Philly Chit Chat

Last night I attended Delilah’s Gentleman’s Club and Steakhouse’s 8th Annual, “Diamond G-String Award”. The Diamond G-String Award, the only competition of its kind, open to dance teams, feature entertainers and individuals throughout the country who work the stage and stripper pole and are brave enough to battle it out for the $10,000 winner-take-all prize

Deciding the outcome was a panel of Philebrity/Celebrity judges including: Playmate Megan Heaton; Infamous Blogger/Model, Arthur Kade; Greater Philadelphia Tourism & Marketing Corporation’s, Sabrina Tambrino-Thorne; President and Founder of Matrix Fights, Jimmy Binns Jr.; Red Bull’s, Heather Boling; Nightlife Guru, Brian Taylor and Jessica Scott of Jessica Scott, LLC.

Host for the evening was Robert Schimmel, recently named one of Comedy Central’s, “100 Greatest Standups of All Time.
WOW on the entertainment. These women really put a lot of time into their routines.
Sabrina Tamburino-Thorne taking her judging skills very seriously and you had to have a critical eye, all the acts were seriously choreographed

And the women were in tremendous physical shape. Just an amazing show.

The club was PACKED!! The men/women ratio was 70% men, but the women I saw really enjoyed the talent on stage, and everyone cheered when a performance was well done.
Lauren Beloff, Donna Massanova, Carol Tamburino and Tanya Tecce enjoy the show from the VIP section over looking the crowd and stage. (Upside down on the stripper pole, I don’t think a lot of people can do this. Sometimes the girls were perpendicular to the pole too. Just amazing.) The entire club is very classy, everyone is very respectful, the girls ensure that everyone has a good time, and it’s a huge party atmosphere with lots of laughing and fun. (If only they had a non-smoking section)
Sword Swallowing

Champagne poured on the body
or poured by someone else, it was all here. I probably would have passed on this photo as what goes on in Delilah’s for the most part, should stay at Delilah’s, but I noticed this guys friends were taking cell phone pictures so look for the identity of this fella on Facebook I’m sure.

Tumoor Haye and Norman Reola from Del Frisco’s SteakhouseLyric tells me she’s getting used to her new eyelashes, which extend a good inch from her eye I noticed.
What a Feeling

Angela and her team (Maniac video) celebrate their victory after a 3 way tie and dance off. Angela win’s $10,000 plus travels a trip to Las Vegas. Thanks to Delilah’s for allowing me to cover this event, they don’t usually let photographers shoot the show and I am very grateful that allowed me to do it. (Check out Friday’s PhillyMag.com HughE Dillon Gossip/Social Scene post for more story and pictures, the ones that are safe for work)

This would have been great during beer week. The following 2 pix items can be bought at the City Hall gift shop room 121
Ben Franklin not so quoted sayings
the recession prevents them from getting a new sign I guess
Outside the Harley Davidson store near Atlantic City
Turtle Crossing
sure enough

Headless turtle for sale $.99
Lobster dinner in a can at the Lobster House Cape May
hmm hand dryer is a bit too close for comfort
Teusher Chocolate The Shoppes at the Bellevue has these cute little figurines where you can add a truffle and give it as a gift.
Scarlett Alley in olde city. They carry my favorite John Wind jewelery and a lot
more. Reminds me my charms are in for my sister’s bracelet.
Are you waiting for a cab?
Foster’s sad. What happened to the hugely successful store. I guess the move to Market Street did them in. I hear the Passyunk boutique JimmyStyle is also kerplunked, but don’t fret another store has signed a lease for the same space. Don’t be surprised if there’s another move in store for him.
The Franklin Institute. I just started a workout routine, but I’m so busy I never get to it. What’s a boy to do. I wish Philly wasn’t as busy as it is.

I shot something so much fun last night. I just finished at 9AM this morning sending them to my agency in NYC and ran out of time. So it’s another edition of pixs Hughe took from his phone. Some have appeared on Twitter, some haven’t. Tomorrow we return to fun events that I’ve covered, and don’t forget my 3x’s a week column online at PhillyMag.com
WTF is going on with this fire hydrant in Bensalem? I had to stop and take a picture. It’s like some latex fetish going on. Although I will say there was an active sprinkler nearby, maybe the owners didn’t want the paint to wash off.
These guys are not together, and they didn’t coordinate their outfits to be twins. They just showed up at the same party. So funny. I meant to say I have seen this happen to women, but never guys.

Interesting at 500 Degrees, what do you think I’m talking about?Delicious Halibut at Fish the other night.
Y-3 Kicks. I went to a photo shoot where they were used. It will be in my Philly Mag column tomorrow.
Quinn and Maria Papadakis received fun take home gifts from the Philly Style Mag party the other night
Thursday’s in July are the Salvation Army’s Christmas in July Campaign. So drop them a few bucks to help the needy.
Stone Harbor spells it out
I ran into my friend Sue Fee, her daughter Patricia and mom at Springer’s in Stone Harbor. Sue and I went to college together about 15 years ago.
Why is the 2nd language on the Le Merdian Hotel signs Spanish and not French like the hotel’s affiliation?
Just wondering?

In Atlantic City near the Phillip’s Seafood takeout Window
Old City Ghost Tours


You can buy this Umbrella at the Greater Phila Film Office website

Peace Out. I took this while waiting for a red light in Audubon. OK actually I had to circle the block 3 times just to get in the right car order to take this picture, but I did it for you.

Oy I just completely ran out of time to do a proper write up of the Philadelphia Style Magazine Hot List Party 2010 last night as I had to get my Philly Mag Gossip column written and posted on their website HERE, so I will be writing it most of it on Monday, with lots of juicy gossip and news that my other two media outlets passed on. First: Congratulations to Kristin Detterline-Munro, Philadelphia Style’s new Editor in Chief!The themed party was 007 James Bond, and as always the fun girls were not shy to give me a good shot: Erin Elmore, Monique Crawford and Danielle Kruppa. Thanks Girls, as always you win best spirit.
The colorful bunch. Hmm I don’t even have time to look your names up but you are with my buds Lindsay Kravitz and Kaci Mintz and her elusive boyfriend Joe? I will re-do your pix on Monday and get your names. For those peeps I missed last night, especially if you are a reader I am so sorry, I was as they say in the restaurant biz IN THE WEEDS.
Hello gorgeous, forget about hot list how about hot legs!! OMG Lauren Beloff and Happy Birthday to Anthony Sembello. Missed his party as I was you know where last Saturday night.
America’s sweetheart, or at least the Delaware Valley’s Aditi Roy and the beautiful Lesley van Arsdale. I met her shy husband, he’s so nice. Any day now Lesley is due. She believes I will be the lucky photographer to get her last shot before mommy hood, sorta like when I got Monica Malpass’ shot before she gave birth.
Buds: Mia Tinari Fisher, Diane Johnson, Christian DiCicco and Nina Tinari

Rob Wasserman says that 500 Degrees will be closing during the summer at 11PM, and return to late hours in the Fall. With Randal Mrazik and Michael Schulson of Sampan

The SATC Girls: Lauren O’Dorisio, Nicole Cashman, Sabrina Tamburino-Thorne and Kristen Foote
The Senators: Larry Farnesse, Sen Anthony Williams, Philly Style Magazine’s John Colabelli and on the tip of my tongue, oy who is this. Thanks so much to Philly Style Magazine, John Colabelli, Noah Stein and Kristin Detterline-Munro for inviting me to the most fab party of the year. Check in monday for more pixs, and info on how to buy this prints.

Kelly wrote me on 7/10/10 about a few things and included the above picture, which first appeared in Monday’s PhillyChitChat with pixs from Lesley van Arsdale’s baby shower:

“Here is my boyfriend Bob and me in Nantucket yesterday on the Westmoor Club yacht the Belle. “

According to Dan Gross’ column yesterday: Congratulations [are in order] to Kelly Boyd of KB Consultants and Dr. Robert Kreb, who practices sports medicine at Pennsylvania Hospital, who were engaged over the weekend in Nantucket. Boyd, 43, and Kreb, 65, have been dating since last fall, and she recently moved into his Main Line home. The couple, who have each been married before, are planning an intimate ceremony but haven’t set a date.

My baby sister Crista, her sons Michael and Bo in Stone Harbor on Monday
Are boots in for the summer, does it help if they’re white
New bike racks fashioned from the old meter poles. Excellent idea.
Poor puppy hungry at Pietro’s where his owner is eating pizza
I said Maria the liquor store closed 10 minutes ago. Hughe there are still people inside, I know wearing this dress I can get us a bottle for the hostess gift. Not only did she get a bottle, but she got them to find ribbons so she could dress it up – LOL
Low flying helicopter last Saturday, then later I realized what weekend it was.
Judy always wanted a convertible, but never would buy one until Walt surprised her 2 years ago. Now Colleen, Lauren and Walt all bought convertibles in her spirit.
The beach was lovely this week, hardly any rain.
Caution when petting hammerhead sharks in this tank
Wildwood Boardwalk
Boys love their trucks.
Stone Harbor spells it out so you are not confused.
What’s in the refrigerator. This was Crista’s, she’s the healthy sib, nothing but fruit, water, baby food and beer here.
Aunt Betty just threw on her bonnet when it began to rain last night.
Crista yearning for a baby girl now. The shirt says “I’m A Catch” Stone Harbor, NJ.