SOUTH PHILLY-BORN crooner Fabian Forte says it was "f------ incredible" that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said during a speech Friday in the Philippines that she'd had a crush on him.

According to NYMag.com, Clinton was asked, "If you had a crush, aside from Bill

Clinton, who would it be?" She replied that "Many, many, many, many years ago, when I was young, there was a singer in the United States whose name was Fabian," and that she had been president of the Fabian Fan Club.

"I thought it was beautiful," Fabian told New York magazine's Dan Amira yesterday while cutting trees at his home in western Pennsylvania. "Being a politician, she got herself out of that one pretty good."

Fabian, who still performs regularly with Frankie Avalon and Bobby Rydell, must not have been offended by Clinton's statement that he was a singer,

and says he's a fan of hers, too.

"The reason why I'm really a fan of hers is that with all she has been through, she comes out great . . . I mean, she's an incredible woman. You know, she's got bigger balls than most men out there," said the former teen idol.

Roker grateful for Danny defense

94 WYSP's Danny Bonaduce

yesterday came to the defense

of "Today" weatherman/co-host Al Roker, who was dissed by "The Hills" fame-whore Spencer Pratt. After Pratt and wife Heidi Montag were bumped

from a "Today" appearance, Pratt went off on Twitter about Roker and Roker's wife and children.

Anyway, Roker, a pal of Danny's, called into the show after yesterday's broadcast. His taped interview will be heard on this morning's show and also online at 94wysp.com/danny.

Roker thanked Danny for defending him, and joked that he would help raise Danny's legal defense fund after the Broomall native "Partridge Family" alum pledged to assault Pratt on Roker's behalf if he ever met him.

Out and about

Jimmy Rollins was happy to sign

autographs yesterday as the Phillies shortstop golfed in a foursome, which we're told included his future father-in-law, at Westover Golf Club in Norristown.

* Playboy Playmate Jayde Nicole, who

hosted a Saturday-night party at Dusk inside Caesars Atlantic City, grabbed a bottle of Jagermeister to take with her to work the pole on the main dance floor along with local Playmate Shannon James and Brittany Jimmo. The ladies invited women up to dance with them to the sounds of DJ Morse Code.

Saget secures new A&E show

Mount Airy/Abington-raised comic actor Bob Saget will host "Bob Saget's Strange Days" on A&E, the network announced yesterday. Saget plans to travel the country investigating cultures such as the world of mail-order brides, fraternities, and survivalist cults. Seven episodes are planned for 2010.

Charitably minded

Daily News beer reporter Joe Sixpack will talk about beer and sign copies of his beer books tomorrow night at Pints for North Light at the Manayunk Brewery (4120 Main). The event raises money for the North Light Community Center. Beer-tastings, of American craft and import brews, are on tap at the event, which starts at 6 p.m.

Tickets are $50. For info, visit pintsfornorthlight.com or 215-483-4800.

* Boxer-turned-community-activist Paul "Earthquake" Moore still seeks turkeys and stuffing to give to the needy. He's also inviting anyone to run with him at his annual Turkey Run at 11 a.m. Saturday on the south side of City Hall. People can also drop off turkeys and stuffing at any time at the New Fellowship Baptist Chuch (7001 Woodland). For more info, call Moore at 215-385-2696 or earth_quake1@hotmail.com.

Small tribute to Johnny Mercer

Jazz singer Lynn Randall joins Eddie Bruce and the Tom Adams Trio tonight aboard the Moshulu (401 S. Columbus) with a tribute to songwriter Johnny Mercer, on what would have been Mercer's 100th birthday, had he not died in 1976.

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