PHILLY (Loosely Related to The Philadelphia Phillies)

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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,562
    Oh, yeah I see it now - it's weird how the google images blinks over the most recent picture of it by just a few feet.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    Jearlpam0925 said:
    The ol' Anthony Wayne, yes, the Immagine in Cornice film it was. Yep, when I lived in Berwyn, very familiar with the area. Too many nights spent at Cabrini, even though I didn't go there, and DJing at the Great American Pub.
    Yeah that's what it was. GAP has a rooftop bar now, from what I have been told. 
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,562
    edited March 2022
    And, yes, run over. I honestly accepted I was going to die, and thank god it was absolutely minor shit. I could hear something weird behind me. I'm in the bike lane minding my own business pedaling along next to the cars that are backed up in after-work traffic. And I hear what sounds like a car hitting the curb. I don't know what was up with this dude but I turn around and I see him swerve out of the way of traffic, up on the sidewalk, then into part of the bike lane and coming up quick on my ass. At this point I brace for impact. He hits me in the back with enough force (and thankfully?) I go flying up in the air and to the right onto the sidewalk and my bike getting pummeled. He sits there for maybe 20 seconds which is enough time for me to weirdly memorize his license plate and then he speeds off. Terrible. 

    I'm gonna guess that person in that Hummer wasn't sober either.
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,434
    Whoa. What is it about someone riding a damn bike that triggers these scumbags so much.
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila,  PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    Jearlpam0925 said:
    And, yes, run over. I honestly accepted I was going to die, and thank god it was absolutely minor shit. I could hear something weird behind me. I'm in the bike lane minding my own business pedaling along next to the cars that are backed up in after-work traffic. And I hear what sounds like a car hitting the curb. I don't know what was up with this dude but I turn around and I see him swerve out of the way of traffic, up on the sidewalk, then into part of the bike lane and coming up quick on my ass. At this point I brace for impact. He hits me in the back with enough force (and thankfully?) I go flying up in the air and to the right onto the sidewalk and my bike getting pummeled. He sits there for maybe 20 seconds which is enough time for me to weirdly memorize his license plate and then he speeds off. Terrible. 

    I'm gonna guess that person in that Hummer wasn't sober either.
    Wow. We're they able to catch the guy since you had the license plate number?

    I have no idea if the hummer driver was sober or not as he sped away before anyone could get a good look at the license plate. All I know as it was a big yellow mother fucker. It came up behind us and the front tire hit my legs from behind and pushed me off to the side. I had the feeling was I was gonna die too....sort of relived my life really quick. It was weird. Right when I started to get up and turn to look, these two nurses who just happened to be in the area pushed me back down and held me there until the ambulance came as they thought I might be paralyzed or something. YADA YADA YADA....I end up being discharged from Thomas Jefferson around 6 am with minor scrapes and bruises. Lost a nail or two. That was it. My back was a little off too, but nothing serious. I still have the pants from that night with the tire marks. Also have the police sketch which is hilarious. It's a stick figure with an arrow pointing across the street...then this big vehicle below with an arrow pointing right at the stick figure Juggler. 

    We were at Plough and the Stars...which I can't believe is still around twenty years later. 
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,562
    Jesus Christ. I'm gonna guess at the collective height of the inebriated drinking for everyone in this thread we all should have died multiple, multiple times.  That's crazy.

    Yeah, I filed a police report and all that. Tried to get my insurance company to sue the taxi company. Just nothing came of it because of the stellar detective work of the Philadelphia Police Department. If I regret anything, though, it was not going to be admitted to Pennsylvania Hospital, which was right there. All I could think was, "this is a fucking huge pain in the ass. nothing hurts, nothing's broken. i just want to get home and see my wife and baby." But it would've probably helped immensely in a court of law.

    That's the thing - cars are never seen as murder weapons, unless someone is actually dead. No one actually cares about this stuff from a litigious standpoint unless your 6 feet under or paralyzed. And even then you barely have a chance, and it's still called an "accident" or something else stupid.

    P&S is a decent spot for getting shitfaced on whiskey. I'm assuming that led to the getting-run-over haha...
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,434
    I rode home to South Philly back in the day from a CC happy hour and I was like "never doing that again". That was a frightening feeling - like there's no way I should be on this bike right now.
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila,  PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,562
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    I rode home to South Philly back in the day from a CC happy hour and I was like "never doing that again". That was a frightening feeling - like there's no way I should be on this bike right now.
    Everyday, man. Everyday with two kids on the bike. At least the part of the ride where I go, "I might get shot for going off on this driver" is when they're at school and I'm not responsible for pickup. 
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    Jearlpam0925 said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    I rode home to South Philly back in the day from a CC happy hour and I was like "never doing that again". That was a frightening feeling - like there's no way I should be on this bike right now.
    Everyday, man. Everyday with two kids on the bike. At least the part of the ride where I go, "I might get shot for going off on this driver" is when they're at school and I'm not responsible for pickup. 
    You talking about me?!? It was raining that day!!!
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,562
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Jearlpam0925 said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    I rode home to South Philly back in the day from a CC happy hour and I was like "never doing that again". That was a frightening feeling - like there's no way I should be on this bike right now.
    Everyday, man. Everyday with two kids on the bike. At least the part of the ride where I go, "I might get shot for going off on this driver" is when they're at school and I'm not responsible for pickup. 
    You talking about me?!? It was raining that day!!!

    Lol sometimes I kid and I think after the fact, "damn ya think they know I was joking?" 
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    For the record, cool with them taking a dirt nap

    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/us/supreme-court-clarence-thomas-recusal.html
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    Wtf…was literally in the process of buying tickets to the Linc show this summer and listening to walk tonight 
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,562
    Yeah pretty crazy.
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,434
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Wtf…was literally in the process of buying tickets to the Linc show this summer and listening to walk tonight 
    Yeah La Signora just got tixx for b-day. So sad. You never would've thought Alanis would outlive her drummer.
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila,  PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,372
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Wtf…was literally in the process of buying tickets to the Linc show this summer and listening to walk tonight 
    Yeah La Signora just got tixx for b-day. So sad. You never would've thought Alanis would outlive her drummer.

    Last time i saw the foos was about 10 years years ago at the WFC. They played a few times after that in Camden but I refused to go cause it was Camden, LOL. I would see them at the Linc or Citizens Bank Park though.
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,562
    What'd everyone pull for this show?
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    edited March 2022
    Mine kinda suck. 202. Expected better. Numbers not great (2008) but my Baltimore tickets were a lot better. Ah well. I’m there and will be a blast 
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,372
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Mine kinda suck. 202. Expected better. Numbers not great (2008) but my Baltimore tickets were a lot better. Ah well. I’m there and will be a blast 

    also in 202 and happy to have tix.
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,872
    203
    Thought I had pit but misread the "tell"
    I'm good with it.  Anyplace under the roof is good either me.
    Hope nobody behind me pukes all over.
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,562
    F Me In The Brain said:
    203
    Thought I had pit but misread the "tell"
    I'm good with it.  Anyplace under the roof is good either me.
    Hope nobody behind me pukes all over.
    Haha, if I were on the lawn I'd be preparing for piss hitting my legs.

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