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Archive: September, 2009
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| Photo | Brian Howard's Android |
| The code remains unbroken. |
Spent the weekend out and about, catching the penultimate performance of Chunky Move's Mortal Engine and the finale of A.W.A.R.D. Show. In the process, new clues were collected in this bizarre game of street code. To Pole, Spin, Was and Local we add Tame, Guess, Cancel, Monetize and Drum.
So far sightings have occurred on Second Street, Broad Street, Walnut Street and 20th Street. Does anyone out there in the Clogosphere have access to some kind of text analysis software or service? Typing all these words into Google produces no usable results.
I suppose the big question is this: Is there a route you could take that would make these words make sense?
See also, ORIENT at 4th and Brown and SCENE at 6th and Race
Also ARMY at 20th and Vine.
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| Photo | Brian Howard's Android |
There's one across from Johnny Brenda's in Fishtown. It looks exactly like that one up top, too. Someone beeped at me while I was biking in it, and I have to admit, I momentarily thought, "What? I'm in a bike lane!"
On a related topic, the newly-painted Pine Street bike lane seems to be creating confusion for bicyclists and motorists. Bikers seem to be mistaking the narrow lane in the middle of the street for the bike lane. While this lane is perfectly bike-sized, it is in fact a buffer between the car lane on the left and equally wide bike lane on the right (designated with a painted biker). Motorists seem oblivious (or maliciously oblivious in the case of the cabbie who drove behind me with his horn on high) to the new bike lane.
I laughed at one of these on Brandywine between 18th and 19th in Fairmount. Looked just like the one pictured.
oh yes. they are at least from passyunk to 9th on morris. and i have friends that corroborate their presence in northern liberties as well. long live diy bike lane humor.
This picture is a more of a symbol that represents the lack of walkability in Philadelphia. Besides some designated areas such as Fairmount Park and the Drives, the rest of the city is unfriendly to the bike. Seeing as much of the city uses this form of transportation, one would think that more of an effort would be made to cultivate the biking and walking trend that has developed throughout the last decade. Obviously someone or a small group have bypassed the red tape of City government and taken matters into their own hands. More power to them.
I received an e-mail from Neighborhood Bike Works' Andy Dyson on this topic (and I hope he doesn't mind me quoting him here):I'm naturally intrigued by this happening in Philly, though I'd like to say IT WASN'T ME. I have mixed feelings about the whole thing... could make people take less notice of the real bike lanes, and then there's the issue of the efficacy of bike lanes to begin with.Dyson also passed along this link from Bicycling magazine about the DIY bike lane phenomenon bearing the provocative hed/sub: "Paint Your Lane: Do-it-yourself bike lanes are illegal, perhaps dangerous, potentially damaging to the cause of legitimate bike advocates everywhere —and really, really effective." In it, Dan Koeppel writes:But at first light on this July 19th, the only vehicles here on Fletcher Drive are three bikes, and those have been stashed in the brush. The cyclists who left them there are setting out traffic cones on the road. When the right-hand lane has been blocked off, the cyclists walk back to the shoulder to retrieve the object that, over the past few weeks, they have come to refer to as The Machine. The $99 Rust-Oleum 2395000 looks like a tiny, four-wheeled wagon with low ground clearance and a handle that angles backward and up from the bed. The cargo area, so low it sits between the wheels rather than above them, is equipped with a mount for spray-paint cans; in the unused space, you can store five or six extra cans upright, ready to swap in when one runs dry. The 2395000 is most commonly used to create parking-lot stripes.
Thanks to our friend Kibby for grabbing this video of elderly (probably Italian) women dancing to a cover band rendition of Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It" during this weekend's St. Padre Pio Festival. SOUTH PHILLY Y'ALL
[...] courtesy of the Opera Company of Philadelphia. But will you see old Italian women dancing to a cover band rendition of Montell Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It”? You’re probably gonna have to head down to South Philly for that, kids. Saturday: Reading [...]
If you're only reading the Clog, you're missing out on info on the upcoming Philadelphia Film Festival. No worries, we have the skinny on our arts blog Critical Mass:
The Philadelphia Film Festival announced it will open with the locally-shot and set Law Abiding Citizen and close with Precious: Based on the Novel âPushâ by Sapphire, by West Phillyâs Lee Daniels.
This year marks the festâs 18 1/2 birthday ⦠wait, what? And a half? Usually the Film Fest takes place in the spring but when the Philadelphia Film Society split last year, TLA/Cinema Alliance's Ray Murray kept the season and renamed the venture CineFest, while the Film Society moved to October and retained the name. The fest takes place Thu., Oct. 15-Mon., Oct. 19 and features 28 films from 14 different countries.
Hell, why not just add this bad boy to your RSS feed. You won't regret it.
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| Photo | J. J. Tiziou |
| The Champ |
For her "Parallel You" performance with Headlong's David Brick, Nichole Canuso of Nichole Canuso Dance Company took home the $10,000 grand prize — beating out Jenn Rose of Loose Screws Contemporary Tap Company and Braham Logan Crane — as the winner of the controversial A.W.A.R.D. Show at this year's Live Arts Festival. Big ups to Canuso, dancer, choreographer and CP fashion plate.
Congratulations Nicole!
Congratulations Nichole!
[...] ladies who heart Montell Jordan• Check out Crit Mass for info on the Philadelphia Film Fest• Nichole Canuso Dance Company wins A.W.A.R.D. Show grand prize• Icepack Icecube: People are very worried about Reese Witherspoon• If you're innocent [...]
In the last three days, Iâve received several tips regarding in-towner Reese Witherspoon that seem to reflect some form of worry. Oh, my tipsters arenât soooooo concerned that this film that James L. Brooks is lensing will never seem to get a name no matter how much we kvetch. And no, they donât think the likes of Owen Wilson and Jack Nicholson have abandoned Rittenhouse Square for Washington West. No, my readers concerns went deeper â kinda â and seemed to be about Reeseâs weight and dating options.
The first one who spied Witherspoon and the ubiquitous Paul Rudd at Morimoto after filming throughout the night at Union Trust, seem more driven to comment how the duo have been spending lots of drinking and supping time together â and not in front of the camera. May I assure you, that though this is how Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie probably got together during Mr. & Mrs. Smith, I highly doubt that Jake Gyllenhaal has anything to worry about. The other spy caught Witherspoon right after she lunched at Jones. The concern there was that she looked extremely thin and wasnât dressed "appropriately.â After all that eating at Union Trust and Morimoto â to say nothing of all that chow at El Vez, Parc and Alma de Cuba, how much more do you want this poor girl to eat?
Back off clowns.
More from A.D. Amorosi at citypaper.net/icepack
Don't understand the confusion here about Witherspoon's food consumption and her svelte figure. Could it be that a gal can go out to eat at great restaurants and still be thin and fit? Everyone knows that cool people order sashimi at japanese restaurants (not like a dork like me who gets the tempura noodles or teriyaki) and that parc and alma and even jones offer fish and salads at those places too. Not to mention she has a hot boyfriend who also seems really cool and and smart, and her co-workers are Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson, and Jack Nicholson. Imagine how cool it would be to go to the office everyday to work with Paul Rudd? The woman has AN AWESOME LIFE -- that right there burns TONS of calories.
My son Tom Walton, who just fought on the fight card with Rodney King at the RomadA. hE IS IN THE MOVIE WITH rEESE wITHERSPOON AND DID A DANCE BIT WITH HER. sHE IS A VERY pETITE GIRL. vERY FRIENDLY. She treated all the extras to lunch. Also my brother, Sgt. Mike Walton of the Philly Highway Police Dept., guarded her when she went to the Elton John- Billy Joel concert. He had to stand right next to her the whole time. Very, very pleasant, down to earth. Very casual dresser. My son Tom in the movie is a ball player with Owen Wilson and they go to all these partys together in the movie.
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| Michael T. Regan |
This just in from longtime CP photog/recent Los Angeleno Michael T. Regan via his Bucket of Ashes blog:
It's official, Tom Waits has chosen five of my photographs to appear on the live album he's releasing this fall. Tom Waits: Glitter & Doom Live is a collection of songs taken from his recent tour through the US and Europe. ANTI- records has informed me that one of the images will run as a full 12" panel on the inside of the gate fold LP jacket.
Knowing Regan like I do — the guy is a passionate Tom Waits fan and a collector of Waits vinyl — it's hard to be any happier for him. As he says in his blog: "This is an innocent dream. Tom Waits has had a huge effect on my creative development .⦠As a collector of his vinyl LP's, being included in the history of creative album photography from 1971 - the present is a tremendous honor."
The shots are from a photo essay Regan did for Phawker from a show in Columbus, Ohio.
This is just really awesome news. Congrats, Mike.
More photos and commentary at Bucket of Ashes.
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Neighborhood Bike Works â a quirky and great little non-profit that keeps kids busy after school learning how to maintain and put together bicycles â is holding a fundraiser tonight at their seventh annual Bike Part Art Show.
It will feature art â made, as you might have guessed, out of bike parts.
There's a suggested $5 donation at the door and there will be, I am told, beer.
7-10 P.M. tonight, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave, W. Phila.
Friday: While Mama Omnibus was (ahem, for work) researching Jem — she of the Holograms and being TRULY OUTRAGEOUS — I found that Britta Phillips — she of Luna and Dean & Britta — was the singing voice for Jerrica Benton's rock star alter-ego. If that's not enough read to see Dean & Britta's 13 Most Beautiful ⦠Songs for Any Warhol's Screen Tests, I don't know what is. Not into Dean & Britta's Velvet Undergroundisized dream pop? Then break out that thinning Black Flag tee and get nostalgic for that time Greg Ginn totally said he'd listen to your shitty band's demo at the Barred for Life fundraiser.
Note: Britta Phillips does not look like this.
Saturday: 'Cause you're already rockin' and rollin' how's about you check out Philly's own Glidon Works? We've got tracks up on the site for your aural pleasure. Not feeling it? All good. Fabolous and Seth Meich & the Big Sound Ensemble hold it down on other ends of the musical spectrum. But before, pre-game at Philly Oktoberfest because great things are born out of beer, such as a today's Talk Like a Pirate Day.
Sunday: Continue Friday's punk rock nostalgia and hit up Zine Fest. The medium ain't dead yet and these cats want to prove it to you. Finally, cap off your weekend by railing against corporate greed in Steven Soderbergh's excellent The Informant!
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Around here at City Paper, we do love us some Park(ing) Day — the holiday when various environmental, sustainability, etc. groups take over parking spaces and convert them into miniature parks for the day. CP's Catherine Grubb told you all about it in this week's paper. You can find more info at the Parking Day Philly web site where there's an interactive map and a printable one. You can, of course, follow along on the Twitter at twitter.com/parkingdayphila. And please upload any photos you take to the World Parking Day Flickr group.
We're going to get as many photos of Park(ing) Day parks up here as we can, starting with these:
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| The American Planning Association, Pennsylvania Chapter, Southeast, with help from Greener Partners and Skunk Hollow Community Farm demonstrates how much food can be grown in the space it takes to park one car; most of the signs on the produce say things like "10 times the amount here". (Chestnut Street and Juniper) |
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| Photo | Brian Howard's Android |
| 350 Philly is part of a global movement aimed at reducing — and get ready for a little high school chemistry here — the parts per million of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere from 390 to 350, a level many scientists, climate experts and progressive governments have deemed as the safe upper limit. There'll be a 350 rally in Philly Oct. 24. Hit them up on the Web or on their Facebook. (Chestnut Street west of Broad) |
Many more photos after the jump
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| Photo | Brian Howard's Android |
| Zip Car set up a little cafe that I'd have investigated further were I not in imminent danger of being run over. (Chestnut Street) |
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| Photos | Brian Howard's Android |
| The folks from SMP Architects and Viridian Landscape Studio were just assembling their .004 Acre Woods when I passed this morning at 8:45. The materials came from NRI, and one of the architects told me cheerily that the exhibit will be recycled into woodchips that will then somehow be turned into the firm's Christmas ornaments. (16th and Walnut). See pictures of the finished installation, and many more spaces, at dragonballyee.com. |
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| Photos | Brian Howard's Android |
| The people at PostGreen, the folks behind the 100k House, were setting up a beanbag toss. Not sure what this corn holing is all about. (Second and Market) |
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| Photo | Carolyn Huckabay |
| Atkin Olshin Schade Architects, who're responsible for the sustainable Environmental Education Eenter in Gladwyne, set up shop on Walnut Street between Ninth and 10th, drawing with crayons, playing mini-golf and laughing amid the insane midmorning traffic. |
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| Photo | Carolyn Huckabay |
| Graceful Gardens owner Grace Wicks kindly donned her gardening hat for a quick herbaceous photo shoot. She says that later this afternoon, she'll do edible landscaping demonstrations at her Park(ing) Day spot, just over the Schuylkill at 30th and Walnut. |
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| Photo | Carolyn Huckabay |
| Trophy Bikes shared a space with Graceful Gardens in West Philly, displaying all sorts of two-wheeled car alternatives. They did not put on gardening hats, however. |
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| Photo | Carolyn Huckabay |
| The lovely ladies at Free Books Park at Liberties Walk told me that, if I were to show up in the afternoon, there would be many more free books up for grabs. Piazza at Schmidts residents (we're looking at you, Mr. Danza), take note. |
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| Photos | Dominic Mercier |
| AIA's Park(ing) space, 1218 Arch Street. |
Wow. I absolutely love this idea!
I loved these photos especially because there was no time for me to get to see them in person. The first picture is of the APA/PA SE section installation not Skunk Hollow Farm. Greener Partners, a group which sponsors that farm, joined us by providing the hay bales, compost tumbler and rain barrel. I hope you are able to correct this error. Thanks
Grace Wicks' park is the cutest. Edible ornamentals = pretty and practical!
My apologies, Cheryl, and thanks for pointing out the error. I'll correct it immediately.
Thanks for correcting this so promptly, Brian!
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