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Amorosi on the news, nightlife, gossip and bitchiness beats.


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Published: Nov 17, 2010

My ass is still dragging from the 25th anniversary Greater Philly Film Office party and the new National Museum of American Jewish History opening. That doesn't mean we don't have jelly enough for a rip-snorting Icepack. As we speak, the Valanni/Varga Bar peeps are hiring folks for their yet-to-be-disclosed club with a concept for bottle-bar service. So, 40s in brown bags? Red wine fountains? Stay tuned.

Is Tim Burton 's Dark Shadows remake with Johnny Depp (filming starts April 2011) shooting in the same Pennsylvania woods that Peter Jackson 's Lovely Bones did — or at least thinking about it?

Back in the late 1980s/'90s the boy-child A.D. created/promo'd weekends at Philly's sleaziest after-hours club, David Cohen's Revival ( Bob Denny did it before me) in Old City, where Bunnydrums, Thorazine and Akash played and DJs Bobby Startup and Rikki Lee spun to the delight of people fucking and snorting in the bathrooms. Fast forward to Nov. 22 and most of those characters' new bands (e.g. Yeah Clementines) spin/play a mini-reunion with Philabundance benefiting from our new-found respectability at the same address where Revival was — National Mechanics at 22 S. Third. (Reunions at the original space put on by people who worked there — weird concept, right, Kennel Clubbers 2009?!) If you have videos of that Revival moment, burn 'em onto DVD and we'll put them on a big screen. My eyes are watering already. And ask Startup when that Autistics LP from his punk-era band get its Rave/Up Dionysus release.

On the-hop-hip tip, Roots MC Black Thought joins Talib Kweli on not-so-conscious rap diva Chrisette Michele's title track for her upcoming Def Jam jam, Let Freedom Reign. Wicked.

On the same week her sophomore joint Love Me Back drops, R&B-hop singer/songwriter Jazmine Sullivan gets the Rising Star Award at the 2010 Billboard Women in Music event on Dec. 2 in NYC. Fergie will get the mag's Woman of the Year Award. (P.S. 2009's Rising Star winner? Lady Gaga.)

And hey ladieees, an Evening of Wine, Women & Wisdom at Pinot Boutique Nov. 18 features Ben FM hostess-with-the mostest Marilyn Russell with guest Shenielle Jones of Fox 29.

Rox Box, we hardly knew ye: We're hearing the Manayunk/Roxborough live spot may've rocked its last rock. Say it ain't so.

Stern-stalwart Gary Dell'Abate 's signing They Call Me Baba Booey on Nov. 18 at Borders' Broad Street. Speaking of books: I'm remiss if I don't mention local graphic designer/oddball standup/ America's Got Talent runner-up Doogie Horner's new book, Everything Explained Through Flowcharts. And Look for Ice Cubes on the good (Nigella Lawson), the bad (Adam Carolla) and the ugly at Critical Mass.

(a_amorosi@citypaper.net)