ICECUBE: Jersey Shore waves goodbye, David Fricke talks the Spectrum and more

Snooki and new Jersey Shore cast member Deena

So there I was in AC thinking that the old Stage Deli at the Taj Mahal had already become a strip club, courtesy of the frequently-mentioned-by-Howard Stern Scores. But alas it's at least six months, millions of dollars and Starlight Events LLC's commitment that le girls would only peel down to lingerie or undies; Jersey law prevents strippers from exposing bodies covered solely by thongs, pasties or clips in places where alcohol is served. Hmm... Instead we got word that Iggy Pop had peeled down to his shorts to swim in the pool at the Chelsea, where after he and the Stooges played Raw Power at the House of Blues; Sammy Hagar caught Joe Piscopo's mega-watt That's Life show at Ceasars and Stevie Nicks supped at Bobby Flay's. Ay. Philly very nearly had a celeb-shutout until baller/dancer Emmitt Smith hit the bar at Butcher & Singer for a Lemon Drop and friendly conversation on Tuesday. That said, let's send some shout to AC now 'cause as soon as SugarHouse opens none of y'all be hitting the Boardwalk. SEE YA! With that, let's show you a so-long to Seaside Heights shot; after Labor Day the Jersey Shore crew split the isle, leaving The Situation to Dancing with the Stars. Snooki and new JS cast member, Deena wave bye-bye. Rich Wexler, the VJ known as Large Marge and the DJ known as Yakov, split the onstage scene when he started school. Now, he's Yak-ov-ing all over Elena's Soul (Sept. 6) with the Philadelphyinz's Apt One and JJC as well as DJ/VJing at the Fringe Fest Festival Bar (Sept. 3-4, 10-11 and 17) at the former Club Egypt site. They grow up so fast: September marks two second birthdays for restaurants. Meme celebrates with $2 for glasses of champagne and for the Champagne of Beers, Miller High Life all month long. Pub and Kitchen will host a party in its own honor on Sept. 9 to mark it's not-so-terrible two. Phillly-In-Media-Hey-o: Sure, New Yorker has a story on John McEnroe by ex-Philly Mag-man Larry Platt, but page 10 has some blab from our own Carolyn Huckabay commenting on Katie Holmes. Plus check out Philly expat/Rolling Stone scribe David Fricke riffing long and hard about the soon-to-be-demolished Spectrum and its best shows such as last year's Pearl Jam close out jams, which are currently on sale: The box, called 2009 Philadelphia, includes four concerts, boxed as nine CDs and costs $60 at pearljam.com. Plus David Dye talked to LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy on NPR's World CafÃ©. Murphy enthused about City Gardens, the Trenon punk rock club. LCD Soundsystem starts their U.S. tour Friday Sept. 24 with Making Time at the Philadelphia Naval Cruise Terminal. I've got more for ya, but you'll have to read this week's Icepack.

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