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City Paper gets its close-up ... again

POSTED: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 4:01 PM

Filed Under: TV Watch

Goddamn, everyone wants a piece of the City Paper pie. Recently, Danny DeVito was seen lovingly reading a CP in an episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Now, freelancer extraordinaire Natalie Hope McDonald finds this shot of City Paper from an episode of thirtysomething, the Philly-set hour-long dramedy from the producing team of Marshall Herskovitz (an Lower Merion High School alum) and Edward Zwick (they would later go on to produce My So-Called Life and Once and Again, as well as move into film). It's from the second season, which was released on DVD on Tuesday. For those keeping score at home, here's the episode info, courtesy of NHM:

Season 2, episode 2
"In Re: The Marriage of Weston"
Original airdate: 12/31/88

YouTube user Phaseshifter2 is apparently really into thirtysomething and has the episode up online. Here's the first part:

Craig Zablo

Posted 2010-01-24 08:14:33

Frank Stallone performing in Philly on the 4th of July?  That is a no-brainer.  Someone should make it happen.

Paul Monte

Posted 2010-01-21 22:05:30

As I was shooting on the Set of Rocky Balboa, My Cousin Frank Stallone was documenting the city, that he loves,on a palm camcorder, telling me stories of his history in Philadelphia.
I can not believe that a class act like Frank that has so many talents in numerous music circles.. has not been embraced by the "Powers to be" I've seen him perform in Rock Shows, Acoustic shows, and to the surprise of many, not me, he belts out the American Song Book in a Big Band Format! So, in conclusion:
1.You have a performer that can play non stop for 2 hrs, that will not be a bore, or "club act"; but is an inspiration to be around, who can speak to a  a young crowd about history a generation prior to theirs, and they WILL listen.
2. Classic Rock, Blues , or Big Band w/ a Symphony.. you choose the forum, he can accomplish a fun show for your event.
3.Most of all.. after the show he'll  hang w/ his Philly "peeps" and not ditch town on the next plane out.. a performer that truly wants to perform in your city. 
I challenge you to find a better match for Philadelphia!
twitter-@paulmonte

Frank Stallone

Posted 2010-01-21 12:06:43

I wanted to ask the people of Philadelphia a question? When I was growing up we used to live on the Parkway at Park Town Place a few short blocks from the Art Museum. Many years later my brother Sly put the Museum on the map worldwide when he ran the steps in Rocky. And ever since people have come from all over the world to run those steps.
When Rocky III came out they begged him if they have the giant statue at the top of the steps and he said yes and the people of Philadelphia loved it and then one day they took it away from the people of this great city because they didn't think it was art and hid it at the Spectrum for many years.

July 4th 1984 they asked my band to perform after the success I had writing the hits from the soundtrack to Staying Alive so I performed in front of a few Hundred thousand folks and it was such a blast to see all my old friends and I could even see my old bedroom window from the stage and it was a great success for me and my band we played all the hits from Rocky and Staying Alive etc.

When Rocky Balboa came out in 2006 I thought it would be great to return to the steps for the July 4th concert and sing the Street corner song from Rocky ( Take You Back ). Many calls were placed to the so called powers that be they never returned one call. I heard in the last few years most of the acts in the show are not even from Philly and that is a shame for this town has produced some of the best acts ever. So in short don't you think that Philadelphians are entitled to hear and see some of their own acts. God Bless Frank Stallone

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