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Remembering Maurice Sendak With His Quotes. Maurice Sendak, the children’s book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like “Where Wild Things Are” and “In the Night Kitchen,” died early Tuesday. He was 83. Sendak has received an outpouring of support around the web and on social media channels. The folks at Buzzfeed pulled together “The 20 Greatest Maurice Sendak Quotes,” and there are some very good ones. A few of our favorites:
“I think it is unnatural to think that there is such a thing as a blue-sky, white-clouded happy childhood for anybody. Childhood is a very, very tricky business of surviving it. Because if one thing goes wrong or anything goes wrong, and usually something goes wrong, then you are compromised as a human being. You’re going to trip over that for a good part of your life.”
“Live your Life. Live your Life. Live your Life.”
“It is a blessing to get old. It is a blessing to find the time to do the things, to read the books, to listen to the music. … I have nothing now but praise for my life.”
“There must be more to life than having everything.”
“Kids don’t know about best sellers. They go for what they enjoy. They aren’t star chasers and they don’t suck up. It’s why I like them.”
And one from The20’s @dhm on Twitter:
@dhm: Maurice Sendak: “Grown-ups are afraid for children. It’s not children who are afraid.” RIP. bit.ly/Jcg3Sk
Did you read “Where Wild Things Are” when you were younger? How will you remember Maurice Sendak?
-LD
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Jimmy Fallon Reprises Tim Tebow/David Bowie Hybrid. With Peyton Manning officially joining the Denver Broncos Tuesday with a 5-year, $96 million contract, Jimmy Fallon decided to bring back “Tebowie,” one of his most popular characters, for last night’s show here on NBC. In the skit, Fallon sings the lyrics to Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust” but with a Tebow/Manning twist (The Huffington Post posted the video online, so watch there before it gets taken down).
Some of the lyrics below, however:
“Peyton was a Colt, screwed up neck and screwed last season / Spent a year on the bench, and while he was sitting, Tebow was winning / Tebow was the craze, everything was going great / And then came John Elway and he kicked him right in his balls / They replaced him with Peyton / Tebow got shown the back door and now he’s a virgin no more.”
Fallon ended the skit on a very hopeful note, saying that Tebow will rise again. Could that be with the Eagles? The20’s @dhm has his own thoughts over at The Philly Post and thinks that the Eagles should go all-in to acquire Tebow, stating that a Tebow signing would lead to one of two things:
“The good Christian role model helping the run-oriented Eagles to a Super Bowl victory, or Andy Reid getting fired. These are the only two outcomes Eagles fans hope for at the start of every season.”
-LD
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Philly.com, @dhm, The Philly Post
Photo: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
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Rita’s Releases National Commercial In Preparation For Free Water Ice Day. Philadelphia’s favorite water ice chain is making a national splash in 2012. To coincide with their 20th annual annual first day of Spring “free water ice” giveaway, the company also has a national TV spot ready to air (as first reported by the Philadelphia Business Journal).
“The Trevose, Pa.-based franchise company, which has 550 stores in 18 states, plans to run the commercial in markets around the country.”
So watch the commercial, then get in line early tomorrow for your free water ice!
-LD
Rita’s, Philadelphia Business Journal, h/t The20’s @dhm
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Vote for Philly’s Limited Edition Free Condom. In an effort to promote condom usage among young people, Take Control Philly (a Philadelphia Department of Public Health STD Control Program Initiative) is distributing free condoms to anyone who needs them. They’re keeping the Philadelphia Freedom Condoms (launched last year) in circulation, but adding to their offering. They’re also letting Philadelphians vote on the color of this year’s distribution.
This is an important story in the city, as The20’s @dhm pointed out yesterday at The Philly Post. Why?
“Philadelphia has ridiculously high STD rates, with Radio Times reporting last year that Philly has Chlamydia rates five times the national average among 10-to-14 year olds.”
The campaign is measuring user votes based on how many people “like” each of the six condoms above on their official Facebook page. The condom that gets the most votes in this album will be produced.
-LD
[Take Control Philly, The Philly Post, Philly.com, WHYY, Facebook]
Photos: Take Control Philly
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![Papelbon: Phillies Fans ‘Know More’ than Red Sox Nation. We have a feeling that Phillies fans are going to like their new closer if he keeps this up. Jonathan Papelbon, the former Red Sox finisher who signed a healthy four-year, $50-million deal with the Phils in the offseason, has already found the way to our hearts: by dissing other cities. And we’re still only in Spring Training.
In an interview with SportsRadio 94WIP this morning, Papelbon compared his old home to his new one:
“The difference between Boston and Philadelphia, the Boston fans are a little bit more hysterical when it comes to the game of baseball. The Philly fans tend to know the game a little better, being in the National League, you know, the way the game is played.”
Maybe a bit indirect, but we get your point Paps and we love it. Why the bad blood? Perhaps it started earlier this week when he was informed by the Dropkick Murphys that his entrance song, “Shipping Up to Boston,” was not to follow him to Philly. Lead singer and bassist Ken Casey told ESPN Music this week that Papelbon cannot use the song now that he pitches for the Phillies.
“That’s not Pap’s song,” Casey said. “That’s the [Red Sox] closer’s song.”
So first, we applaud Papelbon for speaking the truth about Red Sox and Phillies fans. And two, we need a new entrance song for our closer. Any suggestions? Oh, and while you’re at it Jonathan, perhaps you could say a word or two about Washington Nationals fans.
-LD
(Sportsradio 94 WIP, USA Today, MLB.com, h/t The20’s @dhm)
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Papelbon: Phillies Fans ‘Know More’ than Red Sox Nation. We have a feeling that Phillies fans are going to like their new closer if he keeps this up. Jonathan Papelbon, the former Red Sox finisher who signed a healthy four-year, $50-million deal with the Phils in the offseason, has already found the way to our hearts: by dissing other cities. And we’re still only in Spring Training.
In an interview with SportsRadio 94WIP this morning, Papelbon compared his old home to his new one:
“The difference between Boston and Philadelphia, the Boston fans are a little bit more hysterical when it comes to the game of baseball. The Philly fans tend to know the game a little better, being in the National League, you know, the way the game is played.”
Maybe a bit indirect, but we get your point Paps and we love it. Why the bad blood? Perhaps it started earlier this week when he was informed by the Dropkick Murphys that his entrance song, “Shipping Up to Boston,” was not to follow him to Philly. Lead singer and bassist Ken Casey told ESPN Music this week that Papelbon cannot use the song now that he pitches for the Phillies.
“That’s not Pap’s song,” Casey said. “That’s the [Red Sox] closer’s song.”
So first, we applaud Papelbon for speaking the truth about Red Sox and Phillies fans. And two, we need a new entrance song for our closer. Any suggestions? Oh, and while you’re at it Jonathan, perhaps you could say a word or two about Washington Nationals fans.
-LD
(Sportsradio 94 WIP, USA Today, MLB.com, h/t The20’s @dhm)
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![Linsanely Overhyped? If you haven’t heard the story involving New York Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin, you’re one of the few. In short, he’s the biggest story in the National Basketball Assocation right now, and probably in a long while. The 2010 Harvard graduate who went undrafted and who has been waived by the Warriors and Rockets in his short NBA career, has taken the Big Apple by storm. Since scoring 25 points February 5 against New Jersey, it’s been a 16-day media storm and Lin has continued to impress, contributing 28 points and 14 assists Sunday against the defending champion Dallas Mavericks. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only four players since the NBA-ABA merger — Bernard King, Shaquille O’Neal, Brandon Jennings and Michael Jordan — have scored more points in their first eight career starts than Lin’s 200.
But it’s more than basketball. As one of the few Asian-Americans in NBA history, his story has become a global sensation. He’s already been on the cover of Sports Illustrated, Time Magazine (international edition) and more publications, featured on every major news outlet and even parodied on this week’s Saturday Night Live. Oh, and there’s that rumor that Kim Kardashian wants to date him (a rumor that Lin denies, but which Bodog has put 5/1 odds on before the end of the NBA finals, via The20’s @dhm).
As SI’s Pablo Torre put it in last week’s cover story,
“Nothing, anywhere, has ever resembled the ascendance of Jeremy Shu-How Lin, a legend seemingly pulled from the imagination of a goosefleshed David Stern, if not Disney’s most hyperbolic global marketing exec.”
But is Lin being overhyped? Philly sports analyst Garry “G” Cobb weighed in on his blog Friday, essentially saying that because Lin plays in New York City and ESPN wants to hype him up, he’s getting too much attention.
“I am telling you Lin is going to have his own update on the bottom line by next week on ESPN,’ Cobb writes. ‘Lin has just woke up from his nap and peed for 10 seconds. Then he had some Alphabets cereal right after.”
And Cobb is far from the only pundit in this conversation. Lin has played big minutes in only nine games to this point, and while his numbers don’t lie, is that too small of a sample size for all of this attention? Or is it deserved?
Weigh in below in the comments.
-LD
[ESPN, Saturday Night Live, @dhm, Sports Illustrated, GCobb.com]
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Linsanely Overhyped? If you haven’t heard the story involving New York Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin, you’re one of the few. In short, he’s the biggest story in the National Basketball Assocation right now, and probably in a long while. The 2010 Harvard graduate who went undrafted and who has been waived by the Warriors and Rockets in his short NBA career, has taken the Big Apple by storm. Since scoring 25 points February 5 against New Jersey, it’s been a 16-day media storm and Lin has continued to impress, contributing 28 points and 14 assists Sunday against the defending champion Dallas Mavericks. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only four players since the NBA-ABA merger — Bernard King, Shaquille O’Neal, Brandon Jennings and Michael Jordan — have scored more points in their first eight career starts than Lin’s 200.
But it’s more than basketball. As one of the few Asian-Americans in NBA history, his story has become a global sensation. He’s already been on the cover of Sports Illustrated, Time Magazine (international edition) and more publications, featured on every major news outlet and even parodied on this week’s Saturday Night Live. Oh, and there’s that rumor that Kim Kardashian wants to date him (a rumor that Lin denies, but which Bodog has put 5/1 odds on before the end of the NBA finals, via The20’s @dhm).
As SI’s Pablo Torre put it in last week’s cover story,
“Nothing, anywhere, has ever resembled the ascendance of Jeremy Shu-How Lin, a legend seemingly pulled from the imagination of a goosefleshed David Stern, if not Disney’s most hyperbolic global marketing exec.”
But is Lin being overhyped? Philly sports analyst Garry “G” Cobb weighed in on his blog Friday, essentially saying that because Lin plays in New York City and ESPN wants to hype him up, he’s getting too much attention.
“I am telling you Lin is going to have his own update on the bottom line by next week on ESPN,’ Cobb writes. ‘Lin has just woke up from his nap and peed for 10 seconds. Then he had some Alphabets cereal right after.”
And Cobb is far from the only pundit in this conversation. Lin has played big minutes in only nine games to this point, and while his numbers don’t lie, is that too small of a sample size for all of this attention? Or is it deserved?
Weigh in below in the comments.
-LD
[ESPN, Saturday Night Live, @dhm, Sports Illustrated, GCobb.com]
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![WrestleMania 29 Coming to NJ in 2013. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, John Cena, Triple H, and Sheamus will be in attendance. Will you? WWE’s premiere professional wrestling pay-per-view event of the year is headed to the Garden State next year and will be held outdoors at MetLife Stadium (home of the Jets and Giants). From ESPNNewYork.com:
“This is not a one-day thing,” New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said Thursday in the official announcement. “This is a week-long celebration that is going to be brought here to New Jersey and the surrounding area. You will have fans from all around the country and around the world who are going to come and generate tens of millions of dollars in all type of economic activity for this area.”
In 2011, WrestleMania was held before 71,617 fans at the Georgia Dome. This year’s event will be April 1 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. WrestleMania has generated more than $200 million in cumulative economic impact for its past four host regions, according to ESPNNewYork.com. The 2013 event is expected to generate more than $62 million in revenues for the New York City area and northern New Jersey suburbs (according to the Wall Street Journal). More from WWE.com:
“My goal right now is to make WrestleMania XXVIII the greatest WrestleMania of all time,” The Rock stated before breaking the news: “I will also come to WrestleMania XXIX, and I will electrify MetLife Stadium like never before.”
And despite The20’s @dhm’s request for Christie to announce the event dressed as 1990’s WWF legend Yokozuna, the Governor opted for a simple suit (as shown above).
-LD
[ESPNNewYork.com, WWE.com, @dhm]
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WrestleMania 29 Coming to NJ in 2013. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, John Cena, Triple H, and Sheamus will be in attendance. Will you? WWE’s premiere professional wrestling pay-per-view event of the year is headed to the Garden State next year and will be held outdoors at MetLife Stadium (home of the Jets and Giants). From ESPNNewYork.com:
“This is not a one-day thing,” New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said Thursday in the official announcement. “This is a week-long celebration that is going to be brought here to New Jersey and the surrounding area. You will have fans from all around the country and around the world who are going to come and generate tens of millions of dollars in all type of economic activity for this area.”In 2011, WrestleMania was held before 71,617 fans at the Georgia Dome. This year’s event will be April 1 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. WrestleMania has generated more than $200 million in cumulative economic impact for its past four host regions, according to ESPNNewYork.com. The 2013 event is expected to generate more than $62 million in revenues for the New York City area and northern New Jersey suburbs (according to the Wall Street Journal). More from WWE.com:“My goal right now is to make WrestleMania XXVIII the greatest WrestleMania of all time,” The Rock stated before breaking the news: “I will also come to WrestleMania XXIX, and I will electrify MetLife Stadium like never before.”And despite The20’s @dhm’s request for Christie to announce the event dressed as 1990’s WWF legend Yokozuna, the Governor opted for a simple suit (as shown above).-LDPhoto: Getty Images -
![Cash-Only Cab Rides In Philly’s Future? If you’re traveling by taxi in Philadelphia, you may need to start carrying more cash. As reported by Newsworks,
“Philadelphia taxi drivers and owners are divided over a proposal only to accept credit cards for fares $10 or more. The Philadelphia Parking Authority is considering imposing the $10 minimum for putting that fare on plastic.”
The reason? The transaction fees associated with credit card purchases (on top of rising gas costs and rental fees on the taxi itself) are creating “immoral” working conditions, according to Ronald Blont, who represents taxi drivers as part of the Taxi Workers Alliance of Pennsylvania.
On the other side of the argument is Jeff Hornstein, Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Taxi Association. He says:
“I believe that it will dissuade younger riders from getting in cabs, for example the hundreds of thousands of students that don’t carry cash around in this city,” Hornstein said.
The20’s @dhm, obviously pointing to another issue many deal with regarding taxis around town, says the following:
@dhm: “Cabbies want cash for rides under $10. Better than current “machine is always broken” policy!”
The Philadelphia Parking Authority, which regulates cabbies, says the idea is under “legal review.” What do you think?
-LD
[Newsworks, @dhm]
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Cash-Only Cab Rides In Philly’s Future? If you’re traveling by taxi in Philadelphia, you may need to start carrying more cash. As reported by Newsworks,
“Philadelphia taxi drivers and owners are divided over a proposal only to accept credit cards for fares $10 or more. The Philadelphia Parking Authority is considering imposing the $10 minimum for putting that fare on plastic.”
The reason? The transaction fees associated with credit card purchases (on top of rising gas costs and rental fees on the taxi itself) are creating “immoral” working conditions, according to Ronald Blont, who represents taxi drivers as part of the Taxi Workers Alliance of Pennsylvania.
On the other side of the argument is Jeff Hornstein, Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Taxi Association. He says:
“I believe that it will dissuade younger riders from getting in cabs, for example the hundreds of thousands of students that don’t carry cash around in this city,” Hornstein said.
The20’s @dhm, obviously pointing to another issue many deal with regarding taxis around town, says the following:
@dhm: “Cabbies want cash for rides under $10. Better than current “machine is always broken” policy!”
The Philadelphia Parking Authority, which regulates cabbies, says the idea is under “legal review.” What do you think?
-LD
Photo: Getty Images
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Paying Tribute to Etta James. The legendary blues singer passed away early Friday after complications from chronic leukemia. She was 73. Her passing led to an outpouring of support and sharing of some of her classic tunes around the web, and The20 was no exception.
Here is James in a 2007 appearance singing “At Last.”
RIP, Etta.
-LD
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Philly Comedy Group’s Holiday Video Going Viral. The guys from The Bird Text Comedy Show (who perform a monthly show at the Helium Comedy Club) have released their hilarious holiday video, an ode to many Hall & Oates classics. It includes shots from all over the city (from Love Park to Broad street and more). Released Tuesday, it already has 1,500 views.
From The20’s @dhm: I’m pretty sure this Deck the Hall and Oates video is going to be huge, and I couldn’t be happier.
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The video does include some foul language.)
-LD
