet of heavy music. KG: I like Dr. Dog. I'm a big fan of that band; we all are. DS: I don't know...I don't know if we even really consider ourselves a folk-rock band. We're just trying to make pop music with an acoustic [base]. I don't think that we're very folky, really, except that we can play our songs with just an acoustic guitar. I don't know what I can say about "folk-rock" in general, but I don't really consider us folk-rock. TA: I definitely feel like there is some revival going on with folk-rock bands. And I think that's cool. We'll jam with any of them. KG: I think that, for us at least, the male harmonies really draw people in. Any groups that have good male harmonies can draw in a crowd somewhere, y'know? TA: Female harmonies are good, too. KG: Yeah, but I just feel like there's something about male pop harmonies... DS: There's something magic that happens when you get in a room with your friends and just sing. KG [obviously joking]: You name a boy band, we're into 'em. DS: We take daily influence from a lot of random places, like world music and hip-hop. And just really random things. Like, every day when you're looking for inspiration for a song, it's gotta be something kind of surprising, and if you can make it sound like a song that works for us, but from totally different influences... That's where you can come up with something really creative. KG: I was thinking about this the other day, because we get asked about our influences all the time. And our answers are sort of vague...or, broad, I should say. But I'm super heavily influenced by Bob Marley, for some reason. When we're on tour, I'll play his records constantly. Dan will play Free records over and over. Tim plays all kinds of stuff. I can't really figure out what his, like, overall influence is. TA: Reggae and classic rock. DS: And electronic. More electronic than anything else, I think. TA: Don't you pigeonhole me, man! But we added in a lot more percussion. We added some ditties in there, small songs, instrumental things. TA: I think it's more creative—maybe pushing boundaries, almost. DS: We worked more with what we could do with our setup [without changing it]. More intricate harmonies, more intricate work with the instruments. There's crazier drum stuff going on, and crazier guitar stuff going on. We're not trying to have it overshadow the vocals, but if you listen closely, there's a lot more going on. TA: There's more of a formula too, I think. Like, with our vocals, we chose registers that were comfortable for each of us. Whereas, on the last record, we just kind of did harmonies that we all had to fit in anywhere. And on this record, we all talked about the songs a lot, and wrote songs together. Or at least, after they were "conceived," we built them up together. DS: I think we really became a band on this record. I think we sound more unified than we did [on Only Way to Be Alone]. KG: Yeah, I think that it's basically like...the first record, we went in there and we did what we could. We were a brand new band. The first music I ever made with Dan was [Only Way to Be Alone]. So with [the new album], it was like, we still want to do it so we can play it live, note-for-note. That's just what we like to do—keep it real, so that we're not adding in a bunch of stuff that we can't physically do. But then we just pushed it to the max. Like, "If you can't physically do that right now, well you probably could if you practiced a lot." DS: Yeah, so then we went through the incredible challenge of learning to play those songs. And also, there are those ditties—interludes—that are way-layered, that have tons of stuff on them. So I think we're trying to maybe ease into the idea of...maybe one day we'll do a record that has tons of stuff on it, that isn't worrying about whether we can play it live. But we don't want to just, like, drop it on people and have them go, "Where the hell did this come from?" DS: World Cafe is incredible. With this band, I want to play the Electric Factory really badly. TA: I want to play the Tower. KG: I'm happy with the World Cafe. The sound is good, they treat you so good. DS: Yeah, the house guys there are just so good and so smart. KG: That was like the only place, and we've been touring around for ten years—not as this band, but the other bands we've been in—where the guy put tape down on the stage where everything was. All the amps, all the microphones. And he said, "If I move it, there was no point in doing a sound-check because all the sound is going to change if I move something." And I was like, "I love this guy." DS: And we went on stage and it sounded perfect the very second we started playing that night. TA: Yeah, everyone says that, but it is true. KG: The funny thing is that I don't really get [cheesesteaks] all that much here. I'm tryin' to watch my weight a little bit, ya know. But when I went out [on the road], that was the one thing that I did miss. There's a pizza place by my house called Brother's Pizza that I miss, too. Frugal Fun Alert: Weekday
Monday: B-I-N-G-O: Bingo night at El Camino Real (1040 N. 2nd Street), 8PM. Free. Is the Sequel Ever as Good: Movie Monday screens The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day at the Balcony (1003 Arch Street), Doors at 6:30PM, film at 8PM. $3. Open Studio: Preview of Jeanne Ruddy Dance's upcoming concert plus discussion of the creative process behind the works. At the Performance Garage (1515 Brandywine Street), 6PM. $10. Tuesday: Read Your Sexy Stories: or just listen at the Erotic Literary Salon. The Bohemian Lounge at Time. (1315 Sansom Street), Doors at 7:30PM, reading begins at 8PM. $10. Piano Man: Pianist Leon McCawley at Curtis Institute of Music. The recital will feature works by Chopin and Samuel Barber in honor the composers' respective bicenteniary and centeniary (1726 Locust Street), 8PM. Free. This Might Make You Laugh: Open mic night at Helium Comedy Club. 20 comedians get a chance to perform. (2013 Sansom Street), sign up at 6PM, show starts at 8PM. Free. Wednesday: St. Patty's Day Play: Reading of Conor McPherson's The Lime Tree Bower, directed by Madi DiStefano, upstairs at Plays and Players. Party to follow at the theater's bar, Quig's Pub (1714 Delancey St), doors 7PM, reading at 8PM. Pay-what-you-can (donations go to Brat Productions). Green Beer: McDirty's St. Patrick's Day Party at PYT. Green Kenzinger will be on offer. (1050 N. Hancock Street), 5PM. Free. Making: Open house at Hive 76. Work on a project, eat some pizza. (915 Spring Garden St), 8PM. Free. Thursday: Mash Up: Miro Dance Theatre teams up with the band Toy Soldiers and producer Craig Van Hise to create a music/dance performance over the span of three days. The end result will be performed once and once only at Miro's studio at Girard College. (2101 S. College Avenue), 6:30PM. Free. Hang Out: Shmitten Kitten's Crucial Hang at Tritone. Anna Goldfarb of Shmitten Kitten and Roland Cassard play 60's rock and roll, Motown, and whatever else they feel like. (1508 South Street), 10PM. Free. Discussion: Filmmaker Alicia Sams chats about film at Kelly Writer's House (3805 Locust Walk), 6PM. Free. Got a frugal tip? Send it our way! TelePhillyist
What's new and/or interesting in TV this week. Biggest Loser: Couples (Tues., 8 p.m.-10 p.m., NBC) LOST (Tues., 9 p.m.-10 p.m., ABC) 30 Rock (Thurs., 9:30 p.m.-10 p.m., NBC) The Simpsons (Sun., 8 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Fox) If we're not talking about what you're watching, leave a comment! Across the Ist-a-Verse
CinePhillyist Reviews... She's Out of My League
The two meet in the Pittsburgh airport when TSA agent Kirk (Baruchel) plays the white knight, saving Molly (Eve) from his obnoxious boss, Mr. Fuller. In Cameron Crowe's universe, Fuller would have been the perfect place for an Eric Stolz cameo. Therefore, we award extra style points to director Jim Field Smith for astutely casting Andrew Daly, practically a dead ringer for the red-headed, chiseled-jawed Stoltz. The beautiful and polished Molly and the geeky Kirk find themselves fated to meet again when Kirk recovers Molly's lost iPhone at security. The mismatched pair (according to Kirk's misguided but well-intentioned group of friends, Molly's a "Hard 10" but Kirk's just a "5" and ne'er the twain shall meet) navigate their way through a series of dating ups and downs. The only difference between Kirk and our main man Lloyd Dobbler is that Kirk doesn't ever truly believe himself to be worthy of the attentions of his perfect 10. After a horrifying tandem man grooming incident, a big old-fashioned blow-up break-up, and the potential of a dreaded trip to Branson with his family of buffoons and tart of an ex (as evidenced by her ever-visible undergarments), Marnie (Lindsay Sloane) Kirk finally grows a pair. But to get off the plane and back to his dream girl requires the help of his now enlightened friends who have realized: of course Kirk deserves to be with Molly. Kirk's the best guy they know. Molly should be lucky to be with him! Asshole of the Week
We hope by the time we're old we'll be yelling for the damn kids to get off the lawn. And for them to stop skateboarding all over the sidewalks. And to stop playing with their robot puppies in the middle of the street. This is in part because we think robot puppies will be sweet, and in part because this kid-caused misanthropy seems a little quaint and pleasantly old-timey. Instead, the youth of Philadelphia are yukking it up beating each other over color, and beating adults over God-knows-what. Last week, two brothers, both Northeast residents, were separately attacked by kids on the subway. In both cases, kids came out of nowhere with fists and videotaped their gleeful and aimless violence. This seems so pointless. Soon enough, parents and politicians will be blaming the teachers for failing the children, unrelated ministers will be blaming plagued city race relations, the racists will be blaming color, and hardly anybody will be preaching real personal responsibility. Sure, the kids have been let down. Hell, they've been let down in almost every corner by (probably) disinterested parents, a troubled school system, and an overall decaying support system. But that doesn't mean that they shouldn't be held personally responsible. They are. They did it. They're attacking random people in the subway that most likely have got crap-all to do with their myriad woes. And parents ought to support, love, and punish their kids. Because they deserve it. Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Phillyist. Blogged Around Philly: Hopped Up Edition
If you have two thumbs and like the Internet, you couldn't escape the fury over our Commonwealth's puritanical Liquor Control Board conducting multiple raids on local bars for allegedly selling unregistered beer (first reported by Phillyist last week). Well, many bloggers are all hopped up (sorry, we couldn't help ourselves) about it, especially with the unofficial Philly Beer Weekend (don't worry, the full week will be back in June) events this weekend. What disappointed this Phillyist the most is that, as Meal Ticket reported, some brewers even canceled highly-anticipated launch events because of it. Thankfully, some of the falsely-confiscated beers are now back on the shelves. Check out posts from Grub Street and Liquid Diet for more commentary on the matter. With Stephen Wynn turning heads and pissing people off as the likely new majority shareholder in the Foxwoods Casino in South Philly, Illadelph looks to Bucks County's Parx casino, already in operation, to see what we have to look forward to. This week's "are you shitting me?" award goes to Philly Clout with its announcement that the City Inspector found $3.4 million worth of city wage tax payment checks from the U.S. Department of Defense that were never cashed. Sometimes there really are no words. Philebrity gives us a peak at the latest Dr. Dog release, including the song "Shadow People," an homage to West Philly that includes references to the neon lights of Baltimore Avenue and the backyard gatherings that characterize the neighborhood. Philly Blunt gets to thinking about "right-sizing" Philadelphia as it observes Detroit having tough conversations about its shrinking population base and increasing budget deficit that limits the city's ability to fund vital services like ethnic parades. Warning: this could get heavy. For something a little more uplifting, let's talk about the Phillies. Thanks to The Fightins for calling out this Biden-esque gaffe by the Seattle Mariners as they rushed to get a Cliff Lee baseball card on the shelves. Something about the photo just doesn't look right. And a big round of applause to 700 Level for honoring this special week in Phillies history: the week John Kruk had his testicle removed. Shmitten Kitten was too busy this week planning events to have her boner killed. Sensitive studs, beware. And now we leave you with an image pure and beautiful: The Insider's video clip of beef burgers sizzling away on the stove top at 500º, the new joint from the creators of Rouge. This is sure to make your taste buds go ballistic. Photoist
Title: Amaryllis Pollen Like to see your photo here? Submit it! Phillyist Reviews... Larry Kane's Ticket to Ride
In 1964, Larry Kane was a young radio newsman in Miami who accidentally stumbled into a part of rock & roll history. When the Beatles prepared to begin their now-infamous 1964 U.S. tour, Kane wrote to Beatles' manager Brian Epstein to try and arrange an interview. Epstein, mistakenly thinking the letter came from one of the most important newscasters in America—for reasons best explained by Kane himself—invited the 21-year-old to accompany the band on the entire tour. Kane didn't want to, but as a young pup in the business, he had no choice—his boss made him go. The rest, as we noted, was rock & roll history. The Beatles took America by storm, and Kane went on to become the preeminent newscaster in our city—not to mention author of two Beatles books: Ticket to Ride, which chronicles the 1964 and 1965 Beatles tours, and Lennon Revealed. This month, Kane takes the stories that began in 1964 and developed into an on-again, off-again relationship with the members of the Beatles for 25 years, and tells them firsthand in Larry Kane's Ticket to Ride at the Franklin Institute. We attended the program last weekend, and expected it to really focus in on those first U.S. tours, but it didn't. Kane is a wealth of Beatles knowledge, and anyone with an interest in rock history will enjoy his insights into the band's rise and—well, the Beatles still haven't fallen, but breakup. Those who may think of the Beatles only as musicians may be surprised at just the level of debauchery they engaged in when they were those clean-cut mopheads, but then, they were 21 to 24-year-old kids at that time, so we shouldn't have been surprised. For those who idealize the Beatles as people, maybe you don't want to have your illusions shattered. (Paul McCartney "never met a woman or a mirror that he didn't love.") But for a very real glimpse into what those four guys were achieving—even though they all expected it to end at any moment—Kane's program is a goldmine. If there's a weakness in Larry Kane's Ticket to Ride, it's the lack of a narrative focus. Kane jumps back and forth chronologically, and occasionally interrupts stories about one member of the band to talk about another one, then goes back to the original story with no apparent rhyme or reason for the interjection. If you're looking for a cohesive story, Larry Kane's Ticket to Ride won't give it to you. But it will give you vignettes aplenty, and a way of thinking about the Beatles that you probably didn't have before. Larry Kane's Ticket to Ride runs every Friday at 8 p.m., and Saturday at 5 and 8 p.m. through the end of March. Tickets are $33.50. Frugal Fun Alert: Weekend
Friday: Free Yourself: Inside Out In the Open, a documentary about free jazz at Highwire Gallery. With a performance by Sonic Liberation Front (1240 Frankford Ave), 8PM. $5. Dance Dance: Sorted, brit-pop indie dance at the Barbary (951 Frankford Ave), 10PM. $5. Man Vs. Nature: "Succession," artwork by Joan Wadleigh Curran opening at Seraphin Gallery. The artist combines natural and man-made objects to show the world in conflict (1108 Pine St), 6PM. Free. Punny: Oh! Pears with Inlets and The Mural and The Mint at Johnny Brenda's (1201 N. Frankford Ave), 9PM. $10. Sing For Your Beer: Karaoke at the The Abbaye, (637 N. 3rd St), 11PM. Free. The Band With the Longest Name: Meddlesome Meddlesome Meddlesome Bells at the Khyber. With The Hush Now and Tunnels to Tundras (56 S. 2nd St), 8PM. $8. CinePhillyist
In addition to all the Red Carpet nonsense we somehow managed to squeeze in a Sunday showing of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. We hate to say it, but the critics were right: It's not stunning. The story is muddled, and the 3-D visuals, well, once you see the Avatar technology, it's mighty hard to un-see. Poor Alice just couldn't quite measure up. Bold acting choices (mostly by Anne Hathaway and Johnny Depp) fell flat all over the place and despite our immense love for the never-aging Crispin Glover, we really didn't buy anyone as who they were supposed to be (except for possibly Helena Bonham Carter). We wanted a vibrant and edgy Wonderland. We got a sad and droopy Underland. But on to this week's flicks. Green Zone Our Family Wedding Prodigal Sons A Prophet (Un prophete) Remember Me She's Out of My League The Yellow Handkerchief Yo, Philly in the News
Extra, Extra
City Paper Roundup
The Food and Restaurants column fills you in on a 110-proof herbal liquor created by Carthusian monks, as well as Philly Beer Week and PLCB raids. More on beer. We like beer. "Tucked away in a basement, artists Mary Tasillo and Michelle Wilson are the pioneers behind Book Bombs, one of Philagrafika's independent projects." In CP's cover story, PA Senator Arlen Specter: Survivor. Find out why the Philly Flower Show wasn't green enough for some folks, and what makes City Paper tingle in their naughty places. Tim O'Brien Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of The Things They Carried
Then, once you have done your homework, plan on attending his reading to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this seminal work. O'Brien will visit the Free Library on Tuesday, March 23, so you have plenty of time to finish your assignment. And let us know what you thought of the book. We love to know you are reading not only Phillyist on your screen, but also that you are reading the printed page as well! Tim O'Brien and Twenty Years of The Things They Carried PAWS Dog of the Week
Gordon (ID# A09827952) Gordon is a 12 week old red-nosed American Staffordshire Terrier mix who was found as a stray. Gordon is an affectionate guy who loves cuddling. He's also quite the playful one, and he enjoys his toys. Gordon is a young pup, so he is not yet housebroken or crate trained. He should go to a home that has experience with Staffordshire-type dogs and the patience to give him the training and upbringing for him to become a perfect gentleman. If you're interested in adopting Gordon, please note that you must enroll in a positive reinforcement-based training program before he goes home with you. If you'd like more information about Gordon, e-mail alamond@phillypaws.org. You can find Gordon at the PAWS Adoption Center, which is located at 100 N. 2nd Street (the corner of 2nd and Arch). Also, make note of Gordon's ID number, and bring it with you when you go to the adoption center. Adoption hours are Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m., and Sun., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Phillyist Playlist: Alkaline Trio, The Dear & Departed at the Troc
The last time we saw Alkaline Trio it was with Saves the Day at Croc Rock. Despite being in Allentown, we're pretty fond of Croc Rock. (What? It has multiple bar areas and expansive floor space. Go see and then judge.) Perhaps it's just because it was drummer Derek Grant's birthday, but they absolutely killed their set there. To be fair, we've been listening to Alk3 for a solid decade plus now and we can't ever remember a show where they've disappointed. However, their seventh studio album, This Addiction has us a little torn. With thirteen tracks of "back to basics" (plus four bonus acoustic takes of "This Addiction," "Dine, Dine My Darling," "Dead on the Floor," and "Fine"), Trio almost makes us want to just go ahead and listen to the real old stuff, instead of the old-sounding new stuff. This Addiction just happens to be one of those albums that improves after a few listens. We're gradually growing attached to "The American Scream," and the synth-filled "Eating Me Alive." and we're hoping that old and new mixed results in the same great Alkaline Trio live set we know and love. We're pretty sure it will tonight. Alkaline Trio with Cursive and The Dear & Departed Philahealthia: "Sweaty or Not, Here We Come!"
On Saturday, after our crack-of-dawn flight to Orlando, we checked in to the hotel and then hopped a bus to the Fitness Expo to pick up our race bibs and sweet Disney swag (goody bag, t-shirt, socks). We tried to mosey around the Expo (featuring vendors like Foot Locker to Nintendo Wii) to check things out. Us and about 2,000 of our closest friends. There was no shortage of commemorative half-marathon merchandise, of course. This is Disney, they know what they're doing. More presumptuous athletes could purchase their "I Did It!" t-shirt before they actually did it, but we didn't want to jinx it. Early bedtime was no problem after flying out so early. But it was still to our annoyance when the alarm clock went off at 3 a.m. To get to the race site, you had to be on a bus no later than 4 a.m. We are not morning people, and are particularly skeptical of morning before the sun rises. We and our scowling faces got on a bus with 100 other half-marathon hopefuls, some of whom were "real" athletes—all energetic and bouncy. We hated those women. We arrived and walked around a mile and a half to the starting line. (Alas, this does not count toward your half-marathon total.) We were herded into one of five corrals for a staggered start. Corral A started at 6 a.m., Corral B started seven minutes later, and so on. Leigh was in Corral C, so she started at 6:14, and I was in D, so I started at 6:21. At that hour in Orlando, it was 42 degrees. A quick check on my iPhone told me it was 37 here in Philly. Awesome. Glad we went all the way to Florida for that. It was mostly women gathered for the event, along with a few men secure enough in themselves to don a tutu for their princesses and join the event. In Leigh's corral were two gentlemen decked out in full Evil Queen and Malificent costumes, makeup and all. Something Leigh and I both noticed—there were women of all sizes, shapes, and fitness levels. Crazy athletes who were racing in costumes and fairy wings; big women; small women; it didn't matter. It was reassuring to see that it wasn't all super-fit women. Most of them were just normal women, just like us, which instilled in us a feeling that yes, we could do this. Fireworks kicked off the start for each corral of runners, and so we began... Follow the jump below the gallery for the rest of our story! Leigh Around mile 11, my feet and legs decided to try and detach from my body but I soldiered on. Promising my students I'd come back with a medal, I couldn't bear disappointing them or, most importantly, myself. At this point, I could practically spit on the Epcot ball, so it seemed ridiculous to stop now. Crossing the finish line (in 3:15:17!) was very emotional for me. Michael Jackson's "Workin' Day and Night" was on the iPod and between that, the gospel choir, and the bleachers of people cheering us at the finish line, I couldn't help but shed a few tears and revel in the fact that I had done this. With the medal around my neck, I searched for my husband and eagerly anticipated Jenn crossing the finish line and celebrating our accomplishment. Dear readers, don't think the completion of this marathon means that Philahealthia is over. Philahealthia is about lifetime fitness and reaching goal after goal after goal. The next goal for me? I've registered for the Philadelphia Womens' Triathlon coming up in July and am thisclose to registering for the Disneyland Half Marathon in September (complete with a sexy fifth-anniversary medal, as well as a special medal for doing two Disney races in a calendar year). I already have volunteers for running buddies, and because I know I can do it now, why not? Jenn Park volunteers were stationed along the course to cheer for you. You wouldn't think you'd care that strangers are cheering for you, but at mile 10, some random woman yelled out, "Good job, Jenn, you can do it!" and I almost lost it. I loved that woman. I loved the high-school jazz bands and DJs providing music and encouragement along the course. Disney, to their credit, put a great deal of thought into where they placed the water stops. Right when we were thinking, "Gosh, I would love a drink right now," there was a water/PowerAde stop. There was one every two miles or so, and it was absolutely perfect. Around mile nine, there was a water stop that also handed out Biofreeze for sore muscles, Tylenol, and flavored Clif Shot Energy Gel. I have to be honest here—I'd had so much PowerAde, as well as one of the extra-salt margarita Shot Bloks (designed to relieve muscle cramps), at that point that I was swollen up like Violet Beauregarde from Willy Wonka. Between the sun and the puffiness, I felt really sick, and trying to ingest strawberry-flavored goo? Not a good idea. When I saw the 13-mile marker, I thanked every available deity and hustled my fanny into a jog so I could cross that finish line with pride. And cross it I did, at 3:33:58. A nice man put a medal around my neck, and that was it. I was a half-marathon finisher. (Lest I make it sound too easy, I didn't do anything for the rest of the day but lie in our hotel room and make fun of infomercials.) All I wanted to do at the start of this was finish and get that medal. I didn't care about the time. I just wanted to not see Disney sweepers coming after me, telling me I was going too slowly and bussing me off the course. I didn't see any such thing. I always saw plenty of people behind me, even though I was walking. In fact, the last woman who finished the race clocked in at 4:03:36 which, if I've done the math correctly, is about an 18-minute mile. So Disney's not stupid—they want you to come away from this with a good experience, so you'll come back next year and fork over a couple hundred bucks to do the race. So they give you a little bit of a window on that 16-minute-mile pace they say you're "required" to keep. To be perfectly honest, I'm a little ashamed that I walked almost the whole thing. It doesn't feel as athletic as saying I RAN it. I know that's ridiculous—I completed it no matter what, but it's still nagging at me in the dark recesses of my brain, next to Kajagoogoo. I'd like to tell you I have a next big goal in mind like Leigh does. I'm toying with the idea of registering for the Broad Street Run, and for SheROX Triathlon in Philly in August, but I haven't sacked up and registered for anything yet. We're both definitely doing the Princess Half next year, and have already loosely assembled a Princess team of friends who've seen that it can be done, even if you're walking. What say you, Phillyist readers? Wanna join us? Photoist
Title: Lanterns Like to see your photo here? Submit it! Conan O'Brien Launches Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour
Team Coco is hitting the road this spring to spread laughter and cheer throughout the United States. O'Brien will be making two local stops: Tower Theater in Upper Darby, PA and the Borgata in Atlantic City, NJ. Various ticketing options are available—including a $695 meet and greet. Very tempting, isn't it? Tickets are on sale NOW. Conan O'Brien's Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour June 7, 2010 Playlist Rewind: Jack's Mannequin at the Factory
What's impressive about Jack's Mannequin, is that—for a band with a still-limited catalog of material—we don't get tired of hearing the songs. As good as the Jack's Mannequin albums have been, McMahon is at his best performing live—even when his voice is hitting its breaking point at the end of a tour. McMahon is now getting some much-deserved rest, and then he'll be playing some dates with Something Corporate, including the Bamboozle festivals in Anaheim and Chicago (but of course not the local-ish one in East Rutherford). No word yet on whether Something Corporate will come to our area—and, truth be told, we prefer the Jack's Mannequin material—but we'd be hard-pressed to pass up the opportunity to see the ol' band back together. Setlist: Holiday from Real / The Mixed Tape / Crashin' / Spinning / Kill the Messenger / The Resolution / Hammers and Strings / Bloodshot / I'm Ready / Bruised / New Year's Day (U2 cover) / Miss California / Dark Blue / MFEO / Breate Encore: Swim (McMahon solo) / La La Lie
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Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Today, celebrate at a St. Patrick's Day event, or just enjoy a good beer. Happy St. Patrick's Day! originally appeared on About.com Philadelphia on Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 at 12:48:28. More Philadelphia Flower Show Photos
The Philadelphia Flower Show is over for another year, but you can still get that warm, flower-filled feeling browsing through pictures from the event. In addition to my photos of the 2010 flower show, Marie Iannotti, our Guide to Gardening, has posted a great gallery of her pictures from the 2010 Philadelphia Flower Show as well. Enjoy! Photo: Meg Favreau More Philadelphia Flower Show Photos originally appeared on About.com Philadelphia on Sunday, March 14th, 2010 at 13:02:52. Weekend Picks: Everybody Might Not Be Irish, but We're All Having Fun
St. Patrick's Day is almost here, and celebrations are peppered throughout the weekend just like green-shirted revelers will be peppered through Philadelphia's streets. But not all of this weekend's picks are clover-leaf-related – there's also a good helping of food, drink and fibers. Friday: The Work of Weavers Saturday: Celebrate St. Patrick's Day Sunday: The Brewer's Plate Looking for more things to do? Check out the March events calendar. Photo: William Thomas Cain / Getty Images Weekend Picks: Everybody Might Not Be Irish, but We're All Having Fun originally appeared on About.com Philadelphia on Friday, March 12th, 2010 at 07:44:23. Help Philadelphia Get Google Broadband
Philadelphia doesn't exactly have the best track record with city-wide internet infrastructure - remember WirelessPhiladelphia? But Google recently announced that it will be testing super-fast broadband in one or more American cities, and Philadelphia could be one of them. How fast is super-fast? As Google puts it, "more than 100 times faster than what most Americas have access to today." Google is inviting people to submit a form stating why their community should get Google's broadband service. In Philadelphia, though, efforts are going a step further with Gigabit Philly. Described as "a massive collaboration between city government, the grassroots tech and creative communities, and hundreds of organizations and individuals," Gigabit Philly is leading the city's efforts to court Google. You can visit the Gigabit Philly site to learn more about Google broadband, see what Philadelphia is doing to get Google here and share your ideas about how super-fast internet would change the city. Help Philadelphia Get Google Broadband originally appeared on About.com Philadelphia on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at 09:45:00. All's Well That Hauls Well: The Pedal Co-Op
All's Well That Hauls Well: The Pedal Co-Op originally appeared on About.com Philadelphia on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 08:41:30. Celebrating International Women's Day in Philadelphia
Happy International Women's Day! Tonight you can honor ladies at one of these events: Know of more International Women's Day celebrations in the area today? Leave them in the comments. Celebrating International Women's Day in Philadelphia originally appeared on About.com Philadelphia on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 08:06:20. Weekend Picks: Maple-Iced
Thursday: Todd Glass at Helium Friday: Your Free Sandwich Saturday: Make Maple Syrup Sunday: Flyers vs. the Maple Leafs Weekend Picks: Maple-Iced originally appeared on About.com Philadelphia on Thursday, March 4th, 2010 at 07:58:14. Recent Restaurant Reviews
Student-made meals! Vegan eats! Cupcakes! Take a look at these recent restaurant reviews: Image: Meg Favreau Recent Restaurant Reviews originally appeared on About.com Philadelphia on Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 07:05:30. Weekend Picks: To Be Snowed In or Not Snowed In
Geeze, winter! It's been weeks since I've made weekend picks without factoring in the weather. Every time the weekend comes around it's either just snowed or it's about to, or the streets are still so slick and gross that the City of Philadelphia launches a cheap transit and parking campaign to stimulate travel into Center City. A campaign that, incidentally, they've extended for public transportation: You can now enjoy $1 subway rides this weekend as well. Here's how to take advantage of that discounted travel (after the snow stops, of course): Friday: Pair Up
Even if the snow wraps up by midday Friday, who wants to spend the evening trudging through that stuff? Instead, plan ahead today and pick up a bottle of Lost Abbey Angels Share Grand Cru from the Foodery and some Colston Bassett Stilton from DiBruno Brothers. Congratulations: You're now snowed in with Joe Sixpack's new favorite cheese-and-beer pairing. Saturday: Top Chef: A Soup Opera! Sunday: The Flower Show Looking for more to do? Check out the February events calendar. Philadelphia Flower Show photo courtesy of the PHS. Weekend Picks: To Be Snowed In or Not Snowed In originally appeared on About.com Philadelphia on Thursday, February 25th, 2010 at 07:29:54. Greater Philadelphia Olympians: How They're Doing & When to Watch
There are six athletes in the 2010 Olympics who either currently live or have strong roots in the Philadelphia area. Here's how they're currently standing in the games and when to watch them next: To learn more about these local athletes, check out my page on Greater Philadelphia Athletes in the 2010 Olympics. Image: Matthew Stockman / Getty Images Greater Philadelphia Olympians: How They're Doing & When to Watch originally appeared on About.com Philadelphia on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 at 08:16:05.
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Saying that a barista probably likes you because they were friendly and made chit-chat is like saying strippers like you because they take off their clothes when you're around. Neither is true.
Keith Goodwin: Well, Anthony has a bunch of fanatical people following him. So it's like... They're just real into whatever he does, so because we're his band for his solo stuff, we're not really all that concerned because a lot of his fans come see us already. So I think they're just going to be able to see a Good Old War set and a Circa set all in the same night.
But for some reason, that tour isn't hitting Philly, is it?
DS: No. It's because we're making our way to South by Southwest, and they have a record coming out soon and they have a tour booked with Coheed & Cambria. So in some contracts, you can't play a certain area, or within a certain radius, in a close time frame.
Between your work with Anthony, and being part of the MAD Dragon show, which is all Philadelphia artists, we know you're very up on what's going on in the Philly music scene. So who are your favorite people to check out when you're back home here?
DS: There are some amazing Philly bands that we all agree on. One we took on tour with us—Hezekiah Jones—is an incredible band. Andrew Lipke is totally amazing, and it's pretty cool that he's on the [MAD Dragon] show. We did two tours with Hoots & Hellmouth. Fantasy Square Garden. There's a bunch. Oudblues is a good one. East Hundred is a really good band. There's so many good bands that deserve attention but haven't [gotten it] yet.
A lot of the bands that you guys just mentioned have a bit of that folk-rock sound. With people like you guys and Langhorne Slim getting more national attention, do you think there's a growing audience for acoustic, folk-type music?
TA: I hope so.
Isn't that how *NSYNC got started? [Laughter]
DS: Exactly. They're a big influence. Big.
Seriously, though, we know that CSN and Simon & Garfunkel are big influences on your music. But who else?
TA: I think we're all influenced by so much different stuff. I guess the "classics" are really just ingrained in all of us. We all grew up listening to the music that our parents listened to. So it's like, you can't really get away from it, y'know?
Now that you have Only Way to Be Alone under your belts, where do you think your songwriting is going for the next album?
KG: The next album, we have finished already. But I think it's just pushing it a little further, because the first album, we were still kind of trying to figure out what we wanted to do. And for the new record, we were like, we like this, so let's go with this. Still mainly acoustic guitar, three-part harmony. There's not too much other instrumentation going on.
So when will the album be out?
DS: We can't say for sure yet. It should be announced early next week. But probably sometime in early June. [Author's Note: PW now reports that the album has been slated for release on June 1.]
Back to playing live, what are your favorite Philly venues to play? And where would you like to play?
KG: I love the World Cafe.
Are there any things—places, grub—that you miss when you're out on the road?
KG: There was one time when we were at South by Southwest like three years ago, and we were really poor, and livin' in the van for the whole festival. And we went to this Philly concert, where there were a bunch of Philly bands playin', and they shipped in Pat's steaks. That was heaven on earth. We were like, "I can't believe I'm eating free Pat's steaks."
And when can we expect you to play in Philly again?
DS: It'll probably be near the end of our tour. Probably June.
Fun around town, for $10 or less:
The contestants participate in a cooking competition judged by the always-delicious Curtis Stone.
Even TV Guide is phoning in episode descriptions at this point. The summary for this week: "The Locke Monster sends Sawyer on a mission." Right then.
Tracy's ex-nanny writes a tell-all memoir. This should be fun.
We were so excited to read that in this week's episode, First Lady Michelle Obama would defend Lisa Simpson's right to overachieve. And then we read that Angela Bassett is providing the voice of Michelle Obama. Nothing against Bassett, but that's significantly less fun.
And now introducing... your new Lloyd Dobbler and Diane Court. When we saw She's Out of My League last week, we weren't really expecting much. Well, that's not entirely accurate. We were expecting that a comedy starring Jay Baruchel, a relatively minor player in the vast Judd Apatow troupe, would be at least semi-funny/gross/entertaining. What we didn't anticipate was a charming and modern interpretation of Say Anything by Cameron Crowe, a few moments of obvious homage to the late, great John Hughes, and some over-the-top Apatow/Farrelly Brothers-style humor thrown in for good measure. Baruchel, while not quite as absorbing an actor as John Cusack, was adorable and perfect as the gangly hero with the heart of gold. And Alice Eve, despite a few slips in her American accent, was completely buyable as his dream girl. 
A witty script comprised clever of moments held our attention throughout while the fun and funny cast were aptly guided by a first-time feature director with a great sense character, story, and comedic timing. Real human emotions pull our hero and heroine through their admittedly predicable plot points. She's Out of My League isn't reinventing the wheel, but it is telling a classic "boy meets girl" story in a fresh way. And for once it's nice to escape to a romantic, comedic tale where the girl isn't a bitch. We're looking at you, Judd Apatow.
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Fun around town, for $10 or less:
Big Line Up for $7: The Parsnip Revolt with The Roddies, Hair Rocket, The Shade, Bad Doctors, and Duchampion at the Fire (412 W. Girard Ave), 8PM. $7.
Saturday:
Mish-mash: Second Saturday on East Passyunk Avenue. Art exhibits on display at Sweet Jane Vintage, B2 Cafe, Black N Brew and Nice Things Handmade (East Passyunk Ave), 6PM. Free.
Sunday:
Games: Apparently Sunday is sexy game night. Porno bingo at 12th Air Command (254 S. 12th St), 10PM. Free. Kinky Quizzo at Valanni, (1229 Spruce St), 10:30PM. Free.
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Much went on this past week in the world of cinema. The Oscars crowned a new queen when Kathryn Bigelow beat out her ex-husband for both the Best Director and Best Picture Awards on Sunday Night. When we reviewed The Hurt Locker back in July, it seemed way too early to call it a shoe-in come Academy Awards time. But the traditional season of award-worthy film releases came and went, and it was still the best thing we'd seen all year. We had the good fortune of interviewing the future Academy Award Winners Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal way back in July when The Hurt Locker was first released. Now that you're a little more familiar with the product we were pushing, take a look back!
Matt Damon and Director Paul Greengrass (is that a great last name or what?) re-team for a military thriller that resembles the Bourne movies, but just isn't as good.
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Two people with crazy families attempt to plan a wedding. We ever mention we like escapist films? This is so NOT that. (Disclaimer: this Phillyist's opinion is clearly biased given her current entanglement in the preparations for her brother's upcoming marriage.)
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A documentary about a set of siblings like you've never seen before. One is the grandson of Orson Wells and Rita Hayworth, adopted into a rural Montana family. The other is his little brother, who is now his sister. Directed by the younger sibling, Kimberly Reed, Prodigal Sons is a compelling peek into the life of an unorthodox, yet very real family.
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This Academy Award nominated French gangster film is garnering nothing but rave reviews as far as we can see. When the French get it right, they really get it right.
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A role that calls for rebellious and brooding? Call Robert Pattinson! Remember when we expressed our skepticism that Zac Efron could actually act, but we were eager to see if it was so? Repeat that sentiment here. At least here he's got a great supporting cast consisting of the effervescent Emilie de Ravin, the underrated Chris Cooper, Irina Derevko/Lena Olin, and Pierce "James Bond" Brosnan.
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Saw it, laughed at it, liked it, reviewed it. A modern romantic comedy with a retro vibe. Check back later for the full verdict.
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Interest in one Twilight star is enough for this weekend. If we want to see Kristen Stewart pout across the screen, we'll wait until April for the Joan Jett biopic The Runaways.
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City Paper loves Conan, too! Meanwhile, the Franklin Institute's hawks love them some City Paper.
I have a lot of friends who are writers. We don't agree on much. But we do agree on one thing: Tim O'Brien is a god. And The Things They Carried makes writers get down on their knees and bow to the prose that rules over the rest of us. If you haven't read this collection of short stories that follows soldiers in Vietnam, get a copy tonight and don't make any plans for the weekend. If you have read it, go back to it and re-read the water buffalo scene. I can't imagine you were able to ever get it out of your mind, but if you were, revisit this wrenching moment in fiction (or at least we hope it is fiction; O'Brien makes the reader question the veracity of the text for the entire book).
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Tuesday, March 23, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $7 – 14
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Obviously influenced by The Clash and AFI (which totally makes sense because we've already told you about AFI's fresh take on the sound in "Veronica Sawyer Smokes"), The Dear & Departed rocks out their new EP, Chapters. "Matter of Time" reminds us of "It Hurts" from Angels and Airwaves. "Tambourine Love" makes us think something to the effect of: "snare, snap, clap—dance, dance, dance!" (For the record, those are both Good Things.) Okay, so it's kind of a silly lyric. But so is "Love Cats." The hook is good, and so's the bridge. We're already in the process of constructing a new sunny day playlist themed around "Tambourine Love" and fun.'s "Barlights." Anyway, if you're a fan of 80s Brit Pop-Goth-Punk and the products it spawned, you'll probably want to make your way to Chinatown tonight where the boys from SoCal are opening up for old favorites, Alkaline Trio.
Thursday, 3/11/10
Doors 7:00pm, Show 8:00pm, All Ages
The Trocadero (1003 Arch Street)
Tickets: SOLD OUT! (off to craigslist with you!)
I waited in my corral and met two ladies that had done the marathon last year, one a former Boston marathoner, so it was nice to talk to people who actually knew what they were doing. They assured me that it was not only fun, but that the time just seems to fly by. I was extremely skeptical but enjoyed getting their take on the race and letting them calm my nerves. I decided that I'd start jogging and I'd see how long I could do it. Before I knew it, I was passing the mile three marker and figured if I could jog three miles, why not four? At mile four, my husband Don was on the sidelines cheering me on and taking photos of my sweaty marathon-ness. Soon enough, four miles turned into five, and before I knew it I was being heralded with my fellow princesses as I passed through Cinderella castle and into Frontierland. Mile eight brought husbandist Don again and with all the water stops and Disney characters along the way, it wasn't too long before I saw the Epcot ball. I swear, when I saw that Epcot ball, my heart grew three sizes that day. I was jogging a half marathon! I hadn't STOPPED jogging, I just DID it. This was crazy—I never thought I had that in me but hey, there it was!
I walked mile one to warm up, jogged mile two, and then decided to slow my roll and walked the rest, just in case I fizzled out at mile eight and couldn't finish. (Good thing, too, because around mile 12, in the early-morning sun, my body was not amused with me at all, and I faltered a bit. Thankfully, a number of friends/family were at their phones/computers, sending both me and Leigh kind words via text or Facebook, helping us keep going.)
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I once took a fine-arts weaving class, and I can tell you from the experience that 1) Weaving is not nearly as easy as you might think and 2) Fine arts weavers can produce incredible, unexpected works. See for yourself during the Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers opening reception for its annual members show in Manayunk.
Whether your ideal celebration is a craft-beer bar crawl or a family friendly leprechaun hunt, start the St. Patrick's festivities a few days early on Saturday. For a full list of green-tinted goings-on, check out my St. Patrick's Day page.
Dozens of area restaurants, breweries, distilleries and coffee shops serve you delicious food and drink as part of this fundraiser for non-profit Fair Food Philly.
If you need compost hauled away, packages delivered or goods moved, but want to do it in an environmentally friendly manner, check this out: Yesterday David Fiedler, our Guide to Biking, posted about a neat Philadelphia business, the Pedal Co-Op. Using bikes with trailers attached, the Pedal Co-Op hauls goods across Philadelphia fuel-free (well, unless you count people as fuel). Learn more on Dave's blog.
This weekend enjoy laughter, free food and a small-scale USA/Canada hockey rematch:
Very funny Philadelphia native Todd Glass lives in California now, but tonight he's back in Philly performing at Helium. Check out this comic who has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the Sarah Silverman Program and Comedy Central Presents.
Here's one way to get your new lunch menu into Philadelphia's hearts and stomachs: Give it away for free. Between 11:30 am and 5 p.m. on Friday, Center City's Sampan will be giving away free pork bánh mì sandwiches.
Forget that fake goop that sits on the table at IHOP. This Saturday, learn how the real stuff is made at one of two family friendly maple-sugaring events: one at the Tyler Arboretum, and one at the Howell Living History Farm in Lambertville, NJ.
If you're still sore from the USA/Canada hockey thing, consider Sunday your own tiny rematch at the Wachovia Center.
Scallops at the JNA Institute of Culinary Arts
The Penn Glee Club might go a little far in trying to capitalize off the popularity of TV – the "glee" in the promotional image for its new show is in the same font as the show "Glee." But I'm still on board with the idea of an original musical about a down-and-out chef.
Even if the snow reaches the second floor of your house, dig out for this one: The country's largest and oldest indoor flower show starts Sunday, and there's no better way to take a break from the crush of this crazy winter than being surrounded by 10 acres of gorgeous flowers (like the ones seen above).
Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, who train in Aston, PA, competing last Friday.About Philadelphia
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