Right Now: OccupyPhilly Booted From Reading Terminal For Attempted Mic Check, Moves Onto Suburban Station, Anywhere, Really, That Has Heat

[OccupyPhilly] just tried to stage a sound off about free speech in Reading Terminal. They are currently being removed by security guards.

OP’s Twitter stream doesn’t seem to make mention of RT specifically, but does indicate that police are currently on the scene at Suburban. Happy commuting!

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Boyz II Men Are Getting A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame

Philadelphia’s own Boyz II Men, the most successful R&B group of all time, will be getting their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. There, they will be members of an exclusive club, joining the prestigious company of such stars as David Spade and Buzz Aldrin. But seriously, their star will be in close proximity to The Four Tops, Miles Davis, and Paul Newman. We’re proud.

And on a side note, if you have never seen this video of grown men sing-fighting to “End of the Road” for P. Diddy’s attention, you should see it. It’s exquisite.

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Flyers/Rangers Fan-Fight Participants May Have ID’d Themselves On Facebook, Because That’s What Smart People Do

According to Fox News, the Philadelphia Police Department is looking for three men who assaulted a Rangers fan outside of Geno’s the night of the Winter Classic. The PPD uploaded the video above to their YouTube page, hoping through the blurry, unfocused, cellphone footage someone would be able to ID one of the men in the video.

Luckily for the PPD, people are stupid. According to Fox, “On Wednesday, a man boasted on Facebook that he was responsible for the attack. ‘[I]t was me and friends do something about it,’ read a posting by Edward Neary, who then used a homophobic slur. Neary’s Facebook profile, which has since been deleted, indicated that he graduated from high school in 2009. He later blamed the incident on his friends, identifying three by name, and claimed the Rangers fans instigated the fight.”

Allow us to correct ourselves, now it is the most predictable story of all time.

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Dept. Of Meaningless Lists: We’re Bad For Men

At least according to Men’s Health magazine (a magazine whose sole purpose is to point out how fat you are), Philadelphia finished 98th out of 100 in a list of the best cities for men. The list was reportedly based on, “35 categories, including exercise, employment, air quality, and heart disease taken from federal data.”

Well, our trophy case is getting kind of full with all of these very important awards, so we’d like to speak on behalf of all Philadelphians when we say: “Please stop including us on your nonsense lists.” Didn’t your parents (GQ and Runner’s World) ever teach you that if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all? Oh, and for all of those people who like to use the “Philadelphia is the next Detroit” meme? We should be so lucky, Detroit came in 97th.

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Political Rumblings: Full Of Santorum

>>>We didn’t pay attention to it back in November because, well, no one did, but now that Rick Santorum is a serious contender (HA!) for the Republican Presidential nomination, it’s coming back up: Santorum sponsored Jerry Sandusky for a “Congrssional Angels of Adoption” award nine years ago. This proves a theory we have that, at some point, everyone in Pennsylvania has given Jerry Sandusky an award. [The Inquirer]
>>>Also, Rick Santorum will never be President because of his sweater vests. [Philly.com]
>>>And another piece of news we haven’t really discussed, because it makes us angry, is the whole Marian “I’m retiring for one day, collecting a half million dollars, and then returning to work because I have no distinguishable moral or social code and I would like everyone in Philadelphia to dislike me” Tasco thing. We hope that nickname catches on. [Newsworks]

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Poll: A Light Dusting

Oh hey, we’re going to try doing a Daily Poll each morning now, wherein we ask you, the people of Philadelphia, random things about your life here, and on Earth. Got a question you want to see the people answer? Suggest it at: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

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Scope This Mixtape: Bouffant Bangout’s 3-Year Anniversary Mix

This Saturday night at the Barbary, Bouffant Bangout, the self-described “early rock-and-roll, garage rock, french pop, surf rock, and classic soul” party will celebrate its third anniversary. Any DJ will tell you that’s a lifetime in nightlife years, but we’d also like to salute the Bangout kids for their party’s fun, inclusive nature. Every time we’ve visited BB, it’s felt like the kind of party where we’d gladly bring both our cooler-than-coolest friend or our parents. To coincide with their anniversary, the BB kids have made this mixtape, which you can stream above or download here. Enjoy!

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Captain Freeshit: Win Tickets To See Sandra Bernhard Next Wednesday!

You’ve seen a glimpse of it on our site for a little while now. Sandra Bernhard is in town next week! Win yourself a pair tickets to see her performance at 8pm Wednesday, January 11th at the Painted Bride. A frequent guest on the David Letterman show, a rumored lover to Madonna, and the actress who played Nancy Bartlett on Roseanne, Sandra Bernhard’s comedic entertainment has graced both screen and stage, and now she’s in Philly.

Don’t miss your chance to take part in the hilarity that is I Love Being Me Don’t You?, which features musical numbers from her new album in between comedy bits. While remaining true to her edgy fabulousness and stance on hot topics, pop culture and society, Sandra Bernhard continues to bring outrageous humor and satire to the stage. To enter to win, email ihopeiwin[at]philebrity[dot]com with “Sandra Bernhard” in the subject header. You’ll automatically be subscribed to the forthcoming new Philebrity Reader weekly newsletter and win chances for other exclusive free stuff. We’ll be picking the winners on Friday, so get those emails in.

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PSA: Keep Your Eyes Out When You Are At Sugarhouse And Parx

For those out there at Parx (who are not busy leaving their children in a parking lot), and Sugarhouse (not busy dousing yourself in hand sanitizer), keep your eyes out:

Endangered Missing Person from the 15th Police District
Police Need Assistance in Finding Judith Franzen On Monday, January 2, 2012, Judith Franzen was last seen at approximately 1:30pm at her residence on the 6200 block of Cottage Street. Judith suffers from Dementia and Diabetes and frequents Parx and Sugar House Casinos. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Judith Franzen, please contact Northeast Detective Division at 215-686-3153 or call 911.

NAME: Judith Franzen
AG: 73
HEIGHT: 4’9”
WEIGH: 113 lbs
EYES: Green
HAIR: Brown
She was last seen wearing blue jeans and a red coat

The link that was sent out with the release from the PPD is here, although it seems to be down. Hopefully a picture will be up there soon.

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Cops Looking At Mummer Fight Video For Identification, Possible Charges

According to My Fox Philly, police are looking into that Mummer fight video to see if they can make any IDs or file any charges. Let’s help them out: you’re looking for a stocky, slightly balding, middle-aged man, which not only describes about everyone in that video, but a large portion of Mummers and Philadelphians. Good luck.

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This Is What The Comments On Byko’s Latest Column Looked Like Before Philly.com Disabled Comments

It’s a new year, but apparently, that’s not enough space for ancient Daily News columnist Byko aka Stu Bykofsky to outrun a rising tide of anger over his recent facepalm-worthy column about his recent, er, “sexy” trip to Thailand. Yesterday, the DN ran Byko’s latest column, a pretty innocuous wrap-up of the hows and whys of this year’s Mummer’s Parade. But as you can see above, in no time at all after it was published, commenters flocked to the page to continue to give Byko a ration of shit for his Thai tour. Overnight, Philly.com disabled comments on the piece, much as it did his original piece on Thailand. We can’t help but wonder which will happen first: People being able to comment once again on Byko’s columns, or Byko just stepping down altogether.

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Archbishop Chaput Plans To Sell Estate

With the looming threats of closing many Catholic schools in the city, new Archbishop Charles Chaput reportedly wants to sell the estate where the sitting Archbishop has lived since 1935.

According to CBS3, “the proposal to sell the archbishops’ residence has been presented to the priests’ counsel and the finance counsel and now has only to be approved by the Vatican.” Reportedly, since area Catholics are being asked to accept “sacrifices in the educational system,” Chaput does not feel comfortable living in splendor in the 8-acre estate at 5700 City Avenue.

So here’s our plea. Whoever ends up buying this place, you probably don’t want to live there. It’ll be weird, a little creepy, and probably smell like incense for all of eternity. So here’s what you do: lease it out to film every horror film of the next 30 years there. The possibilities are endless. And if we, as Americans, really need more exorcism movies, we might as well film them at the source. Start your screenplays folks.

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More Readers Cameraphone: Santa’s Remains Found By Rail Tracks In North Philly

Taken at the Temple University train station. Looks like Santa either got mugged or shitfaced up here (lots of beer cans around the suit).

Philebrity is currently sending a reporter to the scene to check for the presence of any D-cell batteries.

Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

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Noontime Nuggetz: CAN WE GIVE A GIVE A NOONTIME NUGZ SALUTE TO THE LATE GREAT PHIL LYNOTT PLEASE?

It was 25 years ago today that Phil Lynott left this realm and went to another plane, somewhere (we hope) a lot more heavy metal Celtic elfin magick than this one ever had. Now, we know that many of you (especially non-metal/prog fans) may have never delved very deep into the Thin Lizzy catalog, but for us, Lynott’s combination of scrappiness and belief in a better, harder rocking world always struck us as uniquely Philadelphian. So much so that when the group’s Live At Tower Theatre Philadelphia 1977 LP was released a few years ago, it was a kind of culmination of everything we’d ever thought about why this band has such a deep connection with us and many folks from around here. Lynott, you’re missed, and you continue to inspire us. Even with the weird elf-rock albums. And thanks for the parting gift!

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PSA: Center City Folks, Treecycle This Saturday In South Street/Queen Village

WHEN: Saturday, January 7

WHERE: Whole Foods Market, 929 South Street, 10am-4pm
Weccacoe Playground, 400 block of Catherine Street, 10am-1pm

WHAT: greenlimbs and the Queen Village Neighbors Association are pleased to announce our second annual Christmas tree recycling (tree-cycling) event. Decoration-free trees will be collected at
Weccacoe Playground in Queen Village and at the Whole Foods Market on South Street where they
will be chipped into mulch for use in area parks, gardens and recreational centers.

Also this year, we are offering curbside pickup to those unable to make it to a collection site.
Reservations for curbside pickup may be made through January 4 at treecycling@greenlimbs.com.

Live performances, raffle prizes, restaurant and retail promotions, and bicycle registration by officers
from the South Street mini-station will also be featured at the Whole Foods Market site. First
District Councilman Mark Squilla will be in attendance to meet and greet his constituents.

This event is part of a broader tree-cycling movement happening throughout the city January 7 and
8. The complete list of collection and chipping sites is available at greenlimbs.com.

Our sponsors include Whole Food Markets and Cenova landscapers, the Philadelphia Police
Department, Queen Village Neighbors Association, Bella Vista Neighborhood Association,
Washington Square West Civic Association, South Street Headhouse District, and Society Hill
Neighborhood Association.

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Readers Cameraphone: Name Names, Why Don’cha?

Spotted at York – Dauphin:

Now see, this is the kind of thing you just can’t get on uwishunu: The ever-popular (yes, we’ve actually seen examples of this before) STOP THIS WHORE flyer. This one, though, bears the unique distinction of not just naming the suspect in question by her government name, but also somehow lists her social security number (both of which we blurred out for reasons of both common human decency and legal protection). We run the edited version here both as a curiosity and a reminder: Damn, Philly is nasty.

Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

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Flyers Fans Will Not Be Outdone By The Mummers

NBC10 reports that Flyers and Rangers fans got into a fistfight outside Geno’s Steaks. Does it still count as news if it is literally the most predictable story of all time?

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Daily Poll: New Year, New You

Oh hey, we’re going to try doing a Daily Poll each morning now, wherein we ask you, the people of Philadelphia, random things about your life here, and on Earth. Got a question you want to see the people answer? Suggest it at: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

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Romney Finishes First In Iowa, Santorum Right Behind

According to final tallies, Rick Santorum came in behind Republican haircut Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucuses by only 8 votes. It’s a suprising showing for Santorum, and much more than we expected to see from him in this race. It’s stil uncertain how all of this will play out, but for today: one point for sweater vests and bigots.

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