There’s a scene in Vision Quest when the dude that Louden Swain works with at the hotel room-service kitchen talks about how he was reduced to tears watching Pele back in the day, how the world seemed to just stop…
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Random Photo from Vegas II
This is what I saw of the tournament bracket from the outdoor roulette table at the Hard Rock. (Our suite in the new HRH tower was along the bottom left corner, too. Hell if I know how I figured that…
One Day, Three Stories
1. Here’s one from today’s Philadelphia Weekly about last week’s hit-and-run penalty-strengthening hearing in NE Philly. The teeth-sinking process hit Stack’s district last Thursday at Nazareth Hospital right off Roosevelt Boulevard when a Senate Transportation Committee hearing was held to…
Going West…
S’up. Just wanted to let all y’all know posts on the site will be scarce between now and March 22 and I’ll be out in the Nevada desert chasing a coyote with my wolfpack, which I suspect may grow by…
Two totally unrelated moments caught on cell
Sneak Preview (about next week’s Metro column)
Got a bit of one-on-one-interview time with Mayor Nutter in the hallway outside his 2nd floor office yesterday post-budget-address. We discussed the trash tax. Just like how we used to discuss the smoking ban. I’m writing it now. You can…
Hit-and-Run America (Vol. 19)
An ongoing collection of unsolved hit-and-run cases, with a focus on car/pedestrian incidents, from across the country since Jan. ‘010. If you know something about any of these incidents, or one that I’ve missed, do the right thing and call…
My Favorite Stories (III)
While watching Celebrity Fit Club last night, I turned to the bride and said, “You know, I think I’d get along with him just swimmingly.” Twasn’t talking about Bobby Brown or the guy from Skid Row, though it’d apply to…
Hit-and-Run America
An ongoing collection of unsolved hit-and-run cases, with a focus on car/pedestrian incidents, from across the country since Jan. ‘010. If you know something about any of these incidents, or one that I’ve missed, do the right thing and call…