September 21, 2007

Shout It Loud: Baby Blue For Life

It has come to my attention recently that some of you idiots on the Internet aren't quite so hot on the new Eagles throwback jerseys they'll be debuting in Sunday's game against the Lions. For reference, the Eagles wore these jerseys in their first season, fresh off coming out of the ashes of the old Frankford Yellow Jackets franchise. (Yes, Frankford itself once had an NFL franchise.)

As I've gotten older, I've slowly learned that it's useless to trust the taste of anyone else, because most of you buffoons like really stupid shit. It's pointless to try to change anyone's minds when Fergie's album is sixth on the Billboard 200 a full year after it's been released. That's like root canal topping the Billboard Top Things In The World, a chart I just made up.

But I think I might be able to change your mind on the new Eagles jerseys. The Eagles held a "Midnight Madness" event -- "Midnight Madness"? Really? -- that included Swoop, the Eagles cheerleaders and, for some reason, former Eagles punter Sean Landeta. (Landeta also punted for the Giants, the L.A. Rams, the St. Louis Rams, the Buccaneers, the Packers, the Rams again inbetween stints with the Eagles and the Giants again. He also punted for the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL, which was a football league sometime in the 1890s.)

Forget Landeta, though, and take a look at the Eagles throwback cheerleaders jerseys.

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December 13, 2006

Leftovers: Boulevard Brouhaha

• City Council debated on how to fix Roosevelt Boulevard yesterday, and Brian O'Neill wants to shut the middle six lanes entirely. I guess the theory is, if traffic's bumper-to-bumper all day, nobody can drive fast enough to hurt any pedestrians too bad. (The Daily News has a little more.) [Inquirer]

• The Daily News' David Gambacorta has more on Larry McGuigan, who shot a dancer in a strip club and then himself. The stripper, Harmony, is expected to make a full recovery. [Daily News]

• Camden's principal was suspended (with pay, natch) over allegations he influenced grades for players on Camden's 7-3, playoff-qualifyin' football team. A student's grandfather on a meeting he had with principal Al Davis: "He just kept chewing tobacco and wouldn't listen to me." [Camden Courier-Post]

• The Philly Park casino has no idea when it's opening. [Bucks County Courier Times]

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December 08, 2006

Update: Club Shooting A Murder-Suicide Attempt?

The accidental shooting at a strip club last night the Daily News reported this morning apparently wasn't an accidental shooting at all.

Police are now calling it an attempted murder-suicide, KYW 1060's Sonya Rincon reports.

The man shot the dancer -- not merely spattered his blood on her breasts, as was reported earlier -- and then attempted to take his own life, police say. He was a regular customer at Cheerleaders, but no motive has been offered.

Neither party was killed. The 31-year-old dancer was just upgraded to stable condition, while the 49-year-old man is in "extremely critical" condition at Jefferson Hospital.

Update update: The shooter passed away this afternoon.

Double Shooting at Phila. Strip Club Investigated As Murder- Suicide Attempt [KYW 1060]

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January 20, 2006

Just a little respect, B-L-O-G-S

News out of the National Journal: Blogs are now respectable! Indeed, according to an article in the magazine, blogging and bloggers are doing better than ever, attracting more eyeballs and taking away from the oh-so-dreaded mainstream media. Erhm, okay.

That being said, I'd like to report some Philadelphia Will Do exclusives that you won't find the "MSM" reporting:

• The 9/11 attacks were actually caused by a Catholic conspiracy to take over the world.

• Osama Bin Laden is actually a muppet.

• Kurt Cobain is still alive and touring as "Sliver: A Nirvana Tribute Band."

• Former Philadelphia Phillies 3B Mike Schmidt is actually dead.

• That cheerleader, Jennifer K., in the photo at left? She calls me every night. (In real news, actually, this cheerleader went to my grade school, but a year ahead of me.)

• John Street's hair is actually a hat. Oh, and he's white.

Okay, that's all. Hope you enjoy these exclusives. R-E-S-P-E-C-T!

The Rise Of Blogs [National Journal via Romenesko]
Sept. 12, 2005: The last word on the "John Street hat"

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