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ISSUE . August 24th, 2006
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Cover Story


Philly's Other Bike Race
The North American Cycle Courier Championships are coming to Philadelphia. Are we ready? Are they?
by Brian Howard
Their names are Squid, Lunchbox and The Polish Missile. The Brown Hornet, Super Mike, Corndog and Dirty Dee. Yeti. Half-Jap.

The Race and Festivities
by Kenny Reidel and Brian Howard
The 2006 NACCC is being organized by members of the Philadelphia Bicycle Messenger Association. Kevin "Stewy" Stewart, Michael Dailey, Jake

The Chain Gang
A quick and dirty guide to the top guns at this year's NACCC.
by Kenny Reidel and Brian Howard
Compiled by Kenny Reidel and Brian Howard   Courier racers aren't really ranked, like officially, anywhere. It's not like there

Championship Art
Your guide to the art exhibits at the NACCC.
712 S. Fourth St., 215-629-2453 Will feature courier photography. 631 N. Third St., 215-922-3745 Will feature courier photography and art.


Opinion


Editor's Letter:
Dumb and Number
by Duane Swierczynski
Years ago, I used to drive up Roosevelt Boulevard, see the sprawling IRS processing center behind a chain link fence

Slant:
We Know Their Names
But it's not enough.
by Chelsea Koehler
When Nashay Little was hit by a stray bullet in front of her South Philadelphia home, the city reeled: Not

Loose Cannon:
Creating Journalism
by Bruce Schimmel
I n 1981, I was a 28-year-old graduate student in literature who was faced with a classic choice: Teach it,

Feedback:
Letters to the Editor
The problem isn't where do The Roots fit in today's hip-hop/ R&B arena; the problem is why haven't there been


Naked City


Naked City :: DeadsvilleDeadsville
You can't keep a good cemetery down.
by J.F. Pirro
R oss Mitchell is dreaming about the hereafter as he drives his Toyota RAV4 through the well-worn, landscaped and curved

Running Numbers
by Nick Norlen
29 Number — and age limit — of Random House essay contest winners — including Penn grad student Jennifer Glaser

Fine Print:
A Different Deliverance
by Rachel Frankford
Neal Lozano lives in one of the more modest sections of the Main Line, but chances are he and his

Paper Trail
Our Back Pages, One Year At A Time
2000 Ah, 2000. The Romans called it MM, the alarmists called it Y2K and shortsighted nontrepreneurs sang and danced and

Icepack
by A.D. Amorosi
It's my championship season heyah — where I pretend I care about sports and not just how badly you dress.


News


News :: A Grief ObservedA Grief Observed
Danna Young is a 30-year-old widow. She may also be the most sincere blogger in Philadelphia.
by Natalie Hope McDonald
S aturday, April 8: My husband Mike was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor (craniopharyngioma) in October 2005. His only

Money for Something
by Jared Goyette
Sam Soloff has an unlikely collection for sale on eBay. Mexican Art Deco earrings are listed beside an autographed Keith

Underworld:
Bomb Sheltered
Mob watchers worry about Israeli gangsters here to escape the violence at home.
by Brendan McGarvey and Gabriele J. Valentine
D id Hezbollah force a pair of hardcore Israeli gangsters to seek refuge in Philly? Seems that reputed members of

Philly Blunt:
How They'll Do
by Brian Hickey
I 'd like to talk to you today about the beauty of gambling because, let's face it people, you have

Political Notebook:
They're Down with GOP
by Mary F. Patel
S ome 1,000 Republicans headed out last Sunday for the annual Meehan Clam Bake held at Cannstatter's Club in the

The Bell Curve
City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life
Two Quaker leaders blast a "malaise" within the Society of Friends, calling the faith "stuck in its old ways." "Riddleth


Arts


Arts :: Room with a View
Art:
Room with a View
Virgil Marti makes his bones from the skeletons of the past.
Not exactly the world's biggest partiers, the Capuchin monks wandered barefoot around the Italian countryside, begging for food. You might

Culture Shock:
This Week in A & E
Yacht Rock When I saw the open letter to Luke Wilson on Steely Dan's Web site, all I could think

Art:
About a Boy
Joe Meno goes indie with his new detective novel.
by A.D. Amorosi
A full-time professor by day and hardcore punk freak by night (at least before he hit 30), Joe Meno is

Arts Picks:
Be Very Afraid
by Duane Swierczynski
From a glance at the titles of Jeff Abbott's most recent novels — Cut and Run, Panic, Fear — you

Icons & Idols
by Molly Eichel
Jack Mitchell has photographed some of the most important artists of the last 50 years: playwright Tennessee Williams, dancer Merce

Binge Festival
by A.D. Amorosi
Johnny Brenda's second floor isn't quite ready to open (there's a bit of licensing and construction to finish up) which

The Womb
by Drew Lazor
Philly poets: For inspiration, look to the source of all life. For the past three years, area verse-crafters have frequented

Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
by Andrew Parks
With ego-spewing blogs fast becoming more commonplace than MySpace pages and breathing, it was only a matter of time before


Movies


Movies :: Over ThereOver There
The War Tapes brings the Iraq war home.
by Sam Adams
After a screening of The War Tapes earlier this year, an audience member asked one of the movie's cameramen —

Bleeding Green
Vince Papale's story is better on color than play-by-play.
by Shaun Brady
Unlike the recent 10th & Wolf, with its PTransit buses and slightly off place names, it's clear from Invincible's opening

Watching The War Tapes
Iraq veterans share their thoughts on the documentary and its audience.
by Jared Goyette
Sgt. Zack Bazzi stood a few feet from me, holding a microphone while the audience asked questions. They'd just seen

Repertory Film
Send repertory film listings to tami.fertig@citypaper.net. ABINGTON ART CENTER 515 Meetinghouse Rd., Jenkintown, 215-887-4882, www.abingtonartcenter.org. Psycho (1960, U.S., 109 min.)

Screen Picks
by Sam Adams
Waging a Living (Thu., Aug. 31, 10:30 p.m., WHYY-TV) The math is simple: $5.15 x 40 x 52 = $10,712.

Showtimes
AMC ORLEANS 8, 2247 Bleigh St., 215-722-4262. Beerfest (R) fri-sun: 12:50, 3:20, 5:45, 8:10, 10:30; mon-thu: 12:10, 2:45, 5:10, 7:40,


Music


Music :: Straight Ahead, SpazStraight Ahead, Spaz
Lex Marshall of Daughters wrote lyrics about things he gave a shit about.
by A.D. Amorosi
It's funny. When writers aren't trying to suck the mythic resonance out of a subject, they're pretending the whole thing

Shine On
Toby Lightman aims for bigger things.
by Nicole Pensiero
Listen to Toby Lightman's Bird on a Wire NOW! Growing up in Cherry Hill, singer-songwriter Toby Lightman never imagined she'd

Music Picks:
Popa Chubby
by Mary Armstrong
I'd like to dip into Popa Chubby's frequent flyer account. Surely he'd never notice, bouncing back and forth across the

Envy
by A.D. Amorosi
With violent songs of epic length and an existential ire that somehow comes off prayerful (one of those mean prayers,

Final Fantasy
by A.D. Amorosi
When was the last time a violinist made you swoon? Better still: When was the last time a violinist's voice


Food


Food :: Plan B
None:
Plan B
If an upcoming dinner party has you panicked, Joe Kim wants to be your go-to guy.
by Elisa Ludwig
Joe Kim has a knife and he's willing to travel. Say you enjoy fresh, local food but you're too busy

Off The Menu
A Slice of the Shore in South Philly
by Carolyn Wyman
Joey Mack put the word "boardwalk" in his South Philly pizza parlor's name for people who don't summer down the

Feeding Frenzy
by Drew Lazor
Mugshots 110 Cotton St., Manayunk, 215-482-3964 Fairmount's favorite cup-o'-joe stop extended into the hills a little over three weeks ago.

Watering Hole
Sugar Mom's
by Molly Eichel
225 Church St., 215-925-8219 As anyone under 21 will begrudgingly tell you, bars are the domain of adults (or people

Top 5 Waffles
by Kelly White
1 Kokobanana Waffle Breakfast at Koko's, 710 Girard Ave., 215-574-8333 Get to Koko's early if you're craving waffles done up

What's Cooking
by Termeh Mazhari
Aquahol Thu., Aug. 31, 6 p.m., $50 We all know beer batter is the key to frying up superior fish


Agenda


Agenda :: Face Off
Top of the Agenda:
Face Off
Terry Gillespie makes do in Philadelphia
by A.D. Amorosi
Terry Gillespie, aka "Mr. Rubber Face." The grotesquely stretched comic's fleshy visage not only adorns art-house flicks like Errors, Freaks


Agenda :: Last Chance
Last Chance
Catch It or Regret It
by Molly Eichel
A Conversation at the Table Eighth Annual Goblet Show Runs through Aug. 31, Works Gallery, 303 Cherry St., 215-922-7775 Taking

Agenda Picks:
Been There/Done That
BULGE Underwear Night
by Gwen Tuxbury
Every Wed., 9 p.m.-2 a.m., free, The Bike Stop, 206 S. Quince St., 215-627-1662, www.thebikestop.com I'm standing in a tiny

What We Heart
Stem Sell Research
by Nyjia Jones
Fall flower arrangements, $40 and up, Chartreuse, 1200 Spruce St., 215-545-7711, www.chartreuseflowers.com Drop those grocery store buds in aisle four

Just Opened
Grasshopper
by Kelly White
Opens Fri., Sept. 1, 11 a.m., 727 Walnut St., 215-925-3959, www.grasshopperproject.com Shopping on Jeweler's Row means all the diamonds your

On The DL
Betsy Ross Battle Royale
by Rachel Frankford
Sat., Aug. 26, 2 p.m., $5, meets at the Franklin Square Carousel at Seventh and Vine sts., e-mail zebrabike@gmail.com for

Word On The Street
Fergie's Open Mic Night
1 Train Clark | 37 | central supply director "This is the hot spot. I'm a poet and I've been

Just Do It
by Drew Lazor
Mon., Aug. 28, 6 p.m., $40, White Dog Cafe, 3420 Sansom St., 215-386-9224 When White Dog Cafe owner Judy Wicks

In The Event That…
Capri Sun Is Still Your Favorite Drink
by Drew Lazor
Sunday City Skate Sun., Aug. 27, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th St. and the Parkway, www.landskaters.org Love

Day Tripper
Third Annual D.C. Poetry Fest
by Laura Smith
Sun., Aug. 27, 1-8 p.m., free, Carter Barron Amphitheatre, Rock Creek Park, 4850 Colorado Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., 202-271-0430 Ever


Paper Doll


Paper Doll:
Pimp This Ride
by Ashlea Halpern
When you write about blowjobs and buttfucking every week, little in the sex arena actually excites you.

Arts Agenda Picks:
On The DL
LOOV Me
by Andrew Parks
Fri., Aug. 25, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., free, The Mansion, 21 S. 19th St., www.rahcrawford.com What's scarier than a chainsaw-wielding Rah

In The Event That..
You Catch Your Dinner Winking at You
by Andrew Parks
Vegetarian potluck and open discussion with author Peter Singer, Wed., Aug. 30, 7 p.m., Chester County Book & Music Company,

Just Do It
Big Art Show
by Laura Smith
Sat., Aug. 26, 7 p.m., $5 donation, The Cinema, 3925 Walnut St., 215-387-1911, www.bigartshow.com Laboring under the "artist collective" banner,

Readings/Book Signings
CHAPTER & VERSE Megan Mills, Abbi Dion and Darcy Sebright appear for this guest reading series every last Saturday of

Performing Arts
Please call the phone number listed with the venue for specific dates, times and ticket information. theater BINGE FEST A

Galleries
Galleries are usually open Tuesdays through Saturdays; please call the gallery for exact days and hours. Receptions are denoted by

Museums/Exhibits
ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, 19th St. & the Parkway, 215-299-1000. BONES: AN EXHIBIT INSIDE YOU, Features a creepy, kooky but


 
 
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