Wednesday night The Geator Jerry Blavat dined with the lovely songstress Darlene Love

at Bridgid’s in Fairmount.  This weekend Darlene joins Jerry at the Kimmel Center for Jerry Blavat The Divas of All Time Featuring Darlene Love, Freda Payne, Candi Staton, The Tymes, Baby Washington, Blue Magic, and The Soul Survivors. Tickets are still available and it’s a great time as I was with them 2 years ago, when I took the photo above.



Hot Events This Weekend 

Today:
TODAY: @TheFranklin Institute ICE SCULPTOR Peter Slavin will magically transform a 2,200 lb block of ICE into a 12-foot long full-scale model Titanic starting at 10:30AM throughout the afternoon


Saturday Night Rap and Roll: 
 
Hot 107.9 Presents She’s Next Concert
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 8:00 PM – Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 2:00 AM (EST) Philadelphia, PA
There’s a great line up and the ticket price is very reasonable.
Artist:
GoGo Morrow
Lee Mazin
Asia Sparks
Taneka Samone
Jade Alston 

Tickets 
$15

www.identityink.net
www.hot1079philly.com

Saturday Night Dance the Night Away:

“SuperStar” Neon Hitch Sings Hits “Love U Betta” & “Gold” at Devotion Opening
  Philadelphia’s Shampoo Nightclub Reopens with New Name & Monthly Celebrity Party

Sunday at the Ritz: Noel Zayas’ Gorgeous

Hot Event: Sunday at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel “Gorgeous” fashion Show $25 at the door and begins at 7 p.m. Proceeds will benefit
City of Hope

I attended his first Gorgeous event in 2007 (Ignore that horrible photography I had just started -LOL)


Tweets from around Philly

 Stradley Ronon Chairman William Sasso, Stradley Ronon Counsel
and Montgomery County Commissioner Joshua Shapiro, Event Host Larry
Kane, Stradley Ronon Partner and Chairman of the Chester County Republican
Party Valentino DiGiorgio III, Stradley Ronon Government and Public
Affairs Chair John Saler.

Peoples, I’m still feeling under the weather. Thanks for the feed back on my little gossip column yesterday, I had a good response. I hope to do it more often. Here’s an event I didn’t have a chance to write about or attend as it happened at the height of Sandy. The organizers did send the pixs to me so here they are. I don’t always do this as I usually have so much content, but it’s slow and I haven’t gone out. But this weekend really kicks my calendar up a notch and I’ll be busy, busy, busy.

Julie Morley, Debbie Stamm and Toby Lerner

Since its inception, the annual Party with a Purpose gala raised
more than $4 million to support the Society’s mission of saving lives and
creating a world with less cancer and more birthdays. This year, Party with a
Purpose fundraising efforts will be dedicated to childhood cancer research and
local patient service programs. 

 94WIP Talk Show Host & CBS3 TV Sports Contributor Paul Jolovitz served as live auctioneer,
and pediatric cancer survivor Libby Ryan performed “God Bless America.” Guests
enjoyed cocktails, fine food, and spectacular live and silent auction items during
the evening.

Oh still getting kicked by this cold. If follow me on Twitter or FB you know I am sad about Dan Gross’ leaving the Philly Daily News. Everyone is emailing me asking if I am going to replace him, he’s irreplaceable. I’m going to revive my PhillyChitChatter column for those tidbits that don’t fit into my columns. Know that most of the gossipy stuff I report is tucked in my columns at PhillyMag, and Philly.com, when I appear on Fox 29 and of course my twitter. I’ll be upcoming events and celebrity sightings here, as well as people on the move and new family members, like

 In the past few weeks I took photos of Rittenhouse Square before they took the lights down. On the right I caught a couple kissing. I love those spontaneous, uninterrupted shots.

Congratulations Linda Pham–Vertlieb (Frugal Philly Mom) and Nicholas Ryan on the birth of their son, I know older Sophia is thrilled to be a big sister.

 I was visiting one of my friends new pad on Rittenhouse Square. Guess where I’ll be for the first real snow, lightning storm and well just to hang. She said I could work at home at her home. Sounds good.

 Yesterday in my PhillyMag column I wrote that the Roosevelt Pub is changing their name to the “R Bar”. They promise to still serve the same delicious burgers, and brewskies. I look forward to checking it out.

 Tim Adams is hysterical. Hey I have a note on my FB page that I may take your photos off, if you don’t like any of these photos on my site, drop me a line. I will only be publishing these nice shots. 

 Love this shot of Carol Tamburino and myself. Wish I took it with a real camera.

Co-written by Janet Benton with senior writer Nathaniel Popkin for History Making
Productions, Sam Katz’s documentary company, which aims to create a full
complement of documentaries on Philadelphia history, with the series title *The
Great Experiment. *This third episode covers the post-World War II period,
covering American Bandstand, labor disputes, the growth of highways and the
suburbs, civil rights actions, and more, and closing with the memorable
Phillies’ loss and the Columbia Avenue riots. Here’s a link that brings you
to the trailer from the TV station :

www.historyofphilly.com

 Meal of the week: I had a delicious Beet Salad at R2L. It was delicious, and it’s winter. You usually don’t find beet salad on the menu. I love beet salad so I will try it anywhere, anytime.

I love Instagram. If you have it, follow me at PhillyChitChat. I took this fun shot from a moving bus. Perfect formation. It’s slow this week in the social calendar, and of course I have a cold too so I don’t want to frighten anyone. Plus I did write 3 columns for PhillyMag, and one for Philly.com and it’s only Wednesday, so I haven’t completely slacked off. Check out my PhillyMag column and the Auto Show Gala.

“SuperStar” Neon Hitch Sings Hits “Love U Betta” & “Gold” at Devotion Opening
  Philadelphia’s Shampoo Nightclub Reopens with New Name & Monthly Celebrity Party

Philadelphia, PA:  Promoters Bruce Yelk & Noel Zayas have combined forces for
Philadelphia’s
– “SuperStar”.    Each 4th Saturday of the month, “SuperStar” will feature a celebrity from film,
stage,
located at 417 N. 8th Street in Philadelphia will serve as SuperStar’s home each month.  The
event will also serve as Devotion’s “Grand Opening” party and will showcase the venues recent
renovations.

Opening on January 26th, Neon Hitch will take Devotion’s center stage to sing her two #1 chart
topping dance hits – “Love U Betta” and “Gold”.  Joining Neon in Devotion’s Main Hall behind
the turn-tables is one of the country’s hottest DJs from New York – Joe Gautreaux.   Spinning
tribal music and dance tracks known the world over, Joe’s fun, creative and powerful music is
sure to make revelers dance the night away.

Downstairs in the 611 Underground, “Superstar” will feature a fashion show presented by
fashion designer and DJ Nigel Richard.  Richards, famous the world over for trance music,
recently launched a clothing line under the 611 brand.  While Richards is spinning his favorite
beats, models will strut, dance and boogie while wearing 611’s latest fashions; which will be
available to purchase in the 611 Pop-up Shop.

In performers, and visual projections will round out the fabulous event which is sure to dazzle the
expected
“We are very excited to be launching this event with top talent like Neon Hitch and DJ Joe
Gauthreaux.
Shampoo produced so many memorial events when we were here 16 years ago.  We promise
to bring that energy back to Philadelphia under the Devotion name” – Promoters Bruce Yelk &
Noel Zayas.

“SuperStar” Vodka open bar from 9-10 pm. Doors to the nightclub will open at 9pm and close at 3am each
month. VIP Greet” with Neon Hitch after the show. 

For more information on the event visit SuperStarPhilly.com.

(Sponsored)

There was also a sports auction as well as these Michael Jackson memorabilia. For $25,000 each you could own Michael Jackson’s coat, the right and/or left shoe, all which were signed. (I shot this about 1:15AM, at that time there was a $25,000 bid on one of the pairs of shoes)

Update: Stop the presses Michael Jackson’s Shoes have returned. Martino Cartier, Martino Cartier Salon (who donated the shoes for the Hair of the Dog auction the sales benefit Friends Are By Your Side), Kenneth Moton, 6ABC, and Dan Cronin, Chorus Communications, as well as co-founder of The Hair of the Dog Gala. Seems three drunk guys carted off the shoes, got into a random limo to the after party with some random girls, then left the shoes behind as their minds wandered from the shoes into a different direction.

At the end of the night everyone let their hairdown at the Hair of the Dog Gala and danced off.

PS sorry I didn’t run into Buffy Morgan, Director of Chorus Communications (r), last night. She did an awesome job with Jen Sherlock putting on this whole thing. Every year it’s bigger, better and the most talked about event. Also in this picture Megan Heaton, realtor, guest and Lindsay Furman, Model. Check out my photos in my PhillyMag Column HERE.

 PS people please dont take the pixs off for 48hrs. Then they’re yours to take. Just link until then. Thanks. i need to feed my habits and pay my mortgage.


Earlier this month The Walnut Street Club closed in order to re-brand itself emerging at The Ten Six Club, 1709 Walnut St.. 

 The Cashman & Associates execute another memorable night for the taste-makers & VIP’s of Philly. Keeping the door on lock down are the gate keepers at the entrance to Philly’s newest hotspot Ten/Six Vlub. You’ve got to be on the list, which was an impressive 5 pages long.  Just when I was getting tired of all the lounges opening up in Center City Joe Beckham and Giancarlo Dipasquale open up a little spot catering to those of us who want a little more chill with a dance floor, than some of the bigger spots in the City.

 In the front room, which you can rent for private parties, I found Kristin Alexander, Jarett Giesler, Jessica Annas, Jeff Miller, Debbie Sloan and Rob Schrader

 Thanks to this crew for stopping by my 5 Year Retrospective Photos Exhibition of HughE Dillon 
the exhibit is at Replica Creative 33 s 18th Street til 2/15/13. Check out their services, especially their peel on/off the wall Step & Repeat. No more metal contraptions.
David Neff, Mike Jerrick, Fox 29, Marisa Magnatta, WMMR – & hostess with the mostess at Hair of the Dog Saturday Night, and Vasiliki Tsouris, Opa Restaurant. Kristen Johanson, CBS3 was there in spirit.

 Jennifer Graebel? I think that’s what I heard across the bar. I hear she’s going to the Hair of the Dog on Saturday.

Randyl Case (Happy Birthday Month) and Nichole LeShea

Marc D. Leone, Jason Cooper and Jason Bock, and P. Brandon Fox, the last three guys from Michael Salove Reality. 

 Greg Davis, Jennifer Gomex, Danielle Triplett, Nicole and Gar Giles. Great to see these peeps, especially Nicole, I never see her anymore since she’s settled into happy married bliss. Earlier in the evening they caught the screening of Reelblack Presents’s The Night JB Saved Boston, opening soon.

Sadie Sadie Married Ladies: Sabrina Tamburino-Thorne and Jill Rizen, just got hitched in a beautiful ceremony on a private beach in Miami and with Michelle Ranieri, and Alisa Martino

 

 DJ Marcellus keeping the dance floor packed, playing tunes from Like A Virgin, to Adele – Set Fire To The Rain to rock tunes mixed in. Really great, something for everyone. Now that I think of it the space reminds me of Pearl, but the opening was as exciting as Denim.

No longer lonely on the dance floor at Ten/Six

  

The only drawback is the bathrooms are on the other side of the dance floor. Now for me I’m not looking to cop a feel from anyone as they make their way across the crowded dance floor, but I did see more than my share of groping. No doubt a few people who arrived alone didn’t leave alone after going to the bathroom.

Philebrity’s Joey Sweeney, and college friend, co-owner Giancarlo Dipasquale and Conor Corcoran, Esq.

 If spending the entire night on the dance floor wasnt a high enough for me, seeing Erin Como (r) walk in was the stratosphere. As you know my good friend is working at Fox 17 in Nashville. She’s in this weekend for her birthday and all our friends are hitting up Hair of The Dog. (Tickets still available). Also always great to see John Walker (center) and Nicole Rossi.

Men of Style: Sean Olubodun & Duke of Duke & Winston, Nicole Cashman, Cashman & Associates and Nigel Richards, The 611 Lifestyle

At first I thought wow is the club open 10 to 6, I would love it. No it’s
an ode to the Mad Hatter who’s hat cost ten shillings sixpence to make.
Someone please ask the owners Joe Beckham and Giancarlo Dipasquale, what that means to them, I was too busy enjoying the club to think that deeply.

I saw on Instagram yesterday that my friend 6ABC’s Alicia Vitarelli was doing a piece on the show for the 4pm telecast TODAY. These are the chorus dancers, and are a huge part of the musical. When I first heard they were making the movie “Catch Me If You Can” into a musical, I couldn’t imagine how that would translate, but it does, well too with a little imagination. It’s kinda amazing to understand in detail how Frank Abagnale was able to pass off so many bad checks, and it’s done to music, singing and dancing. Go see it.
PS Check Philly.com  Out and About about noon to see the photos from my opening night photo exhibit at Replica Creative. Thanks