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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz is out with a “Señor Octubre” T-shirt, and it's being sold with a cut of proceeds going to Variety, the nonprofit that provides opportunities to children with disabilities throughout greater Philadelphia.

The shirt can be purchased online at ruiz51.com for $18.99 or at any Acme for $16.99.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Pete Rose, who sat in at 97.5 The Fanatic on Tuesday, will return from noon to 2 p.m. Friday (10/30) with Dan Schwartzman.

Rose will be patched in from Vegas, where the line on the Series is ...

Oh, never mind.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Another fan-generated song:

"Parading Down Broad Street," produced by Stu Green for Stu62 Productions at Studio E in Upper Darby.

Studio E is owned by guitarist/songwriter/producer Bobby Eli, who performed on the original ‘Boogaloo’ session in 1967. (For the two guys, it was a reunion of a relationship that started in 1963, when Eli played in Herb Johnson & the Impacts, and Green was a freshman at Penn with a little side business booking West Philly bands into Penn frat houses.)

Four members of Lost in Paris, a West Chester-based bar band, perform, as does guitarist Greg Davis (Beru Revue, Crosstown Traffic, and Kenn Kweder Secret Kidds.)

Link to the song is here.


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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Philly artists, including G Love (of G Love & Special Sauce), have gone into the studio under the name Guerrilladelphia for a Phillies fight song called "Unstoppable."

Besides G Love, that's Bryn Mawr rapper KUF KnOtZ on lead vocals.

Bristol-born Don McCloskey says: "I was watching the NLDS and came up with the chorus and the bass line. He passed the track to Kuf and then to G Love, who added harmonicas and vocals.

Locals Chuck Treece and Tom Spiker perform on the drums and guitars; Jay Davidson, Larry Toft and Patrick Hughes did horns; and Phil Nicolo mixed.

I noticed the 917 phone exchange for McCloskey. He's a 1995 grad of St. Joe's Prep and has lived in New York for 10 years, "but I've never faltered as a Phillies fan."

Here's a link, too.


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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Coquette at Fifth and Bainbridge Streets had faced a judgment from a former employee at owner Cary Neff's former establishment, Sansom Street Oyster House.

Community Legal Services doggedly pursued the unpaid wages, and got the sheriff's office to post notice of a sheriff's sale. That sale was to be held Thursday.

But CLS attorney Michael Hollander reports that the sale has been canceled as the judgment has been satisfied.

Neff said he was reconceptualizing Coquette.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Susan Finkelstein

Wired 96.5's Chio in the Morning and auto dealer Gary Barbera plan to give a pair of Game 3 tickets to Susan Finkelstein, the woman accused of trying to trade the promise of sex for Series tickets on Craigslist.

Chio, who got the woman's lawyer on the air this morning to extend the offer, plans to put her on the air at 8 a.m. Thursday.

They expect to give the tickets on Friday afternoon at Barbera's car lot on Roosevelt Boulevard -- no strings attached.
 

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Kidd Chris, sacked in May 2008 from WYSP, has landed at 101 KUFO, a hard-rocker in Portland, Ore., with a morning show.

The station trumpeted his hiring today, explaining that he has worked in Syracuse, Wichita, Sacramento, San Antonio, and most recently Philadelphia. He recently stopped his Internet show, which suggested that a station was about to announce his hiring.

"His association with the Howard Stern Show put Kidd Chris on the map and he’s been grabbing attention and ratings ever since. Now making his home in Portland, Kidd Chris is fired up and ready to get back on the air, keeping listeners on the edge of their seats, wondering what he’ll do next. Everyone is about to find out now at 101 KUFO," the station says.

Chris Foley lost his WYSP job over the fallout from the racist song "Schwoogies," sung to the tune of Blondie's "Call Me." A guest, Lady Gash, performed the song in the studio, and the station replayed it. Program director John Cook also was let go. Cook is now program director of WBEN (95.7).

Listen live from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern at http://www.kufo.com.

 

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
"Pizzeria Stella" on the Second Street door.

With Pizzeria Stella reaching its first month at Second and Lombard Streets comes talk that owner Stephen Starr may be fixing to expand it one storefront north on Second Street.

Right now, that is the home of Equilibrium Pilates, whose owner, Brie Adina Neff, believes that her days at 420 S. Second St. are numbered after 6½ years.

Starr confirmed that his company was in talks with the building owner, Michael Untermeyer (the DA candidate).

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Ellen DeGeneres in her Burbank studio with the bathing-suited Villanovans behind her on monitor.

Talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres, who's been trying to build her Twitter following, put out a challenge on Tuesday, tweeting that those who showed up at Villanova University's Connelly Center had a chance to win a big prize.

DeGeneres tweeted that the first 12 followers to show up in only a fake mustache and bathing suit would be in the running to win a pair of tickets to the World Series.

The 12 followers had 15 minutes to write a 30-second rap to tell her why they should win.

The three finalists performed their rap and the winner, Colleen Lennon of Philly, a nonstudent, won the pair of tickets. The other two finalists won a $500 American Express gift card.

"The Ellen DeGeneres Show" airs on WCAU/NBC on Channel 10 at 3 p.m. This episode will air Wednesday.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Rob and Maggie Wasserman, who own Rouge on Rittenhouse Square, are getting into the burger biz.

Zoning variance permitting, they're planning 500°  for a storefront at 15th and Sansom Streets. (The space, which has been empty for years, is on the 1500 block of Sansom Street, just off the corner next to Roy's and across from the parking garage.)

Opening of 500° will be in the first quarter of 2010.

Rob Wasserman told me that the idea came to him in May during the Rittenhouse Row festival, when Rouge sold smaller versions of its signature burgers. He says he worked with the vendors to drive down the cost of ingredients, while maintaining quality. The move coincided with the burger trend that's been sweeping the area (see: "Up, Tommy").

The look will be comfy-upscale, Wasserman says, describing wood, metal and marble that will go into the 1,000 square feet. About 20 people will sit inside; most business will be takeout. There will be no liquor/beer.

He'll serve 4- to 7-ounce burgers for $4 to $4.50. The goal will be to price a burger, fries, and shake meal for $10.

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Michael Klein chronicles local people, places and things (in easy-to-digest portions) three days a week in his Inquirer column "INQlings." He also covers the restaurant scene in his Thursday Food column, "Table Talk." See his work at http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/michael_klein.
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