Mo’ Rumblings: Bright Lights, Big(gish Second-Tier Celebrity) City
>>> This Halloween, we’re pretty sure Philadelphia is dressing up as a mystical, semi-real land we call EMPIRE OF THE STRETCHY FACE. At least that’s what we thought when we scoped these photos of Suzanne Roberts, Carol Saline, et. al. at the grand opening of the Suzanne Roberts Theater, which, apparently, is not one of the kabuki variety, although you’d be forgiven for thinking otherwise. Also in this link: Edward Albee (apparently still alive!), Nathan Lane, Lucie Arnez, Henri David and other people who we’re guessing know better. But hey: It’s a desperate town, and these are desperate times. [PhillyChitChat]
>>> “The Top Ten Alternate Reality Philadelphias” was entertaining, sure, but WTF: They forgot the Brian DePalma Blow Out-era Philly which, frankly, everyone west of Girard still lives in. (Pictured.) [TheClog]
>>> Taking a page from such advertorial classics as our own Dylanology and Mozblog, Philly.com does philly.com/police but it’s only a placeholder for a place to ask Stewart Copeland something. And here, we thought the place to ask Stewart Copeland something was NEVER. [Philly.com]
October 29th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
I think anything “west of Girard” would have to be in some alternate reality. At least on my maps.
October 29th, 2007 at 10:53 pm
Mappy beat me to it. I believe its that strange place called “Upper Dirty”. Err I mean Upper Darby.