POSTED: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 3:00 PM
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Welcome to the first Icepack of 2011. Well really,
this one's the first, with info on
Guvnah Rendell's farewell gifts to Philly and his
Beach Boys/
John Stamos (ugh) bye-bye-bash, chef
David Katz and Philly's porn giants. But this is the year's first Ice online. So, have a photo of the
Mummers taken by Icepack snapper
Scott Weiner to start your year proper.
Chamber Philly faves
Buried Beds just announced a tour that will immediately whisk them away with homeboys
Dr. Dog, starting Jan. 29 at DC's 9:30 Club. Beat it.
Q102 is holding a contest on Saturday (3 p.m.) at the Plaza at the King of Prussia Mall to sing
Justin Bieber songs and win a trip for four to the LA premiere/meet-n-greet of his concert film,
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.
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| Julianna White and Frankie Valli |
How about a contest for grown-ups?
The Food Network's
Restaurant: Impossible (eateries with too few customers and too many problems) is looking to cast local restaubars. Has your hot spot gone cold? Go to
restaurantimpossible.com. The show premieres Jan. 19.
No doubt about it: I love Philly's raw and coolly twisted trio,
Northern Liberties. Google my name and theirs and you'll find out how much. That said, I'm proud as peach pie to announce that director
Jon Foy's documentary about Libert-ine
Justin Duerr —
Resurrect Dead, about Justin's quest to solve the
Toynbee Tile mystery — will premiere Jan. 20 at the
Sundance Film Fest. BUT, they need to do sound correction before it hits Colorado. Please
donate here and read the director's story.
Who dared to deface
Fathom,
Mike Stollenwerk's Girard Ave. still-unopen fisherie that we've written up repeatedly? Spotted the graffiti and the taggers ain't original. Why don't you go hit the neighborhood McDs?
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| Kathi Griffin and A.D. Amorosi |
WHOWHATWHERE: You know when
Kathy Griffin was in Philly in November I asked her how she could keep her
BRAVO network show
My Life on The D-List going what her obvious up-lift in status. She said she wasn't and that she was trying to figure out when it should end and when she'd begin what she called an improvisational "Larry David
Curb Your Enthusiasm-like series" on her exploits.
People.com states that the time is now for the
D-List to die and that she and BRAVO will film and show four live comedy stand-up events a year. She mentions the improv series too, but no definitive network. For
People, Griffin states, "it's time to spread my wings and show that I'm a little different than
Kate Gosselin." Gosselin, I may add was spotted filming something worthless with her children on the
Art Museum steps a few weeks ago. Oh, and remember I mentioned that
Jersey Shore shawty
Snooki had her ball-dropping MTV NYE event moved from
Times Square to
Seaside Heights, the home of the Jersey Shore house? Well, she did it in Seaside and it aired on
MTV on Dec. 31 at midnight. But according to our photog
Scott Weiner when he went to Seaside Heights on Dec. 31. all he found was left over scaffolding. "They shot it the night before after a dress rehearsal," says Weiner. Has MTV ever stated on-air that it was taped? I don ti'nk so Queekschtraw. Dog killer
Michael Vick hit the new
Mitchell & Ness (12th and Chestnut) shop the other day and bought Flyers and 76ers gear. Whatever. Luckily he didn't sully the even newer Mitchell & Ness shop-in-a-shop at 15th and Walnut's
UBIQ where M&N's more fashion-forward sports gear lives. The MUNBIQ (my abbreviation) that had a quiet opening in December has to have a loud opening. That's Jan. 21. Comic
Kevin Hart, last seen in Philly at the
Diddy Joy to the World event two weeks ago, hit the
Buck Wild/
Turae Gordon show on Saturday at the
Laff House and did a quickie routine. Limelight hog.
Bradley Cooper's birthday was Wednesday. Will anyone at
Sampan — where he'll soon be shooting a new finale to
Limitless (his Philly filmed
DeNiro-costarrer once titled
The Dark Fields) — serve a b-day cake? Miss New Jersey
Julianna White met up with
Frankie Valli, original Jersey Boy and pal of
Jerry Blavat, during the
Four Seasons-er's Jan. 1 gig at
Borgata's Music Box Theatre. Speaking of the Geator, he'll start 2011 with a bang when he hits the
Philadelphia History Museum Jan. 11 at 6 p.m. for a "Conversation on Doo Wop" with
Philadelphia magazine editor
Tom McGrath. It's going to be a long night. Thankfully.
Along with sadly ending 2010 with the passing of Philly boxer
Bennie Briscoe, this city lost a most renowned and prominent actress in
Melissa Lynch due to fatal injuries from a car accident. Lynch, cast in
Theater Exile's
Martin McDonagh-penned/
Matt Pfeiffer-directed black comedy The Lieutenant of Inishmore, has been recast in her role by
Elena Bossler. "It's a miserable business, having to relay this in light of the circumstances," says Exile's
Tenley Gwen Bank.
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