1. All things considered, he’d rather be a DJ than an author. As part of the relentless media blitz for his recently-published book The Best Of The World Cafe, Mr. Dye has been jet-setting from one affiliate to another, planting the flag in exotic capitals of commerce and culture such as Akron, Louisville and Milwaukee. There, he is invariably greeted by a grateful populace as the man who brought water to the arid, choice-less deserts of the airwaves over middle America; a welcome, earthy alternative to the grating crackle and slick drivel of corporate radio. Having just touched town in […]
‘I HAVE AN EVENT TODAY, IF YOU WANT TO COME’
BiG TeA PaRtY screens H2YO! an environmental video at Fairmount Waterworks Interpretive Center. Four showings: Saturday November 16 & Sunday November 17 at 1:30pm & 3:30pm Fairmount Waterworks Interpretive Center Is behind the Art Museum along the Schuylkill river 640 Waterworks Drive, center door, downstairs, see you there.
All Of This Happened While You Were Sleeping
10 THINGS I LEARNED THE HARD WAY ABOUT MONSTER BOBBY & THE PIPETTES AT THE NORTH STAR THE OTHER NIGHT THAT I CAN’T TELL MY MOM By Tiffany Yoon
PAPERBOY EXTRA: Separated At Birth?
Bad ideas have a way of making friends in low places, but shit like this shoulda never made it up the ladder. The image on the right is easy enough to find, just Google “rats” and “Jews”; the image on the left is the cover of this week’s PW. Frankly, we think it should have been the euthanized before it got beyond “Hey, what if we…” stage. Given the long and well-documented history of vicious anti-Semites — from the Nazis to the Al Aqsa Brigades — comparing Jews to vermin, we can only look at the cover of this week’s […]
LOWLIGHTS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT: New Police Chief Had Car Stolen; Ordered Mass Arrests At Bush 2001 Inauguration; Hogtied Detainees — Including Reporters & Tourists — For 36 Hours During IMF In 2002
D.C. Chief’s Vehicle Snatched ‘Cars Are Getting Stolen Every Day,’ Ramsey Says By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, June 21, 2005 Wanted: Stolen car. Make and model: Ford Crown Victoria. Owner: D.C. police department. Reported stolen by: Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey. So goes the saga of car theft in the District, where even the police chief’s department-issued car can get swiped a block from his home. “There is not a whole lot to add to it,” Ramsey said. “The car was taken, and there was nothing of real value in it. Cars are getting stolen every […]
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH: Is This Love?
Tonight at Starlight Ballroom.
LATER TODAY: 15 THINGS ABOUT DAVID DYE THAT IF WE TOLD YOU, WE WOULD HAVE TO KILL YA
Shock! Scandal! Sketchers!
PAPERBOY: ‘Every Time You Don’t Read A PW Cover Story Another Cute Little Hamster Dies’ Edition
BY AMY Z. QUINN We know how it is: so many words to read, so little time to surf for free porn. That’s why every week, PAPERBOY does your alt-weekly reading for you, freeing up valuable nanoseconds that can now be better spent ‘roughing up the suspect’ over at Suicide Girls or what have you. Every Thursday we pore over those time-consuming cover stories and give you the takeaway, suss out the cover art, warn you off the ink-wasters and steer you towards the gooey caramel center of each edition. Why? Because we like you. ON THE COVER CITY PAPER: […]
NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN: Nutter Names Top Cop
Mayor-elect Michael Nutter today named former Washington police chief Charles H. Ramsey as his pick for police commissioner, citing Ramsey’s “presence, record and passion” as key assets that he said will “turn the city around and bring about a new day in Philadelphia.” With nearly four decades of police experience, Ramsey comes to Philadelphia about a year after stepping down as the Washington police chief, a position he held from 1998 through 2006. Nutter made the much-anticipated announcement at the YMCA at 51st Street and Chestnut Street, one of the city’s most violent neighborhoods. Ramsey, who left as the top […]
All Of This Happened While You Were Sleeping
HOOT NANNY: Perkasie At The Fire, Last Night FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PERKASIE AT THE FIRE LAST NIGHT 1. Country/folk outfit Perkasie might seem more at home performing in an old Texas saloon with a worn-out bar piano, but they manage to get folks at The Fire tapping their feet to a collection of catchy Southern-style tunes. Subject matter ranges from grillin’ and drinkin’ some beers to more subdued whistle-along ballads about small-town life. With alternative acts like Bright Eyes and Murder by Death making mid-career transitions into country territory, it’s refreshing to see a band like Perkasie […]
GAMBLOR: 18 Busted In Borgata For, Um, Gambling
TRENTON, N.J. — An illegal sports gambling ring run out of a high-stakes poker room in an Atlantic City casino was busted Wednesday and 18 people were arrested, including four with mob ties, a law enforcement official said. The four — affiliated with the Philadelphia mob — appeared to be the ringleaders, with six employees of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa also among those arrested, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment on the case.Five more people were being sought Wednesday. Borgata spokesman Rob Stillwell said the casino did nothing […]
GAYBO: My Big Gay Double Diva Weekend
BY TOMMY ZANE GAYDAR EDITOR Platinum blonde was the color of the weekend, as Ramon and I attended concerts by two of rock’s living legends. On Saturday night, Annie Lennox, formerly one half of 80’s new wave band Eurythmics, gave an arousing, vibrant performance to a sold-out house at The Merriam Theatre, often bringing the audience to their feet. Presenting a career-spanning set ranging from “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” to the sobering, somber “Dark Road”, off her latest release, Songs of Mass Destruction. A frequently detached live performer, Lennox was playful and endearing, often joking with the packed […]
WORTH REPEATING: Crime & Punishment
“It costs $32,000 to keep somebody in jail, I am prepared to spend $10,000 to give him a job [when he gets out].” — Mayor-elect Michael Nutter on his plan to lower Philadelphia’s 76% recidivism rate, which includes a $10,000 tax credit to any city employer that will hire an ex-con [Hat tip to MalcolmXPark]