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Well, hello there
Dear Cloggers,
Well, hello there
Dear Cloggers,
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My name's Jeffrey Billman, and as of about 9:34 a.m. today I became CP's brand-new news editor, which means among other things I'll be a frequent contributor to this here weblog. So, I wanted to take a second to introduce myself, and maybe solicit advice on my new hometown from this publication's faithful readers.
I've spent the last decade or so as a writer and editor at the Orlando Weekly in Central Florida (you can check out my prior work at orlandoweekly.com), where I've covered and written about everything under the unflinchingly scorching Florida sun and then some. And last week, my fiancé, our two puppies — who are totally cuter than your dogs, by the way — and I shoved all of our worldly possessions into a U-haul trailer and our 2005 Scion Xa (importantly, NOT the one that looks like a giant box) and made way to the Keystone State, and its unfamiliar concepts of row houses, winter and income taxes. What's more, we did this virtually sight unseen; our only previous Philly experience came about six weeks ago, when I spent most of our 12 hours here interviewing for this very position.
I say all that to say this: Tell me what's up. Where should I go? Where can I take my fiancé for an evening out on the town (for the love of Christ, no dancing, please)? What bands do I have to see, like now (if you can get me on the guest list, so much the better; moving wiped us out)? What politicians are worth caring about? Which ones are batshit crazy? What communist/anarchist/ straight-edge/hippie/Jesus freak group is totally going to take this city by storm, any day now?
Consider me a blank canvas, eager for all sorts of information both personal and professional. Know of a good dog park? Tell me. (Seriously, this one would be a life-saver. We've found the one in Manayunk a little disappointing, and were hoping for something better somewhere within 15 minutes of our East Falls-area digs.) Have a cause that this paper absolutely, positively needs to know about? Hit me up. Know the best spot to go hiking? Please, fill me in.
My email here is jeffrey.billman@citypaper.net. I check it compulsively. I look forward to making your acquaintance.
Thanks,
Jeff
Goomba--thanks for referring me to that article. When you said Billman was a church critic, I was expecting some nastiness, but I liked the article. I thought it was constructive. I'm from Tampa and my side of my family all go to a megachurch there (Idlewild Baptist). I'de love to see our Church here in Philly grow like that, so Billman's observations were really helpful to me. Billman--I'm not a theologian per se, but I love theology, and would be happy to meet you at a coffeehouse (or Arby's or Chick-fil-a) to talk about God. Also, I see people with their dogs on the other side of Kelly Drive across from Boat House Row
HaHaHaHaHaHaHa!!!! Obama couldn't get the Olympics for Chicago! I wonder if the senseless violence & cronyism had anything to do with it. Actually - it had to have been racism pure and simple (sarcasm intended). HaHaHaHaHaHaHa!!!!
Welcome to Philadelphia! Don't know anything about dog parks, but hiking spot=Wissahickon Park, which is right by your way.
Oh look! Billman's old congressman, Alan Grayson, is in the news! Do tell us what you think about him Billman! Apparently Grayson thinks the republicans want you to die quickly if you get sick...but he fails to illustrate what happens to the unborn that also die quickly during abortion-on-demand.
My partner Bruce and I are very interested in your views on homosexuality. My hunkie hunk partner Bruce and I are in the marines right now - we call ourselves gayrines :). We met in bootcamp & have been in love ever since. We shower with the rest of the hunkie boyz we are with while deployed but are careful not to show our interest if you know what I mean. Bruce and I share cots too - and when we're making love, we keep it really quiet so none of the other boyz hear. We think that as soon as we can serve as openly gay marines, the others will be sensitive and tolerant of us as they should be. Because Bruce and I are officers, we should be able to live in military housing as open & gay as we want, adopt children and send them to dept. of defense schools. Someday we'll be able to live just like the straights and their families on base.
Dude, if you're trying to test the veracity of our news editor's "bullshit meter", I assure you, it's lazer sharp.
So Mr. Billman can't give us his opinion about gay married military officers living on military bases & sending their adopted / test tube children to department of defense schools?
fwiw, I hope he can spell lasers.
"lazer" is just a riff on Neil's spelling of "boyz".
What's good in Philly? I recommend Cornerstone Community Church on the corner of Frankford and Allegheny. Some of the things I like about it include glorification of Jesus, serious consideration of the bible, racial diversity and unity, love for one another, constant charity toward those who are hurting and vulnerable in Kensington, which is a community that faces many difficulties. You are welcome to come visit us anytime. We would love to have you as our guest.
Jeff K - wow what a great gesture for Billman! If you read this story he wrote for the Orlando Weekly (http://www.orlandoweekly.com/features/story.asp?id=8393) you'll see that he loves being a church critic! Billman knows religion backwards and forwards - heck, if you read some of his other material from the Orlando Weekly, you'll see that he knows more than most theologians! The guy is a religion genius!
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