May 08, 2008
Two Rich People Collide In Phils' Win
The Phillies rallied last night in Arizona
to remain just percentage points behind Florida in the NL East, and they couldn't have done it without Shane Victorino.
Vic raced for first after a dropped third strike and crashed headfirst into Conor Jackson, leaving both of them down for a couple minutes. More importantly, it got Victorino to first; he'd score on an Eric Bruntlett double. Utley eventually singled home Bruntlett in the top of the eighth to give the Phillies a 5-4 lead. Video of Vic's crash after the jump.
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May 06, 2008
Partying 'Til You Just Have To Rob Somebody
The above photo, KYW 1060 reports, is of 31-year-old Andre Smith, partying Saturday night at a Bensalem bar. He saw some women, "injected himself into their conversation" and snapped a few photos. He was later kicked out of the bar, missing out on any more $2 pints.
Later, he allegedly robbed the women at a nearby convenience store. He was caught on Sunday and is charged with robbery and related offenses. Whoops.
Fingered by his own photo [KYW 1060]
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April 23, 2008
Nutter, Clinton Gaze Into Each Other's Eyes
A very nice reader sent in a photo taken last night after the election. As you can tell from the shot, Hillary Clinton and Michael Nutter got married last night.
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April 21, 2008
Chelsea Clinton Has The Ass Of Life
Photo via Brett Lieberman, Pennsyltucky Politics
Chelsea Clinton was in town Friday night, and boy did she have a fabulous time! And why not: She hit all the gay bars in Center City, along with Ed Rendell and Rob Reiner. She even went to Tavern on Camac and Sisters! (Her pub crawl also included Woody's and Bump. What, no Uncle's?)
When Chelsea was little, Rush Limbaugh called her ugly and everybody got mad at him. But nobody's calling Chelsea unattractive now. "Chelsea, the gays love you," shouted one gay person. "We love your highlights -- you're gorgeous baby!" said another, which prompted bisexual hottie Anne Dicker to say, "Maybe they're swingers." Sadly, Chelsea could not visit the now-closed Club Kama Sutra to find out.
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April 10, 2008
Are You Really Surprised?
Hey, look! There's everyone's favorite john and peeping tom, Bruce Barclay, with his good buddy, Karl Rove. Yes, that means there is only one degree of separation between Barclay and President George W. Bush.
As usual, since the sex scandal is of the homosexual variety, Bruce Barclay is a Republican. Jim McGreevey appears to be the exception, not the rule, I think.
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Obama Mystified By Tastykakes
I can only imagine the New York Times describing this with, "Whoa, man. Donut holes? What kind of crazy food do you eat in Pennsylvania?!"
[via Philly EDGE]
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Guardian Angels Also Pop Stars
The new blog What the Hell, Philly? points us to the Inquirer's article on the Guardian Angels... and the Abbey Road-esque photo by Ed Hille, reprinted above.
Although the Angels might not be able to stop all the attacks on the subway, at least they can encourage us to "Come Together."
Retro fever hits the city: Guardian Angels, Abbey Road [What the Hell, Philly?]
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March 22, 2008
Happy Easter!
On Good Friday, Camden Catholics performed the Stations of the Cross in the streets of Camden, which is pretty much what I picture Golgatha to be like, I guess. And, as you can see, a naked -- or at least shirtless -- made sure to watch the procession as it passed his house. Happy Easter!
'Stations of Cross' reaches out to residents [Courier-Post]
[Photo via C-P/Douglas Bovitt]
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March 07, 2008
No Sex Toys At The 911 Call Center
After Bucks County 911 operators got an initial slap on the wrist for not answering the phone call of a woman dying in her bed, everyone had to wonder: What do you have to do to get fired from your 911 operator job?
Montgomery County was nice enough to answer that question for us; a worker there has been fired for a Christmas party where sex toys were exchanged as gag gifts. The horror, the horror!
While on duty, the supervisor and other dispatchers were reportedly exchanging gifts that included adult toys, alcohol, and racy pictures.
The party occurred at the district's 911 dispatch center in Eagleville on December 22 and several call-takers are facing disciplinary action. "It's incredibly poor judgment and it calls into question the public's confidence in their public safety system and that's appalling," Montgomery County communications director John Corcoran said.
Yes, no parties anymore in the 911 dispatch center! And how dare consenting adults exchange sex toys with each other!
Pa. 911 Worker Fired After Risque Holiday Party [CBS 3]
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March 04, 2008
The New Hottest Bar In The Area
Who knew the Philadelphia Park Casino was so much fun! I'm on my way to the Circle Bar, no doubt. Did you see how fast things can heat up there?
[via Philly EDGE]
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February 25, 2008
There's Something In The Corner
Front of Philly.com:
I can't be sure, but I think the Philadelphia police department is never going to have trouble finding evidence, as they apparently always check each and every corner.
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February 14, 2008
Phillies Already Making Fun Of Pat Burrell
As you no doubt know, today is the day when pitchers & catchers report! (It's also some sort of greeting card company holiday.) No longer will we have to
not watch the 76ers in our spare time; now we can fantasize about heading down to Clearwater to catch some baseball if we had any money or time.
Anyway, the Phils are down there and the Phillies are already having a little fun, reports new Daily News Phillies beat guy David Murphy on his blog. (Don't worry if you didn't know about it; Philly.com doesn't bother to promote their blogs. But lots of Wing Bowl coverage!) Some prankster got that shirtless Phillies calendar photo of Burrell that comes up a million times on Google Image Search and put it on a shirt with the caption "Man or Machine?"
While I do think the caption needs a little work -- no innuendo in a caption on a photo like that?? -- it is nice to see the Phillies are back in action.
Update: And, hey, just in time for spring training, there's a History of Baseball exhibit coming to the Constitution Center. Phillies Hall of Famer Robin Roberts likes it: "For some reason I got a kick out of Shoeless Joe Jackson's shoes."
Man or machine? You decide [High Cheese]
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February 11, 2008
Idiots Misspell Samson Street
Don't worry, though, since my friend/co-worker
Alli took this image, it's probably since blown onto a street actually named Sampson.
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February 07, 2008
Pedophiles Stealing Your Wireless!
Ohh, no, are pedophiles tapping your wireless? Are rapists stealing your water? Are mobsters watching your television? Are identity thieves putting moths in your closet? Are... dudes... holding giant chainsaws outside of your house searching for wireless somehow? Where are these other stories, Inquirer?
(By the way, I could see this story exploding nationally if AP picks it up. Please, guys, do it!)
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February 01, 2008
Mayor Nutter Drinks Brains Of John Street
Last night at TLA/Philebrity screening series at National Mechanics -- I'm totally going next week for Dr. Strangelove -- Michael Nutter was there. Super cool. And, if you know anything about National Mechanics' pint glasses, they have photos of, erhm, famous Philadelphians on them like Bill Cosby and Gary Heidnik.
And somebody was smart enough to get this photo:
Yep. That's Michael Nutter, drinking from a John Street glass. This is way better than when I was in high school and we used to see John Street at Franklin Mills.
Photo by Pete Radocaj
Thanks, Alex!
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January 29, 2008
What An Alleged Pa. Murderer Looks Like
Do you think the lion slippers roar when you walk?
Meanwhile, in Pittsburgh, a woman put her son in a dog crate after she said he laced her drink with lamp oil and household cleaner. She also threatened to bury him alive!
Allentown man charged in two homicides [Morning Call via Brad and Wonkette]
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January 18, 2008
Confusing Story Leads To Funny Photo
Ha ha, look, Jack Kelly's aide is fucking him in the ass! Can't believe they ran this photo on the front of Philly.com.
Kelly aide's wife a fed source [Daily News]
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January 17, 2008
1911 Phillies Baseball Only Slightly Worse
The Library of Congress recently opened a Flickr account -- the profile page says "Yes. We really are THE Library of Congress." -- with 3,000 photos from archives which are believed to have no restrictions on usage.
Naturally, I searched Philadelphia on the LoC's account and, basically, only a bunch of baseball photos came up. But as you can tell from the shot of the Philadelphia Phillies' Sherry Magee, they are interesting if only to show that nobody attended Phillies games in 1911, either.
Update: A reader IMs: "I think I see Bill Conlin in the back of that shot." Bada-bing!
THE Library of Congress [Flickr]
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December 18, 2007
Alycia Lane Is All Over, Everywhere
It's really tough attempting to decide which of the Alycia Lane photos local news organizations are using is the greatest. Is it the 1990 high school photo? The photo the
Daily News credits to
some guy on Myspace? Or the one
of her with Bon Jovi, which I believe was also hyped as an "exclusive" interview, even though that's about as exclusive as me.
The main story is, of course, her attempt to call Gov. Rendell after being arrested. This, of course, makes absolutely little to no sense, but, hey, maybe Eddie has power over the NYPD, too. Or maybe he just drives so fast he could post bail for her quickly. (Jon Corzine would work, too.)
Rendell spokesman Chuck Ardo confirmed the call at a specific time of 5 p.m. yesterday with this excuse: She wanted the governor to "make sure he knew her side of the story because he is an opinion-maker and runs around in influential circles." Alycia, come on! You know the person you really needed to call is me.
CBS 3's holiday special, Celebrate the Season, will air tonight, although Lane will probably be cut from it. Lane's people are denying the allegations and suddenly she's starting to look way more sympathetic than Jocelyn Kirsch to a lot of people. An Imus-like comeback? Maybe, but at least Celebrate the Season will get a healthy ratings bump.
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November 30, 2007
Vick, B*rbaro Stories Converge In (Where Else?) China
Today in the Courier Times, diminutive 76ers guard Lou Williams says he supports Michael Vick, who will be sentenced next month for his guilty plea in a dogfighting case. You know, he's not into dogfighting, but Vick attended his high school games when Vick was on the Falcons and Williams was a high schooler in the ATL, so he hopes he can get his life back on track once he's out of jail. (Horse people, of course, want him executed.)
Anyway, ever since the Michael Vick dogfighting story broke, I've been using a joke about how the sport (uh, whatever) I really want to see is horsefighting. It combines the brutality of horse racing and dogfighting with the gambleability of, well, horse racing and dogfighting.
Turns out, like most cool things in this country, horsefighting is made in China. Yes, Britain's Telegraph. According to the paper, the sport has been celebrated for over five hundred years in China and is even on some tourists' itineraries!
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November 26, 2007
Eagles Win Grammar Battle, Lose War
Yeah, the Eagles may have lost -- and, in actuality, blown a game they really had -- but at least they weren't on National TV with that kind of apostrophe usage.
Nearly Bird special [Daily News]
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November 05, 2007
'Dallas Sucks, T.O. Swallows' Shirt Factory Changes Course
The strange factory in Southwest Philly that churns out "Dallas Sucks, T.O. Swallows, Romo is a Homo" t-shirts changed gears after last night's disastrous performance and has decided that, well, misery loves consumerism.
I'm glad Calvin continues to be involved in the fortunes of the Eagles, even though he hasn't appeared in a new comic strip since 1995. It's just a shame that he's turned to alcohol to soothe his pain.
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September 27, 2007
Cute Doggies To Invade Pennsylvania In Nov.
I've seen media hordes around star athletes. I've seen media hordes around politicians holding hamburger buns in a reference to a 20-year-old catchphrase. (It was the LOLcat of its day.) I've even seen media hordes crowded around an anonymous guy in a giant shark mascot costume.
Before today, though, I had never stood behind a media horde attempting to photograph a group of dogs. Yes, that's right, the above photo of photographers laying on the ground is because they're taking photos of doggies who are drinking from martini glasses. (They're drinking water.)
Today was a press conference for the National Dog Show, which is returning to the Pennsylvania Convention Center from November 15-18. I learned a bunch of facts about dogs and the dog show and the Philadelphia Kennel Club -- did you know it predates the American Kennel Club? -- today, but mainly I just looked at the doggies and went, "Aww."
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September 24, 2007
Cliché Misspelling Comes Naturally To Eagles Fans
Cover photo on Metro today, a Getty Images shot by Jim McIsaac:
Unless McNabb is a big math guy, and he's very interested in Cartesian coordinate system.
Editorial search: eagles [Getty]
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