DAILY NEWS: They call him Number One, and after 50 years Jim Phelan has earned the nickname. Phelan, 69, started delivering the Daily News in 1959, following in his father’s tracks. Number One (or Fancy Feet, as they called him back when he wore his trademark black-and-white saddle shoes) is the longest-serving driver in the Teamsters local that delivers the paper. In fact, Phelan’s supervisor, Jim DePasquale, said that when Phelan told him about his years of service, “I thought he was lying. . . . Then I looked up his hiring and seniority list – and he’s Number One […]
TONITE: Hail Mary, Full Of Grace
[Photo by ELIZABETH FIEND] BY MIKE WOLVERTON SPORTS GUY I was working on a theory yesterday at the start of the Eagles game. It went like this: for (probably) the first time in baseball history, the outcome of an NFL game would affect the World Series. After the Phillies Game 3 loss Halloween night, I figured that if the Eagles lost on Sunday afternoon, the fans at the Phillies game Sunday night would have a sense of impending doom, a fear of a totally lost weekend. And this is the kind of atmosphere that could carry over to the players, […]
WORLD SERIES: No Joy In Mudville
GAME FOUR: Yankees 7 Phillies 4
POTUS: When The Circus Comes To Town
[Photos by TIFFANY YOON] BY JONATHAN VALANIA For most news outlets, an invite from the White House Press office to cover the arrival and departure of Air Force One is old hat, and on this day most didn’t bother sending anyone to document the wheels down/wheels up of the President’s private bird at Philadelphia International. But Phawker was there with bells on. As you may have heard by now, the President of the United States was in town today for a sum total of two hours to make the case one last time for New Jersey to re-elect fellow Democrat […]
THEATER: Walking Fish’s Good Puppet Of Szechwan
BY LINDSAY HARRIS-FRIEL ARTS CORRESPONDENT Getting tired of people throwing around the word “socialism” without knowing what it means? How about trying to be a good person in a bad world’ You might need to have a chat with the good Shen Teh next week at Walking Fish Theatre. Who’s the good Shen Teh? Well, she’s a really nice girl. In fact, she’s so nice that the gods gave her enough money to get out of prostitution and start her own tobacco shop. Unfortunately, her modest prosperity attracted an army of freeloaders. She had to resort to some extreme measures […]
WORLD SERIES: Yanks Take Game Three 8-5
MLB: Alex Rodriguez belted the first video-reviewed home run in World Series history to support another winning Andy Pettitte effort as the Yankees defeated the Phillies, 8-5, in Game 3 of the Fall Classic on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park. Nick Swisher and Hideki Matsui also homered for the Bombers, who overcame Jayson Werth’s two-homer evening as Pettitte won his Major League-leading 17th postseason game, guiding the Yankees into the drivers’ seat with a 2-1 World Series lead. MORE BUZZ BISSINGER: The list of offenses that Philadelphia sports fans have committed over the years is endless, some funny, some just […]
TONITE: Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
SUN RA ARKESTRA under the direction of Marshall Allen Halloween! Saturday, October 31, 8pm International House Philadelphia, 3701 Chestnut Street $20 General Admission Join us for this special and spectacular Halloween performance of the Sun Ra Arkestra. Founded in 1958 under the leadership of Sun Ra, the Arkestra pioneered a unique brand of afro-futurism, forging intersecting musical pathways that explore outer space and Egyptian mythology. Drawing on the work of Duke Ellington and Fletcher Henderson, the Arkestra are pioneers of the bop-derived avant-garde and collective improvisation. Their work has had tremendous impact on scores of musicians including MC5, Sonic Youth […]
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CINEMA: Antichrist Superstar
ANTICHRIST (2009, directed by Lars von Trier, 104 minutes, Denmark) THE NEW YEAR PARADE (2008, directed by Tom Quinn, 84 minutes, U.S.) BY DAN BUSKIRK FILM CRITIC Filmmakers will often describe a film heavily inspired by their own experience as a “personal film.” Although Danish filmmaker has never claimed to go mad in a forest cabin it is clear that his latest work Antichrist is also a deeply personal film, not just for von Trier but for its audience as well. It is a work that doesn’t lead you to pre-digested conclusions and instead presents the deep recesses of von […]
TONIGHT: As It Is Written, So It Shall Be
BY PHILLYGRRL Looking for some authentic Philly beats to spice up your Friday night? Look no further than Germantown hip-hoppers WrittenHouse, who play tonight at the Draught Horse. WrittenHouse, composed of producers Chris Conway, Kush Shalimar, hypeman Somerville Sleeves and emcee Charlie K, released their mixtape Sunshine Philadelphia Vol. 2 this past summer to critical acclaim. The members of WrittenHouse, Philly natives, have been active on the Philadelphia music scene as individuals since 2000, but started collaborating in 2007. They are known for their dynamic stage performances, strong lyrics and ah yes, tight beats. Tonight’s set list includes a crowd […]
WORLD SERIES: Yanks Blunt Phils 3-1
BY MIKE WOLVERTON SPORTS GUY How weird is it that the Phillies are in the World Series as the defending champs, last year’s ace and World Series MVP is healthy and rested, and he doesn’t get the start in Game 1 or 2, in favor of two guys who not only weren’t on the team last year, they weren’t on the team in JUNE! Pedro signed July 15th, Cliff Lee was acquired July 29th, and Cole Hamels starts Game 3. Very weird. My thoughts as the game unfolded last night: Bottom 1st: Pedro looked awesome in the first inning. Fastball […]
$15,000 Reward For Info About Dog Executioner
INQUIRER: The owners of the two Chester County dogs found fatally shot between the eyes Sunday broke their public silence this morning to thank the public for its support and try to prevent more carnage. “It’s important they find out who did this,” said James Milliner, issuing a plea for anyone with information to contact authorities. “Who knows what this person is capable of?” added his girlfriend, Laura Peperato. The dogs — a 1-1/2-year-old German shorthaired pointer named Emma and a 2-year-old mix of the same breed called Luna — were reported missing Sunday morning from the Milliner farm in […]
SEX IN THE CITY: Men I Have Dated
BY GLORIA MARIS Really, I’m not in the habit of bringing home men from bars. I’ll recount two of them here. Keep in mind that the tales may not be too accurate, since they originated in bars. And furthermore, who knows how true are the tales men spin to me in bars? How true are the tales I spin in bars to men about myself? One of my bar dates told me he was a world-class soccer player. He had been selected to play for the U.S. in the World Cup, but suffered some horrible back injury and could no […]