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MARIE OSMOND MAKES THE INQUIRER & other media

Sometimes when I have a shot that might be published, I have to hold it back until it hits the newstands. This shot appeared in two different forms of media. Yesterday it was in the Sunday Inquirer in INQlings, on pg 2b with this story…Bill Schieber of Langhorne won’t be washing his neck for the rest of his life.

That’s what he told Marie Osmond when she granted his wish and signed the back of his neck, just as she signs her line of porcelain dolls. The singer and actress appeared at the Oxford Valley Mall last weekend. (I knew I had the shot and left the press pen to interview Mr. Schieber; then I left for the day)
And then the photos appear on this site, but the story that is attached is a woosie. http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/osmond%20shocked%20by%20daughters%20internet%20sex%20talk_24_05_2006

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I FORGOT ABOUT THE ECLIPSE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

I remembered, but then I got on the phone at 9:50PM to chat with a friend and I forgot. BUT on 11/8/2003 I did see this eclipse and shot it from my balcony.I didn’t have a blog then so only friends on my email list “Picture of the Day” got to see it. I still have that email list, but now that I have a blog it’s like picture every other day. I guess they’ll get this recycled picture with this explanation.

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NOW THAT TAKES TALENT, BUT WHAT DOES IT SAY AND HOW MANY HOURS IN THE DORM DID IT TAKE TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE WILL WRITE THE LETTERS UPSIDE DOWN?

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TEAM DEREK TOTALLY SCREWED UP MISPLACED EMAIL

Ahh would be so nice if I could get organized. Like any good artist I am not so good on the business side. I have a good story to tell about tonight but it will have to wait because I shot the photo I was going to use tonight in the RAW format and well I didn’t learn how to do the raw shots yet, in fact I still have a lot of shots from last summers Montana trip left in the RAW. So since I don’t have that shot yet, and I am now thinking about the trip I took last summer I thought I would feature a photo from that trip. PS Team Derek send me an email, I know I have that large piece of paper somewhere around here, but that quickly I can’t remember where I put it. I told myself, when I took it out, I am putting it here so I dont forget it, and I forgot where I put it.
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RACHAEL RAY COULD LEARN A FEW THINGS FROM MARIE OSMOND

Who were these folks waiting for on Saturday at a mall 20 miles north of Philadelphia in Langhorne, PA If I said she was a living doll, and recently on TV danced as a living doll could you guess
she’s a little bit country (and has an interesting black dot next to her left eye, could you explain that?)her PR sign needs to be updated too, she’s about 30lbs lighter than this photo Here’s Marie Osmond and her “twin” assistant Susie greeting some of the folks who waited up to 6 hrs to get their Marie Osmond dolls signed at the Boscov’s at the Oxford Valley Mall
The crowd awaits their turn, men, women and children waited patientlyAlthough I held back some of the best shots for media publication, here’s a nice side shot of Marie who at 48 is hot, I mean a really hot cougar, a mama of EIGHT and sincerely a nice women. She told me honey, if you want a better shot why don’t you come up on stage with me and take a few. I didn’t have to be asked twice!!Marie said she lost about 30lbs doing Dancing with the Stars and highly recomends itI think this guy was confused and thought she was doing a DOG Signing. Marie insisted at standing and signing her dolls, she even posed with every single fan who wanted to. Can I tell you that is not something many celebrities will do at a signing, it was really amazing. Have I ever mentioned what a bitch Rachel Ray was/is. http://hughe2030.blogspot.com/2006/12/celebrity-sightings-continue-in.html . RR in Philly would only pose with a few kids (like they really watch her show and buy cookbooks, I’m not bitter, ok maybe a little). OK back to Marie Osmond, a real CLASS ACT!! Marie have you thought about writing a cook book?

Oh yeah, and you know what, Susie’s job was to take the fan’s camera and shoot their photos with Marie, and then Marie would stand up and pose for them too!!

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VANGO RESTUARANT AND NIGHTCLUB

I always wondered what a Vango was like when I often stopped by Sue’s for some produce. Last Tuesday I found out as I attended a social event aboce the orange sign.

The event was held upstairs in the lounge. I thought the entrance way was cool with the wallpaper of vodka bottles
and the orange glow of the unique chandelier on the lounge level you can still sit down and have a bite to eat
and at the bar you can smoke? I asked someone why and they said because their liquor sales were higher than their food sales. Hmm sounds funny to me. I had a few nibblings and the food seemed good, people seemed happy with their drinks, but I guess if what you are looking for is a cool place to drink and smoke, Vango’s might just be the spot. I hear they have a cool deck where you can lie on a bed and look at the stars in the warmer weather.

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REDTETTEMER’S EDGIER VALENTINE’S WISH FOR PHILADELPHIA

I was a bad, bad boy. A friend of mine that surfs philly flicker, sent me a link to the flicker account of those crazy folks over at Red Tettemer; I’m a little obsessed with them as they are in the same building I work in and some crazy shit (IE OBJECTS, BIG RED BALL) in all of their lobbies, but that will be a post on another day. I couldn’t download the photos as they were protected so I did the livewriter thing, yes I lifted them and if the Redtettemer folks want me to remove them I will. (ie email with redtettemer tail)imagebut it looks like they were attempting to do a Redtettemer’s Valentines Love letter on their website, I think. These are the outtakes, but I think they are hysterical and I thought you would want to see them.I can’t help but think of the show “Get Christy Love” from the 70s here while looking at these; if you are under 30 you should Google the show or check out the DVD. It’s all very mod Squad meets Johnny Holmes with that shirt and those pants.Or Maybeimage it’s the fabulous early 90s imageduring the Madonna Sex Book era; image The shot they decided to use on the website really encapsulated the story, I really like it. It’s edgy, clever, hip and charming. I don’t completely get it as I am nearing OMG middle age – LOL, but I can tell it’s a young, fresh and hip take on the advertising scene. What do you think?HAPPY VALENTINES DAYimagewww.redtettemer.com

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OK it’s Official Michael Klein’s INQlings is Read by More People Than Any Other News/Blog/Media Outlet than I have been in

In the last 7 days the NY Daily News did a story taken directly from my Confessions of a Paparazzi website, giving me credit and mentioning the site (see 2/4/08 entry), I have a Hillary Clinton photo published in Us Weekly and on Sunday, I was in the Inquirer. INQlings picked up the byline I wrote to explain my Katie Lee Joel shot, which I took in NYC last week. And I got lots of 15 minutes of fame… talk about getting a big head, if one more person recognizes me and my name from the Inky publishing and I am going to have to get an PR person. She’s got a whey
Philly paparazzo HughE Dillon, in New York for Fashion Week, caught up with Katie Lee Joel, wife of Billy Joel, who joined the piano man for his stay surrounding the recent Academy Ball. She enjoyed her visit, Dillon reports: “She said the people were very friendly, the streets were surprisingly cleaner than she imagined, the orchestra was lovely, and Geno’s cheesesteaks were their favorite. She said she had the ‘liquidy cheese sauce.’ I told her that’s Cheez Whiz.”

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NOT ENOUGH TIME today

so check out www.PhillyGossip.com, www.PhillySkyline.com , my favorite Philebrity , Amazing Photos from John Taggert Dragonballyee – His site is informative Philly City Paper – The Clog Philly Weekly Blog The Daily Examiner – Philly Mag Blog and the blog I did update today:
www.confessionsofapaparazzi.com for another one of my Fashion Week Stories.

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LIL KIM SURE LOOKS SUPER A YEAR AFTER HER RELEASE FROM PRISON IN PHILLY

I photographed her last Friday night attending a private screening at the Tribeca Grand in NYC. What’s that on her left hand, does she have carpel tunnel from making all those license plates in the slammer? all these photos were ones i took: http://socialitelife.buzznet.com/2008/02/01/lil_kim_is_a_vision_in_green.php