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Me. Me. Me. Us. Us. Us. Philly. Philly. Philly.
Let’s move from our weekly, masturbatory, self-focused navel gazing and Michael van der Veen’s dumb new name for us (“Phileeeeeedelphia?” Wha?) shall we? Into something broader and bigger than those of us between Port Fishington and the Devil’s Pocket usually account for: Pennsylvania. Home to the Farm Show and its fiberglass cow sculptures, the Hi-Hat, The Patriot-News, WHBG-TV, the Harrisburg Lunatics inline hockey squad, and our gubernatorial seat of power and Tom Wolf.
Yup. Not since Milton Shapp have I wanted to psychically nose tweak a sitting governor (or a standing one for that matter) for the multitude of stupid things they execute on a regular basis (and yes, this includes sinister Tom Corbett’s way-too-close proximity to Penn State and all cloistered things Sandusky). Yes. Wolf, like Philly’s boss Jim Kenney, has made a fucking mess out of the pandemic, from who gets the vaccine first,
The Soul of Change at Walt Disney World s Epcot
February 5, 2021, 8:48 PM ·
Looks like the highlight of Walt Disney World s new Harmonious show will be a giant game of real-life Battleship on Epcot s World Showcase Lagoon.
Well, what else are we going to think after seeing this on the side of one of the show barges this week?
Okay, on a different note. (please forgive me!), we also are getting a look inside The American Adventure at the new The Soul of Jazz exhibit, which opened this week.
Located in the opposite end of the rotunda from the Native Peoples exhibit the Soul Exhibit consists of six panels, starting with an introduction to Joe Garner, the middle school band teacher at the heart of Disney-Pixar s Soul.
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Stories of Standards I Got Rhythm Linda Hillshafer Share
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George and Ira Gershwin wrote “I Got Rhythm” for the 1930 Broadway musical “Girl Crazy”, where it was introduced by Ethel Merman in her Broadway debut. While Ginger Rogers made her debut here as a leading lady, Ethel Merman got the press. The Red Nichols Band, including Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Jack Teagarden, Jimmy Dorsey, and Gene Krupa, played the music and had jam sessions during intermissions. George Gershwin acted as conductor for the premier, with Earl Busby conducting for all following performances. “Girl Crazy” ran for 272 performances, from October 14, 1930, to June 6, 1931. Red Nichols and His Five Pennies’ recording went to number five on the charts. “I Got Rhythm” w