...and for your information, Henry Kissinger is a honorary member of the Harlem Globetrotters.
...and for your information, Henry Kissinger is a honorary member of the Harlem Globetrotters.
The NKCDC (New Kensington Community Development Corporation) has plans on its website for the future of Frankford Avenue as an "arts corridor". I have been to some of the meetings, and they have hired an architectural firm to help plan it. They want to involve local artists in its reshaping, and I think it seems like a great idea. Good luck!
And this is what is going in on the lot of the former Schmidt's brewery on North 2nd Street. More...This essentially has been in development for a few years and it what was drove me to think that Fishtown was a good place to buy a house. My property is only a few blocks from the site, and I hope that as things get built up in the 'hood, I will profit! Whether or not these buidlings are the best thing for the people that already live there, that is another story.
Photos of the brewery before it was demolished.
We went in with high hopes, wishing to score the much wanted and cheap general admission tickets. After waiting for about 7 minutes in a queue, we all would get a message to try again - the alloted general admission tickets were gone! So we all got stuck with crappy 200 level seats...
But, God love Ebay. My bro and I snagged 2 tickets for only 400 dollars! Score! :(
So-lesson learned - I am the sucker! But hey, people on there are selling two tickets for alot more than 400 dollars - so in a sick way we lucked out.
Insanity. All of this to see 4 again, balding men (except Larry!) sorta rock it out while not playing any of their good, old songs. Damn you!
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Interesting story about Bono's briefcase that was stolen from him in the early 80's in Portland...And was returned to him in tact!
I just don't get why the people that stole the case left it in an attic when they moved out. If you went to all the trouble to take it and hold onto it, why would you just leave it in your attic? People leave behind dirty mattresses and dead bodies when they move - not valueable rock and roll memorobilia. Assholes.
By the way - Bill Haverchuck is a god.
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My other new-ish favorite band is the Walkmen. We saw them live last year and it was an amazing live show.
Last night at Vox Populi Gallery, we witnessed Mirror/Dash, a noise-rock outfit consisting of Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth. It was fun to watch Michelle get itchy panties over Kim. Hopefully she will be posting pictures soon. Anyhow - I am not a fan of art-noise-rock (is that what you call it) but I really enjoyed the show. But what I loved most was watching all the fans taking photos ravenously...
The new JibJab Clip
Cute pictures of cats. Michelle claims that I am the biggest cat lover that doesn't actually own a cat. I am proud of that fact!
Someone use the force and get me a Darth Tater!
Apparently, the old privy well that existed behind my house has sunken in a bit.(This is a theory...all I know is that there is a hole in the ground) I went to my neighbor, who owns the property, to let him know. We got to talking about fixing up houses, and he told me about his house (he lives a few streets over) that was a shell when he bought it. The addition to the house that was built off the back, apparantly had no foundation because when they ripped up the floor they found dirt under it! So, they dug down a few feet to lay a foundation - and behold-they found a skeleton! He said it was about 4 feet tall, and assumed that when the house had no addition into the yard back in the day, the people that lived there must have buried this poor soul in their yard. A family friend that was a cop told them not to contact the police about it, because they would never get thier new house fixed up. So they moved "Elmer" (as they dubbed him) to the back of the yard and re-buried him. Now, sometimes at dinner, they set an extra seat for Elmer and make him feel welcome.
Ahh Fishtown. Brimming with history. And then some. Day street used to be called Dean Street. Who was Dean?
But I'm determined to keep busy and not focus on the negative.
On that note - I am going to do what I do best. Get on other people's cases. So please donate money to the cause. Everyone out there can afford at least 10 dollars. Don't get that latte. Don't rush out and download that crap song off iTunes. Have one drink tonite at the bar instead of five. You know where I am going with this.
So here is a list of organizations so you can put your money where your mouth is.
On tap for this year:
Giving blood! Adrienne and I did this last week at the Red Cross on Spring Garden. As healthy caring humans we all should make this a part of our routines. Don't be a wuss - a few seconds of pain are worth it! Plus all the peeps there are really sweet and there were really cute young boys and girls there too. You can comfort them as they are lying there - helpless - on the table. And if you go ona busy day (we were there on employee dontation day) they will order pizza! Score!
Philadelphia Cares is another great way to keep busy and social while doing something nice for others. Don't get me wrong - I am not very good with the one on one volunteering. So I do the dontation night for Career Wardrobe.
Making sock monkeys! I plan to customize mine and pimp it out bigtime. I feel like I am doing good by creating something cute in the world for people to love. :P
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Monica and Eric are married and are the proud parents of Harry Gavin who was born on August 24, 2009. They also have their hands full with their other furry baby with four legs, Franklin.
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