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January 19, 2007

How I Learned To Stop Running And Just Play Wii Sports

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The other day, I posted about Mickey DeLorenzo, a Philadelphian and Nintendo Wii owner who spend six weeks attempting to get in shape with the new console. The Wii is Nintendo's new console that comes with a motion-sensing remote and has the super-addictive Wii Sports, a game that essentially lets you mimic the motions of bowling, tennis, etc.

DeLorenzo not only lost nine pounds in his six weeks, but cut his body fat and made a great shot-by-shot parody of the Rocky video, only holding his Wii remote and nunchuk accessory while doing the run and splicing in some shots of Wii Boxing.

I chatted with DeLorenzo yesterday about the Nintendo Wii, exercise and his 15 minutes of fame.

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February 22, 2006

Ed Rendell: The Philadelphia Will Do interview

022206edrendell.jpg If Ed Rendell has a 2006 like the Philadelphia Eagles' 2005, he's going to be looking for a new job. A year after his favorite team stumbled to a 6-10 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1999. Coincidentally, that's the year Rendell left office as Philadelphia mayor, only to return to win Pennsylvania's gubernatorial election in 2002. (He also returned doing Eagles postgame commentary on television.)

Rendell's been labeled as a Philly-friendly governor, so expect heavy anti-cheesesteak propaganda from his Republican challenger -- former Hall of Fame football player Lynn Swann -- in the coming months. While the jury's out on whether Fast Eddie is favorable to Philadelphia, it certainly doesn't hurt the city to have him there. Expect a big turn-out-the-vote effort.

As part of PW's 'Next' issue, online and at honor boxes around the city now, Philadelphia Will Do talked with Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell a few weeks ago. In the interest of political fairness, when I talked with Gov. Rendell, we decided to focus on the most important of topics for Philadelphians this year: Will the Eagles suck in 2006?

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