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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Nutter Won't Repeat Last Mayor's iPhone Vigil.
Mayor Street's iPhone vigil.

My, how time flies when you're not waiting in a muggy drizzle for the latest hi-tech gadget.  Has it really been a year since then-Mayor Street set up his folding chair in an Center City alley near a Dumpster and waited through the rain in a line for 14 hours to buy an iPhone?  Street defended his high-profile alley adventure back then by saying he was using his Blackberry -- so 2007 -- to keep in touch with city officials on the issues of the day.  And he noted that he left the line for previous commitments, with his place being held by members of his security team. [Wait, is that better?]

So we have a new mayor and here comes the new and improved iPhone, going on on sale Friday evening.  Should we look up Center City's alleys as the weekend starts for Nutter, eagerly holding his place in line?

"You know, somehow I missed that," Nutter said today when asked about the new gadget coming out.  He has no plans to get an iPhone or wait in line. "I'm not an iPhone guy. I use a Blackberry. I usually go to the store, walk in and get one."

Posted by Chris Brennan @ 6:24 PM  Permalink | 3 comments
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Posted 12:56 AM, 07/10/2008
pyle70
Chris you are better than this...What a cheap shot at a guy who is not in office..THis is not news...
Posted 09:50 AM, 07/10/2008
James
This guy has a lot of sense than the other guy. I remember how parents acted like animals to get cabbage patch dolls in 1993 when they waited for hours outside the store. The thing is that new technology will always be available once the initial buzz wears off. Besides, you can get a free use by letting the other suckers buy and then complain or praise its usefulness. Patience is richly rewarded.
Posted 09:50 AM, 07/10/2008
James
This guy has a lot of sense than the other guy. I remember how parents acted like animals to get cabbage patch dolls in 1993 when they waited for hours outside the store. The thing is that new technology will always be available once the initial buzz wears off. Besides, you can get a free use by letting the other suckers buy and then complain or praise its usefulness. Patience is richly rewarded.
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About Chris Brennan and Catherine Lucey
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Chris Brennan, a native Philadelphian and graduate of Temple University, joined the Daily News in 1999. He has written about SEPTA, the Philadelphia School District, the legalization of casino gambling, state government, the mayor, the governor, City Council and political campaigns.

Catherine Lucey joined the Daily News in 2002. Since then she has written about murderous drug gangs, political protesters and Harry Potter. For the past two years, she covered the 2007 mayoral election. Now that the battle is over, she has moved down to the City Hall bureau where she will report on the Nutter administration.

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