Comments on: Joe Queenan Has Not Been Home In A While

By: thoth93

thoth93 — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:06:19 +0000

“If you go to Philadelphia today, you can see the statue of Sylvester Stallone at the foot of the Art Museum steps, where it has temporarily been relocated as a fundraising gimmick.”

Philebrity could have at least read the whole article instead of spouting a token reactionary comment to a review that isn’t really even hostile towards philadelphia.

By: zned

zned — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:45:35 +0000

Aside from the obvious lack of fact checking on this article, it’s pretty funny and right on.

“This time, he will duke it out with Mason “The Line” Dixon (played by real-life boxer Antonio Tarver), an undefeated black man who, though prodigiously gifted, has never really been tested. That’s because up until now he has only battled tough black men in their 20s, but has never had to face the ultimate test: a 10-round bout with a decrepit Caucasian restaurateur pushing 60.”

By: conorcorcoran

conorcorcoran — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:28:04 +0000

The best part is Queenan’s conclusion, which really posits the question we all should have been asking at the time of the statue’s reinstallation:

Hey, why aren’t we celebrating Joe Frazier?

The answers, of course, are too ugly for the local media to bear.