I was hoping to get this up before I went down the Shore, but I wound up working late at the end of the week hence the delay.
Kimberly Jones, the former CDT Penn State football for the beat writer is now the baseball equivalent of a sideline reporter for YES Network. Does this mean we can expect to see Heather Dinich take on a similar role with MASN someday.
USA Today reports that Heinz is among several companies now offering personalized products. I think the Yurasko Christmas shopping just got easier.
Kevin Smith had thousands of people waiting 12 hours in line (Asbury Park Press) for an autograph. Honestly, I like some of his movies, but that’s just nuts.
While we are on the subject, I was disappointed by Clerks II. It had its moments, but seemed very thrown together and slow, not too mention pointlessly vulgar — even for a Smith movie. It is almost as if Smith set out to prove that he has learned nothing as filmmaker or screenwriter since the original Clerks.
Wida’s on Long Beach Island has closed (Asbury Park Press)! The new place, Daddy O, has a retro-hipster motif.
Deputy Editor Fritz Hamme notes that Donald Sutherland played Homer Simpson in the 1975 film The Day of the Locust. Wasn’t that a Bob Dylan song?
Is it just me or do we never hear about Ayatollah Al-Sistani much any more? Remember how getting his blessing was vital for anything going on well over there?
Marc Fisher had a great article on what he calls “toxic parents” in The Post Magazine recently. In the follow-up chat, he confirms what he tries to hide in objectivity — don’t try to be a “cool parent” by trying to be your kids “friend.” It makes a lot of sense to me someday I suppose I’ll test the theory out.
Ten years ago, when I was at the Old School (PSU Hazleton) I remembered observing the cultural tensions going on between Pocono’s natives and the outer-borough transplants that were moving there in droves. Now, we find out that some of those transplants are gang members who have moved to in planned communities (USA Today). It is all very ironic.
I am going to post a chili dog comparison sometime soon. So far, The Vienna Inn, Ben’s Chili Bowl, and Hard Times Cafe are on the list. Any other BeltwayLand area spots I should check out? I’m thinking Weenie Beennie, at the end of the W&OD Trail, might be the wild card.
