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In recent weeks, the slumping American economy in the fallout of the sub-prime lending crisis has usurped the role of the war in Iraq as the hot issue in our national discourse. What short memories we have. Well, here’s an update:

New York native Richard Goode, piano, comes to Philadelphia (thanks to the PCMS) for an evening of hits: Bach, Mozart, Brahms, and Debussy.

On Friday we reminisced about the implosion of Veterans Stadium in 2004 and warned you about yesterday's planned destruction of Pennsylvania Hall in University City.

Two yawning Phillyists were in the area about an hour before the 6:50 AM event to scout out some viewing angles. After having a few of our positions rejected by the police, we set up shop (well, tripod) on a hill near University Ave and Curie Blvd. Unlike the Vet implosion, there were very few observers with the exception of the police and streets department, ready to clean up the inevitable widespread mess.

The most impressive part of an implosion like this one is the sound. It comes with no warning and shakes the ground, the air, and your internal organs even before any change to the building is visible. Then after a gravity-defying delay, the structure quickly comes down before being obscured by a cloud of dust. (Unfortunately, our video below is composed from a series of still photos, so there is no sound.)

Like Katie, I've been spending too much time at Ten Stone lately. On Friday night, we decided we really needed a change and so, at the recommendation of one of L2's fabulous bartenders, Katie and I, along with another Phillyist staffer, headed a block in the opposite direction toward Grace Tavern.

On Friday, I mentioned the great experience I recently had at Giwa. The folks at Giwa make great Korean food, but beyond that, they've mastered a skill that few people, in customer service or otherwise, seem to have: humility.

Being a native Californian, Philadelphia's culture and variety of neighborhoods continues to intrigue me in so many different ways. As there are so many different neighborhoods, I try not to venture into uncharted territory unless something really exciting is happening and I know where I am going. One wrong turn, and you could end up in an area that’s unsavory, or, even worse, Camden. (Trust me...it has happened several times) On Friday night, I put my fears to rest and decided to venture to the World Cafe Live to hear the up and coming new artist, Paolo Nutini play. His debut album, "These Streets," was just released Jan. 30th, 2007.

With the Army-Navy game in town this past weekend, by mid-Friday, the streets of Center City were packed with men in uniform and sighing women. As I walked home from work late Friday evening, for every one military man I saw, I quickly spotted at least to two women pointing and girlishly giggling. I can’t explain the “I love a man in uniform” phenomenon. Sometimes it works for me (as can be proven by the general reaction my friends and I have to watching the Sex and the City "Fleet Week" episode: "I don't know when that happens, but next year, WE'RE GOING!"). Other times, I just go “whatever.” Friday night, I was exhausted and anticipating a twelve-hour work day starting at nine the next morning. I wanted my bed and wanted it now, but as I got out of work, I knew that long before I had hope of sleeping, I needed to get work done for my theater company. Definitely a “whatever” moment.

WCAU newscast changes are officially in the works

So the Phillies made two trades. Whoopee. Did they get who they wanted for two first class major leaguers? No. Not by far.

On Friday, we announced that we are fans of Madonna's Philadelphia fans. Today, we're beginning to try to get in their heads and decipher the mystique. Easier said than done with the shaky camera work, but we think it would be fun to enter from within a disco ball.

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