Friday's Reason for Optimism

Tertiate reasons to be happy today:


1) The Budos Band. This shit is slicker than a Dave Matthews Band tourbus. Except, unlike DMB, it doesn't suck. It's like an Africanized version of Morphine (the band, you junkie), with just a touch of ska thrown in (in a good way, I swear). They play tonight at World Cafe.


2) Exploding pigeons*. This morning, as I walked to work, I passed a swarm of pigeons chowing down at the corner of 9th and Washington. Their bounty? Someone's discarded sticky rice. A whole quart of it. As you probably know, throwing rice at weddings has been banned in most urban settings, because, well... it makes pigeons blow the fuck up. And that, my friends, is a good thing. Thank you, neighbors.


3) KEXP (see link to the left), early on a friday morning, streaming distortion-free through good Sennheiser headphones, and most of the Philly working world on summer rules regarding fridays - that is - NO WORK ALLOWED. And you know this, man!





*yes, this is naught but myth. Dammit - it's summer in Philly - I have neither time nor patience for "facts"

South Philly = Rhodes

Whoo hoo!

Apparently, my 'hood is about to become the fancy, bona fide doorway to center city that everyone wants it to be.

Wait, did I say everyone? I meant, ALMOST NO ONE.

Notice that this collossal monument of hubris is brought to you by none other than Frank DiCicco, local councilman. This is precisely my problem w/ DiCicco. He's blatantly pro-business, pro-development, pro-whatever will line his district and pockets with more $. And he is so at the expense of the opinions of the people he represents.

While there's nothing at all wrong with being pro-casino, or pro-development, or pro-this-new-project, having that stance when it directly conflicts with the overwhelming majority of the people you represent is NOT ok. It's not democracy. Yes, he later changed course on the casino deal, but never forget that he was one of the biggest proponents of the deal at first. I can imagine him changing his stance on this come next election cycle, but meanwhile everything he's done since the election demonstrates his total disdain for his constituency. He's a piece of shit.

And, speaking of pieces of shit...
Fear not, young Fado dwellers! Roofie coolattas are back on the menu.

Here endeth the rant.