Remember last week when the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series? It was pretty awesome. Of course Philly fans celebrated the victory the only way they know how... by destroying shit. This poor guy is an example of the wrath of destruction. His car was flipped over on Broad Street and he cannot afford to repair it or purchase a new one. Donate to this guy if you were there or are just feeling generous....
"The owner of a famous cheesesteak shop did not discriminate when he posted signs asking customers to speak English, a city panel ruled Wednesday.
In a 2-1 vote, a Commission on Human Relations panel found that two signs at Geno's Steaks telling customers, "This is America: WHEN ORDERING 'PLEASE SPEAK ENGLISH,'" do not violate the city's Fair Practices Ordinance.
Shop owner Joe Vento has said he posted the signs in October 2005 because of concerns over immigration reform and an increasing number of people in the area who could not order in English.
Vento has said he never refused service to anyone because they couldn't speak English. But critics argued that the signs discourage customers of certain backgrounds from eating at the shop."
These photos are from his February 15th, 2008 show. Jim took the pictures but couldn't be bothered to post them on the pickle. Here's a few of my favorite:
Here's Sammy Davis, who plays with Levon's band, performing a few songs.
Here's Levon sitting center stage singing a song.
This one is of the opening act, Dr. Dog, who were amazing. If you want to view more, here's a link to Jim's flickr.
Testifying before a city council meeting discussing a measure that would require stricter certification standards for city tour guides, local historian Ron Avery presented this
list of lies he heard propagated by city tour guides.
Unless you're a history or Kevin Bacon enthusiast you probably won't find most of these very exciting. Still, a few are fascinating, and it's certainly worth the read.
Let me begin by saying, I hate most internet lists (except for Tim's). I have an an unusually strong hatred for lists compiled by Forbes.com. Forbes typically presents lists as multi-page Flash-based slideshows rather than as, you know...lists. This is presumably because they can get more milage out of advertising space.
Still, this list is special. Forbes has posted a catalog of city superlative lists over the past year: America's Happiest Cities, America's Smartest Cities, America's Most Attractive Cities, etc. Conspicuously absent from all of these lists is the city that Soggy Pickle kind of calls home: Philadelphia, PA.
But, as the saying goes, every dog has its day. And today, my friends, belongs to Philadelphia.
