THE CURATOR: Shmitten Kitten at Ignite Philly 4, Kevin Smith portraits, giving windows love, Nancy Spungen's burial, Fishtown Pearl Necklace

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THE CURATOR: Shmitten Kitten at Ignite Philly 4, Kevin Smith portraits, giving windows love, Nancy Spungen's burial, Fishtown Pearl Necklace

POSTED: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 8:36 PM

Filed Under: Music | The Curator Visual Art

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' After three successful Shmitten Kitten Mixtape Speed Dating events (and clever blog posts like last week's mini-rant on the glory of receiving a true-blue, US Postal Service-sent letter), it's fitting that Kitten-in-Chief Anna Goldfarb says she'll be speaking at tonight's Ignite Philly 4, where locals will strut their start-up stuff. May sound like a snooze, but it's at Johnny Brenda's, and Goldfarb's promise of a presentation that combines 'your middle-school class picture laser backdrop' with the Gettysburg Address should help.

' Philly illustrators' collective The Autumn Society posted a cheeky piece by UArts Grad Danielle Rizzolo ' specifically, her portrait of Kevin Smith as a 'Fat Kenickie.' She created it for L.A.'s Gallery 1988 (which is quite shmitten itself with The Autumn Society's 8-bit repertoire) to include in its upcoming Smod Art Show.

' Philly's a pretty friendly place, whether in regards to the guy with the snake at Market and 9th who asks if I'd like to take a picture or the current takeover of the 'With Love, Philadelphia XOXO' signage. Uwishunu reports that a variety of artists will give 50 more windows in Old City more love. Today's the last day to vote for your favorite.

' PW's Make Major Moves noted that yesterday was the anniversary of Sex Pistols' groupie Nancy Spungen's fatal stabbing in '78. And wouldn't you know it? Spungen was buried in Bensalem.

' In other odd music news, Philebrity wrote about the cat-fight between Fishie hipster dwellings Kung Fu Necktie and Barbary, and then dually noted that they shouldn't be wasting blog posts on such things (but it's the Internet, so why not?). According to the commenting public at large, the Barbary is 'unbearably stinky' and Kung Fu Necktie's street name is 'Fishtown Pearl Necklace' ' don't know who wins there.

Ben Popken

Posted 2009-10-13 16:04:13

I am so glad this piece was written.  Crack the code! hop out the window in West Philly and you end up in Old City. Love it. Anyone else feel just as alienated?

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