http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dan_gross RSS Feed for Dan Gross en-us Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:20:10 GMT http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dan_gross/20091110_Dan_Gross__A_bachelor_party_in_A_C__for_Victorino_.html SHANE VICTORINO and Ryan Howard were in a small party that stopped by Dusk, inside Caesars Atlantic City, on Saturday night. Could it have been a bachelor party? On Saturday, the Phillies outfielder marries Melissa Smith in Hawaii. The couple live in Las Vegas during the off-season and have a 2 1/2-year-old daughter, Kali'a. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dan_gross/20091109_Dan_Gross__The_Contest_returns_-_not_that_there_s_anything_wrong_with_that.html THE CONTEST has returned. By overwhelming demand, or at least a handful of inquiries, Your Humble Narrator, None More Black frontman Jason Shevchuk and No Quarter Records mogul Mike Quinn once again host "Seinfeld Trivia." http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dan_gross/20091105_Dan_Gross__J-Roll__Victorino_in_union_ad.html WE DON'T KNOW their take on the SEPTA strike, but Jimmy Rollins and outfielder Shane Victorino have made their position clear when it comes to the Employee Free Choice Act. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dan_gross/20091104_Dan_Gross__Yo__Ryan__Lose_the_beard_.html RYAN HOWARD needs a shave. As superstitious as baseball players can be, we were surprised that the Phillies slugger, who owned the plate during the NLCS series, had grown a beard for the World Series. He's been struggling in the Series. Could it be coincidence, or could the facial hair be to blame? Either way, we hope to see the dangerous batter go beardless tonight. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dan_gross/20091103_Dan_Gross__Rock_s_from_the_Apple_but_Mets_are_his_meat.html ROOTS DRUMMER Questlove said that he and Jay-Z had a World Series bet that would involve "very public humiliation" from the loser. The Philly hip-hop hero, clad in a red Phillies hoodie, declined to get any more specific about his wagerwith the the Brooklyn-born superstar. They met up in Bill Giles Party Suite 78 where they joined Alanis Morrissette, who sang the National Anthem last night, N'SYNC's Lance Bass and actress Joanna Garcia. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dan_gross/20091102_Dan_Gross__Phillies_enjoy_Pearl_Jam_s_final_Spectrum_show.html PEARL JAM frontman Eddie Vedder was rumored Saturday to be singing the National Anthem at Game 4 last night, but it was not to be. The band was expected to attend the game. Raul Ibanez and Scott Eyre hung backstage at Friday's Pearl Jam show with the group who dedicated a couple of tunes to the team. On Saturday, Vedder asked Bernie Parent for a hug when Parent and fellow http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dan_gross/20091102_Dan_Gross__Huntingdon_Valley_s_Jen_Rade__stylin__on_STYL_D.html JEN RADE says she's "a jeans and cashmere sweater girl, simple and classic, one accessory." But the Huntingdon Valley native knows how to keep celebrities in the hottest fashions as a senior stylist at the Margaret Maldonado Agency in LA. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dan_gross/20091029_Dan_Gross__Jay-Z_to_tone_down_his_act.html JAY-Z WILL TONE down the drug-dealing references and N-words dropped throughout his "Empire State of Mind" when he performs with Alicia Keys tonight at Yankee Stadium. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dan_gross/20091028_Dan_Gross__Big_Daddy_s_in_a_stinky_place.html BIG DADDY Graham says that the water damage that destroyed about 60 percent of his South Jersey home is "pretty devastating." http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dan_gross/20091027_Dan_Gross__NE_man_in_top_20__Dance__lineup.html PETER SABASINO says his parents have supported his dancing since "the first time they saw me imitating Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' dance when I was 3." Sabasino, 22, a Northeast native, just made the top-20 contestants on Fox TV hit "So You Think You Can Dance," where he can be seen performing tonight.