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The Great Scott Band
“Expect the Unexpected”
By: Krista Doran
Some people have asked me why
I don’t always write about the bands
that play the bigger rooms. I have
done so in the past, but in my opinion
those are not the bands that really
need a story written about them. I
mean let’s face it; these bands get to
play the bigger rooms and don’t have
to do too much to get people out to
see them because the club itself usually has a built-in crowd or they have an
agency working with them that does
most of their advertising for them. I
would rather write about the bands
that aren’t so corporate; the ones
that work hard and without the help
of an agency, simply for the love of
playing music. I like to pick out those
bands that truly are “diamonds in the
rough” so that I can share them with
our readers and let them know how
much talent there really is out there
and that you don’t have to settle for
the “same old, same old”. One of the
bands that I would really like you to
go see is The Great Scott Band.
I ﬁrst met these guys at a small,
neighborhood bar in Port Richmond
called My Blue Heaven and I was
really blown away by how talented
they all were. Their lead singer, Noel
Diaz is deﬁnitely one of the best
front men in this entire area, in my
opinion. He has such an impressive
vocal range and can hit notes most
guys can’t even come close to. Not
only is he an extremely gifted vocalist,
Noel plays just about every instrument there is! I have seen him play
rhythm guitar, bass guitar, drums, horn,
ﬂute, keyboards, all in one night! Hell,
I have a feeling he can play just about
anything! But what I really
love about The Great Scott
Band is their ability to ignore
set lists and just play music
the crowd wants to hear. I
chatted with their drummer
Frank Marchiano, and he explained how the whole band
really feeds off of the crowd.
“We love to take requests”
says Frank, “it’s so much more
challenging to ﬁgure out
songs on the spot sometimes
and it really makes our show
fun and spontaneous for the
people that come to see
us.” Well, that’s a fact Jack! I am one
of their fans and I can tell you the
crowds that come to see this band
again and again come because of the
diversity of what they play and their
uniqueness.
A usual night for The Great Scott
Band begins on the softer side as
Frank told me, “we like to start off
with some acoustic music earlier
in the night because at many of the
places we play, people are still enjoying their dinner and we want to keep
them there as long as possible. Then
we work in some dance tunes and
start to move to classic rock. By
the middle of the night it starts to
get crazy with everyone enjoying
themselves and this is when we like
to start taking requests” You don’t
usually see too many people leave
during one of their shows. Everyone
sticks around because quite honestly,
you just want to see what this band is
going to do next! But don’t let their
originality and spontaneity take away
from the fact that this is a profes-
sional group of musicians. The Great
Scott Band can stand up with any
band out there on the circuit talentwise, and their love for playing music
sets them above just about any band
I know. As Frank put it, “we just want
to please all ages and cover as much
music as possible, play requests and
play them well.”
The members of The Great Scott
band are: Noel Diaz, Frontman and
rhythm guitar, Steve Dreisbach, lead
guitar and vocals, Frank Marchiano,
drums and vocals and Crohan DeLamar on bass guitar and vocals. Take
my advice and go see this band. Even
if it’s just once - do it. These guys
are amazing. Bar and club owners – if
you want a band that is going to do
a great job at your establishment,
bring people in and keep everyone
entertained all night, this is the band
for you. You can go to their website
right now at www.myspace.com/
thegreatscottband to see where they
are playing next and to hear some
samples, as well as contact the band.
See you there!
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BROWNIES 23 EAST
HAITI
BENEFIT
Brownies is located at 23 East Lancaster
Ave., in Ardmore Pa is one of the premier
music rooms in the region. Shouts go out to
the staff and management over at Browines
23 East for a recent showcase/beneﬁt held
to help those over in Haiti. The Beneﬁt held
the last week In January, saw over $3000
raised. Bands like: The Benderz,The Zone,53
Pick-up, Big City, Modern Bliss and Star 69 took
the stage and donated their time to this beneﬁt.
Here are some photos of the night. OOT sends
out a big “THANKS” to all the folks that made it over and
gave the support for this very worthy cause. Many area beneﬁts to help the
people of Haiti have been ongoing in the region and this shows how the local
entertainment community once again comes together in the time of need to
support such a cause. Check out these photos.
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NASCAR
SUNDAYS
$2.00 Pints
During Race
$2.00 Shots
During Cautions
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WING
BOWL 2010
Photos by MIKE V and DJ from PADDY WHACKS :: It was a blast
as usual for the WINGBOWL held the Friday before super bowl
sunday at the Wachovia center for WIP 610 Sports radio. At 6 am
...there was standing room only at the WACHOVIA CENTER...
This year’s winner was Super Squibb who took in 238 wings in
about 30 minutes or so...this was his second win...the crowd was
like a pre- mardi gras celebration ..Each person in the competition
had their own team with a theme and they paraded around the
ﬂoor of the Wachovia Center to a cheering crowd. Mike LeCompt
and his band did the music duties...Here are some wild photos from
the event. Special shouts go out to ANDREW from CURRANS IRIS
INN...he made sure the MR OOT was in the house - back to back years
now..* You should try CURRAN’S WINGS...yum- yum -yum.! Enjoy some of these photos and
you can see more online at www.ootweb.com
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GUITARIST EXTRAORDINAIRE
JEF LEE JOHNSON
RELEASES NEW ALBUM
By Rob Nagy
While he is not a household name and
is known predominantly as a musician’s
musician, Philadelphia based guitarist Jef
Lee Johnson has quietly managed to build
an impressive track record as a studio musician, producer and solo artist. His guitar
prowess and skill has found him working
with the likes of Jeff Beck, Roberta Flack,
George Duke, Aretha Franklin, Al Jarreau,
Mariah Carey and McCoy Tyner as well as
a brief stint in the eighties as a member of
Paul Schaffer’s “World’s Most Dangerous
Band” of The David Letterman Show.
The product of a musical family, Johnson’s earliest inﬂuences included Herb
Albert, Eric Dolphy and the Vanilla Fudge.
As a young teenager Johnson discovered
jazz-fusion and Chicago blues. His committed pursuit of mastering the guitar
initially found him in local garage bands
with friends and ultimately graduating to
the ranks of accomplished studio musician,
routinely doing sessions in New York and
touring throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Having produced an impressive catalog
of independent albums dating back to
1996, when he made his debut “Blue”,
Johnson most recently released his eleventh album entitled “Longing Belonging
Ongoing”, a two-disc collection of thirty
tracks featuring a wide array of songs
showcasing Johnson’s vocal abilities with a
few instrumental tunes thrown in for good
measure. Released under the moniker “aka
rainbow crow”, Johnson covers a cross section
of musical inﬂuences and styles that range from
Jimi Hendrix to the Grateful Dead. He has
again maintained his individuality and artistry,
offering ﬂawless guitar complimented by a vocal
style that is engaging, deep and passionate. It is
equally impressive to note that Johnson played
all the instruments and did all the vocal tracks
himself in the conﬁnes of his home studio. “It
is my second double CD”, says Johnson. “Both
were done out of spite to show people I can do
a bunch of junk by myself. I don’t think people
believe it. They say, ‘Well who’s the engineer?
Who’s playing bass?’ They are not getting it.
It’s me messing around in the house. Half of
the tunes were just sitting around. Half of the
tunes were kind of old - stuff that just fell out
of my head.” Standout songs include the sultry
“Gods Gone By”, the Hendrix style of “Silicone
or Saline” and “The Moon Keeps Telling Me
Things”, the funk laden “What’s In A Name”, the
jazz-fusion of “Imposter” and the groovy pop
sound of “The Gift”.
As an artist of substance and depth, Johnson is a true poet, a visionary, a musical voice
expressing the essence of life and the day-today struggle that we all experience. This is the
foundation of the passion and the continued
awareness that Johnson pours into his music.
While Johnson is anything but a failure - having
achieved success on levels that most can only
dream of - he admittedly is disappointed by his
lack of notoriety as an artist in his own right.
“I think it’s incredible on my part that I wasn’t
more of an arrogant, aggressive bastard”, says
Johnson. “I think I’m too humble. I should be
more out there. I’m the guy. I’m the greatest
this. It’s weird having these people calling me
the greatest this and the greatest that, and I
grew up idolizing these people, and now I’m
getting a chance to play with them. If I’m so
good how come I’m not more popular?” added
Johnson. “It doesn’t work that way. It’s not
about ‘if we’re that good or we’re that talented’,
especially now. It’s about hype.” Johnson looks
at his music from a very real perspective. “One
of the best things I heard is somebody said, ‘It’s
like real roots music.’ It’s real organic music
because it’s coming out of that dirt. Out of
that raw thing. It’s just got a bunch of other
stuff happening. Sometimes it’s very little. It’s
deﬁnitely out of a blues thing. It’s just coming
from so many other things. Sometimes it’s a
soul thing. Sometimes it’s a psychedelic thing. I
mean that’s the core. That’s the similarity. We’re
inventing and reinventing and embellishing.”
Johnson most recently played at Phoenixville’s Steel City Coffee House to a modest
but adoring audience of fellow musicians and
guitar aﬁcionados that were riveted by every
note. While Johnson was visibly disappointed
by the light attendance of the show, he did not
disappoint - playing a solid seventy-ﬁve minute
set. Fronting a three-piece band, which included
the impressive skills of bassist Chico Huff, and
drummer Charlie Patierno, the threesome was
impeccable and
often mesmerizing. If there
was a negative,
it was the fact
that the room
should have
been packed.
Anyone that
missed this show
was deprived of
one of the ﬁnest
guitar players
I have seen in
a long time.
Johnson heads
to Paris, France
this month to
perform at “Sons
d’Hiver” Music
Festival, which
has deservedly
been sold out
for two months.
For more info
on Jef Lee
Johnson go to
www.myspace.
com/jeﬂeejohnsonmusic :: Steel
City Photo by
Rob Nagy
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BOY BAND SEARCH FOR 2010
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire 02/07/10) - Studio One Media, Inc. (“Studio
One”) (OTC.BB:SOMD - News), announced
today that it has partnered with three of the
biggest names in music and entertainment to
host auditions to ﬁnd the next generation Boy
Band. Contestants can audition through March
3, 2010 at Studio One’s MyStudio personal
recording studios in California, Arizona and the
New York area.
Boy Band is the brainchild of Perez Hilton,
the self proclaimed “Queen of All Media,” Simon Fuller, the genius behind “American Idol,”
and Jamie King, the most proliﬁc pop music
tour director in the world. As entertainment
industry power players with tremendous inﬂuence over today’s music marketplace, Hilton,
King and Fuller have joined forces to form the
next great Boy Band! Boy Band is looking for
undiscovered talented teenage boys between
13 and 21 years old who are both excellent
singers and dancers. The winners will have the
incredible opportunity of being part of what
is sure to become one of the most successful
music groups in recent years.
MyStudio offers contestants an easy, convenient and economical way for Boy Band contestants to create professional quality audition
videos. Contestants will create 3 one-minute
videos that will demonstrate their vocal and
dancing abilities.Video auditions for Boy Band
can be created at MyStudio recording studios
at Scottsdale Fashion Square mall in Scottsdale, Arizona, at 8560 W. Sunset Blvd., West
Hollywood, California and in the New York
area beginning in February.Video auditions may
also be submitted directly to boybandsearch.
com. For complete details, rules and technical
requirements please visit boybandsearch.com.
In addition to hosting auditions for Boy
Band, MyStudio was also responsible for the
development of the boybandsearch.com website. For more information on MyStudio please
visit MyStudio.net.
About the Boy Band Creators
Jamie King is the most proliﬁc pop music
tour director in the world, the mastermind
LoveFest 2010 is Sunday, FEBRUARY 28th from 2pm
to 10pm at Whiskey Tango and is one AMAZING
celebration that you do NOT want to miss! LoveFest
is a day for all the people “in the biz” to be together
under one roof - Bands could see other bands play.
Bartenders could hang with one another. And fans
of local music and the scene itself, could not only
come see several of their favorite, amazing musicians,
but also raise a ton of money for responsible and
deserving charities at the same time. The LoveFest
concept was formed last year by Lori Stidham, one
of the managers at Whiskey Tango. It started out as
being a get-together for Lori and many of her friends
in the business over Valentine’s weekend. Lori wanted
to have something where she and all of her friends
who work hard as bartenders, musicians, bar staff etc.,
could be together at one location to celebrate and
really enjoy each other’s company. It was then, in the
midst of this celebration of love and friendship that it
dawned on Lori…these were all talented, hard working individuals with hearts of gold and it was decided
that night, to turn LoveFest into an annual party! Lori
and her friends would make this event something
completely different, a party to out-do all other
parties. LoveFest is the ﬁrst beneﬁt of its kind. It’s
a totally 100% charitable, ”nobody-makes-a-dime-butthe-charities” beneﬁt. Everyone will be working that
day for free- Bands, bartenders, staff, EVERYONE, and
behind Madonna’s last four tours as well as recent tours for artists including: Britney Spears,
Celine Dion, The Spice Girls, Ricky Martin,
Christina Aguilera, Avril Lavigne and currently
Rihanna’s 2010 World Tour.
Perez Hilton, the self proclaimed “Queen of
All Media,” has the proven ability to singlehandedly create a media blitz around an artist, as
he has done for Lady GaGa, Katy Perry and
countless others.
Simon Fuller, one of the most successful
music managers in the history of pop music
and the genius behind the “American Idol”
franchise, has made his name and his empire
from discovering and cultivating new talent.
About MyStudio
MyStudio is a self-contained, state-of-the-art,
audio/video recording studio that offers true
professional recording studio-quality audio
and HD broadcast-quality video with an ease,
economy and convenience never before available.
all money (tips included) will be donated. Each band
will be playing for a charity of their choice and will be
given an equal percentage of money to donate to their
cause. Here is a listing of the bands playing and their
chosen charities: Laura Lea – North Shore Animal
League. Modern Bliss – Defeat Diabetes. Monkey
Bus – Breastcancer.org and Physicians Committee for
Responsible Medicine, Shawty Jones - Phebe’s Helping
Hands, Stems & Seeds – PA Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, Steve n Perry Acoustic – Easter
Seals, The Rockets – Breastcancer.org :: Kicking things
off at 2:00 pm are those amazing kids from The Bucks
County School of Rock so get there early! Tickets
(donations) are $30 for adults 21 and over; $20 for
anyone under 21 and kids under 5 are free. Your
donation covers a fabulous buffet, a 3 hour open bar
consisting of domestic drafts, well drinks, wine, and
soda and live music all day long. The Whiskey Tango is
located 14000 Bustleton Avenue, (Corner of Philmont)
in Philadelphia. Please come out for this one
ROCKIN’ day to celebrate music, people, and animals!
LoveFest is one day to show your love and help so
many people and animals while having the time of your
life! Be sure to visit the LoveFest website at www.
lovefestrocks.org to see the full story, pictures and all
other information about this one of a kind event. The
Out On The Town will be there!
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TESTAMENT
HITTING THE
ROAD WITH
MEGADETH
AND EXODUS
MARCH 1st
TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson
recently had the opportunity to play and
showcase his “Old Skull V” Signature
Dean Guitar to Guitar World Magazine.
Eric took part in an exclusive video shoot
for the Guitar World Magazine website.
Eric’s “Old Skull V” guitar is available in
music stores nationwide and online.
Don’t miss your chance to see Eric
Peterson play his “Old Skull V” live when
they are on tour this spring with Megadeth and Exodus on the “Rust in Peace”
20th Anniversary Tour. TESTAMENT
will be playing their classic album “The
Legacy” in it’s entirety as part of the
celebration. VIP packages are available
for all dates of this tour, details and tour
dates can be found below:
VIP PACKAGE FOR MEGADETH/TESTAMENT TOUR
INCLUDES:
- General Admission ticket with early
entry to venue (where available)
- Meet & Greet* - Photos* - Q&A
session* - Autograph opportunity* Commemorative Meet & Greet laminate
- Collectible TESTAMENT Guitar Pick
* with select members of TESTAMENT
CATCH TESTAMENT ON
TOUR WITH MEGADETH AND
EXODUS
3/1 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
3/2 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
3/3 Medford, OR @ Medford Armory
3/6 Calgary, AB @ Big Four
3/7 Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Center
3/8 Saskatoon, SK @ Praireland
3/11 Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theater
3/12 Greensburg, PA @ The Palace Theater
3/13 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
3/15 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
3/16 Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
3/18 Scranton, PA @ Scranton Cultural Center
3/19 Norfolk,VA @ The Norva
3/21 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
3/22 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
3/23 Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
3/25 Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater
3/26 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Amphitheatre
3/27 Lubbock, TX @ The Pavilion
3/28 El Paso, TX @ Club 101
3/30 Tuscon, AZ @ Rialto Theater
3/31 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
VIP PACKAGE FOR THE
AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR
INCLUDES:
- One general admission ticket with early
entry (where available)
- Exclusive Meet & Greet with the members of TESTAMENT
- Personal photograph with the band
- Autograph session (includes 8X10
photo)
- Exclusive TESTAMENT Afﬂiction Shirt
- Collectible Tour Poster (limited, numbered)
- Exclusive TESTAMENT Music Skin
- Ofﬁcial VIP Meet and Greet Laminate
- Ofﬁcial set of TESTAMENT Guitar Picks
CATCH TESTAMENT ON
THE 2010 AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR
7/23 Quebec City, QC @ Pavillon de la Jenuesse
7/24 Montreal, QC @ Heavy MTL @ Parc Jean
Drapeau
7/26 Halifax, NS @ Metro Centre
7/27 Moncton, NB @ Moncton Coliseum
7/29 Toronto, ONT @ Molson Amphitheatre
7/30 London, ONT @ John Labatte Center
8/11 Albany, NY @ Glen Falls Civic Center
8/12 East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center
8/14 Boston, MA @ Tsongas Arena
8/15 Camden, NJ @ Susquehana Bank Center
8/16 Wallingford, CT @ Chevrolet Theater.
8/18 Cleveland, OH @ Tower City Amphitheatre
8/19 Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena
8/20 Chicago, IL @ UIC Pavilion
8/21 Minneapolis, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
8/23 Kansas City, @ Cap Fed Park @ Sandstone Arena
8/24 Denver, CO @ Magness
8/25 Albuquerque, NM @ Tingley Coliseum
8/27 Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre
8/29 San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless
8/30 Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Arena
8/31 San Francisco, CA @ Cow Palace
9/3 Seattle, WA @ Wamu Theatre
9/4 Portland, OR @ Washington County Fairgrounds
For more information on Eric’s guitar
be sure to check out: http://www.
deanguitars.com :: For more info on
TESTAMENT be sure to visit: http://www.
myspace.com/testamentlegions
http://www.testamentlegions.com
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It’s Gold Jerry! Gold! Jerry Blavat
spins, rings and sings
ﬁve decades on the radio
By Patty-Pat Kozlowski
Jerry Blavat, known to millions as
“The Geator with the Heator” and
“The Boss with the Hot Sauce”, is the
man many credit with having invented
the oldies craze. A broadcasting pioneer, Blavat was the ﬁrst disc jockey
in the early ‘60s to play music from
the ‘50s. He took risks, introducing
audiences to songs no one else played,
which became local and national hits
all over again.
During a career spanning nearly ﬁve
decades, Blavat has done it all. He’s
been a dancer, a record producer,
and nightclub owner. He’s launched
television shows, made guest appearances in movies, and was inducted in
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And
what drives him ﬁrst and foremost is
his passion for music and the listeners
he’s always put ﬁrst.
50 Years of Being the Daddio on
the Radio Snow and Geators just
don’t mix. A geator bakes in the hot
sun and mud and doesn’t bother no
one unless you get close and then he
opens up his mouth and snatches you
up.
But that’s the alli-geator, not Philly’s
own Geator with the Heator, Jerry
Blavat who welcomed the snow on
Saturday night, January 30th to a sell
out crowd at the Kimmel Center as
he celebrated 50 years on the radio
with a concert featuring The Skyliners,
Jay Black, and Darlene Love.
It was déjà vu for Blavat who 50
years ago took to the airwaves in
a blizzard to broadcast what was
ﬁrst booked as hour of radio time
at WCAM in Camden, New Jersey.
When the overnight guy didn’t show
up in the whiteout, Blavat stayed the
night and jibber jabbered, spinned the
platters that mattered and had a captive audience on the airwaves as the
Delaware Valley was blanketed with
a snowstorm that closed cities and
all major roads. With his rat-tat-tat
banter and his selection of songs
that came from his heart, not a
research chart, the phonelines at
WCAM were burning up with
kids calling in to this new DJ. And
the rest was history.
So when Darlene Love, yes
that Darlene Love took the stage
at the Kimmel Center and belted
out that famous ﬁrst line of “He’s
Sure The Boy I Love”, “I always
knew the boy I loved would
come along, and he’d be tall and
handsome, rich and strong” she
had people on her feet dancing
and swaying and then ended the song
saying that, “Man, people in the east,
like New York and Philly, they don’t
stay in cause of the snow! They come
out for Jerry!”
Sing it again, Darlene. Blavat is
more than just a DJ. He’ll tell you
himself, anyone can push the play button and cue the music, and I can testify that most DJs, myself included, can
spin the music but can’t get out there
on the dance ﬂoor and shake the tail
feather, but Geator is an entertainer.
One so much that case in point, the
last time Cher had a concert at the
Wachovia Center, the queen of over
the top eye candy performances
changed her outﬁt 13 times during her show. On Saturday night in
January, Blavat changed clothes 9
times, including a black velvet suit and
a shiny red pant ensemble with the
boots to match and a white zoo suit
jacket. (What more do you want from
an Italian-Jewish kid from McKean
Street?)
It’s the epitome of a following and
Blavat has had it for the past ﬁve
decades. His dance parties are legendary, he has a following that that would
make an evangelistic preacher hawking prayers on late night television sell
his soul to the devil (yet again) for
Blavat’s groupies.
Once, Blavat was playing a local
bar and restaurant in Philly’s river-
wards and the
danceﬂoor was
packed-and it
was a Tuesday
night. One of the
dancers was Mary
Karcher, formerly
Mary Stubeno
of South Philly
who remembered when
Blavat played
the dances at St.
Maria Goretti
High School for
Girls when she
was a teenager.
And Blavat, with
his trademark
jeffcap, tassled
shiny loafers and
signature dance
move that mimicks a hopscotch game
called her out by name, “Mary, Mary
from Maria Goretti!” four decades
after her dances.
For Blavat was only a teenager himself at age 13 when he became one of
the original dancers on bandstand in
1953 when Bob Horn was the host.
Blavat’s popularity, dance moves and
motor mouth made him a crowd favorite and he headed the the coveted
“Committee”-the group of teenagers
that told Horn what was hot and happening with his audiences. When Horn
was ﬁred and Dick Clark came on the
scene, it was Blavat who performed
the deﬁnition of loyalty and left the
show in support of his mentor, Horn.
After graduating high school,
Blavat was promoting records for the
Cameo-Parkway label, became comedian Don Rickles valet and the road
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manager for Danny and the Juniors.
By 1963, Blavat was on the radiowaves and making appearances at
nightclubs and dances reaching 5,000
teenagers a week who would ﬂock
to his shows in droves. Two years
later, he was on television with his
newly launched “The Discophonic
Scene” which was aired in 40 markets
across the country with Blavat’s bank
account of contacts, he booked live
performances of Fats Domino, Wilson
Pickett, James Brown, The Supremes
and Martha and the Vandellas. His
ironclad rule was it had to be live
performances, “none of that lip syncing crap”.
But radio and dance shows was and
still is Blavat’s forte as he’s become
a Philadelphia icon up there with the
salt on the soft pretzel, the crack in
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TAYLOR BRIGHT - NOT TAYLOR SWIFT
BACK HOME IN U.S. FOLLOWING BRITISH
MEDIA BLITZ OVER STAR IDENTITY MIXUP
INTRODUCING TAYLOR BRIGHT! AND THE
TOP 40 DEBUT SINGLE ‘STRIPED SOCKS’
Taylor Bright is America’s newest teen sensation and her debut single ‘Striped Socks’ is set
to become the teen anthem of 2010!
Philadelphia native TAYLOR BRIGHT is
a high-spirited go-getter with a down-toearth sense of self. The 16-year-old budding
songstress channels such enthusiasm into an
effervescent combination of radio-friendly pop
and rock that’s both mature and genuine. Selfpenned tunes such as the playful ode to a crush,
“Striped Socks,” showcase her light-hearted
song writing style and memorable choruses
ensure it is a fantastic pop release.
The single ‘Striped Socks’ echoes Taylor’s
emerging sophistication, much like her inspirations, Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat. And, inside
all of that Taylor shatters stereotypes on what it
means to be an African-American artist making
music within the pop and rock realms.
“It doesn’t matter what you look like and it’s
not the type of person you are,” Taylor says.
“With my music, I just want to give the message, ‘Be who you are and do what you love.’”
Since age 10, Taylor has participated in various
theatre productions and plays. Her national
credits include Annie 30th Anniversary National
Tour. She performed in over 300 shows across
America and appears on the 2008 cast recording. She also appeared in productions such as
An American Girl: Circle of Friends and 13: The
Musical, a teen-centric comedy written by Tony
Award-winner Jason Robert Brown. Taylor’s
numerous ﬁlm and television spots include Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls on the Discovery Kids
channel.
Most recently, Taylor appeared in an Earth
Day promotion via Nickelodeon. Taking the
initiative to be more eco-conscious is something that’s very dear to Taylor’s heart; she plans
for her album cover to be made out of recycled
paper.
“The environmental cause is very important
to me -- it affects everyone, regardless of age,
race, and nationality and brings the human
race together to ﬁght for something that we
need in order to survive. As a young person, I
know I can contribute and make a difference.
As an artist, I can use my music to help educate
young people and set an example for others to
follow.”
Bright has worked with multi-platinum songwriter and producer Kenny Lamb (*N SYNC,
Justin Timberlake, Rhett Akins) and engineer
Chris Rowe (Taylor Swift, Jewel) and plans to
self-release a seven-song EP. She plans to donate
a portion of the proceeds to Free the Children,
an educational initiative partnered with Oprah
Winfrey’s Angel Network.
When she’s not practicing with her vocal
coach or writing a new song, Taylor spends
time with her friends, hanging out at the park
or shopping. She also takes dance twice a week
while balancing school work. On weekends, she
can be found absorbing the countless sights and
sounds of New York City.
Catch Taylor on Facebook,YouTube and Twitter and her website www.taylorbright.com.
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COURTESY OF TRUMP TAJ MAHAL. Dear Media friends;
I wanted to update you on this past weekend’s
CAST OF THE JERSEY SHORE event held
at Trump Taj Mahal’s Casbah Nightclub.
Mike “The Situation”
and DJ Pauly D from
MTV’s Pop-Series Jersey Shore at Casbah
Nightclub
Thousands of people showed up at Trump Taj Mahal’s Casbah Nightclub in
Atlantic City on Saturday, February 13, to get a glimpse of two of the hottest
members of the smash hit on MTV - The Jersey Shore. Mike “The Situation”
Sorrentino and DJ Pauly D arrived around 1 am and the pulse of the packed
nightclub spiked off the charts. Spray tanned fans dressed in Jersey Shore-inspired clothing by designers like Ed Hardy & True Religion partied through the
night, some even dressing as the characters themselves, with hair styles like
Snookie’s and DJ Pauly D. DJ Pauly D also was a guest DJ and well received
by the crowd.
HELENE - Features
Karli Rizzo - Features
Krista Doran Durelli - Band Features
ANGIE - Dining Out Reviews
Lou Mauro,
Jay Minko
BLAVAT From 15
the Liberty Bell and the sweet peppers on the hoagie.
Every weekday you can listen to
the Geator with the Heater from
5-7 p.m. on Crusin’ 92.1 FM and on
Saturdays at 6pm on WXPN 88.5
FM or go see one of his appearances. He’s spread out weekly at
the Buck Hotel, Chickie’s and Pete’s,
Parx Casino and on weekends in
the summer from Memorial Day to
Labor Day, his nightclub memories in
Margate where you can listen live on
NJ KOOL 98.3.
And again, anyone can be a DJ and
push the play button and cue the
next song but only an entertainer
could single-handedly unofﬁcially
rewrite the ﬁrst 27 seconds of
Martha and the Vandellas hit song,
“Heatwave”.
While the rest of the world thinks
the ﬁrst lyrics are, “Whenever I’m
with him, something inside, keeps
burning and I’m ﬁlled with desire…”
we Philadelphians know much better.
We know it goes something like this:
“According to! The big, tick-tock,
on the, tower power, clock correct!
It’s time-time, for the ,Big Boss, with
the, Hot Sauce! And it’s got to be,
the Geator with the Heator, Heator
beater on the records, a swing-a-ling,
a loop-a bop-a choo!”
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Many very close friends of mine are
in the local radio business as, on-air
jocks, radio personalities, producers,
sales people or engineers. So, I got to
see the behind scenes atmosphere of
the radio world from various nightclub
appearances, special promotional events,
mingling with major celebrities to back
stage interviews with huge recording
stars. The world of a radio personality
is very competitive and always depending on the Arbitron radio ratings. But, to
keep things real and also to keep in touch
with the public at large, these on-air jocks
choose to do nightclub, bar and tavern
appearances.
Don’t get things twisted, but, these individuals with the golden voices and quick
sense of humor get a very handsome
reward for just a 2 hour appearance. I will
not reveal their compensation for hitting
a night spot for a few hours, meeting sum
drunk azz folks, pounding down a few
cocktails and then going home. Let’s just
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say most of us common peeps could live
on just the appearance salary.
I have helped many of these awesome
local radio jocks organize special events
and contests at local watering holes.
When they stand up waving a radio
logoed tee-shirt or sum free shit, people
just seem to do some crazy azz things.
Most of which I am not allowed to talk
about because shit got really crazy on
many of occasions. Gurlz with tequila
in hand love surrounding a microphone
to hear their voices being broadcasted
throughout Philly or just around the club.
My very good friend Mikey V of this
awesome print media named Out On The
Town Entertainment Paper has also done
his share of radio gigs from rock to Oldies with stations like(Oldies 94 WILW)
which led to many nightclub appearances
because of his amazing fame do to his
hard work in the local Philadelphia entertainment ﬁeld. I still attend Mikey V’s very
cool happy hours, along with a few wild
azz night promotions with games
and give-a-ways.
Here are just a
few of the on-air
jocks that I know
and the local spots
they attend on a
weekly schedule.
Just so they all
don’t start texting
or calling me up, I
wrote this in alphabetical order.
Bob Pantano
(Oldies 98.1) has
appearances on
Wednesday nights
at the The Paddock
at Devon in Wayne
and on Thursday
nights at Adelphia’s
Bar & Restaurant
in Deptford. Also,
the “Saturday Night Dance Party” is alive
on Saturday nights at Adelphia’s Bar &
Restaurant.
Casey (wired 96.5) kicks the weekend
off early on Thursday nights at Paddy
Whack’s Comly as she offers free cocktails.
Frank Lewis (Oldies 98.1) enjoys his
Saturday evenings over at the 45th Street
Pub in Pennsauken.
Frank Cerami (My 106.1) does his
awesome “Friday Night Live” show over
at the Coastline in Cherry Hill on Friday
nights. He also teams up with Richie Rich
for the ultimate “Sunday Night Live“
dance party with a live broadcast every
Sunday night from Michael’s Café in
Bensalem.
Andre Gardner (WMGK 102.9)
Fridays / selected area locations with his
home town radio broadcast live from
various settings -is a classic rock lovers
kind of broadcast. When Andre speaks
everyone listens because he is the man.
Jessie Jordan (Q102.1) brings the
crowd at McFadden’s Philadelphia to
their knees on Tuesday nights with an
all new “Temptation Tuesday”. Plus, she
drives the crowd insane on Saturday
nights at Club 27 in Philly.
Jillian (WXTU 92.5) brings the
hottest local country night to
Big Head’s Richboro Pub every
Saturday night.
Joey B (wired 96.5) brings The
Funkey Monkey in Wilmington a
wild azz party every Friday night.
Let’s not forget how crazy it is
on Saturday nights at Reeds in
Blue Bell with Joey B and the
wired 96.5 street team.
Kannon with a K (wired 96.5)
hits Cherry Hill every Tuesday
night for Taylor’s legendary “Rush
Tuesday”.
London (wired 96.5) entertains the
Vango Lounge and Sky Bar in Philly on
Thursday nights for “It’s Your Birthday
Thursdays”. He also travels over to the
Landmark Americana in Glassboro every
Saturday night for “wired Up Saturdays”.
Richie Rich (Q102.1 & My 106.1) has
several personal appearances were he actually spins live. Richie is at The Roxxy in
Philly on Friday Nights and at Club 27 in
Philly on Saturday night. Richie stays very
busy as he joins Frank Cerami on Sunday
nights for the ultimate “Sunday Night
Live“ dance party with a live broadcast at
Michael’s Café.
Rocco (Q102.1) enjoys entertaining
his huge azz following on Saturday nights
in Philly at Club 27.
Romeo (Q102.1) has just started taking over the Roxxy in Philly with his own
style of humor and personality.
During the past few years, numerous stations organize crazy events that
help promote their cause or ratings!!
Just recently I have attended the 95.7
BEN FM’s 6th Annual Mile of Meet Party
in Manayunk (no smart azz comments
please - LoL). I have also been to tons of
radio station parties such as the Q102.1
Jingle Ball, wired 96.5 Chio’s Hook Up
Party, 102.9 WMGK’s Love Boat Cruise,
93.3 WMMR’s Painfully Single Mixer and
Q102.1’s Singles Mingle.
Some special holiday events can be
absolutely insane with on-air personality promotions and events. Such as the
huge Fat Tuesday Party at Bootlegger’s
in Woodlyn with Joey B and Casey both
from wired 96.5. Preston & Steve 93.3
WMMR’s Fat Tuesday Party at Club
Risqué in Philly is always very interesting.
Danny Bonaduce from 94.1 WYSP loves
doing the Philadelphia St. Patrick’s Day
Parade. Let’s not forget the radio 104.5’s
Holiday Bizarre with Wendy and Johnny.
Other cool mentions have to go out to
stations like: WPST with their weekly live
broadcast and also stations like: Power
99 FM and WDAS FM and B103.9 FM.
Weekly the music is hot and from locations all over the PHILLY area.
Many of the local radio station also
attend and sponsor local charity events
where most of the
on-air personalities will show up on their
own time with-out being paid. Pierre
Robert does the 93.3 WMMR’s Coat
Drive that helps Project H.O.M.E. and
Goodwill. Chio
from wired
96.5 always attends the Phila
Police Survivors Beneﬁt at
Finnigan’s Wake
in Philly. There
are so many
more events
that I have not
mentioned,
but I ran out
of room in this
page.
So, the next
time you are
surﬁng the
radio dial and
you hear a sexy
voice that you
would love
to meet, just
tell your local
tavern or nightclub manager.
They can get
in touch with
these on-air
jocks and bring
them to you
for a personal
live appearance.
If you ever
want my crazy
Jack Daniels
azz to write a
special article
on your event,
party, bar, tavern, nightclub,
restaurant or
whatever you
can think of,
just contact
Roundhouse
Ron @ 1 215
696 3841.
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Borgata Event Center - Atlantic City, NJ:
Mar 12, 8pm: 102.7 JSE Presents Alice in Chains
with Middle Class Rut. SOLD OUT!
Mar 13, 8pm: JAY-Z. SOLD OUT!
Mar 27, 10pm doors: Tiësto. $50
The Music Box at Borgata - Atlantic City, NJ:
Feb 26, 9pm: Ray Davies. $45
Feb 27, 10pm: The Roots with special guest Common. $60
Mar 5, 8pm & 11pm: Jon Stewart. $95, 75
Mar 6, 8pm & 11pm: Jon Stewart. $95, 75
Susquehanna Bank Center Indoor Theater Camden, NJ:
Mar 4, 10:30am & 7pm; Mar 5, 10:30am & 7pm;
Mar 6, 10:30am, 2pm & 5:30pm; Mar 7, 2pm &
5:30pm: Sesame Street Live “Elmo’s Green Thumb”.
$17 – $52
Mar 14, 5pm: Praise 103.9 5th Anniversary Concert
ft. Donald Lawrence, Marvin Sapp, Smokey Norful,
Tye Tribbett, James Fortune, Brian C. Wilson, DeWayne Woods,Vickie Winans, Darius Brooks and
hosted by Marcus D. Wiley. $50, 35, 26.25 (4-pack
reserved indiv)
Aug 15, 7pm: The American Carnage Tour featuring
Slayer and Megadeth with Testament. $57.50, 52.50,
39, 29.25 (4-pack reserved) (New Date)
Theater of the Living Arts:
Feb 3, 7:30pm: Scary Kids Scaring Kids “Final Tour”
with The Sleeping, The Scenic and Modsun. $13,
16*, 9.75 (4-pack indiv)
Feb 4, 9pm: Galactic ft. Cyril Neville and Tea Leaf
Green. $25, 28*, 18.75 (4-pack indiv)
Feb 6, 8pm: Harvey Holiday’s Superbowl of Acapella ft. Quiet Storm, The Sheps, The Norristones
and Street Corner Five. $25 (Reserved Seated)
Feb 7, 1pm: Hot Topics Presents Sub City Take
Action Tour ft. We The Kings with Mayday Parade,
A Rocket To The Moon, There For Tomorrow and
Call The Cops. SOLD OUT!
Feb 12, 9pm & Midnight: Murder City Devils with
Feral Children. $20, 23* (Late Show Added; 1st
show sold out!)
Feb 13, 8pm: Rebelution with Soja and Zion-I.
SOLD OUT!
Feb 17, 8pm: XPN Welcomes Kings of Convenience with Franklin For Short. $22, 25*, 16.50
(4-pack indiv)
Feb 18, 19 & 20, 9pm: WXPN Welcomes Citizen
Cope. $27.50, 30* (3rd Show Added!)
Feb 26, 9pm: Twiztid with Blaze, Kung Fu Vampire
and 7th Layer. $20, 23*, 15 (4-pack indiv)
Feb 27, 9pm: Radio 104.5 Presents Cage the
Elephant with As Tall As Lions and Morning Teleportation. $15, 18*, 11.25 (4-pack indiv)
Feb 28, 9pm: Snoop Dogg. $47, 50*
Mar 5, 8pm: Copeland with I Can Make a Mess Like
Nobody’s Business, Personal L and Deas Vail. $16,
19*
Mar 6, 9pm: 100.3 The Beat Presents Omarion w/
special guest Marques Houston. $20.10
Mar 8 & 9, 8pm: Puscifer with Uncle Scratch’s
Gospel Revival. $49.50, 55*
Mar 10, 8pm: Radio 104.5 Presents Company of
Thieves. $15, 18*, 11.25 (4-pack indiv)
Mar 11, 8pm: Scythian. $20, 23*, 15 (4-pack indiv)
Mar 12, 9pm: WXPN Welcomes Mike Gordon. $23,
26*
Mar 25, 9pm:YROCK Welcomes Miike Snow with
Delorean. $18, 21*, 13.50 (4-pack indiv)
Mar 26, 7:30pm: HIM plus special guests We Are
The Fallen, Dommin and Drive A. $28, 31*, 21 (4pack indiv)
Mar 28, 8pm: RX Bandits with The Builders and
The Butchers. $16, 19*, 12 (4-pack indiv)
Mar 31, 8pm: XPN & YROCK Welcome The Big
Pink with A Place To Bury Strangers. $14, 17*,
10.50 (4-pack indiv)
Apr 3, 9pm: The Temper Trap with The Kissaway
Trail. $16, 19*, 12 (4-pack indiv)
Apr 5, 8pm: Florence & the Machine with Holy
Hail. $20, 23*
Apr 6, 8pm: XPN & YROCK Welcomes Black Rebel
Motorcycle Club. $20, 23*
Apr 9, 9pm: Radio 104.5 Presents Blue October.
$27.50, 30.50*
Apr 23, 7pm: Rockstar Energy Drink presents the
AP Tour ft. Never Shout Never with special guests
Hey Monday, The Cab, Every Avenue and The Summer Set. $15, 18*
Apr 24, 8pm: An Evening with Transatlantic –
Whirld Tour 2010 ft. Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Pete Trewavas (Marillion), Roine Stolt (The
Flower Kings), Neal Morse (Ex Spock’s Beard) and
special guest Daniel Gildenlow (Pain Of Salvation).
$37.50, 40.50*
Apr 25, 8pm: XPN & YROCK Welcome Hot Chip.
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$30, 33*
Apr 28, 8pm: XPN Welcomes Kaki
King with An Horse. $18, 21*, 13.50
(4-pack indiv)
May 1, 9pm: Corinne Bailey Rae.
$27.50, 30.50*
May 2, 8pm: Sia. $20, 23*, 15 (4-pack
indiv)
May 21, 9pm: Animal Liberation Orchestra. $14,
17*, 10.50 (4-pack indiv)
Jun 8, 8pm: Brian Jonestown Massacre. $16, 19*
Tower Theater - Upper Darby, PA:
Mar 13, 8pm: Alice in Chains with Middle Class Rut.
$40, 43*
Apr 3, 8pm: WXPN Welcomes Norah Jones with
special guest Sasha Dobson. $63, 53, 43
Apr 17, 8pm & 10:30pm: Chelsea Handler with Jo
Koy. $85, 75, 65, 55 (2nd show added!)
May 7, 8pm: Mark Knopﬂer with Pieta Brown. $95,
85, 65, 45, 39 (BRE Presents)
Wachovia Center:
Feb 21, 8pm: John Mayer with Michael Franti &
Spearhead. $76, 51
Mar 2, 7pm: MUSE with Silversun Pickups. $59.50,
45, 35
Mar 16, 8pm: Michael Buble with Naturally Seven.
$95, 75, 49.50
Jun 10, 7:30pm: Carole King and James Taylor. $125,
80, 39.50
Lincoln Financial Field:
Jul 12, 7pm: U2 360° Tour. $33.50, 58.50, 98.50,
253.50 – Tickets Still Available!
The Note – West Chester, PA:
Feb 18, 8pm: An Evening with The Alligator Zydeco
Band. $10, 12* (21+)
Feb 19, 9pm: Addison Groove. $8, 10* (21+)
Feb 20, 9pm: Supersuckers. $13, 15* (21+)
Feb 21, 9pm: Scissorcandy.com Presents “Open
Chair”. $5 (avail at door only; all proceeds donated
to Haiti) (21+)
Feb 25, 8pm: Crime In Stereo with Balance &
Composure and The Menzingers. $10, 12*
Feb 26, 9pm: XPN Welcomes Black Joe Lewis &
The Honeybears with Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’ Malcolm. $10, 12* (18+)
Feb 27, 9pm: FOSTERCHILD with Saint Cain
and Dive. $10 (21+)
Feb 28, 6pm: Concert for a Cure – Supporting the
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society ft. Missing Palmer
West, Mason Porter, John Grecia Band, The New
Bolsheviks and Victoria Shea & Company. $15 (student tickets; avail only at venue), 20 (non-students;
avail online) (New Date)
Mar 6, 9pm: Rufus J Fisk with Soul Cannon, Sam
Doom and Akilles. $8, 10* (21+)
Mar 11, 8pm: Bowling For Soup. $13, 15* (18+)
Mar 12, 9pm: The New Connection with The Know
How and Andrew Behringer. $8, 10* (21+)
Mar 13, 9pm: Misstallica. $10, 12* (21+)
Mar 16, 8pm: Rival Schools. $12, 14* (21+)
Mar 19, 9pm: Fat Daddy Has Been (CD Release)
with The Last Emperor (CD Release) and The
Hustle. $8, 10* (21+)
Mar 20, 9pm: Toubab Krewe with The Heavy Pets.
$13, 15* (21+)
Mar 27, 9pm: The Donnas. $16, 18* (18+)
Apr 1, 8pm: Fair to Midland with Karnivool and
Enstride. $12, 14* (18+)
Apr 10, 9pm: Jedi Mind Tricks. $17 (18+)
May 2, 7pm: Miss May I. $10, 12*
May 3, 7:30pm: I See Stars with Let’s Get It. $12,
14*
Jul 31, 8pm: The Riverside Jam. $10 (18+)
Mar Bar – Philadelphia:
Feb 18, 9pm:VV Brown with Prowler. $8, 10* (18+)
Mar 13, 9pm: Foreign Born with Free Energy and
CLOVERS. $10, 12* (18+)
Apr 19, 9pm: The Mary Onettes. $10 (21+)
Boardwalk Hall – Atlantic City, NJ:
Apr 3, 7pm: Nickelback with Shinedown and Sick
Puppies. $89.50, 69.50, 35
Sovereign Performing Arts Center:
Mar 26, 8pm: Gabriel Iglesias. $34.50, 37.50*
Sovereign Center – Reading, PA:
Feb 21, 7:30pm: Tim McGraw Southern Voice Tour
2010 with special guests Lady Antebellum and The
Lost Trailers. $52.25
Mark G. Etess Arena – Trump Taj Mahal (Atlantic City):
Feb 27, 8pm: An Evening with FURTHUR: Phil Lesh,
Bob Weir, Jeff Chimenti, John Kadlecik, Jay Lane, Joe
Russo. SOLD OUT!
Mar 20, 8pm: Alicia Keys with Melanie Fiona. $150,
95, 75
Apr 30, 7:30pm: Paramore with Relient K and fun.
$35
Key: [* = Day of Show Price]
Shows Currently On Sale:
Feb 17, 7:30pm: New Found Glory w/Saves the Day, Hellogoodbye and Fireworks. $23.50, 25*
February 26, 8:30pm: Radio 104.5 Presents Flogging Molly “Green 17 Tour” SOLD OUT!
February 27, 8:30pm: Umphrey’s McGee with Eric Krasno & Chapter 2. $22.50, 25*
March 1, 7:30pm: Jack’s Mannequin with fun. and Vedera. $28, 30*
March 8, 8pm: Five For Fighting with Matt Wertz. $30, 32*
March 18, 8pm:YROCK & XPN Welcome Air with AM. $40, 43*
March 19, 8:30pm: Mat Kearney & Ingrid Michaelson with Angel Taylor. $25, 27*
March 20, 5pm: Insane Clown Posse’s Oddball Bonanza Show. $35, 37*
Key: [* = Day of Show Price]
Tickets can be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations, Electric Factory Box Ofﬁce, Ticketmaster.
com and Charge-by-Phone 215-336-2000/ 856-338-9000/ 302-984-2000.
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By Helene
Where do you go when the winter
has gotten you down? RP McMurphy’s
Bar & Grill! RP’s has everything you
need- The best music, sports, food,
dance & drinks in Delaware County!
Open 7 days a week and keeping it
“fresh” RP’s is located at 2623 MacDade
Blvd in Holmes, Pa, just minutes from 95
and the Blue Route, RP Mc Murphy’s has
been around since 1997. Where did they
get that name?! Bob, owner proudly
states its’ named after character, Randall
Patrick McMurphy, from his favorite
movie, “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s
Next”, played none other than the great
Jack Nicholson. Bob, has been in the
bar business for a long time and he has
gained the notoriety of giving back to
all of his loyal patrons and those from
the neighborhood. Doing special events and putting
on beneﬁts for charitable causes, Bob and his staff are
right on target. Making sure every person that walks
in feels like they found a place away from home!
RP’s is a big place with three bars and tables
throughout seating over 150 (holding way more) and
a take-out store too, with over 100 brands, micro
brews, imports and domestics at discounted prices.
And they cater too! Why not have your next party
there? The “back room” is great for your next special
occasion and holds up to 75 guests. And there is so
much more going on RP’s!
Sports Enthusiasts: There are 30 High Deﬁnition televisions and a 10 foot screen-with the NFL
Sunday Ticket package –catch all your favorite games!
Hunger & Thirst Busters: A great bar menu
with prices to match. Try some of their specialties like
their fantastic Wings and “can’t stop talking about”
their ½ lb. Black Angus Burgers or their Pub Pizzas
–made fresh by Chef Drew! Every Tuesday you must
try their mouth watering Crabs-Dungeness & Alaskan
Crab you choose! Get your thirst quenched with
great drink specials daily!
Crowd Pleasers: With a big stage, pro lights,
and state of the art DJ system, DJ Marky Mark gets
the party started! Great live entertainment every
Wednesday night with big name bands like The Rockets, Split Decision, Crystal Roxx and much more!
Every Thursday- try your talent out in the spotlight
with Open Mic Nite, and every Friday & Saturday live
band “mix up” with the Soul Cruisers & LeCompt
and some local bands too! Get there early for the
“After Work Ofﬁce Party” for you and minimum of
10 co-workers, DJ music, drink specials and free hors
d’oeuvre buffet at 5:30!
Guest Bartenders: Some of the best in the
biz- mixing up your favorite drinks every Sunday
night!
Up Coming Events: Semi-Finals for the Temple
University House Band Competition, will be held on
Friday, Feb 19th & the Finals will take place the following Friday, on the 26th! Come and support some
of the best bands out of the Delaware Valley! The
winner will be the house band for all Temple home
football and basketball games. There will be Celebrity
Judges, all starting at 8pm. On Saturday, March 13th
climb aboard the Erin Express! All you have to do is
come in and sign up at the bar, starting at 12 noon,
includes 7 bars and its FREE! Irish Music all day long,
Mike LeCompt at night (starting at 10pm), and enjoy
a FREE buffet too! St. Patty’s Day, March 17th get
your Ham and Cabbage Platters and have fun listening
to Mike LeCompt later in the day! On Thursday &
Friday, March 18th & 19th it’s March Madness! Enjoy
Open Bar from 12-5pm for just $30.00
Giving people what they want is what RP Mc
Murphys is all about! Bob added, “We take care of
customers; without quality service you don’t have
anything-it all starts right there!” So soothe your
winter blues and quench your thirst for FUN at RP
Mc Murphy’s Bar & Grill. There is plenty of parking
across the street at the McDade Mall ( please do
not park in the lot adjacent to the bar) For catering,
private or ofﬁce parties please call Bob or John at
610-583-2254 or email them at Jaws23@Hotmail.
com. For directions and other fun stuff go to www.
RPMCMURPHYSBAR.com. See ya there!
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CITY’S TOP CHEFS DISH COMFORT AT 3rd
ANNUAL JOHN DEBELLA COMFORT FOODFEST
400 invited guests will sample comfort food creations
made by 11 of the area’s top chefs as they compete for
the 3rd Annual John DeBella Golden Spoon Award.
102.9 WMGK-FM is owned by Greater Philadelphia
Radio, Inc., a subsidiary of Greater
Media, Inc., the parent
company of 23 AM and
Bala Cynwyd, PA (February 5, 2010): Eleven of the top FM radio stations in
chefs in the Philadelphia area will be showcasing their
the Boston, Charlotte,
interpretation of comfort food at a free, invitation only
Detroit, New Jersey
event held on Thursday February 25 from 6pm to 8:30pm and Philadelphia marat Cescaphe Ballroom in the city’s Northern Liberties
kets. Greater Media
section. It’s the 3rd Annual John DeBella Comfort Food
also owns a group of
Festival.
weekly newspapers
in central New Jersey
Those interested in attending can register for an invita- and several telecomtion by ﬁlling out a short registration form on wmgk.com. munications towers
Approximately 400 people will attend.Valet parking will
located throughout the
be free of charge. There will be a cash bar.
United States.
The evening’s chefs will be rated by a panel of judges
that includes food critic Beth D’ Addono and NBC 10
meteorologist, Michelle Grossman. Last year’s Golden
Spoon award winner, Chef Robert Legget of Cuba Libre,
will be returning to defend his title.
Chefs from the following restaurants will be participating:
Chef Robert Legget – Cuba Libre
Chefs Daniel Stern and Steve Lamborn - MidAtlantic
Chef Justin Weathers - Cescaphe’ Ballroom presenting
Atrium at the Curtis Center
Chef Peter McAndrews - Modo Mio
Chef Brian Duffy - Kildare’s Irish Pub
Chef Michele
Mazza - Il Mulino
at the Trump Taj
Mahal
Chef Terrance
Clarke - Lucky
Strike Lanes
Chef Mark McKinney - Cantina
Dos Segundos
Chef David Katz
– Mémé
Chef David
LaForce – Alma
De Cuba
Chef Patrick
Fuery – Nectar
The idea for
the Comfort
Food Festival
came to DeBella
when he was
driving home
from a meal at a
ﬁne restaurant.
He thought,
“What do the
top chefs in the
city ﬁx themselves when
they’re hanging around the
house? What’s
their comfort
food?” He called
public relations
expert Nicole
Cashman of
Cashman and
Associates to
see if she was
interested in
working with
him on a comfort food tasting
event with MGK.
She was, and the
Comfort Food
Fest was born.
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Ebbitt Room at the
Virginia Hotel to host 2nd
Wine Dinner in Series
“From Coast to Coast”
(Cape May, NJ) February 10, 2010 – The
Ebbitt Room, the critically acclaimed dining
room at the Virginia Hotel in Cape May, will
be hosting the 2nd dinner in their Wine
Dinner Series, “From Coast to Coast,” on
February 25, 2010. This special menu of
6 courses features cuisine from Hawaii
to Cape May, including meals reminiscent
of Louisiana,
New Mexico,
and other
places across
America.
Dishes include
Lomi Lomi
Salmon Pizza
with grilled
pineapple to
represent
Hawaii and
housemade
Whoopie pies,
a tradition
straight from
Maine. Please
see attached
for the entire
menu.
This extraordinary meal will
be prepared
by Executive
Chef, Lucas
Manteca, and
will be paired with some of the ﬁnest
wines California has to offer. The event
will begin with a special cocktail hour at
6:30 pm, with dinner beginning at 7pm, and
will cost $110. A special “Vintner’s” room
rate of $99 will be available for guests of
the wine dinner who wish to stay over the
night of the 25th.
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Singer/Songwriter Alicia Keys brings her Grammy Award-Winning Talent to Trump Taj Mahal on
Saturday, March 20
From The Road House & Tom Foolery’s
Rachel Katuran
Our February bartender
of the month
is Rachel
Katuran who
has a terriﬁc
personality.
She tends the
bar over at
the Road
House in
Newportville
Pa and also at
Tom Foolery's
on Castor Ave
in NE Phila.
When you
see her behind the bar she glows and
just creates
an awesome
atmosphere.
She likes to
joke with the
patrons and can make friends quickly. Rachel
stands in at 5' 5'' and has blonde hair and hazel
eyes. Rachel is a resident of Fox Chase.
friends on her time off and she likes to check
out area dance clubs. While in school, Rachel
loved being a cheerleader and today she is
proud to say she is a cheerleading coach in her
spare time. She also loves working on hair and
ON SPORTS: She is a real big Phillies fan and should one day have her own hairdressing shop
just can't wait for them to start playing again.
, if her dad will buy it for her. Rachel is people
She also loves the Flyers and Eagles. When she friendly and it shows. She works over at the
can, she likes to go out to see live sporting
Road House in Newportville Pa., on Friday (
events." "I really liked going out to the Phillies Day shift) and Saturday (Night shift) also she
games last year and the biggest thing was seeing tends bar at Tom Foolery's on Tuesdays. This
them make it to the World Series" she says....
month make it a point to stop by the bar and
Her prediction for the Phillies "They will make say hello to Rachel. (See her online at www.
it back to play in the World Series"
ootweb.com )
HOBBIES: Rachel likes to hang out with her
Atlantic City, NJ – Alicia Keys
with Melanie Fiona will be
performing in the Mark G. Etess
Arena at Trump Taj Mahal on
Saturday, March 20, 2010. Show
time is at 8:00 pm with doors
opening one hour prior. Tickets
will go on sale Saturday, February
6, at 12:00 noon, in association
with Live Nation.
Alicia Keys helped redeﬁne
the term “overnight sensation”
when her 2001 debut effort,
Songs in A Minor, sold more
than 50,000 copies during its
ﬁrst day of release. Mixing R&B
song craft with a sultry dose of
neo-soul, the album went on to
move more than ten million units
worldwide, ofﬁcially establishing
the young Alicia Keys (who was
only 19 during the recording
process) as an international star.
Keys’ talents distinguished her as
a different sort of diva, one who
played a variety of instruments
and penned the vast majority
of her songs without outside
help. The Diary of Alicia Keys
solidiﬁed her popularity two
years later, and Alicia Keys spent
the rest of the decade reﬁning
her now-signature sound.
As I Am, her third studio album
was released on November
13, 2007. As I Am debuted at
number one on the Billboard
200 with ﬁrst-week sales of
742,000 copies, gaining Keys the
second largest sales week of
2007 and the largest sales week
for a female solo artist. She has
won numerous awards, including
eleven Grammy Awards, eleven
Billboard Music Awards, three
American Music Awards, and
fourteen NAACP Image Awards.
In June 2009, the American
Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers honored Keys
with the Golden Note Award, an
award given to artists “who have
achieved extraordinary career
milestones”. Keys released her
fourth studio album, The Element
of Freedom, in December 2009.
It debuted at number two on
the Billboard 200, selling 417,000
copies in its ﬁrst week. As part
of the promotional drive for
the album, she performed at the
Cayman Island Jazz Festival on
December 5, the ﬁnal night of
the three-day festival which will
be broadcast on Black Entertainment Television (BET). The album’s lead single, “Doesn’t Mean
Anything,” has peaked at number
60 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Keys was ranked at number ﬁve
on Billboard magazine’s artist of
the decade, while her song, “No
One,” was ranked at number six
on the magazine’s songs of the
decade.
She has collaborated with one
of the world’s biggest rappers
Jay-Z, written hits for Whitney
Houston’s recent comeback
album and has performed duets
with everyone from Lou Reed
and David Bowie to Chris Martin
and Annie Lennox.
Hits include “Fallin,” “You Don’t
Know My Name,” “If I Ain’t Got
You,” “My Boo,” “No One” and
“Like You’ll Never See Me Again.”
http://www.aliciakeys.com
Melanie Fiona is a bright, young
R&B artist and Kanye West
protégé from Toronto, Ontario,
Canada. Fiona developed a passion for music at an early age,
inﬂuenced by groups and artists
such as the Ronettes and Whitney Houston. It’s no surprise,
then, that she offers a throwback
retro sound to complement her
immaculate voice. Though she has
been active in the music industry
since 2002, her ﬁrst recorded
release came with Reggae Gold
2008, in the form of the track
“Somebody Come Get Me.” The
track was instantly acclaimed as a
highlight, as well as a fan favorite
on the album, and it helped her
get signed to Universal Motown.
Fiona released her debut single,
“Give It to Me Right,” which
samples “Time of the Season” by
the Zombies. Fiona’s melismatic
and dynamic vocal propelled
the single to the Top 20 on the
Canadian Hot 100, in addition
to charting on the Billboard
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart.
Her debut album, The Bridge,
was released in the fall of 2009,
and was a Top 25 album on the
Canadian Album Chart. The
album which was spearheaded by
Andrea Martin, and its lead single
also charted in the U.K. and Italy.
For more information visit http://
www.melanieﬁona.com
Ticket prices are $150.50,
$95.50 and $75.50 and can be
purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-736-1420, on-line
at www.ticketmaster.com or in
person at the Trump Taj Mahal
Box Ofﬁce. For box ofﬁce hours
and more information call (609)
449-5150. For box ofﬁce hours
and more information call (609)
441-6150.
For more information, including overnight accommodations
and packages, log on to www.
trumptaj.com
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Paulie
Day
DJ & Promotions Bio:
Paulie Day is considered one of the top
DJ/Promoters in the Philly/South Jersey
area. He is a veteran DJ whose experience, talent and extensive knowledge
of music make him one of the most
sought-after and versatile entertainers
in the business. Since the mid 90s Paulie has held major DJ residencies at past
hotspots like the Aztec Club, Egypt and
Deco. In 2000 he was appointed head
DJ for Top Dog/Taylors in Cherryhill
and held major residencies at Landmark
Americana (The Spot) and the Woodbine. Paulie currently holds his weekend
DJ residency for 6 years running at the
Casbah Nightclub located inside Trump
Taj Mahal, and has done countless guest
spots at major places like the Pool,
Foundation Room, the Chelsea and
Trump Plaza Beach Bar.
When it comes to promotions Paulie
has his ﬁnger on the pulse of what’s hot
in today’s nightlife scene and has been
throwing parties and hosting some of
the area’s biggest events for years. He
has booked some of the biggest talent
in the
country and is a major force in the
industry. His Promotional assistance
helped make Top Dog/Taylors in Cherryhill NJ one of the most successful
business operations in the area. Paulie
has worked for Harrah’s Entertainment
and recently LLC’d his company Elite
Entertainment and Promotions and is
working for Trump Entertainment Atlantic
City. This past summer he handled the
Friday Night promotions and marketing for
Casbah Nightclub and the Tuesday night
promotion for Trump Plaza Beach Bar. He
also assisted and consulted on several big
concert events including Paul Oakenfold,
DJ Boris and the Beachers Madhouse show.
His insatiable attitude for new and creative
ideas and his vast network of friends and
entertainment contacts make him capable
of any promotion. When you combine that
with his professional DJ skills, Paulie Day
and Elite are the ultimate 1 2 punch in
today’s nightlife market.
R&B legend Brian McKnight returns to
Resorts Casino Hotel, Saturday, March 13
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ- February 1, 2010- Resorts Atlantic City
Casino Hotel announced that it will present the return of
smooth R&B legend Brian McKnight in the Superstar Theater,
Saturday, March 13.
The Grammy-nominated Brian McKnight
has been recording
albums for nearly 20
years and he has sold
more than 20 million albums since his
self-titled debut album
in 1991. The singer/
songwriter/musician/
arranger and producer
McKnight has had nine
Top 100 Albums, 12
Hot 100 singles and 12
Top 20 R&B singles, including the smash hit “Anytime.”
Brian McKnight has received numerous awards including Soul Train Awards and Image Awards, and numerous nominations including Grammys, MTV Video Music
Awards, BET Awards and American Music Awards.
McKnight’s newest album, Evolution of a Man was released in September 2009. The album features duets with
Stevie Wonder and Jill Scott. The single “What I’ve Been
Waiting For” features a reggae sound that McKnight has
never done before.
In addition to his musical performances, Brian is the
host of a weekly late night talk show, aptly titled, The
Brian McKnight Show. The show is a one-hour entertainment showcase featuring the hottest celebrities and
personalities from the world of sports, acting, popular
culture and music.
Brian McKnight will perform in Resorts Casino
Hotel’s Superstar Theater on Saturday, March 13 at 8pm.
Tickets are priced at $50 and $40, and can be purchased
through Ticketmaster at 1.800.745.3000 or online at
www.Ticketmaster.com, www.resortsac.com, and www.
myresortscasino.com .
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New Shows:
ist and a fretless bassist forming the
lineup that is Grimace Federation
today. Now the quintet crafts complex
and subtle instrumental pieces that are
as deep as they are classic; referencing
Radiohead, A Tribe Called Quest, and
Stereolab as much as George Harrison,
Ry Cooder and Art Blakey. The sound
is an aesthetic that is truly unique.
Saturday, April 3rd - 9pm - $13/$15
THE BRONX
LA Hardcore Punk Rock at its best, return for their 3rd show at The North
Star Bar
Friday, March 19th - 9pm - $10
JAPANTHER
“spazz gods… a mother fucker of
GHOST STEPPER
an album… Japanther is a lean slam
boogie machine with no time for borefeaturing Jesse Miller, Luke Miller and dom.” – Thurston Moore
Mike Greenﬁeld of LOTUS, PhiladelMARIACHI EL BRONX
phia progressive instrumental jam, funk, The Bronx as a Mariachi band, need
electronic legends
we say more?
GRIMACE FEDERATION
Grimace Federation creates morphing, **********************************
sonic, textured movements which
groove and swerve pleasantly between North Star Bar
the progressive and the old school.
2639 Poplar Street
Built from an improvisational fusion
Philadelphia, PA 19130
guitar trio (guitar, bass, drums), Griwww.northstarbar.com
mace used lush chords and raw drum www.twitter.com/northstarbar
n bass beats to develop a funky jazz
www.myspace.com/northstarbar
tweaked indie-rock sound that rocked For more information and to purchase
house parties across Philly. In an effort advance tickets please visit the North
to continually change, always staying
Star web site at: www.northstarbar.
dynamic and heavy, the band added a com
2nd drummer, a New York vibraphon-
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 @ The
Trocadero
Garden Grown Presents Science Of
Speech – Bring Back The Beat
MOS DEF, De La Soul, Jay Electronica,
Pete Rock, Hezekiah, Slick Rick
Tix: $40 / Drs: 8pm, Show: 9pm / Age:
18+
http://www.gardengrown.net/home.
html
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 @ The Trocadero
FIFTEEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
H2O, Trapped Under Ice, Maximum
Penalty, Attack
Tix: $14 / Drs: 6pm, Show: 6:30pm / All
Ages
http://www.h2ogo.com/
THURSDAY MARCH 4
@ The Trocadero
KREATOR,Voivod,
Nachtmystium, Evile, Lazarus A.D.
Tix: $22.50 adv $24 dos / Drs: 7pm,
Show: 7:30pm / All Ages
http://www.kreator-terrorzone.de/
FRIDAY MARCH 5 @ The Trocadero
Y-Rock and XPN welcome MAN
MAN, Javelin
Tix: $14 / Drs: 8pm, Show: 8:30pm / All
Ages
http://www.manmanbandband.com/
SATURDAY MARCH 6 @ The Trocadero
THE LEGWARMERS The
Ultimate 80’s
Tribute Band!!!
Tix: $12 / Drs:
8pm, Show:
9pm / Age: 21+
http://www.
thelegwarmers.
com/
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20 @ The
Trocadero
Y-Rock and XPN welcome EDITORS,
The Antlers, The Dig
Tix: $16 adv $18 dos / Drs: 8pm, Show:
8:30pm / All Ages
TUESDAY
http://www.editorsofﬁcial.com/
MARCH 9 @
The Trocadero
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27 @ The
HAMMERFALL,
Balcony
Powerglove
BAD RABBITS
Tix: $23 adv
Tix: $8 / Drs: 8pm, Show: 9pm / Age:
$25 dos, $60
21+
VIP tickets
http://www.myspace.com/badrabbits- include meet
band
and greet with
Hammerfall
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28 @ The Tro- and a custom
cadero
poster / Drs:
Big D and the Kids Table, On Display, 7pm, Show:
Tsunami Rising, Home School Drop
7:30pm / All
Outs
Ages
Tix: $14 adv $16 dos / Drs: 6pm, Show: http://www.
6:30pm / All Ages
hammerfall.net/
http://www.bigdandthekidstable.com/
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Excited
Light presents From
Philly with
Love: A
Beneﬁt for
Haiti
Monday,
February
15th, 7 PM
John Jorgenson Quintet
Sunday, March 21st, 7:30 PM
Celtic Spirit
Sunday, March 21st, 8 PM
Jack Ingram
Sunday, March 28th, 7:30 PM
Peanut Butter & Jams welcomes Uncle
Rock
Saturday, April 3rd, 11:30 AM
Boy Wonder
presents
Chrome Tongues and Step Brothers with
The Hype! Roy McKoy
Friday, February 26th, 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 3rd, 10:30 PM
Brotherly Life Beneﬁt Show with Andrew
Lipke
Sunday, February 28th, 8 PM
Live From Bonnaroo
Free Film Screening!
Monday, March 1st, 8 PM
John Ellis and Double-Wide
Tuesday, March 2nd, 8 PM
The Radiators
Tuesday, March 9th, 7:30 PM
Peasant
Shady Retreat
Thursday, March 11th, 8 PM
Los Amigos Invisibles
Friday, March 19th, 8 PM
The Holmes Brothers
Saturday, April 3rd, 7:30 PM
Avi Wisnia - CD Release Show
Friday, April 9th, 7 PM
Jason Collett wuith Zeus
Tuesday, April 20th, 8 PM
Astrograss
Date changed from April 10th to Saturday,
May 1st
For more information, please use contact
CD Release listed above or visit www.worldcafelive.
com.
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is going
to be
ready in
an hour
Nicki, put that ice cream away and
go play.”
Nick : “But mom, there’s no one to
play with.” Jo : “I’ll play with you
Nicki ... what do you wanna play?”
Nick : “Lets play mommy and daddy.
To start, you go upstairs and lay
down on the bed.” Curious to see
where her sons head was at and
looking to keep him entertained,
Jo agreed and went upstairs. Nick
then put on his dad’s ﬁshing hat, lit
up one of his dad’s cigarettes, and
headed upstairs to Jo’s bedroom
and swung open the door. “What
am I supposed to do now Nicki?”
asked Jo :: Nick replied, “Get your
ass out of bed woman and get that
handsome kid of ours some damn
ice cream!!”
The Bacon Tree
Two Mexicans are stuck in the
desert, wandering aimlessly and
close to death. They are close to
just giving up and waiting for the inevitable, when all of a sudden - ‘Hey
Pepe, do you smell what I smell.
Ees bacon I is sure of eet.’ Si, Luis
... eet smells like bacon to meee.’
So, with renewed strength, they
struggle up the next sand dune,
and there, in the distance, is a tree
loaded with bacon. There’s raw bacon, dripping with moisture, there’s
fried bacon, back bacon, double
smoked bacon... every imaginable
kind of cured pig meat. ‘Pepe, we
is saved. ‘Eees a bacon tree.’ ‘Luis,
are you sure ees not a meerage?
We ees in the desert don’t forget.’
‘Pepe when deed you ever hear of
a meerage that smell like bacon...
ees no meerage, ees a bacon tree’.
And with that... Luis Races towards
the tree. He gets to within 5 metres, Pepe following closely behind,
when all of a sudden, a machine gun
opens up, and Luis is cut down in
his tracks. It is clear he is mortally
wounded but, a true friend that he
is, he manages to warn Pepe with
his dying breath.
‘Pepe... go back man, you was right
ees not a bacon tree.’ ‘Luis Luis mi
amigo... what ees it? ‘Pepe... ees not
a bacon tree... Ees - Ees - Ees - Ees
- Ees - Ees - Eees a Ham Bush.’
10 Truths
10 Truths Black And Hispanic People
Know, But White People Won’t Admit:
1. Elvis is dead, 2. Jesus was not
Donny’s Joke Corner
Master
Fred’s
Dojo
Are you
a casual
drunk
to full
blown
alcoholic?
Is your mouth often writing checks
your ﬁsts can’t cash? ‘Master Fred’s
Dojo’ is the answer to all of your
problems. At Master Fred’s Dojo
you will learn the ﬁne art of bar
ﬁghting from one of the nation’s
premiere trouble drunks - Master
Fred himself. Master Fred has
been banned nationally from such
established chains as Friday’s,
Applebees, and at every Border’s
Book Store containing a Starbucks.
He is an expert in the “What are
you looking at” and “You got a
problem” ﬁghting styles, but is also
very skilled in a variety of other
styles such as “ She was talking to
me.” In just 5 short weeks, Master
Fred will transform you from the
true liability pansy-ass lush you are
now. Intensive training covering
such varied areas of self-offense
as: -Using wing sauce as a weapon
-Breaking a beer bottle without
slicing and dicing your hands -Accurate projectile vomiting -Flicking
a lit cigarette into someone’s face
-Getting the hell outta there ::
Classes will be held every Monday,
Weds, and Friday with Fridays
being reserved for critiquing failed
technique in the classic and award
winning movie ‘Roadhouse’.You’ll
come to class, get wasted drunk,
and mix it up with other likeminded individuals. Master Fred will
show you the path to true ‘trouble
maker.’ Only when you reach that
point will you be able to tell that
douche-bag how ridiculous his
shirt / hat / girlfriend is with the
conﬁdence that only comes from
being trained as a drunk ﬁghter. If
you aspire to bar-ﬂydom, this class
is a must have! Classes start at $50
a week + a 12 pack per class.
Time for Ice Cream!!
Jo found her son Nick in the
kitchen scooping himself some ice
cream, and she ﬂipped!! Jo: “Dinner
White, 3. Rap music is here to
stay, 4. Kissing your pet is not cute
or clean, 5. Skinny does not equal
sexy, 6. Thomas Jefferson had black
children, 7. A 5 year child is too
big for a stroller, 8. N’ SYNC will
never hold a candle to the Jackson
5, 9. An occasional BUTT whooping
helps a child stay in line, 10. Having
your children curse you out in
public is not normal.
10 Truths White And Black People
Know, But Hispanic People Won’t
Admit: 1. Hickey’s are not attractive,
2. Chicken is food, not a roommate,
3. Jesus is not a name for your son,
4.Your country’s ﬂag is not a car
decoration, 5. Maria is a name but
not for every other daughter, 6.
“Jump out and run” is not in any
insurance policies, 7. 10 people to a
car is considered too many!, 8. Buttoning just the top button of your
shirt is a bad fashion statement, 9.
Mami and Papi can’t possibly be the
nickname of every person in your
family, 10. Letting your children
run wildly through the store is not
normal.
10 Truths White And Hispanic People
Know, But Black People Won’t Admit:
1. O. J. did it, 2. Tupac is dead, 3.
Teeth should not be decorated, 4.
Weddings should start on time, 5.
Your pastor doesn’t know everything, 6. Jesse Jackson will never be
President, 7. RED is not a kool-aid
ﬂavor, it’s a color, 8. Church does
not require expensive clothes, 9.
Crown Royal bags are meant to
be thrown away, 10.Your rims and
sound system should not be worth
more than your car
Final Thought ... Two Quotes to
Ponder :
‘Life’s tough ... It’s even tougher if
you’re stupid.’ -- John Wayne
‘My friends, we live in the greatest
nation in the history of the world. I
hope you’ll join with me as we try
to change it.’ -- Barack Obama
Unfortunately now we are
beginning to understand what the
second one means, and what the
ﬁrst says about us.
Are you guy’s as sick of this
winter crap as I am? Bring on the
Spring!! Boxing class is in full swing,
but we have plenty of openings
for anyone interested. Shoot me
an email to get on board *cough*
Ashley *cough*
As always, keep those jokes, emails,
and pics coming to DonnysJokes@
yahoo.com Have FUN!!
Spend An Evening With Wilco
Saturday, April 10
Electric Factory | Philadelphia, PA
Wilco will play a run of
16 concerts in Eastern U.S.
cities beginning in Miami, FL
on March 22 and culminating
in Pittsburgh, PA on April 11.
One stop along the way will be
in Philadelphia at Electric Factory on Saturday, April 10. The
concerts are presented as “An
Evening with Wilco” and will
feature extended, varied sets
exploring material from each
of the accomplished Chicago
sextet’s seven studio albums.
Tickets for this show go
on sale Saturday, January 9 at
10am and will be available at all
Ticketmaster locations, Electric
Factory Box Ofﬁce, Ticketmaster.com and charge-by-phone
at 215-336-2000 / 856-3389000 / 302-984-2000.
These tour dates continue
what is already promising to be
a busy start to the New Year
for Wilco. In late January, the
band heads to Los Angeles to
perform as part of the 2010
MusicCares Person of the Year
concert honoring Neil Young.
In February, they
embark on a previously announced
tour that includes
concerts in the
Paciﬁc Northwest,
the upper Midwest
and their most
extensive Canadian
tour in their 15-year
history. Previously
announced tour
dates in Japan, New
Zealand and Australia follow in
April and May.
Wilco’s latest studio album,
the Grammy-nominated Wilco
(The Album) has landed on
many critic’s year end polls as
one of the best albums of 2009
and Rolling Stone magazine
recently cited Wilco’s 2002
album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
as the 3rd best album of the
decade. You can view a full list
of honors in the News section
of Wilcoworld.net.
Resorts Casino Hotel to
introduce “Retro Blackjack” in February 2010
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – January 6, 2010 – The casino
hotel that brought “Boogie Back” with its ultimate 70s
and 80s dance club is set to turn back the clock with
Retro Blackjack! Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City
announced today that it will debut “Retro” Blackjack in
February 2010. These table games will offer minimum
“Retro” wagers starting at $2 per hand, plus a 25-cent
“fee” per hand.
“Many players are looking to expand their casino
experience by playing blackjack, but are intimidated to
do so,” said Kevin Brown, Executive Director of Table
Games for Resorts Casino. “Retro Blackjack gives
them an opportunity to become familiar with
Founded by Jeff Tweedy
in 1995 with bassist John
Stirratt, Wilco is Jeff Tweedy
(guitars, vocals), John Stirratt
(bass, vocals), Glenn Kotche
(drums), Nels Cline (guitars),
Pat Sansone (guitars, keyboards,
vocals) and Mike Jorgensen
(keyboards, vocals). The band
has released seven studio
albums, a live album and a live
DVD as well as two collaborations with Billy Bragg on material by Woody Guthrie.
the game while playing with others who have a similar
skill level.
“With the incredible successes we have had with
our retro dance club the past two years, and with
the coin-operated slots last year, it was natural for us
to take the Retro theme to table games,” continued
Brown. “These games will certainly add additional buzz
to an already exciting casino ﬂoor.”
Retro Blackjack will debut for a limited time on two
table games at Resorts Casino. Wagers will begin at
$2. Wagers can be made in one dollar increments up
to $5. Wagers after $5 will be made in $5 increments.
Players placing a wager between $2 and $5 will be
required to place a 25-cent “fee” when placing their
bet. The 25 cent fee will be taken by the dealer prior
to any cards being dealt.
All rules and regulations for standard blackjack will
be the same for Retro Blackjack.
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