Re: [UC] link for Penn public discussion lists

[DaveAxler]

Actually, that's inaccurate. The link only provides access to those lists on 
the server named lists.asc.upenn.edu, which is a server at the Annenberg 
School of Communication (ASC). There are many other servers at Penn which host 
mailing lists, both public and private. I don't know, though, if there is a 
directory of all the lists hosted at Penn.

In a message dated 2/20/08 11:20:50 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


> Sorry.  Here is the link to get the list of Penn's "public" discussion 
> lists.
>   
>   
>  http://lists.asc.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo
> 
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Re: [UC] update: squatters released, others sought/muggings ... not funny

[DaveAxler]

I think it's worth remembering that making jokes -- successful or otherwise, 
tasteful or not -- about painful, unpleasant, disgusting, and distressing 
situations is a normal human response to those very
situations. The famine in Ethiopia, the Challenger disaster, the schoolhouse 
massacre in Lancaster county -- just to name a few. All of them were subjects 
of humor not long after they occurred.

And if you do the research and go look at the material in Joe Miller's Joke 
Book (1738), or the stories told by Chaucer's travelers to Canterbury, or those 
from Boccaccio's "Decameron", what'll you find? They're making jokes about 
equally painful, albeit more personal, situations like unfaithful spouses.

It's a coping mechanism, a way of deflecting the pain and stress and horror 
of events that are outside one's control...and also a way of saying to the 
uncaring universe that permits such things to happen, "Fuck you! Despite this, 
I 
will survive!" 

The human race has been doing it for centuries, and is unlikely to stop now. 

In a message dated 6/19/07 8:15:58 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


> OK, I just got home and had a chance to login and read what everyone's been 
> up to.
> 
> I have to say, I am disappointed.  No, make that disgusted.
> 
> Where is it "clever" to mock and make jokes about a 28 year old person with 
> their life ahead of them being brutally beaten to death.  
> 




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Fwd: [UC] Deer Contraception available in two years

[daveaxler]

That's an interesting notion, but I'm not expert enough in such matters 
to know if it's opinion or fact. Perhaps one of the practicing 
attorneys on the list could be so kind as to clarify the matter?


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Mon, 21 May 2007 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [UC] Deer Contraception available in two years

 It isn't but the deer are.
On May 21, 2007, at 7:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 > And I'm curious as to when Woodlands Cemetery became public 
property.

>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.com
> Sent: Mon, 21 May 2007 3:09 PM
> Subject: RE: [UC] Deer Contraception available in two years
>
 > I'm curious as to who "we" are in this situation. I think that > 
that's

> part of the the Game Commission's mandate, not yours or mine.
>
> - Mike V.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robin Gresham-> 
Chin

> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 2:55 PM
> To: UnivCity@list.purple.com
> Subject: Re: [UC] Deer Contraception available in two years
>
>
> Mike,
> We have had ticks for years already. We have car accidents and many
> deaths caused by diseases carried by all kinds of vectors including
> human. How do we measure a deer population problem at the
> Woodlands? Just because someone says it doesn't mean it's so. I
> think we need to explore all our options in this area.
>
> Robin
> On May 21, 2007, at 2:34 PM, Mike V. wrote:
>
 >> A lot of deer can starve in two years. Two years also means a lot 
of

>> lyme disease, ticks, car accidents, defoliation and so on. If
>> there is
>> a population problem at the cemetary, you can't wait two years to
>> solve
>> it.
>>
>> - Mike V.
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robin Gresham-
>> Chin
>> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 2:31 PM
>> To: UnivCity@list.purple.com
>> Subject: [UC] Deer Contraception available in two years
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
 >> I just spoke to the Director of Wildlife Services, Charles Brown, 
who

>> informed me that Deer Immunocontraception will be available with-in
 >> the next two years and will be used upon request for deer control. 

Can

>
>> the Woodlands wait that long? I hope so.
>>
>> Robin

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Re: [UC] Deer Contraception available in two years

[daveaxler]

And I'm curious as to when Woodlands Cemetery became public property.

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.com
Sent: Mon, 21 May 2007 3:09 PM
Subject: RE: [UC] Deer Contraception available in two years

 I'm curious as to who "we" are in this situation.  I think that that's
part of the the Game Commission's mandate, not yours or mine.

- Mike V.

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robin Gresham-Chin
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 2:55 PM
To: UnivCity@list.purple.com
Subject: Re: [UC] Deer Contraception available in two years


Mike,
We have had ticks for years already.  We have car accidents and many
deaths caused by diseases carried by all kinds of vectors including
human.  How do we measure a deer population problem at the
Woodlands?  Just because someone says it doesn't mean it's so.  I
think we need to explore all our options in this area.

Robin
On May 21, 2007, at 2:34 PM, Mike V. wrote:


A lot of deer can starve in two years.  Two years also means a lot of
lyme disease, ticks, car accidents, defoliation and so on.  If
there is
a population problem at the cemetary, you can't wait two years to
solve
it.

- Mike V.

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robin Gresham-
Chin
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 2:31 PM
To: UnivCity@list.purple.com
Subject: [UC] Deer Contraception available in two years


Hi,

I just spoke to the Director of Wildlife Services, Charles Brown, who
informed me that Deer Immunocontraception will be available with-in
the next two years and will be used upon request for deer control. Can



the Woodlands wait that long?  I hope so.

Robin

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Re: [UC] The future of our City is in Jeopardy

[daveaxler]

Rosso:

Methinks they are talking about drugscooking up heroin by heating 
it in a spoon over a candle, and then injecting it with a 45cc syringe.

Didn't you usedta live in NYC? You should know this stuff!

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: UnivCity@list.purple.com
Sent: Mon, 14 May 2007 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: [UC] The future of our City is in Jeopardy

  Dude! Will you stop it already with the ice cream analogies? Not only 
are you making me feel guilty about my own midnight ice cream habit, 
you've got the words to Spoonful running through my head. Not only 
that, but in the original song Willie Dixon sings about his 
"forty-five", whatever that is, although it sounds like a violent 
metaphor to me. Eric Clapton sings "your forty-five" which doesn't make 
any sense, and the Allman brothers version says "fortifies" which must 
be a mondegreen.


Willie Dixon:

It could be a spoonful of water
To save you from the desert sand
But one spoon of love from my forty-five
Will save you from another man
Men lie about that spoonful
Some cry about that spoonful
Some die about that spoonful
Everybody fight about a spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

Eric Clapton:

Could fill spoons full of water,
Save them from the desert sands.
But a little spoon of your forty-five
Saved you from another man.

Allman Brothers:

Could be a spoonful of water
Searching from the desert sand
But just a spoon of that fortifies
Saved you from another man




On 5/14/07, KAREN ALLEN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I still don't 
think you understand, which is why we need leadership who

does.


I don't think there's any disagreement between us that leadership is 
needed
to deal with these issues. I think our only disagreement on that score 
is

who the best leader would be.


In the end, I think we want the same things.



Absolutely. But my point is that a problem of this magnitude has to be
fought from both ends. It can't only be a "leader" doing what amounts to
throwing money at the problem and telling people what they want to 
hear.

Because unless self destructive behavior is recognized and changed
internally, nothing anyone does externally is going to make a whit of
difference.

To use my ice cream analogy, the leader could open up all of the Fit 
Gyms
and Bally's Total Fitnesses he or she wanted, but as long as I'm 
continuing
my nightly ice cream binges while simultaneously telling myself that 
it's

Ben and Jerry's fault that I'm overweight and that going to the gym is
"acting white", guess what?

A real leader would say: "I'm going to do my part and open up the gyms.
You're going to have to do your part and put down that spoon and go to 
the

gym".

Whether I wanted to hear it or not.

Karen




From: "S. Sharrieff Ali" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: "S. Sharrieff Ali" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Margie Politzer'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'University City

>listserv'" 

Subject: RE: [UC] The future of our City is in Jeopardy
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 12:04:27 -0400


>>

S

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] On Behalf Of Margie Politzer
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 11:49 AM
To: University City listserv
Subject: Re: [UC] The future of our City is in Jeopardy

>> From: "S. Sharrieff Ali" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "'KAREN ALLEN'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,< 

UnivCity@list.purple.com>

>> Subject: RE: [UC] The future of our City is in Jeopardy
>> Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 11:06:25 -0400
>>
>> Karen, you obviously don't understand the environmental
>> and economic influences on the poor, no matter what race.
>> Many people are trapped in a very warped reality.
>> S
>
> Sharrieff,
> Please don't talk down to me.
>
> I understand why those things exist. But understanding why these
problems
> exist is not the same thing as turning a blind eye to them, making
excuses
> for them, or criticising the people who point them out.
>
> I understand that if I eat a tub of ice cream before bed every 

night,

I'm
> going to be overweight. But until I confront the issue and choose to
stop
> doing that, no "understanding" or any other excuse in the world is
going to
> make me one ounce lighter.
>
> I repeat, Nothing Is Ever Going To Change as long as self 

destructive

> attitudes prevail, however or wherever they originated from. And
until
> those ideas are challenged, not coddled or "understood", they will
continue
> to prevail.
>
> Karen
>

Well said Karen!

Margie


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[UC] Re: Jannie Strikes Another Blow For Good Government

[daveaxler]

 And, speaking of our district's representative on City Council, those of you 
who haven't been distracted by news of her recent alliance with Tom Knox may 
have spotted the following tidbit in today's Inquirer, at the end of an article 
about recent Council doings:
 
 "...[B]y a 16-1 vote, with Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell the sole dissenter, 
Council passed a bill requiring district Council candidates to have lived in 
their districts for at least one year before they could be elected to represent 
the district. Because the bill requires a charter change, voters would have to 
first approve it during the November election."

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.com
 Sent: Fri, 4 May 2007 9:36 AM
 Subject: RE: [UC] important question about free speech rally
 
  In any event I'm happy to report that it is now LEGAL to post bills to 
utility poles -- Our city councilwoman has valiantly un-destroyed Glenn's right 
to free speech -- like a Phoenix from the ashes -- Al (I believe) posted the 
exact statute. So we may all join UCD now in celebrating the free 
grassroots-friendly advertising spaces and UCD can get back to emptying the 
community trash cans and sweeping up litter along Locust. Glenn will no doubt 
let us know when he's found a new windmill.
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Mike V. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
 
 Your point isn't sound, Glenn. To claim that UCD is against free speech
 because they tear down illegal posters is akin to claiming that the
 state of Pennsylvania is trying to destroy the right to drive a car
 because they refuse to register cars that don't pass inspection. To see
 the attempt to stifle civil rights in UCD's actions is tinfoil helmet
 paranoia.
 
 - Mike V.
 

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Re: [UC] Twice monthly recycling phone calls?

[daveaxler]

 Yeah, and they're dumb robots, too -- they start their message as soon as a 
connection is made, which means that half of it is lost while your answering 
machine offers up your greeting.
 

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.com
 Sent: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 11:56 PM
 Subject: Re: [UC] Twice monthly recycling phone calls?
 
   Kyle,   I have received almost as many 'robot' calls concerning recycling as 
I am used to getting during an election campaign.   Sande Knight  - 
Original Message -  From: Kyle Cassidy  To: UnivCity@list.purple.com  Sent: 
Tuesday, March 06, 2007 2:45 PM Subject: [UC] Twice monthly recycling phone 
calls? 
  Am I the only one who got a phone call from a robot on Tuesday saying
 "tomorrow is your recycling day. Recycling is important. Put your
 recyclables out no sooner than 7:00 tonight and no later than 7:00
 tomorrow morning--"> it might have said more, but that's where I hung
 up.
 
 
 
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Re: [UC] More about the liquor store/mosque

[daveaxler]

 Then I must have been thinking of the Linton's over at 33rd & Chestnut...my 
bad!

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: univcity@list.purple.com
 Sent: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 12:50 PM
 Subject: Re: [UC] More about the liquor store/mosque
 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 
 > No, it was a Linton's, complete with conveyor belt... 
 
 hmm... must've been a horn and hardart's at some point. you can still see 
traces of the H, the O, the R, the N, etc. along the black stonework above the 
entranceway. 
 
 
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Re: [UC] More about the liquor store/mosque

[daveaxler]

 No, it was a Linton's, complete with conveyor belt...

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 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Cc: UnivCity@list.purple.com
 Sent: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:58 AM
 Subject: Re: [UC] More about the liquor store/mosque
 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 
 > > How about the old Linton's (or was it Horn & Hardart?) > building near 
 > > 40th & Chestnut -- 
 
 it was a horn and hardart (plus the adjacent space) -- I think you can even 
make out the words horn and hardart from the old holes in the dark strip above 
the entranceway... 
 
 from Almanac, Vol. 45, No. 9, October 27, 1998 
 http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v45/n09/ucd.html 
 
 > The University City District (UCD), created last year to 
 > "promote positive change" in the area, will soon have a 
 > centralized location for its work with over 100 
 > institutions, businesses and community representatives: 
 > in a onetime Horn & Hardart at 3940-42 Chestnut Street, 
 > where ground was broken on October 21. Paul Steege and 
 > Associates are architects for the combined renovation and 
 > new construction of the 10,000 square-foot facility 
 > scheduled for completion in May 1999. UCD Executive 
 > Director said it will provide locker room and roll call 
 > space for UCD's 40 Safety Ambassadors as well as for 25 
 > officers from the Philadelphia Police Department, and a 
 > lieutenant and two sergeants. The properties are being 
 > donated to the UCD by Penn, with financing provided by 
 > Penn for the $1.7 million project. The challenge now, 
 > said Penn EVP John Fry, is to raise funds from 
 > corporations, foundations and others "to improve public 
 > safety and quality of life in University City." 
 
 - - - - - 
 
 from the dp, 6/17/99 
 http://tinyurl.com/35cxso 
 
 > UCD celebrates opening of new headquarters 
 > >> The center, located at 3940-42 Chestnut Street, is a 
 >> combination of a one-story renovated building -- formerly 
 >> occupied by a Horn & Hardart restaurant -- and a new, 
 >> single-story addition. The building covers a total of 10,000 
 >> square feet. 
 >> >> The building cost $1.3 million to construct, while another 
 >> $400,000 was put towards furnishing and supplying the 
 >> center. The construction was funded through a no-interest 
 >> loan by the University. The UCD will pay the building's 
 >> operational costs and will repay the University through 
 >> corporate and foundation funding. 
 >> >> The UCD is currently fundraising for the money to repay 
 >> that loan, and many contributors -- including Aramark, Bell 
 >> Atlantic Corporations, Mellon Bank and the William Penn 
 >> Foundation -- have already contributed funds. Rendell said 
 >> Tuesday that the city of Philadelphia will also help cover 
 >> the costs of construction. >> >> In addition, all of the members of the 
 >> project team, 
 >> including the architects, engineers and construction 
 >> managers, discounted or donated services to the planning and 
 >> construction of the new building, Steinke said. The center's 
 >> groundbreaking took place last October and the UCD's offices 
 >> moved into the facility earlier this month. 
 >> >> The University owns the former restaurant's building and 
 >> will rent it to the UCD for $1 each year. 
 
 - - - - - - - - 
 
 from ucd's newsletter, the quest | fall 2003 
 http://www.ucityphila.org/_files/pdfs/Quest_fall_03.pdf 
 
 > Thanks to Pennsylvania State Senator Anthony Williams and the 
 > Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development 
 > (DCED), University City District (UCD) recently received another $25,000 
 > installment of a $150,000 grant towards paying for UCD’s Operations 
 > Center at 3940 Chestnut Street. This grant, arranged by Campus Apartments 
 > President and UCD Board Vice-Chair David Adelman, helps to pay for the 
 > cost of renovating and operating the building which serves as a hub of 
 > University City’s cleaning, safety, and 
 > marketing services. 
 > Since 1999 the Operations Center, a former 
 > Horn & Hardart automat built in 1939, 
 > functions as the administrative offices of 
 > UCD, as well as being a hub for the public 
 > safety program, which includes the 
 > Ambassador headquarters, a Philadelphia 
 > Police substation (provided to the city at no 
 > cost), and the center for coordinating 
 > deployment strategy and crime tracking. The 
 > close coordination between the 34 UCD 
 > Ambassadors (known by their bright yellow 
 > jackets) and the 25 Philadelphia Police 
 > officers has contributed to the significant 
 > decreases in Part I crimes (such as homicide, 
 > rape, aggravated assault, and robbery) since 
 > the substation’s formation. Most recently, these crimes declined 19% from 
 > 2001 to 2002. 
 > Since the inception of the UCD in, literally, a University of Pennsylvania 
 > office broom closet in 1997, the organization has become an integral part of 
 > the thriving University City community by improving streetscapes and 
 > par

Re: [UC] Re: Spruce Hill Community Association Notices Snow Reminders

[daveaxler]

  So when will we see an L&I version of the "Stop Snitchin'" t-shirt?

 -Original Message-
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 Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 2:32 PM
 Subject: RE: [UC] Re: Spruce Hill Community Association Notices Snow Reminders
 
  In reference to "calling L&I" on your "neighbors" it is not what we should 
promote as "neighborly behavior".   The appropriate response is to talk about 
snow issues at your block meeting or in advance of a storm, circulate flyers 
"asking" everyone to try and shovel their walk and when others are not done, 
pitch in and do theirs as well. When their is a chronic problem perhaps with an 
absentee landlord the block or neighbors should send a letter notifying the 
entity of the problem and requesting a formal response. If there is no 
response, then..call L&I.   S.   -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of B Andersen
 Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 1:10 PM
 To: Univcity List
 Cc: pfsni list; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: [UC] Re: Spruce Hill Community Association Notices Snow Reminders
 
  More on the snow ...   On 2/14/07, Richard Guffanti #30 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:  A reminder on the snow from the SHCA Safety Committee
 
 Sidewalks: Dangerous or Unshoveled
 
 Sidewalk and curb maintenance, by city ordinance, is the
 responsibility of the property owner. The property owner, agent or 
 tenant, as the owner may determine, is responsible for removing snow
 from the sidewalk at the end of a snowstorm. The regulations require
 that there should be a path cleared of not less than 30 inches in
 width, on the sidewalk, abutting the property. As a courtesy to your 
 neighbors and other pedestrians, provide as wide a path as possible,
 and cut out handicap ramps and inlets.
 If others have dangerous and unshoveled sidewalks, call the Department
 of License and Inspections Services and Operations Unit, (215) 
 686-3140 or use the L&I Online Service and Complaint System.
 
 Plowing and Salting
 
 Call the Streets Department's Customer Affairs Unit at 215-686-5560,
 or dial (star) *FIX on your cellular phone (a free cellular call) to 
 request that your street be plowed or salted following a snow or ice
 storm. The representative will route your request to the appropriate
 Highway district for service.
 
 Our friends at UC Green ask that you minimize the use of salt whenever 
 possible as it damages urban trees and the water table.  

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Re: [UC] Spooky Tooth

[daveaxler]

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cheer

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: UnivCity@list.purple.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:18 AM
 Subject: Re: Fw: Re: [UC] Spooky Tooth
 
  Hi
What happend to the group Blue Cheer

 >
>   Ask them what happened to Blue Cheer.
>--- Mark Krull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 

Mark
http://www.mkrull.blogspot.com

   

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Re: [UC] At Last, A Good Idea About Those Noxious Infernal Combustion Engine Vehicles

[daveaxler]

 How about making public transit actually run according to schedule (without 
 resurrecting Mussolini, that is...)?

 -Original Message-
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 Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.com
 Sent: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:25 AM
 Subject: Re: [UC] At Last, A Good Idea About Those Noxious Infernal Combustion 
Engine Vehicles
 
  On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 10:41:16AM -0500, Kyle Cassidy wrote:
> I'm all for it if the exchange is making public transportation free or
> significantly less expensive, at least in the areas affected by the
> auto-surcharge. 

And if it pays for more bicycle racks and bike lanes.  And a donation to
PhillyCarShare.

Dan W.

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Re: [UC] How Penn *should* be expanding (from today's Inquy) -- IMHO (Al K)

[daveaxler]

 Penn Administrators will doubtless refer to it as "My Ho"... 

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.com
 Sent: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:22 AM
 Subject: Re: [UC] How Penn *should* be expanding (from today's Inquy) -- IMHO 
(Al K)
 
   Frank,   You know as well as I that that area will still be called G-Ho 
forever, no matter what term is applied. How about UC East?  - Original 
Message -  From: Frank  To: UnivCity@list.purple.com  Sent: Saturday, 
January 27, 2007 3:08 AM Subject: Re: [UC] How Penn *should* be expanding (from 
today's Inquy) -- IMHO (Al K) 
  What are they going to call G-Ho now?? 
 Frank 
  On Jan 24, 2007, at 09:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 
 Penn Health System to buy Graduate 
 

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Re: [UC] Jannie Blackwell Improves the Neighborhood Again

[daveaxler]

 Yep, sure did...brain speed was higher than finger speed when I wrote that! 

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: UnivCity@list.purple.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:20 AM
 Subject: Re: [UC] Jannie Blackwell Improves the Neighborhood Again
 
   the effect East Coast   did you mean "effete" East Coast? Sometimes I wonder 
if those two terms aren't redundant. sk  - Original Message -  From: 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; UnivCity@list.purple.com  Sent: 
Saturday, January 27, 2007 2:03 AM Subject: Re: [UC] Jannie Blackwell Improves 
the Neighborhood Again 
  Yeah, well, that's how it is on the effect East Coast. Further inland, 
though, the Wichita Lineman is doubtless still up a pole... 

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: UnivCity@list.purple.com
 Sent: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 7:47 PM
 Subject: Re: [UC] Jannie Blackwell Improves the Neighborhood Again
 
   Linemen still climbed poles with those boots as late as 1987 when I saw them 
do it in western Chester County. It all depends on the area. The older linemen 
relished a chance to go native and climb. Many of the older guys miss the rough 
and tumble of the old days when they truly were nature boys and macho men.  sk  
- Original Message -  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]  To: 
UnivCity@list.purple.com  Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 1:51 PM Subject: Re: 
[UC] Jannie Blackwell Improves the Neighborhood Again 
In a message dated 1/26/2007 1:42:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL 
PROTECTED] writes:  Also I thought that putting up signs on wooden utility 
poles posed a danger to the crews that had to climb the poles. Is this and 
urban legend or simply no longer relevant?
 I haven't seen a utility person actually climb up a pole since the days 
when I chased behind the horse-drawn wagons delivering ice to the houses on my 
street in Dorchester (arguably, America's first Streetcar suburb, by the way) 
where families didn't have electric or gas refrigerators.** Have you ever seen 
one? The utility companies send their crews out in trucks with cherry-picker 
hoists. Al Krigman
 Left of Ivan Grozny ® ** The reason for chasing the wagons was to steal 
little chunks of ice when the iceman was inside the customer's dropping off the 
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Re: [UC] Jannie Blackwell Improves the Neighborhood Again

[daveaxler]

 Yeah, well, that's how it is on the effect East Coast. Further inland, though, 
the Wichita Lineman is doubtless still up a pole... 

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: UnivCity@list.purple.com
 Sent: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 7:47 PM
 Subject: Re: [UC] Jannie Blackwell Improves the Neighborhood Again
 
   Linemen still climbed poles with those boots as late as 1987 when I saw them 
do it in western Chester County. It all depends on the area. The older linemen 
relished a chance to go native and climb. Many of the older guys miss the rough 
and tumble of the old days when they truly were nature boys and macho men.  sk  
- Original Message -  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]  To: 
UnivCity@list.purple.com  Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 1:51 PM Subject: Re: 
[UC] Jannie Blackwell Improves the Neighborhood Again 
   In a message dated 1/26/2007 1:42:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL 
PROTECTED] writes:  Also I thought that putting up signs on wooden utility 
poles posed a danger to the crews that had to climb the poles. Is this and 
urban legend or simply no longer relevant?
   I haven't seen a utility person actually climb up a pole since the days 
when I chased behind the horse-drawn wagons delivering ice to the houses on my 
street in Dorchester (arguably, America's first Streetcar suburb, by the way) 
where families didn't have electric or gas refrigerators.** Have you ever seen 
one? The utility companies send their crews out in trucks with cherry-picker 
hoists.  Al Krigman
 Left of Ivan Grozny ®   ** The reason for chasing the wagons was to steal 
little chunks of ice when the iceman was inside the customer's dropping off the 
block of ice. 

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Re: [UC] Jannie Blackwell Improves the Neighborhood Again

[daveaxler]

 All we are saying is "Give commas a chance"?

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: UnivCity@list.purple.com
 Sent: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 3:33 PM
 Subject: Re: [UC] Jannie Blackwell Improves the Neighborhood Again
 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 
 
 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 
 > The UCD Oinkengruppenfuhrer Control Freak wants to outlaw the funky 
 > vibe on which her fat salary is based. 
 > > Are you referring to the $74,234 (plus expenses & benefits) > 
 > > Oinkengruppenfuhrer Control Freak (apparently promoted from being the > 
 > > $65,000 flackette) who claims not to get around the neighborhood and > 
 > > wouldn't see any of the posters anyway? 
 
 wait, those posters have been around a while, right?: 
 
 http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~rrorke/WestPhilly/foshizzle.html 
 
 anyway, while we're on the subject, would anyone be willing to do me a public 
favor? for world peace? 
 
 I need some free and unfettered neighbor (one with a funky graffiti vibe and 
whatever else it takes) to go over to the market street bridge and add one 
small comma, right after the word NO. 
 
 what am I talking about? here: 
 
 http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~rrorke/Play/peace/peace.html 
 
 a thousand thanks!!! remember, this is for world peace. (I'd do it myself, but 
the seagulls over there are giving me funny looks.) 
 
 .. 
 UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN 
 [aka laserbeam®] 
 [aka ray] 
 SERIAL LIAR. CALL FOR RATES. 
 a photo would be appreciated! :-) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: [UC] Jannie Blackwell Improves the Neighborhood Again

[daveaxler]

  Personally, I don't have problems regarding posters and flyers that have been 
pasted on utility poles and streetlights. They're often artistic and are 
relatively easy to remove.
 
 There are two problems with this bill:
 
 1) It might also open the door for the kind of wooden advertising signs that 
get permanently nailed to wooden utility poles. ("Lose Weight Now", "We Buy Old 
Homes", etc.) These are eyesores and nuisances, and usually have little or no 
community connection.

 2) As things stand now, we already get overloaded with political signage 
whenever there's a campaign, and neither the winners nor the losers ever get 
around to removing it. This bill would, I think, give them yet another place to 
leave their trail.
  
 -Original Message-
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 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.com
 Sent: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 9:42 AM
 Subject: [UC] Jannie Blackwell Improves the Neighborhood Again
 
  On September 14, 2006, Councilmember Blackwell introduced Bill 060618 to City 
Council. This piece of legislation, if passed, would modify the Philadelphia 
Code, Chapter 10-1200 [Posting of Temporary Signs] as follows:
 
 The original ordinance prohibits the posting of temporary signs on five 
categories of locations: utility poles, streetlights, traffic/parking signs, 
historical markers, and trees that are either City-owned or in the public right 
of way.
 
 Blackwell's bill would eliminate the first two categories (utility poles and 
streetlights). Imagining the proliferation of ugly advertisements, should the 
bill be passed, is left as an exercise for the reader.
 
 You can view the more details here: 
http://webapps.phila.gov/council/detailreport/?key=6526
 The full text of the original law is available here: 
http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/philadelphia/
 
 The public hearing on this bill, which is currently under review by the 
Committee on Licenses and Inspections, will be at 10 AM, Monday 5 February, in 
Room 400 of City Hall.
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[UC] Jannie Blackwell Improves the Neighborhood Again

[daveaxler]

 On September 14, 2006, Councilmember Blackwell introduced Bill 060618 to City 
Council. This piece of legislation, if passed, would modify the Philadelphia 
Code, Chapter 10-1200 [Posting of Temporary Signs] as follows:
 
 The original ordinance prohibits the posting of temporary signs on five 
categories of locations: utility poles, streetlights, traffic/parking signs, 
historical markers, and trees that are either City-owned or in the public right 
of way.
 
 Blackwell's bill would eliminate the first two categories (utility poles and 
streetlights). Imagining the proliferation of ugly advertisements, should the 
bill be passed, is left as an exercise for the reader.
 
 You can view the more details here: 
http://webapps.phila.gov/council/detailreport/?key=6526
 The full text of the original law is available here: 
http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/philadelphia/
 
 The public hearing on this bill, which is currently under review by the 
Committee on Licenses and Inspections, will be at 10 AM, Monday 5 February, in 
Room 400 of City Hall.
  

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Re: [UC] Mexican Food

[DaveAxler]

In a message dated 4/20/05 7:03:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


Sí! Try la Lupe at 9th and Federal Sts.

No Taco 'Smell', please.



Why travel so far when we have Zocalo right here in the neighborhood?

Re: [UC] claw foot tub

[daveaxler]

You might also try Renovator's Supply, http://www.rensup.com
-Original Message-
From: Stephen Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Stephen Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: University City List 
Sent: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 11:05:33 -0500
Subject: Re: [UC] claw foot tub
  A few people just emailed me this link. ReStore does have the feet 
($20/ea) so I'm all set. Thanks for those that responded!

http://www.re-store-online.com
Happy recycle day,
Stephen
Stephen Fisher wrote:
> Hi,
>
 > I have a claw foot tub that doesn't have any feet. Anyone have some 
> claw feet laying around? If not, anyone know where one might purchase 
feet for a claw foot?
>
> Thanks,
> Stephen
>
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Re: [UC] RE: more "I got locked out" scamming? -- i'm getting old and right wing

[DaveAxler]

Well, my favorite panhandler of recent times is the fellow who's been regularly
seated in front of the Art Institute on the 1600 block of Chestnut, with a tin
cup and a sign that reads...

Ninjas Killed My Family
Need $ for Martial Arts Training

Re: [UC] eagles fans: parking menace

[DaveAxler]

In a message dated 2/6/05 1:01:18 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:



some iggles fans drove up all the way from maryland to root for their favorite team! they've been out there all day, their car festooned with not only eagles flags, boldly flapping in the breeze, but also hats and visors, carefully placed on the dashboard lest anybody be ignorant of the object of their affections. no doubt in deference to someone's pile of trash cans and refuse, they decided to block my driveway.
 go iggles!
 http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/eagles1.jpg
 now does anybody have a New England Patriots bumper sticker i can put on this car? i'll pay top dollar for one.
 kc


Why not just spray-paint it in Patriots' colours?

Re: [UC] The Clone of Scrunch The Cat - Help with a Stray

[DaveAxler]

Before bringing a stray into a home where there's already a cat -- especially if that cat is a strictly-indoor feline -- take the stray to a vet and have it checked out. The health of your existing pet(s) can be put at risk by newcomers, especially as regards parasites and feline leukemia. 

RE: [UC] Age on the UC List -- A Demographic Survey

[daveaxler]

I'm 54, and have been in UCity since 1967 (37 years), of which over 20 have 
been at the same location...

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Re: [UC] What happened to leaf day?

[DaveAxler]

Around 3 this afternoon, I observed a UCD truck at 44th & Locust, full of leaf bags. So they were out there doing some amount of pickup...

RE: [UC] Bike regulations: a pedestrian speaks

[daveaxler]

Ah, yes, the folks so nicely mis-named as "Safety Ambassadors"...

In a message dated 11/23/2004 4:58:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
"Turner,Kathleen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>Of course, the worst offenders I've seen for riding on sidewalks, riding
>the wrong way on one way streets, and otherwise setting a VERY BAD
>EXAMPLE for University City bike riders, are the UCD bike patrol guys.
>They're awful.
>
>Kathleen
>
>-Original Message-
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clinton, J. Scott
>Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 4:49 PM
>To: 'Marianne Das'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: RE: [UC] Bike regulations: a pedestrian speaks
>
>
>-Original Message-
>From: Marianne Das [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 4:22 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: SPAM SPAM -- [UC] Bike regulations: a pedestrian speaks
>
>
>
>I've ploughed through 14 e-mails on the listserv that
>are either pro-bike or pro-car. Although I'm sympathetic to bikers, here
>are two pet peeves  from a beleaguered pedestrian.
>
>(1) If you are going to ride your bike on the sidewalk
>(and this is done everywhere west of 40th Street), please warn the
>pedestrian of your approach. Why is it that none of the bikes with all
>those bells and whistles aren't equipped with either a bell or whistle?
>I wish I had a nickel for the times I have been hit or narrowly missed
>by a bike.
>[Clinton, J. Scott] my bike has a bell, and little else.
>no whistles.  i ring my bell a heck of a lot although cars and trolleys
>don't seem to be impressed.  I never ride on sidewalks.  they're called
>sideWALKs for a reason.
>
>2. Why are you in such a damned hurry? Cars aren't
>allowed to pass on the passenger side of a bus when it is taking on or
>discharging passengers. Why do bikes do this? My daughter was seriously
>injured this way.
>[Clinton, J. Scott] it has to do with momentum,
>especially on hills.  I do stop when a trolley is discharging or taking
>on passengers, though.  I'm one of the slower bicyclists in the west
>philly, though.  Bike messangers blow by me like i'm standing still.
>That is mostly because I am so out of shape.
>
>I walk more than I ride, though, so I try to remember
>the golden rule when I'm riding and I keep in mind the needs of
>bicyclists when I walk.
>
>
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Re: [UC] Dave Axler, local resident had heart surgery

[DaveAxler]

You ask some valid questions, which I'll attempt to answer briefly...

1) Was the poster "...trying to be helpful in letting those who are concerned about you know that you are doing well?" Not being a mind reader, I can't speak to the poster's intention. I can only talk about the effects of his or her actions. Regardless of any possible good intentions, those effects were generally negative and were wholly due to the poster's failure to think fully and carefully about those effects.

Also, I would note that practically all of my close personal friends and family, especially those who reside in Philadelphia, were fully up to date on the situation through the efforts of my contact people. The announcement on the UCity list served only to publicize the situation to a group of people who are, in general, not that close to me in ways other than geography; they are in the category of "acquaintances" rather than "friends". This is not to suggest that I don't appreciate their concern, because I very much do. But any "need for news" of this group could have been just as well served by an announcement from me, either on the list or by word of mouth, after my return home.

2) You say that "...it seems harsh to be so dismissive of the unknown poster's intent." On this, I have to disagree. Good intentions are a fine and noble thing, but they simply do not excuse a failure to think about the effects of one's actions before taking them. 

3) You ask, "To avoid causing all these problems for a patient, should we stand back and wait?" I thought I was clear on this, but I'll try again: No, there is not a need to stand back and wait. There is, however, a very real necessity to be attentive to the needs of the patient, and to give those needs primacy over your own concerns. I would recommend that one always call first to confirm that the patient is ready for visits. While in the hospital, I had phone calls and visitors that were very positive events for all involved, and which certainly benefitted my recovery. I also had several experiences that were unquestionably negative, and many of them were a direct or indirect result of the posting on this list.

4) You also ask, "Do most people who have been hospitalized feel that way?" Before writing my post, I discussed my experiences and thoughts with about a dozen friends and relatives who had undergone hospital stays in the last few years, including several who'd had the exact same operation as I did. They all agreed with me, both in theory and in practice. Several explicitly stated that a post-op patient has a responsibility to be "selfish," especially as regards the time and energy spent on calls and visits, in order to focus on his or her recovery. One told me the story of how she'd had to ask the hospital to evict her parents from her room when they wouldn't let her rest after a painful and exhausting Caesarian section. So, yes, I'd say that most folks who've had similar experiences do, indeed, share my views.

5) As to why I suggested that there might be exceptions to my generalizations for women delivering babies and for the dying, here goes... 

Women/babies: I think -- and I stand ready to be corrected by those who've been through it -- that there is a long tradition of brief congratulatory calls and visits in the post-delivery period. I'd also say that the depiction of "the new mother, with her wholly dependent baby" is inaccurate. The baby is staying in the hospital nursery, not the mother's bed.

The dying: I see this as a special situation because time is running out. Those who want and need to say farewell would like to do so before the patient dies, not at the funeral. While I hope there is kindness, respect, and courtesy on all sides, this is a situation where I feel that the needs of those who'll have to carry on after the death will be treated as equal, not subsidiary, to those of the patient.


In a message dated 11/3/04 9:17:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


     An interesting post for a number of reasons.  This really shows another angle on well wishing, being supportive and caring.  While all the rationales for criticism of the posted news were laid out, and I appreciate the chance to be sensitized, it seems harsh to be so dismissive of the unknown poster's intent.  Wasn't he trying to be helpful in letting those who are concerned about you know that you are doing well?  Apparently he screwed up, but is your response really completely on target regardless of good intentions?
    Although you don't say so, there is a strong suggestion that you'd rather be left alone.  To avoid causing all these problems for a patient, should we stand back and wait?  Send a card maybe, but don't call and definitely don't visit.  I'll call you or invite you if I want to put up with the hassle.   Do most people who have been hospitalized feel that way?  Do any patients welcome the healing power of friends and love over the hassle of not being able to rest more?
    Finally, wh

Re: [UC] Dave Axler, local resident had heart surgery

[DaveAxler]

On September 13th, the following two paragraphs were posted on the UC list:

>At the PSFS meeting this weekend, it was announced that long-time SF fan
>and UnivCity resident Dave Axler had bypass surgery recently. Since I've
>run into many local residents who knew Dave, but did not know about
>this, here's some info.
>
>"According to a posting on smofs*, he's at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston Massachusetts, 
>and he's recovering well from bypass surgery. He'll be staying at the hospital a few more days, and >then staying at an adjacent hotel for about a week while his doctors monitor his condition before he >returns home."

*[For those who don't know, "smofs" is a small-circulation moderated discussion list for the organizers of science fiction conventions]

I've been debating about the appropriate response to this posting, which had me as its subject. To be blunt, it should never have been made. Regardless of the intentions of the poster, the end result was that it caused me some problems that should have never occurred, and added new, unnecessary stress to an experience that was already extremely stressful.

I considered just responding to the poster, off-list. But, after discussing this with a number of close friends who have gone through similar hospital experiences, it's become clear that some folks out there just don't have a clue how to deal with other peoples' medical situations. So, in the hopes that I can spare someone else in the future a bit of the aggravation that I experienced, I'm going to respond here on the list. (It's a somewhat belated response, but that won't affect its accuracy.)

Let me start with some basics. While these are generalizations, my conversations with others suggest that they're true for pretty much any extended hospital stay, with two possible exceptions: women delivering babies (where congratulatory phone calls are rather common) and those patients who go into the hospital expecting to die.

To start with, one of the first things that hospitals require when you arrive and "check in" is to provide them with the name and phone of a contact person. Primarily, that is to ensure that there is someone who can make critical decisions while you're unconscious or otherwise incapacitated. In addition, that person is also the patient's spokesperson. If someone calls the hospital and asks for a patient at a time when the patient is in the operating theatre, the ICU, or otherwise incommunicado, the hospital can direct the caller to the spokesperson. 

[In my particular case, because I was in an out-of-town hospital, I actually had more than one contact person. There was one relative who was local to the hospital, a second -- my brother -- who had the medical decision-making job, and a small collective here in Philly that was taking care of my cats and house during my absence.]

Typically, the contact person also takes on the job of notifying selected friends and family about the patient's status. The key word there is "selected". Unless one is a major public figure (e.g., Bill Clinton, who had his bypass two days before mine), there really is no need for everyone in the world to get regular updates. My contact people worked together to keep my family and close personal friends updated on my status and recovery via email. The list of people they notified was something they reviewed with me prior to surgery. It deliberately did not include any of the local Philly mailing lists such as this one, but did include some limited-circulation mailing lists in the science fiction world, simply because I had gone directly from an sf convention to the hospital, and many of my friends who were in attendance were thus already aware of the overall situation.

Second generalization: A patient, after surgery, has only one real responsibility: getting better. While the definition of "better" may vary, the basics are the same: Get as much sleep as possible, avoid stress, avoid pain, take your meds, and so on. Everything else is secondary. Anything from the external universe that works against this goal is to be avoided.

Third generalization: The reason that patients generally go from the operating theatre to an ICU, not the public wards of the hospital, is so that they will be in a protected environment while the initial healing takes place. I'm not just talking about protection in the medical sense, though that's certainly a major part of the ICU situation. An ICU patient is typically loaded down with monitoring equipment and other "attachments" -- for a cardiac patient, that typically includes a blood-pressure cuff that triggers every 10-15 minutes, a fingertip oxygen monitor, five or more leads of telemetry, nasal oxygen tubes, and, for the first couple of days, a chest-drainage tube and a Foley catheter. Movement is very limited in this situation, but the patient is often too groggy to be doing much anyway beyond adjusting the tilt of the bed and changing channels with the tv remote.

Ho

Re: [UC] Communists, in west philly?

[daveaxler]

Indeed, the IWW is located in West Philadelphia. However, the International Workers of 
the World is a labor organization based on anarcho-syndicalist principles, and is not 
a Communist group. 

A detailed comparison and analysis of the distinctions between communism and 
anarcho-syndicalism is left as an exercise for the reader.


In a message dated 8/11/2004 4:23:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
writes:

>The IWW is at 45th & Baltimore.
>
>
>In a message dated 8/11/04 1:20:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
>
>> "Some of the most active and progressive citizens of Northeast
>> Philadelphia, Germantown, Mount Airy, Center City and West Philadelphia"
>> are Communist Party members, he said.
>> 
>> Hilarious.
>> 
>> http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/politics/9373743.htm
>> 
>> House speaker says Democratic opponent has Communist Party ties
>> 
>> Associated Press
>> 
>> PHILADELPHIA - The state House Speaker alleged that his Democratic
>> opponent has Communist Party ties because a party chapter's Web site
>> contains a link to his campaign literature.
>> 
>> John Perzel, a Republican seeking a 14th term in his Northeast
>> Philadelphia district, issued a news release Tuesday urging Tim Kearney to
>> "dissociate himself from that extremist group."
>> 
>> The home page of the Communist Party of Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware
>> includes a link with Kearney's last name misspelled, "Kearmey 2004." That
>> link leads to a letter from Kearney recruiting campaign volunteers and
>> advertising four fund-raising parties that were held in December.
>> 
>> "I find it very distressing that a candidate for public office would align
>> himself with an ideology that not only espouses hatred for America and our
>> capitalistic system but has sanctioned some of history's most horrific
>> crimes against humanity," Perzel said.
>> 
>> Kearney said he never has been a Communist Party member, and he did not
>> know about the Web site link until a reporter asked him about it. He said,
>> however, that he had "no problem" with the link.
>> 
>> "Some of the most active and progressive citizens of Northeast
>> Philadelphia, Germantown, Mount Airy, Center City and West Philadelphia"
>> are Communist Party members, he said.
>> 
>> Perzel also called on Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell to "denounce" Kearney for
>> his alleged party ties.
>> 
>> "I'm stunned. I thought the Communist Party was totally defunct," said
>> Rendell, who added that he hoped Kearney would try to remove the letter
>> from the Web site.
>> 
>> 
>
>

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Re: [UC] health insurance for individuals

[daveaxler]

Try contacting the Chamber of Commerce. They have a mechanism whereby small businesses 
can participate in their group. I know of a number of artists who are getting their 
health coverage this way.

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Re: [UC] church or mosque SE cor 43rd & Walnut Sts

[DaveAxler]

In a message dated 8/5/04 10:24:45 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


Incidentally, the Byrd Theater stood in the middle of the the south side of Baltimore Ave. between 47th & 48th St.  It was torn down decades ago - another great place for us to enjoy weekend matinees.  Ah - the good old days!



Would that be the location of the current parking lot?

Re: [UC] Children's Book Drive

[daveaxler]

Liz:

Before I deal with the specifics of your message, a few basics need to be stated. 
Plain and simple, I generally don't comment on the grammar, spelling, or other 
linguistic failings of my fellow posters on mailing lists. It's neither my job nor my 
vocation, and I lack both the time and the patience to do it. I opted to speak out on 
this one because of the inherent irony involved in the announcement. It's an 
error-ridden document whose content is in direct and ironic opposition to its stated 
goal. I was, frankly, amused by the specific item that I cited -- the bit about 
"stress-reliving" -- and my admittedly cynical posting was intended to be reminiscent 
of the contents of the many collections of mirth-provoking bloopers, student errors, 
and the like that are available in most bookstores. (And even some libraries...)

Alas, your response indicates that all this flew substantially under your radar. So it 
goes. I hope that some of our joint readership got the joke, even if it passed you by.

Many of the notions in your note, however, deserve their own response. I agree that 
the kid in question is trying to do a good deed. In fact, the original post clearly 
states that it's part of his Eagle Scout project, and those are always Good Deeds on 
the grandest of scales. I agree, too, that help from our local community might speed 
him to his laudable goal. And, yes, libraries are wonderful places where I, too, spent 
many happy hours. All of that, is not particularly relevant to my post, but UCity is 
not a list where sticking to a topic is considered a virtue.

Where I disagree with you, however, is when you claim that the good intentions of 
teenagers oblige us to treat grammar errors as "No Harm - No Foul". What you have 
forgotten is that this young man is not speaking purely for himself, nor is he 
conducting a private conversation where your approach might be appropriate. 

Instead, he is also speaking for his Scout Troop, and, on a broader scale, for all 
Scouts in the public eye. His words and actions reflect back on his Troop and its 
leadership, on the local Scout Council, and on the BSA as a whole. Because of this, it 
was clearly inappropriate for his adult advisors to allow this notice to reach the 
public without careful review and a "tune-up." The Scout in question may not be a 
future English teacher, but that does not absolve his leaders from their dereliction 
of duty in this regard.

I also disagree with your notion that only those "who are close to Moses may try to 
tweak his speech and writing." That's pure hogwash. If you speak in a public forum -- 
and that includes putting up flyers for a book drive just as much as it includes 
posting messages here -- then you must expect public comment.


In a message dated 7/21/2004 12:14:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Elizabeth F. Campion" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>
>Hi Dave and list neighbors,
>
>The kid who wrote the notice, a UC neighbor, is trying to do a good deed.
>The Adult volunteer who posted the notice for him is one of the better
>"editors" that I know, but.. she choose to let him speak in his own
>words.
>She recognized that his goal, to collect almost 400 books, might need the
>broader audience and cooperation of our UC Village.  
>When it comes to the good intentions of teenagers, grammar errors should
>be treated as "No Harm - No Foul".  Those of us who are close to Moses
>may try to tweak his speech and writing, but we are proud of him, and of
>any High School kid, that would take the time to identify a need and than
>work to solve the need.
>
>I (and many folks that I know) owe a huge debt to our Free Library
>system.
>Reading was an escape from hunger and worry.
>It was a journey to magical and mundane places. 
>Reading provided a vocabulary that helped define change and resolve
>confusions.  
>
>When I was growing up the Branch Library at 40th and Walnut and the main
>Library at 19th and the Parkway were welcoming places with great programs
>for kids.  Today, some Libraries seem less welcoming, and kids seem less
>independent.  I walked, alone or with other kids, to 40th and Walnut from
>43rd and Larchwood.  I see few kids today with the same freedoms.  
>Once at the Library,  I was encouraged to wash my hands if I were really
>grubby, but I never felt less because of the style or condition of my
>clothes.  I found wonderful community among readers.  I still do.  Books
>and articles are conversation starters and our common cultural
>foundation.
>
>I suspect that kids in shelters have fewer options and receive less
>welcome at book stores and libraries.
>My child, with access to my wallet, is invited to and included in the
>free readings at bookstores, but some urban kids are followed by security
>from the moment they enter a store.
>
>I find comfort in thinking about a teen (a future man) who would invest
>his thoughts, time and muscle into collecting 400 books (200#s?) to
>establish a library for kids who have les

Re: [UC] Psychology of Totem and Tattoo

[DaveAxler]

I'm reminded of the folks who used to run Perforations, a piercing parlor down in DC near the convention center. After a job was completed, the purchaser got a free t-shirt. S/he had the choice between the shirt that read "Yes, it hurts" and "No, it doesn't hurt". They got taken in roughly equal quantities...

In a message dated 7/8/04 11:17:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


Yes, being tattooed hurts.  Some places hurt more than others.  It's part of the process.

Re: [UC] New West Phila High School

[daveaxler]

In a message dated 1/30/2004 10:51:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, BruceWMcC writes:

> The proposed site - which was recommended by Mayor Street's office - is adjacent to 
> Girard Avenue and bordered by 34th Street and Parkside Avenue in an underused 
> section of the park just south of Memorial Hall.
> Where?  Maybe I'm geographically challenged, so work with me here.  According to 
> Mapquest, Parkside ends on the east at Girard near 40th St.  Last time I checked, 
> Memorial Hall was still west of where 42nd St. hits Parkside.  So are they planning 
> to build it south of Memorial Hall (I hope not--there's not that much open space 
> between it and Parkside) or across from the zoo at 34th & Girard?  These locations 
> may look close together from Redmond, but one would think the Mayor's 
> Office or The Inquirer could tell the difference.

The Inky's phrasing is a bit confusing. I believe, however, that their intention was 
to indicate that the eastern border of the property in question is 34th Street 
(specifically, the section of 34th that extends North of Girard Avenue, and which then 
turns roughly West and heads toward Memorial Hall under the name of Lansdowne Drive), 
and a second, intersecting border is Parkside Avenue, at the western end of the land 
in question. Girard Avenue would, indeed, form a Southern border for such a plot.

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Re: [UC] This Sunday: Birthday Party brings Dickens back to life

[daveaxler]

In a message dated 1/30/2004 12:04:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
writes:

> Anthony West writes:
> > Dickens was a literary superstar when Spruce Hill was being
> > developed. Clark Park embraces the world's only life-sized statue of
> > him (with his beloved character Little Nell), so every year the FoCP
> > throws a party to honor his legacy.
> 
> Pardon my ignorance, but I've lived here for years and have never been 
> able to figure out what Dickens' connection to this area was.  Did he
> visit the area, or is there some Dickens book I haven't read that talks
> about Spruce Hill?  How did the neighborhood come to have 
> this statue?
>

Dickens' novels were extremely popular in Philadelphia, and not merely among the 
literate. They were published in serial form, a few chapters at a time, and shipped 
overseas for redistribution. I've read that whenever a new chapter arrived on board an 
incoming ship, crowds would gather at the docks to hear them read aloud.

Dickens' will actually specified that there be no statues of him be erected. His fans 
in Philadelphia chose to ignore that request, which is why our statue is unique.

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Re: [UC] New Coffeehouse

[DaveAxler]

In a message dated 11/14/03 10:54:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


Claves are two round sticks that keep the beat in Latin music.



Yep, and if you want more info and a picture, check out this web site:
http://cuban-exile.com/photo/nightlife/clave.html

[UC] Cherry Tree Farewell Concert

[DaveAxler]

The Cherry Tree Music Co-op will present its Farewell Concert on
October 26, at the Calvary United Methodist Church at 4740 Baltimore
Avenue (on the SE corner of 48th Street and Baltimore Avenue).
Performers will include Jay Ansill, Saul Broudy, Rolly Brown, Priscilla
Herdman, Ted Estersohn, Ken Ulansey, and Caryl P. Weiss, plus other
musicians who have been an important part of the Cherry Tree
family over the years.

Doors will open at 7:00, and the music will start at 7:30. Tickets are
$10; $5 for kids, students, seniors and others with limited incomes;
and $15 for special supporters.

As you may know, the Cherry Tree decided to close its doors after 28
years of presenting music in West Philadelphia. This evening will be
both a farewell and homecoming for many of the past performers and
volunteers who were an integral part of the Tree during that time. The
concert is being held at the home of the Cherry Tree's successor, the
Calvary Center for Culture and Community.

The Calvary Center is located at 48th Street and Baltimore Avenue. The
34 subway-surface trolley stops at the door. A free, well-lit, and
city-maintained parking lot is located on the 4700 block of
Baltimore.

We regret to report that the venue is not handicapped-accessible at
this time.

For advance tickets, directions, or other information, please visit
the Calvary Center's website at www.crossroads.calvary-center.org or
call 215-729-1028 (215-724-1702 after 5:00 on concert night).

If you are a former Cherry Tree volunteer, we invite you to get in
touch, as we are looking into the possibility of a reunion in the
future. Please send email with your contact information to
[EMAIL PROTECTED], and we will keep you posted as information
becomes available.

Re: [UC] "... when things were really bad around here ..."

[DaveAxler]

In a message dated 10/13/03 3:02:28 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


Here’s an example at the other extreme; Koch's Deli.  Both parents are gone, and brother Louis, but Bobby struggled to maintain the business and its standard in spite of years of the abandoned Acme across the street and the crime wave during the 90's.

He stuck it out when he could have very well sold (he has health problems) and maintained the quality and standard that was there when his parents were running the deli and he was just helping out.

Would that block of Locust St. still be as welcoming to Penn students if Bobby had sold Koch's?  I believe not.  It’s an example of what can happen when people don’t flee.



Well, that would be a nice example, except that Bobby's had the deli placed with a broker for some time now (about 14 months, I think; roughly since Bobby's car accident). It was even reported in the Inquirer's food tid-bits column last fall. He's being rather picky about who he'll sell to, because he wants the next owner to carry on the store's tradition, but he IS planning to sell.

Theories about what's happened to the area, and what's going to happen, are all well and good. Some of them I even agree with. But theories that are backed up with factual inaccuracies tend to lose their force rather quickly, I fear.

Re: [UC] Hack and Phila. Film Office Reps will be at next SpruceHill Board M....

[DaveAxler]

In a message dated 9/7/03 5:42:00 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


The "Circular-Free-Property" Decal can be obtained from the Department
of Licenses and Inspection. Call the "Circular Free Property
Coordinator" at 215-685-3731 to request the application. A copy of the
Application is included in the UCHS "Welcome to University City"
packet. Complaints are then processed by L & I.


I've had one of these decals for several years, and it has definitely cut down on the amount of porch litter. Every time something IS left on the porch, or inserted under the door or through the mail slot, I send it off to L&I; they, in turn, take care of raising hell with the offender. As I recall, the maximum fine is $250/violation. Many of the local pizza shops now avoid my home like the plague, which pleases me no end.

univcity@list.purple.com

[daveaxler]

Why, no. In fact I substantively disagree with your attempt to stereotype the mindset 
of the group you so casually demean with the slur of "computer geek". Methinks, madam, 
that you know far less of the "mentality" of that group -- as if it could be so 
simplistically analyzed as a single modality of thought to begin with -- than you 
appear to believe. Certainly, you know neither Magill nor I well enough to make the 
judgment call on whether or not that label applies to either of us, even though we 
both have earned a living in that realm for years. 

And, seein' as how "ol' Magill" -- another rather demeaning turn of phrase -- and I 
share not only a party wall but several decades of friendship, I have reasonable faith 
that he'll manage to find a way to let me know all on his own, without your 
assistance, when I need to "lighten up" on him.

On a slightly related note, perhaps you -- and many others on this list as well -- 
might consider taking your own tentative steps into junior geekhood by learning enough 
about your own email program to remove your business-related information when sending 
mail on a non-business purpose.


In a message dated 8/11/2003 2:57:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
writes:

> 
> Lighten up on ol' Magill, why don'cha.  It is indicative of his mentality as
> a computer geek to think that way, i.e., binary=either/or=whatever...Nothing
> wrong with that.  Probably substantively you agree.
> 
> Sande Knight
> Deloitte & Touche 
> Assurance and Advisory Services
> tel  215-246-2424
> fax  215-405-3178 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 2:09 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [UC] Wage Tax effects (?
> 
> 
> In a message dated 8/10/2003 12:58:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> 
> > William H. Magill wrote:
> > 
> > > There are only two personality types, Urban and Suburban.
> > 
> >
> 
> And, as a former classmate in an Annenberg grad course taught by the late
> and much lamented Ray Birdwhistell once said, in the title of her term paper
> . . . 
> 
> "There are two types of people: Those who divide the world into two types of
> people, and those who don't"
> 

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Re: [UC] Wage Tax effects (?

[daveaxler]

In a message dated 8/10/2003 12:58:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
writes:

> William H. Magill wrote:
> 
> > There are only two personality types, Urban and Suburban.
> 
>

And, as a former classmate in an Annenberg grad course taught by the late and much 
lamented Ray Birdwhistell once said, in the title of her term paper . . . 

"There are two types of people: Those who divide the world into two types of people, 
and those who don't"

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Fwd: Opinion: Re: [UC] Property Tax Increase- 2004

[daveaxler]

--- Begin Message ---
In a message dated 7/24/2003 12:34:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
writes:

> 
> On Thursday, July 24, 2003, at 06:52  AM, Herons wrote:
> >>> I know that within my own family, who all live out in various PA and 
> >>> NJ
> > suburbs, I pay about 20% of what the LOWEST of their property taxes
> > happen to be! They can't believe how LOW my taxes are. This is also one
> > of the primary reasons why the Suburbs hate the City Wage Tax -- they
> > can easily see that Philadelphians are NOT paying their fair share.<<
> >
> > I think this line of reasoning mixes apples and kiwis. It would hold 
> > up as
> > an argument if you compared, say, the total local tax burden on
> > like-situated individuals in both locations. For example, if you 
> > compare the
> > sum of my property taxes as a Philadelphia homeowner, plus my wage 
> > taxes as
> > a Philadelphia resident, to the sum of the local property taxes plus
> > commuter wage tax of a homeowner who lives in the suburbs and works in 
> > the
> > City, you might see a different picture.
> 
> Yes and no, but it is true ... it looks MUCH worse for the City 
> resident when you pay close attention to the total tax picture. (We're 
> talking about wage earners here, not the self-employed who have a whole 
> different set of business taxes to deal with.)
> 

Actually, the self-employed should be included here. While they do pay taxes on their 
business' earnings, they also pay a "Net Profit" tax on what they personally take out 
of the business (after the business taxes at local, state & federal levels), which is 
effectively equivalent to the wage tax.

> Both the City and Suburban resident pay the same City Wage Tax. 
> (Actually, the wage tax on Non-residents is slightly less than on 
> Residents - 4.4 for Residents, 3.8 for Non-residents.)
> 
> Both the City and Suburban resident pay the same State Sales tax, with 
> the exception that if you make your purchase IN Philadelphia County, 
> you pay an extra 1% to provide support for "tourism." (We can ignore 
> the fact that money goes to buy the Eagles and Phillies each a new 
> stadium and the Philadelphia Orchestra a new concert hall.)
> 
> So that leaves the only difference between the City resident and the 
> Suburban resident -- their Property Tax levy.
> 

That's far from the only difference. What is being missed here is that many of the 
services which City residents receive at no additional charge are treated as separate, 
billable items in the suburbs. Many suburban residents, for instance, receive separate 
billings for trash pickup from their local municipality. City residents receive this 
as a part of their "package." 

Similarly, a good percentage of suburban roads are state highways, and thus maintained 
by the state; Philadelphia has far less support in this regard, because of its overall 
larger number of streets, and has a long history of having those roads which ARE state 
highways -- such as the portions of Walnut and Chestnut in W. Philly which are 
actually State Route 3 -- being ignored by the state.

Since I'm not a suburban resident, I am probably missing many other things which they 
pay for separately, and at a higher overall rate. But the general point stands: 
comparing only taxes, and excluding other municipal services, provides a distorted 
picture.


--- End Message ---

Re: [UC] Fwd: Fw: Fw: cell phones

[DaveAxler]

While there is a hint of truth to this, most of the information in the email is incorrect or misquoted. This is an example of an urban legend circulated via the internet. For details on the inaccuracies in this particular tale, visit http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/static.asp

Re: [UC] Bicycle Coalition president's letter to Penn Police re bicycle confiscation

[daveaxler]

I think that the critical point is being missed by Parker Snowe. Bikers are not being 
prevented from parking on the sidewalk. Rather, they are being penalized for their 
mis-use of parking meters, which are city property with a specific, designated use.

As noted in previous discussions, utility poles aren't billboards for political or 
commercial advertisements, and parking meters aren't bike racks.


> From: Snowe, Parker 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003
> 11:27 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; John
> Madera (E-mail); BCGP Board E-list
> Subject: Bicycles Being
> Confiscated
> Importance: High
> 
> 
> 
> Chief Rambo - I was pleased to see the
> electronic sign in front of the Penn Bookstore reminding motorists to stay out
> of the bike lanes and encouraging them to share the road with bikes.  You
> can imagine my surprise when I pulled up to Huntsman Hall to
> discover notices posted on parking meters informing
> cyclists that their locks may be cut and bikes confiscated if they lock to
> a parking meter on public sidewalks.  After consulting with John Madera of
> DVRPC, it is clear that this is certainly not part of the Share-the-Road
> campaign.  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> In fact, according to Pennsylvania code, it is illegal:   
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes 
> Chapter 35 - SPECIAL VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS 
> Subchapter A - Operation of Pedalcycles (Bicycles) 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Section 3509. Parking. 
> (a) Sidewalks. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> (1) A person may park a pedalcycle on a sidewalk
> unless prohibited or restricted by an official
> traffic-control device. (IE Streets Dept or PennDOT depending on who
> maintains the street, not UPENN) 
> 
> (2) A pedalcycle parked on a sidewalk shall not impede the normal and
> reasonable movement of pedestrian or other traffic. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Please provide an explanation for this
> action, which seems to contravene Penn's commitment to 
> improve traffic
> conditions through encouragement of cycling.  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Parker Snowe
> 
> 
> 
> Parker Snowe, President
> Bicycle Coalition of
> Greater Philadelphia
> 252 S. 11th Street, First
> Floor
> Philadelphia, PA  19107-6735
> Tel: (610) 565-4542 (h)
> Tel: (215) 898-5012 (w)
> Fax: (215) 573-3783
> E-mail:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
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[UC] Cherry Tree Music Co-op to Close

[daveaxler]

The Cherry Tree Music Co-op is closing its doors after 28 years of
presenting music in West Philadelphia. The Cherry Tree was founded in
1975 by a group of local musicians at a time when there were few
places for folk musicians to play in the Philadelphia area. Over the
years, the Co-op has hosted some of the finest performers in the world
in the traditional and contemporary folk, roots, world, and acoustic
genres in its Sunday night concert series in the Parish Hall of St.
Mary's Episcopal Church.

In recent years, we have seen a marked drop in attendance as new
venues opened in the Philadelphia area. In addition, there has been
some difficulty in attracting new volunteers to join the all-volunteer
non-profit organization. After much discussion and soul-searching, the
Co-op has decided that it would be best to "pull the plug" rather than
continuing to lose money on the Sunday night concert series.

The CrossRoads series, as well as other co-sponsored events involving
the Cherry Tree, will continue.

The past and present Cherry Tree volunteers would like to take this
opportunity to thank all those who have attended our concerts in the
past.


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Re: [UC] Proposed Use-4508-4538 Chestnut

[DaveAxler]

In a message dated 3/28/03 5:10:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


Even if you're feeling kind of NIMBY about homeless shelters, come on --
it's Chestnut Street -- it's wide, it's busy, it's commercial.  It can
absorb a service like this, that might be unsightly to some or make some
uncomfortable.  It's not like putting a 200-bed shelter on some tiny
residential street. 

Let's see if I've got this right...
Those of us who have chosen to buy residences on Chestnut Street are automatically obliged
to accept the unsightly, discomfort-causing facilities that wouldn't be acceptable for "more residential" parts of UCity? We shouldn't want to see the residential aspects of Chestnut Street enhanced and improved? We shouldn't want to have a voice in what kinds of commercial activities come onto the street where we live?

Yeah, I've got it...A "NIMBY" attitude is OK if you live in Garden Court or on Regent Street, but violates the zoning code if you live here on Chestnut!

[UC] Jez Lowe at the Cherry Tree

[DaveAxler]

 JEZ LOWE, one of the most popular and respected performers
on the international folk scene, comes to the Cherry Tree this Sunday,
March 23, 2003, 7:30 PM, in the Parish Hall of St. Mary's Church of
Hamilton Village, 3916 Locust Walk on the University of Pennsylvania
campus in West Philadelphia.

$12 advance / $15 gate
Members of the Philadelphia Folksong Society are entitled to purchase
tickets at the show at the advance price.

By the time Jez Lowe recorded his first solo album in 1980, he'd
already spent almost a decade playing and absorbing the traditional
music of his native Northeast England, an area rich in working-class
values, with a wealth of songs and music unique to that corner of the
British Isles. Born in 1955 into an Irish family, in the coal-mining
community of Easington in County Durham, Lowe's early interest in pop
music steered him into a fascination with blues and folk, especially
Bob Dylan, John Mayall, Big Bill Broonzy, and Woody Guthrie. A chance
visit to a local folk club in 1973 to hear Martin Carthy led him down
another path, and by the mid-70's he had begun to play a mixture of
Dylan, traditional, contemporary, and original material. With 14
full-length recordings to his credit, numerous tracks on
compilation projects, three songbooks, and a consistently full
international touring calendar, Jez Lowe has proven himself to be one
of the busiest and most popular and respected performers on the
international folk scene.
http://www.jezlowe.com/

Advance tickets are available at Cherry Tree concerts; also from House
of Our Own Books at 3920 Spruce Street; Rustic Music at 333 S. 13th
Street; and Mad's Records in Ardmore. Cherry Tree concerts are
supported in part by a grant from the Philadelphia Folksong Society.
For more information, call the Cherry Tree at 215-386- 1640 or visit
http://www.cherrytree.org


PLEASE NOTE: The Archie Fisher and Garnet Rogers show has been
cancelled because of Immigration difficulties. (Can't risk any of
those "folk terrorists" getting into the country, y'know.)

UPCOMING:

4/6/03
Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion with Rik Palieri
$12 advance / $15 gate
STUDENT SPECIAL: Show a current student ID and buy a ticket for $5

Husband-wife team of Guthrie/Irion deliver a sweet and powerful
performance, replete with rich vocal harmonies and Johnny's fine
guitar and dobro playing; Palieri takes audiences on a musical jaunt
around the world.

http://www.sarahleeguthrie.com/
http://www.johnnyirion.com/
http://www.banjo.net/index.htm

4/27/03
Eric Andersen
$17 advance/$20 at door

The legendary Eric Andersen is undoubtedly one of the masters of
American song-writing.

http://www.ericandersen.com/

5/4/03
Anne Feeney and Chris Chandler's Flying Poetry Circus and Jim Page
$12 advance / $15 gate
STUDENT SPECIAL: Show a current student ID and buy a ticket for $5

Chandler and Feeney's folken word rips through the numbing hypocrisy
of American culture with wit and sarcasm; Robert Hunter calls Jim Page
the bastard son of Woody Guthrie

http://www.annefeeney.com/
http://www.primecd.com/chandler.htm
http://www.jimpage.net/

[UC] Cherry Tree: Jack Hardy and Rachael Davis

[DaveAxler]

 THIS SUNDAY AT THE CHERRY TREE
Jack Hardy and Rachael Davis
A rare night that includes a "living legend" and a very talented
up-and-comer.

March 2, 2003, 7:30 PM, in the Parish Hall of St. Mary's Church of
Hamilton Village, 3916 Locust Walk on the University of Pennsylvania
campus in West Philadelphia.

$12 advance / $15 gate
Members of the Philadelphia Folksong Society are entitled to purchase
tickets at the show at the advance price.

The spearhead and spiritual leader of Greenwich Village's
singer-songwriter scene since the 1970s, Jack Hardy paints vivid,
vibrant, and specific images in tightly arranged songs that go
straight to the heart. He has created a musical world filled with a
strange mix of themes ranging from the American West to the ballads
and jigs of his Celtic ancestors. And it is a separate world to which
the listener is transported; a timeless place inhabited by tinkers and
cowboys, saints and sinners, elves, virgins, and crones. From his
extensive travels and reading he has forged an endearing non-academic
approach to literature, one that is more at home in the pub than in
the classroom. In Europe, where Hardy has toured extensively for over
20 years, he is accepted as an ambassador for American music,
possessing a larger entry in an Italian encyclopedia of rock than many
prominent rock stars.
http://www.jackhardy.com/

Rachael Davis has spent most of her life involved with music in one
way or another -- whether as the lead in three of her high school's
musicals, singing with her family-based group Lake Effect, or
performing solo with a few friends as special guests. Her influences
range from the jazz stylings of Ella Fitzgerald to the soulful pop
vocals of Patty Griffin -- with many more in between. In the span of
her twenty-one years, she has literally shared the stage with the
great singer/songwriter Vance Gilbert, folk divas Claudia Schmidt and
Sally Rogers, country and bluegrass greats Robin and Linda Williams,
and jazz legends Marcus Belgrave and Winston Walls - among many
others. Her voice covers a nice range from contemporary
singer/songwriter, to a capella, blues, and jazz...and she plays a
pretty mean banjo as well.
http://rachaelbdavis.com/

Advance tickets are available at Cherry Tree concerts; also from House
of Our Own Books at 3920 Spruce Street; Rustic Music at 333 S. 13th
Street; and Mad's Records in Ardmore. Cherry Tree concerts are
supported in part by a grant from the Philadelphia Folksong Society.
For more information, call the Cherry Tree at 215-386-1640 or visit
http://www.cherrytree.org

UPCOMING:

3/8/03
CROSSROADS MUSIC SERIES
Calvary Church, 48th Street and Baltimore Avenue
Admission: $5-10-15 sliding scale

Bagpipe night: Rogers, Payre and Herron and Rufus Harley
A double bill of traditional Irish music and jazz bagpipes!

3/16/03
GrooveLily
$12 advance / $15 gate
STUDENT SPECIAL: Show a current student ID and buy a ticket for $5

Mercurial folk-rock sound with dynamic rock flourishes and sweet
sounding subtlety: their first Philadelphia appearance since their
smash show at the Prince Theater.

http://www.groovelily.com/index2.html

3/23/03
Jez Lowe
$12 advance / $15 gate

Original songs absorbing the traditional music and working-class
values of his native Northeast England.

http://www.jezlowe.com/

4/6/03
Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion with Rik Palieri
$12 advance / $15 gate
STUDENT SPECIAL: Show a current student ID and buy a ticket for $5

Husband-wife team of Guthrie/Irion deliver a sweet and powerful
performance, replete with rich vocal harmonies and Johnny's fine
guitar and dobro playing; Palieri takes audiences on a musical jaunt
around the world.

http://www.sarahleeguthrie.com/
http://www.johnnyirion.com/
http://www.banjo.net/index.htm

4/27/03
Eric Andersen
$17 advance/$20 at door

The legendary Eric Andersen is undoubtedly one of the masters of
American song-writing.

http://www.ericandersen.com/

5/4/03
Anne Feeney and Chris Chandler's Flying Poetry Circus and Jim Page
$12 advance / $15 gate
STUDENT SPECIAL: Show a current student ID and buy a ticket for $5

Chandler and Feeney's folken word rips through the numbing hypocrisy
of American culture with wit and sarcasm; Robert Hunter calls Jim Page
the bastard son of Woody Guthrie

http://www.annefeeney.com/
http://www.primecd.com/chandler.htm
http://www.jimpage.net/

[UC] CHERRY TREE: Full Frontal Folk & Eric Schwartz

[DaveAxler]

 THIS SUNDAY AT THE CHERRY TREE
Full Frontal Folk and Eric Schwartz
Young performers redefining folk music in all the right ways

February 23, 2003, 7:30 PM, in the Parish Hall of St. Mary's Church of
Hamilton Village, 3916 Locust Walk on the University of Pennsylvania
campus in West Philadelphia.

$12 advance / $15 gate
STUDENT SPECIAL: Show a current student ID and buy a ticket for $5
Members of the Philadelphia Folksong Society are entitled to purchase
tickets at the show at the advance price.

Spinning tales from his tangled inner web, Eric Schwartz sings about new-age
girlfriends, angst-ridden cockroaches, sexually ambiguous roommates, and New
York street characters. He uses humor and honesty to build a landscape where
nothing is sacred, and everything is just a little different. He is one of a
very few singer/songwriters on the scene who is gifted with the ability to
write and perform both serious and humorous songs extremely well. A degree
in biology from Tufts University and a former career as a touring bilingual
actor has furnished him with a deftly analytical mind, an awesome
imagination, and a soul which thrives in the spotlight. Fans and music
journalists have tried to describe an Eric Schwartz show. Some talk about
Eric's gorgeous voice with its baritone to Bee-Gee's vocal range, the
intelligent way in which he uses satire and irony to convey a message, or
the tremendous energy and personality he infuses into every show. But most
will add, "You'll just have to experience it for yourself."

http://www.ericschwartz.com/

Full Frontal Folk, in a very short time, has become one of the best known
local performing groups in Philadelphia. Combining the talents of Fatale
Frontal (Wendy Fuhr), Lolita Frontal (Jennifer Schneck), Jezebel Frontal
(Thea Shoulson), and Delilah Frontal (Courtney Malley) results in a full
sensory experience. A "Gen-X" attitude, good solid Folk Music sensibilities,
a fun sense of personal style, and an off-the-wall sense of humor result in
a unique spin on the folk music genre. The band shares a love of
traditional, old-timey and bluegrass music, as well as contemporary
singer-songwriter, pop, and punk. Like their musical influences, they push
the envelope and bring elements of all genres to their repertoire,
succeeding with sensitivity and attention to detail and harmonies that have
to be heard to be believed.

http://www.fullfrontalfolk.com/

Advance tickets are available at Cherry Tree concerts; also from House of
Our Own Books at 3920 Spruce Street; Rustic Music at 333 S. 13th Street; and
Mad's Records in Ardmore. Cherry Tree concerts are supported in part by a
grant from the Philadelphia Folksong Society. For more information, call the
Cherry Tree at 215-386- 1640 or visit http://www.cherrytree.org

UPCOMING:

3/2/03
Jack Hardy and Rachael Davis
$12 advance / $15 gate

A rare night that includes a "living legend" and a very talented
up-and-comer.

http://www.jackhardy.com/
http://rachaelbdavis.com/

3/8/03
CROSSROADS MUSIC SERIES
Calvary Church, 48th Street and Baltimore Avenue
Admission: $5-10-15 sliding scale

Bagpipe night: Rogers, Payre and Herron and Rufus Harley
A double bill of traditional Irish music and jazz bagpipes!

3/16/03
GrooveLily
$12 advance / $15 gate
STUDENT SPECIAL: Show a current student ID and buy a ticket for $5

Mercurial folk-rock sound with dynamic rock flourishes and sweet sounding
subtlety: their first Philadelphia appearance since their smash show at the
Prince Theater.

http://www.groovelily.com/index2.html

3/23/03
Jez Lowe
$12 advance / $15 gate

Original songs absorbing the traditional music and working-class values of
his native Northeast England.

http://www.jezlowe.com/

3/30/03
Archie Fisher and Garnet Rogers
$15 advance / $18 gate

One of Scotland's finest songwriters and performers performing with one of
Canada's finest singers and musicians

http://www.jproductions.com/archie.html
http://www.garnetrogers.com/

4/6/03
Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion with Rik Palieri
$12 advance / $15 gate
STUDENT SPECIAL: Show a current student ID and buy a ticket for $5

Husband-wife team of Guthrie/Irion deliver a sweet and powerful performance,
replete with rich vocal harmonies and Johnny's fine guitar and dobro
playing; Palieri takes audiences on a musical jaunt around the world.

http://www.sarahleeguthrie.com/
http://www.johnnyirion.com/
http://www.banjo.net/index.htm

4/27/03
Eric Andersen
$17 advance/$20 at door

The legendary Eric Andersen is undoubtedly one of the masters of American
song-writing.

http://www.ericandersen.com/

5/4/03
Anne Feeney and Chris Chandler's Flying Poetry Circus and Jim Page
$12 advance / $15 gate
STUDENT SPECIAL: Show a current student ID and buy a ticket for $5

Chandler and Feeney's  folken word rips through the numbing hypocrisy of
American culture with wit and sarcasm; Robert Hunter calls Jim Page the
bastard son of Woody Guthrie

http://www.annefeeney.com/
http://www.primecd.com/chandler.htm
http://www.jim

[UC] XFS Night at the Cherry Tree, February 9th

[DaveAxler]

 THIS SUNDAY AT THE CHERRY TREE
XFS Night with Adam Brodsky, Psych-A-Billy, and Sunhill Down
February 9, 2003, 7:30 PM, in the Parish Hall of St. Mary's Church of
Hamilton Village, 3916 Locust Walk on the University of Pennsylvania
campus in West Philadelphia.

The Cherry Tree is collaborating with the Extreme Folk Scene -- an
evolution in Folk Music -- to present 3 acts on the edge: Adam
Brodsky, one of the more distinct voices of folk in Philadelphia;
Psych-A-Billy, whose influences range from bluegrass pioneer Bill
Monroe to punk rock rebels The Ramones; and grown-up garage band
Sunhill Down mixing folk, bluegrass, and rock.

Tickets are $12 in advance, and $15 at the door. Students with valid
ID and members of the Philadelphia Folksong Society are entitled to
purchase tickets at the show at the advance price.

Adam Brodsky sings and strums the same way he writes -- relentlessly
and without compromise -- saying what everyone else wishes they could
say. His music is a voice for oppressed rights, oppressed cubicle
workers, and oppressed boyfriends everywhere, writing with a brash
sense of humor and a healthy respect for the roots of American Folk
Music. Known for his outrageous style, clever wordplay, and a gift for
performance, he leaves an unforgettable impression and a lot of
laughter in his wake. His most recent CD, "Hookers, Hicks and Heebs,"
has received unanimous praise from Brodsky's (admittedly demented)
fans. http://www.adambrodsky.com/

With their tongues planted firmly in their cheeks, the boys in
Psych-A-Billy combine a satiric wit with manic energy to take on
blues, bluegrass, rock-a-billy, gospel, and swing -- sometimes all at
the same time. No singer, song, or sacred cow is safe as they jump
from song to song and genre to genre, creating a collage of mayhem
that turns on a dime from one style to another for both musical and
comical effects. Psych-A-Billy was awarded a juried Formal Showcase at
the 1999 Northeast Regional Conference of The North American Folk
Music & Dance Alliance and received only the third standing ovation in
conference history. Their relentlessly up-tempo shows are marked by
their incredibly high energy and wit that seamlessly incorporate
influences ranging from bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe to punk
rock rebels The Ramones. But, mostly, they're just an awful lot of
fun. http://www.psych-a-billy.com/

Sunhill Down has been making music since Nixon was in office and has
no intention of stopping. All the musicians in the primarily acoustic
band are singer-songwriters and most of them have been in other bands
through the years, but they keep right on playing together. Their
music is a mix of folk, bluegrass, and rock, but their inspiration,
first and foremost, is the Fab Four. In addition, the group names Neil
Young, Peter Gabriel, Joni Mitchell, and Ricki Lee Jones as musical
heroes. Sunhill Down switches focus during shows from one songwriter
to another and the total sound is a great down-home good time.
http://www.sunhilldown.com/

Extreme Folk Scene: http://www.xfsmusic.org/

Advance tickets are available at Cherry Tree concerts; also from House
of Our Own Books at 3920 Spruce Street; Rustic Music at 333 S. 13th
Street; and Mad's Records in Ardmore. Cherry Tree concerts are
supported in part by a grant from the Philadelphia Folksong Society.
For more information, call the Cherry Tree at 215-386- 1640 or visit
http://www.cherrytree.org

[UC] Cherry Tree: Esther Halpern and Friends from the Gilded Cage

[DaveAxler]

 THIS SUNDAY AT THE CHERRY TREE
Esther Halpern and Friends from the Gilded Cage
February 2, 2003

Last year's Gilded Cage anniversary celebration was such an amazing
night that we're doing it again this year. Esther Halpern will once
again re-create an evening of song and stories in the back room and
will be joined by Mike Miller, Saul Broudy, Charlotte Micklos, Joel
Shoulson, Caryl P. Weiss, Jim Klingler, and anyone from the audience
that one time or another sang at the "Cage."

Tickets are $10 in advance, and $13 at the door. Students with valid
ID and members of the Philadelphia Folksong Society are entitled to
purchase tickets at the show at the advance price.

The Gilded Cage opened its doors on January 1st, 1956 with very little
flourish and quickly became a neighborhood hangout/jam center. It was
a place where people could listen to good music, or bring their own
instruments and join in. Every weekend from 1956 to 1969 Esther
played four sets a night in the 30-seat room on South 21st Street. In
between were often impromptu performances by stars like Theodore Bikel
and John Hurt who had finished up at the other clubs, or young talent
just honing their licks.

The first Gilded Cage Reunion in February 2001 was a night of magic
for performers and audience alike, and we're doing it again in
February 2002. And this time Ed Halpern has promised his famous Gilded
Cage Onion Soup. (Keep your fingers crossed.)
http://www.gildedcagecoffeehouse.com/

Also this Sunday, February 2nd, a FREE event in Clark Park:
Charles Dickens' Birthday Party at 2 PM
Griffith Hall, University of the Sciences
43rd Street and Woodland Avenue
Readings from Mr. Dickens' works, traditional English brass band
music, a birthday cake, and the laying of the wreath on Frank Elwell's
statue of "Dickens and Little Nell."

Advance tickets are available at Cherry Tree concerts; also from House
of Our Own Books at 3920 Spruce Street; Rustic Music at 333 S. 13th
Street; and Mad's Records in Ardmore. Cherry Tree concerts are
supported in part by a grant from the Philadelphia Folksong Society.
For more information, call the Cherry Tree at 215-386-1640,
or visit http://www.cherrytree.org

[UC] Cherry Tree Presents a Celtic-Hybrid Double Bill

[DaveAxler]

 Broadside Electric with Einstein's Little Homunculus

On Sunday December 1, warm up your winter with this incredible
pair of Celtic-fusion-energy bands! Show starts at 7:30 in the
parish hall of St Mary's Church of Hamilton Village, 3916 Locust
Walk, in the heart of the University of Pennyslvania's campus.

The electrified folk band Broadside Electric, focusing on the
music of English and Celtic traditions, uses rock idioms and
innovative arrangements to bring new energy to traditional
music. The result is a hybrid sound that blends the music of
different countries and cultures with a striking consistency. The
emphasis is on the music of the British Isles, but features such
distinct influences as Klezmer, bluegrass, Balkan, Swiss, blues,
and classical. The diverse tastes of the talented individuals of
Broadside Electric join into a unique collective identity in
arranging and performing traditional music.


Armed with fiddles, saxophones, guitar, bodhran, flutes,
mandolins, pennywhistles and ethnic percussion, Einstein's
Little Homunculus serves up a joyful, eclectic Irish stew of music
that has been called "a true knockout. The 5 members play,
among other things, fiddle, guitar, flute, sax, and percussion.
Music ranges from Celtic dance tunes to tangos, Eastern
European music, and songs touching on topics from sponges to
celibacy. As to their name...don't ask.

Pictures, sound clips and all sorts of musical wackiness on their
web pages: www.broadside.org , www.elh.org

General Cherry Tree information is at www.cherrytree.org.

Advance tickets are available from House of Our Own Books at
3920 Spruce Street; Rustic Music at 333 S. 13th Street; and
MADs Records in Ardmore. Cherry Tree concerts are supported
in part by a grant from the Philadelphia Folksong Society. For
more information, call the Cherry Tree at 215-386-1640.

[UC] Correction: Herdman/Cherry Tree

[DaveAxler]

The Priscilla Herdman concert at the Cherry Tree Music Co-op was incorrectly announced as being on Sunday, November 17th. The actual concert date is THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24th. All other info in the announcement is accurate.

We'd like to blame this typo on a malfunction in our Way-Bac machine, but the truth is that it was plain old human error. We apologize for any concern or confusion this may have caused, and hope to see you at the concert.

[UC] Priscilla Herdman Returns to the Cherry Tree

[DaveAxler]

 Since the very start of her career, Priscilla Herdman has performed
regularly at the Cherry Tree Music Co-Op. On Sunday November 17, she
will make her 25th appearance there. The show starts at 7:30 in the
Parish Hall of St. Mary's Church, 3916 Locust Walk, on the University
of Pennsylvania campus. Tickets are $12 in advance; $15 at the door,
and discounts are available for members of the Philadelphia Folksong
Society and for students with valid ID.

Priscilla Herdman is a singer and musician of the highest quality and
a favorite of fans everywhere. Among her peers she is one of the most
admired interpreters of contemporary folk music, finding songs that
she feels need to be heard and bringing out the artistic heart of each
of those songs. Audiences know her as an extraordinary song finder and
an eloquent performer; they come to hear her sing and to sing with her
and are embraced by her warm and powerful performance, as her
exquisite voice soars and dips with a rich, full sound that is
Herdman's trademark. Geoffrey Himes of The Washington Post says
"Herdman has an uncanny knack for turning up brilliantly written folk
tunes and performing them in a definitive style," while Stephen
Holding of The New York Times calls her clear crystalline voice "one
of the clearest and most compelling voices of contemporary folk
music."

Advance tickets are available from House of Our Own Books at 3920
Spruce Street; Rustic Music at 333 S. 13th Street; and Mads Records
in Ardmore. Cherry Tree concerts are supported in part by a grant from
the Philadelphia Folksong Society. For more information, call the
Cherry Tree at 215-386-1640 or visit our website at http://
www.cherrytree.org

Re: [UC] Movies at the Bridge

[DaveAxler]

In a message dated 11/18/02 12:23:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

While there are several good Thai or Indian restaurants, there aren't many others within walking distance of the Bridge.  

I guess that depends on one's definition of "walking distance". In good weather, I'd certainly rate Pod, La Terasse, the White Dog, Penne, Rx, Nan, the Marigold, and Koch's Deli as fitting in that category . . . and they're just the ones that come to mind while typing.

[UC] Cherry Tree Presents Eric Bogle, Australian Singer/Songwriter

[DaveAxler]

On Sunday November 17, Eric Bogle will bring his original music to 
the Cherry Tree Music Co-op. The show starts at 7:30 in the Parish 
Hall of St. Mary's Church, 3916 Locust Walk, on the University of 
Pennsylvania campus. Tickets are $15 in advance; $18 at the door, and 
discounts are available for members of the Philadelphia Folksong 
Society and for students with valid ID.

Eric is an internationally known folksinger, originally from Peebles, 
Scotland. Born in 1944, he spent his first twenty five years in 
Scotland. In 1969 he emigrated to Australia first settling in 
Canberra. He eventually trained and worked as an accountant, then in 
1980 became a full time folk singer. Eric currently lives near 
Adelaide, South Australia. A gentle man, he's also one of the most 
straight forward and nicest people you could ever hope to meet. 

He is best known for is the award winning "And The Band Played 
Waltzing Matilda." It was first recorded by June Tabor, and has been 
recorded by many other artists since. Other songs he's written 
include "No Man's Land (The Green Fields Of France)," "Leaving 
Nancy," "Nobody's Moggy Now," and "Little Gomez." His most recent 
release is "Endangered Species" on the ACMEC label. His new 
album, "The Colour of Dreams," is in production. 

Perhaps the best way to get a sense of who Eric Bogle is, is to read 
about, and hear from him in his own words. He had an extensive 
interview with Robert Childs, the president of SC ALA in 1989. That 
interview was serialized in their magazine, and part of it is 
available on the Web, "An Interview With Eric Bogle." Also, at the 
1997 Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival he gave an interview, with 
samples of his music, to KRCB FM, a Northern California radio 
station. It can be heard in Real Audio format at KRCB FM's website 
Roots Interviews. (Photographs of Eric and other performers at that 
event can be found at John Morehead's Kate Wolf Festival Photographs 
Collection.) A short excerpt from an interview Eric gave while on the 
English leg of his 2000 overseas tour can be found at Folks Wagon in 
their Special Features section. Links for all of these sites, along 
with lots of other information and song samples from Eric, can be 
found at http://www.windbourne.com/ebogle/

Advance tickets are available from House of Our Own Books at 3920 
Spruce Street; Rustic Music at 333 S. 13th Street; and Mads Records
in Ardmore. Cherry Tree concerts are supported in part by a grant from
the Philadelphia Folksong Society. For more information, call the 
Cherry Tree at 215-386-1640 or visit our website at http://
www.cherrytree.org

[UC] Geoff Muldaur Returns to the Cherry Tree

[DaveAxler]

 On Sunday November 3, Geoff Muldaur will bring his original music to
the Cherry Tree Music Co-op.  The show starts at 7:30 in the Parish
Hall of St. Mary's Church, 3916 Locust Walk, on the University of
Pennsylvania campus. Tickets are $12 in advance; $15 at the door, and
discounts are available for members of the Philadelphia Folksong
Society and for students with valid ID.

One of the great voices and musical forces to emerge from the folk,
blues and folk-rock scenes centered in Cambridge and Woodstock, Geoff
Muldaur is back!

Following a series of highly-influential recordings and tours with
acclaimed artists including the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, then-wife Maria
Muldaur, blues legend Paul Butterfield and guitar wizard Amos
Garrett, Muldaur temporarily left the stage for a working sabbatical.
He continued, however, to hone his craft, albeit while flying
"beneath radar." He produced albums for the likes of Lenny
Pickett and Borneo Horns and the Richard Greene String Quartet. He
composed scores for film and television, garnering an Emmy in the
process. And his definitive recording of "Brazil" provided
the seed for and was featured in Terry Gilliam's film of the same
title.

Magical voice and love for roots music intact, he has most recently
toured Britain, Germany and Ireland, and has appeared at Carnegie
Hall, Royal Festival Hall, the Kennedy Center, "A Prairie Home
Companion," The San Francisco Blues Festival, and the Winnipeg
and Edmonton Folk Festivals. His long-awaited HighTone album now in
release, Geoff returns to the life of a touring musician exploring
the surprising connections within American Music.

His approach is one of honor and respect for the music's history,
from the perspective of a contemporary artist very much of his own
era. The result is a unique cross-fertilization, often humorous as
well as touching, that keeps the field as fertile as the roots are
deep.The Boston Herald has praised his "sweet yet grizzled voice
wrapping itself around a wide variety of musical Americana" in
interpretation "unusually deep and personal."

Advance tickets are available from House of Our Own Books at 3920
Spruce Street; Rustic Music at 333 S. 13th Street; and Mads Records
in Ardmore. Cherry Tree concerts are supported in part by a grant from
the Philadelphia Folksong Society.  For more information, call the
Cherry Tree at 215-386-1640 or visit our website at http://
www.cherrytree.org

[UC] Music from Chile and South Africa on 10/12

[DaveAxler]

 The Crossroads Music Series presents:
PARAMO (Chilean nueva cancion)
MOGAUWANE MAHLOELE (South African master musician and craftsman)

Saturday, October 12 at 7:30 PM
Calvary United Methodist Church
48th street and Baltimore Avenue
Admission $5-10-15 sliding scale

PARAMO's music is based on the traditions of the Andean highlands
region and on the Latin American musical movement known as nueva
cancion (new song). The band follows a tradition of songwriters and
musicians who have combined the diverse musical cultures of various
regions in Latin America. Its repertoire of instrumental and vocal
music spans the South American continent: Chile, Argentina, Peru,
Bolivia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. While maintaining its identity as a
South American group, Paramo has also kept open to the influences its
members have gathered in their years of living and playing in the US.

Neuva cancion began in Argentina in the late 1950s, when many
traditional rural musicians migrated to the cities. It soon spread to
other countries, most notably Chile, where its combination of
political lyrics and traditional music made it the voice of a great
movement for social justice. After the 1973 coup, many artists were
murdered, imprisoned, or fled, but nueva cancion continued to be
played underground and in other countries until the dictatorship fell
in 1990.

MOGAUWANE MAHLOELE was born in Storomo and raised in Mamelodi ya
Tshwane, South Africa. Craftsmanship and musicianship were entwined in
his upbringing. As the son of a musical family he was watched closely
as a child to see what talents he might have. His elders taught him
not only how to play but also how to make traditional instruments
including dikonokono drums, dundun, stolotolo (mouth harps), dipela
(kalimba), flutes, kora, doussin gouni, birimbau, balafone, and
algaita (traditional trumpet).

In 1976, Mogauwane left a family and a country that he loved, knowing
that if he stayed, his life would be "wasted" in jail, where his close
friends were incarcerated during the apartheid years. He has chosen
not to live in fear and has vowed "not to negate the very strong
things" he was raised with. In Philadelphia, he makes his living
teaching music and performing. In the absence of other musicians from
South Africa, he has begun to nurture an ensemble of diverse African
and African American musicians, teaching them traditional music and
his own compositions.

The Crossroads Music Series, a consortium made up of the Cherry Tree
Music Co-op and the Calvary Center for Community and Culture, presents
artists representing two different Philadelphia musical communities on
the second Saturday of each month. The program is in part supported by
a grant from the Bread and Roses Community Fund.

[UC] SONiA of disappear fear, this Sunday at the Cherry Tree

[DaveAxler]

 Fiercely independent singer/songwriter SONiA (Sonia Rutstein) has
performed in seven countries and has seven award winning albums to
her credit. Now she's going to bring all this talent to the small
stage in Philadelphia.

>From the Olympics in Sydney, the Open House in Jerusalem or
the Down Home in Johnson City, SONiA brings to light  that true music
is universal. She writes frank captivating love songs and confronts
the hypocrisies and biases of our culture with a positive message of
openness and optimism.

Her powerful honesty touches the hearts and minds of people of varied
social and ethnic  backgrounds, especially those moving toward a
positive world vision. From the stage of a major folk festival, at a
coffeehouse, at a rock club, or a March for Human Rights, her voice
comes through loud and clear. Highlights of SONiA's career include
performing at the cultural events of the Olympics in Sydney;
performing with Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, and  the Indigo Girls at
Lilith Fair; Janis Ian duet on the song, "Who's So Scared;"
performing in Stockholm, Copenhagen and Helsinki; the Vancouver Folk
Festival; working with Roy Bittan to produce "Seed in the Sahara;"
and being one of the few American performers to play at the 1998
Friendship Games in Amsterdam.


The show begins at 7:30 Sunday September 15, in the Parish Hall of
St.Mary's Church, 3916 Locust Walk, on the University of Pennsylvania
campus. Ticket discounts are available for members of the
Philadelphia Folksong Society and for students with valid ID.

The Cherry Tree Music Co-op is an all-volunteer, non-profit
cooperative organization committed to providing traditional,
acoustic, world and related non-commercial music in a small-scale,
up- close and personal setting -- where everyone can meet the music.

Advance tickets are available from House of Our Own Books at 3920 
Spruce Street; Rustic Music at 333 S. 13th Street; and Mad's Records
in Ardmore.

Cherry Tree concerts are supported in part by a grant from the
Philadelphia Folksong Society and by the 5-County Arts Fund, a  
program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. For more
information, call the Cherry Tree at 215-386-1640 or visit our
website at http://www.cherrytree.org

[UC] Cherry Tree - Calvary Center for Community and Culture Consortium

[DaveAxler]

 FLAT POSSUM -- bluegrass, country, and old-timey music
JOJOLO -- politically informed Afro-funk

7:30 pm on Saturday, September 14, 2002.
Calvary United Methodist Church, 48th Street and Baltimore Avenue.
Sliding scale admission $5-15

Flat Possum plays bluegrass, country, and old-timey music at a bar in
West Philly; Jojolo politically-informed Afro-funk at a teahouse near
the Italian Market. Why on earth would we have them do a show
together? One of the main ideas behind the Crossroads Music Series is
that music is rooted in the daily life of communities, and each of
these bands is far more than just a set of hired performers.

Every Thursday, you can bring your guitar, fiddle, or banjo to the
Fiume bar and pick with musicians from some of the finest bluegrass
and old-time bands in the area. If they like your playing, you might
get to jam with them at a festival (they won an award at this year's
Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival) or even get invited to come along
for the next show.

With a stable lineup for the last several years, Jojolo is a more
traditional performing band, but they're still committed to music as
a  community activity. Right now, they're working on setting up a non-
profit organization to organize community and educational activities
based on their music.

Don't stay at home this Saturday night. Come join your neighbors in
Calvary's historic Chapel and hear some of the amazing music that your
neighbors can make.

The Crossroads Music Series is a consortium made up of the Cherry Tree
Music Co-op and the Calvary Center for Community and Culture, presents
artists representing two different Philadelphia musical communities on
the second Saturday of each month. Our programs are in part supported
by a generous grant from the Bread and Roses Community Fund.

The Cherry Tree Music Co-op promotes the appreciation, understanding,
and performance of traditional, ethnic, international, and related
non-commercial music. By sponsoring concerts, providing musical
entertainment at neighborhood events, and collaborating with other
community-based and folk arts organizations, the Co-op seeks to build
community by providing an alternative to commercial culture for both
West Philadelphia and the entire Philadelphia region. For more
information, see www.cherrytree.org.

The Calvary Center for Community and Culture is a partnership between
Calvary United Methodist Church and the West Philadelphia community to
restore the church's historic building and develop a wide range of
community and arts programs there. For more information, see
www.calvarycenter.org

[UC] Cherry Tree Fall Season Summary

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The Cherry Tree Music Co-op begins the 2002 Fall season on Sunday
September 15, with independent singer/songwriter SONiA (Sonia
Rutstein), formerly of Disappear Fear. The following is a list of all
concerts currently scheduled for this season:

9/15 - SONiA  of Disappear Fear $15 (advance/student)/$18 at the door
9/22 - David Massengill, with Antje Duvekot opening $12/15
9/29 - TBA
10/6 - Ruthie Foster $12/15
10/20 - TBA
10/27 - Ray Bonneville  $12/15
11/3 - Geoff Muldaur $12 /15
11/17 - Eric Bogle $15/18
11/24 - TBA
12/1 - Broadside Electric and Einstein's Little Homunculus $12/15

Details on individual concerts will be mailed out approximately one
week before each show.

All shows are at 7:30 in the Parish Hall of St. Mary's Church, 3916
Locust Walk, on the University of Pennsylvania campus. Ticket
discounts are available for members of the Philadelphia Folksong
Society and for students with valid ID.

The Cherry Tree Music Co-op is an all-volunteer, non-profit
cooperative organization committed to providing traditional,
acoustic, world and related non-commercial music in a small-scale, up-
close and personal setting -- where everyone can meet the music.
Advance tickets are available from House of Our Own Books at 3920
Spruce Street; Rustic Music at 333 S. 13th Street; and Mad's Records
in Ardmore. Cherry Tree concerts are supported in part by a grant from
the Philadelphia Folksong Society and by the 5-County Arts Fund, a
program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. For more
information, call the Cherry Tree at 215-386-1640 or visit our
website at http://www.cherrytree.org

[UC] Multiple Grammy Winner Janis Ian at the Cherry Tree

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On Sunday, March 17, something amazing is happening that you must not 
miss. Janis Ian brings 30+ years of musicianship, song-writing, and 
sheer talent to the small stage. The show starts at 7:30 in the 
Parish Hall of St. Mary's Church, 3916 Locust Walk, on the
University of Pennsylvania campus. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 
at the door, and discounts are available for members of the 
Philadelphia Folksong Society and for students with valid ID.  

Janis Ian burst onto the contemporary music the scene at age 15 with 
her controversial saga of interracial love, "Society's Child." Self-
penned and arranged, it topped the charts and created a storm of 
discussion that featured Ian on The Tonight Show and in Life, Look, 
Time, and Newsweek. Her debut album, 1967's Janis Ian, garnered her 
the first of her nine Grammy nominations to date. 

Ian's hits have come throughout the 60's, 70's, 80's,
and 90's, including the international disco hit "Fly Too High,"
the number one record in Europe, Australia, and Africa. Ian has 
either scored or contributed title tunes to such movies as "Virus" 
(1980), "Betrayal" (1977), "The Bell Jar" (1979), "Falling From 
Grace" (1992), and "Four Rode Out" (1969). She has also contributed 
to such television projects as the ABC Movie of the Week "Freedom" 
(1981) and the hit series "Murder, She Wrote," and her songs have 
been featured on shows as diverse as "The Simpsons" and "General 
Hospital." 

She has a Grammy for children's music from the 1982 album "In
Harmony 2," and was nominated for a Grammy as a jazz artist in 1981 
for a duet with Mel Torme. Her 1993 album "Breaking Silence" was 
nominated for a Grammy Award as Contemporary Folk Album of the Year. 
Two years later came "Revenge," nominated as Pop Album of the Year at 
the Nashville Music Awards. In 1997 she was signed by Windham Hill 
Records, and released the critically acclaimed "Hunger." In addition 
to her heavy touring schedule, her songwriting, and her various 
charity projects, Ian also writes a monthly column for "Performing 
Songwriter Magazine." The recent "god & the fbi" marks her 17th album 
("Always my lucky number.")

People who see Janis Ian perform for the first time usually know none 
of this. Perhaps they know only the voice and a song or two. They 
invariably leave her shows stunned by her lead instrumental work on 
piano and guitar, as well as by the depth of her composing talent. 
You owe yourself and your friends this great night out in the up-
close-and-personal setting of the Cherry Tree Music Co-op. 

Advance tickets are available from Cherry Tree concerts; also House 
of Our Own Books at 3920 Spruce Street; Rustic Music at 333 S. 13th 
Street; and Mad's Records in Ardmore. Cherry Tree concerts are 
supported in part by a grant from the Philadelphia Folksong Society 
and by the 5-County Arts Fund, a program of the Pennsylvania Council 
on the Arts. For more information, call the Cherry Tree at 215-386-
1640 or visit http://www.cherrytree.org

For concert details, contact Cheryl Shipman, 215-753-1487. 
For more information: www.janisian.com

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[UC] Come Groove with the Nields at the Cherry Tree Music Co-op

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On Sunday February 23, Katryna and Nerissa Nields will bring their 
indie sound to the stage of the Cherry Tree Music Co-op. The show 
starts at 7:30 in the Parish Hall of St. Mary's Church, 3916
Locust Walk, on the University of Pennsylvania campus. Tickets are
$12 in advance and $15 at the door, and discounts are available for
members of the Philadelphia Folksong Society and for students with 
valid ID.

The Nields define their songs as a marriage of alt country and
classic folk rock -- a blending and mixing almost as perfect, and 
idiosyncratic, as the vocal merging of the two sisters themselves. 
Their voices combine to create almost a third voice, both comforting 
and thrilling, made up of all the love and strength and years that 
exist between them. "The musical equivalent of spun gold."  

This visit from the ever dynamic sisters is just in time to hear new 
tunes from their impending new CD, Love and China, due out in March.  
In these songs, sure to fill the air and your imagination, the
sisters get in touch with their Virginia childhood roots and early 
years filled with Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, and Patsy Cline. But 
with Nerissa writing the songs, there's an edge of Bob Dylan that
makes up its own genre. And with Katryna singing in a kind of
childlike 
wonder radiating through a grown-up soul, this is not your 
grandparent's country music.

The sisters traveled nationally as a 5-piece band when they were 
younger, releasing six full-length CDs which you've all heard on 
college, indie, and alternative radio stations. But ever since their 
debut in a stunning sisters-only close-harmony performance at Lilith 
Fair, Nerissa and Katryna knew their voices alone would carry them
on. They've been singing ever since, with bass backup from
Katryna's husband Dave Chalfant. They opened for Cry, Cry, Cry on
a tour of Alaska, have played the Newport and Philadelphia Folk 
Festivals, and generally captivated the world. Now you can hear them 
and fall in love all over again, in the enveloping closeness that is 
the Cherry Tree Music Co-op.

Advance tickets are available from House of Our Own Books at 3920 
Spruce Street; Rustic Music at 333 S. 13th Street; and Madd's
Records in Ardmore. Cherry Tree concerts are supported in part by a 
grant from the Philadelphia Folksong Society and by the 5-County Arts 
Fund, a program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. For more
information, call the Cherry Tree at 215-386-1640 or visit our
website at http://www.cherrytree.org

Upcoming Concerts:

March 3  -- Bob Franke ($10/$13) www.bobfranke.com
March 17 -- Janis Ian ($20/$25) www.janisian.com
March 24 -- Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer ($12/$15) www.cathymarcy.com
April 7  -- Laurie Lewis ($15/$18) www.laurielewis.com

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[UC] Gilded Cage 45th Anniversary at the Cherry Tree

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The Cherry Tree Music Co-op will open its winter/spring season on 

January 20 with a very special event -- The Gilded Cage 45th 

Anniversary Reunion Concert -- which promises to be an extraordinary 

night. Esther Halpern will recreate her legendary Sunday night Round 

Robin Sing, joined by many of the Gilded Cage's original denizens, 

including Mike Miller, Saul Broudy, Jackie Pack, Charlotte Miklos, 

George Britton, Joel Shoulson, and many others. 


The Gilded Cage was where Philadelphia folk musicians hung their

hats and where the Philadelphia Folksong Society was born. Many in the

Philadelphia region were just a little late for the Gilded Cage 

experience, but this Sunday it will be possible to live a little bit 

of the magic. And the Cherry Tree's kitchen -- always a place to

find fine homemade treats -- will be offering Ed Halpern's famous 

Gilded Cage Onion Soup.


The Cherry Tree is located in the Parish Hall of St. Mary's Church, 

3916 Locust Walk on the University of Pennsylvania campus. Showtime

is 7:30 and tickets are for this show are $10 in advance and $13 at 

the door. Advance tickets are available at House of Our Own at 3920

Spruce Street; Rustic Music at 333 South 13th Street; and Mad's 

Records in Ardmore; or contact the Tree directly at 215/386-1640 or 

[EMAIL PROTECTED] The Cherry Tree's programs are in part supported 

by grants from the 5-County Arts Fund -- a program of the PA

Council on the Arts - - and from the Philadelphia Folksong Society.

Discounts are available for Folksong Society members as well as 

students and seniors. For more information call the Cherry Tree at 

215/386-1640 or visit our web site at www.cherrytree.org.

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[UC] New Cherry Tree Season Begins with a Philadelphia Institution

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The Cherry Tree Music Co-op continues its tradition of presenting 
outstanding performances this season in the Parish Hall of St.
Mary's Church, 3916 Locust Walk on the University of Pennsylvania 
campus. Excellent sound, home baked goodies, and friendly faces make 
the Cherry Tree a fabulous place to hear music. Advance tickets are 
available at House of Our Own at 3920 Spruce Street; Rustic Music at 
333 South 13th Street; and Mad's Records in Ardmore. The Cherry Tree's
programs are in part supported by grants from the 5-County Arts Fund
-- a program of the PA Council on the Arts -- and from the
Philadelphia Folksong Society. Discounts are available for Folksong 
Society members as well as students and seniors. For more information 
call the Cherry Tree at 215/386-1640 or visit our web site at 
www.cherrytree.org.

Opening the season on January 20 will be The Gilded Cage 45th 
Anniversary Reunion Concert, which promises to be an extraordinary 
event. The Gilded Cage was where Philadelphia folk musicians hung
their hats and where the Philadelphia Folksong Society was born.
Every Sunday, Esther Halpern led members of the folk community in a 
Round Robin Sing. On this special night, she will be joined by  many  
of the Gilded Cage's original denizens, including Mike Miller, Saul
Broudy, Jackie Pack, Charlotte Miklos, George Britton, Joel Shoulson, 
and others. And the Cherry Tree's kitchen -- always a place to
find fine homemade treats -- will be offering  Ed Halpern's famous 
Gilded Cage Onion Soup. 

Cherry Tree favorites The Burns Sisters return on January 27 with a 
blend of sweet vocals, countrified pop-rock, and diary-inspired tales 
that tell of longing, love, loss, regret and affirmation. Marie, 
Jeannie, and Annie Burns have been stunning audiences since
childhood, weaving their distinctive vocal tapestry of rock, pop, 
gospel, a cappella, R&B, country, and folk. The music in a "typical"
Burns Sisters concert is disarming not only because it's pretty, but
also because they are traveling along an inner path they know by
heart, every song tied to the center of things, to the everyday hunt 
for warmth on a cold planet, to family and history and blood. 

On February 17, we're very proud to present South Africa's
and Nelson Mandela's "Cultural Ambassadors," Sharon Katz & The Peace
Train. This amazing group has toured the world treating Presidents, 
Kings, and millions of fans on 3 continents to the unstoppable beat
and amazing harmonies of South African music and dance. Sharon Katz 
made history in South Africa in 1993 when she formed the country's 
first-ever, 500-member multi-cultural and multi-lingual performing 
group and then rocked the nation with her concert tour, "The Peace 
Train," taking 150 performers, including her friends Ladysmith Black 
Mambazo, on tour by train, giving concerts at every stop along their 
route. Their first CD, "Carnival!," with guest artists Elton John, 
Madonna, Bette Midler and Tina Turner, was quickly followed by a 5-
week, 8-city US tour where they were an instant hit. 

On March 3, Tree favorite Bob Franke returns, a singer/songwriter 
unsurpassed for his lyrical grace. Franke's performances brim
with the wise and spiritually generous songs for which he is best 
known, along with wrenchingly convincing topical songs sugared with
the hilarious. His songs are considered classics, fueled by his deep
faith and the real-life lessons taught him by his 30-odd years of 
playing everywhere from concert halls to street corners. Franke's
music has also been recorded and performed by (among others) Peter, 
Paul & Mary; David Wilcox; John McCutcheon; Sally Rogers; Lui Collins;
Garnet Rogers; and June Tabor. In addition, he has recorded six
albums that have received well-deserved critical acclaim. 

On March 17, we present a very special event: the Cherry Tree debut
of Janis Ian. This will be a rare opportunity to see a "folk
superstar" up close and personal. Ian burst on the scene at age 15
with her self-penned and arranged, controversial saga of interracial 
love, "Society's Child," and her 1967 debut album garnered her the 
first of her nine Grammy nominations to date. Since then, there have 
been 17 albums and her songs have been recorded by everyone from Stan 
Getz to Bette Midler, from Glen Campbell to Vanilla Fudge, from Cher
to Hugh Masakela, from Joan Baez to Etta James. People who see Ian
perform for the first time invariably leave her shows stunned by her 
instrumental work on piano and guitar, as well as by the depth of her 
composing talent. Janis Ian is truly a "musician's musician."

Returning to the Tree on March 24 are Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, 
exceptional performers who have carved out a niche for themselves at 
the forefront of folk and country music. As longtime troubadours on
the folk scene, they have won tremendous praise for their tight
harmony singing, songwriting, and exquisite interpretations of 
traditional music. They sin

Rory Block, September 23 at the Cherry Tree

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Rory Block -- Blues, Soul, and a great soul and finger-picking
virtuousa

The Cherry Tree is proud to host long-standing blues favorite, Rory
Block, on Sunday September 23.  The concert begins at 7:30 and is
held in the Parish Hall of St Mary's Church, 3916 Locust Walk, in the
heart of the University of Pennsylvania campus.  

Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Students with valid ID
and members of the Philadelphia Folksong Society may purchase at-door
tickets at the advance ticket price.

Hard-driving blues, her own eclectic song-writing, and stunning guitar
licks have long defined Rory Block.  She's been singing and playing
the classics  from her early years in her father's Greenwich Village
sandal shop where the greatest 60's folk and blues musicians hung
out.  Son House, performer, teacher and mentor to Robert Johnson, was
her greatest early influence.  She tells of playing for him at the
age of 15 -- and hasn't looked back since, in a career that's included
international tours, and performances with the world's greatest.  Her
excellence has made her a multiple winner of the WC Handy Award --
including female artist of the year, and acoustic album of the year. 
These honors just begin to acknowledge the depth of her talent and the
richness of her singing, portraying and bringing out the songs... all
the best of down-home, gritty country blues.

Rory's new CD, soon to be relaesaed, draws on this magnificent
foundation and tradition and extends it out to the universe.  It's an
album of duets, in which Rory plays her heart out on her all-time
favorite soul classics. Keb Mo, Kelly Joe Phelps, gospel with Rev. 
Herb Sheldon of the Payne AME choir -- these are a few of her
collaborators.  The "songs and artists that are to soul music what
Robert Johnson is to country blues..."  It takes a performer of great
depth to take on these classics of longing and love, or loss and
bitterness, and turn them around to speak to us all.  When Rory 
brings out these songs, she has something to touch each one of us.

The Cherry Tree's up close and personal space lets this music shine. 
Great sound, home-baked goodies, and friendly faces make the Cherry
Tree THE place to let loose, tap your toes, and lose yourself in the
music.  Advance tickets are available from House of Our Own Books at
3920 Spruce Street; Rustic Music 333 S. 13th Street; and Mad's
Records in Ardmore.

For more information, call the Cherry Tree at 215-386-1640 or visit
our web site at www.cherrytree.org

Upcoming shows:
Poor Old Horse, Freedom Sound, and The Penn Pipers 9/30
Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen  10/7
Paddy Keenan   10/28

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Mad Pudding Brings Celtic-Funk to the Cherry Tree

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The Cherry Tree Music Co-op is delighted to kick off its 2001 fall 
season with the internationally acclaimed Canadian band Mad Pudding. 
The performance will take place on Sunday, September 16, 2001, at
7:30 PM in the Parish Hall of St. Mary's Church, 3916 Locust Walk on 
the University of Pennsylvania Campus.

Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Students with valid
ID and members of the Philadelphia Folksong Society may purchase at-
door tickets at the advance ticket price.

Mad Pudding is a refreshing and spirited Vancouver-based group that 
merges traditional and contemporary styles, combining old-time,
Celtic, jazz, funk, and world rhythms with a quirky sense of humor to 
create their own special sound. That sound features modern Celtic-
rooted music that can readily jump from wistful balladsto accordion-
pumped rock'n'roll covers. After six years of touring festivals and 
clubs on both sides of the Atlantic, they have developed a
well-earned reputation for consistently exciting and entertaining
live shows. In an evening with Mad Pudding, you will hear stunning 
vocal harmonies, inventive and joyful instrumental arrangements, and
original songs deeply informed by tradition but with a contemporary 
twist.

Mad Pudding was founded by lead singers and multi-instrumentalists
Amy Stephen (accordion, guitar, recorders, and pennywhistle) and Andy 
Hillhouse (guitar, bouzouki, and mandolin). Adding boris Favre 
(electric bass, piano, vocals, pieds [feet]) and Allan Dionne 
(percussion, drum set, and bass harmony vocals), the band has
developed a musical exuberance that is highly contagious, making 
dancing impossible to resist. Sing Out! magazine says, "Their genre-
bending approach to tunes combines precise, clean, and brilliant 
playing with a defined drive. Though acoustic, these folks can rock
-- but with a clear reverence and love of the traditional music
they're playing."

Come and see this dynamic quartet in the intimate setting of the 
Cherry Tree. Excellent sound, homemade goodies, and friendly faces
make the Cherry Tree a fabulous place to hear music. Advance tickets 
are available at House of Our Own Books (3920 Spruce Street,
Philadelphia), Rustic Music (333 South 13th Street, Philadelphia),
and Madd's Records (Ardmore). Cherry Tree concerts are supported in 
part by a grant from the Philadelphia Folksong Society. For more 
information, call the Cherry Tree at 215/386-1640, or visit our web 
site at www.cherrytree.org

Upcoming Shows
9/23Rory Block
9/30Freedom Sound/Poor Old Horse/Penn Pipers
10/7Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen
10/28   Paddy Keenan
11/4Reilly & Maloney
11/11   GrooveLily
11/25   Voices of Winter (Herdman/Hills/Mangsen)
12/9Battlefield Band

PS: The Cherry Tree Music Co-op reminds those coming to our upcoming
shows that 40th Street is currently under construction between Walnut 
and Locust Streets. To reach the Cherry Tree during the construction 
period, we recommend that you go south on 41st Street, rather than
40th St, and then turn left on Locust Street to return to 40th Street.


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