Lisa Paolino Needs Free Publicity, Comes To Blogger To Announce Wedding?

Well, I have been getting comments today on a post I wrote 2 weeks ago called "I Can't Resist".

It was a little funny thing, and it was rather brief, and I stopped thinking about it. Well apparently the ever neurotic self-aggrandizing Lisa Paolino is STILL reading about herself. She wants to remain in our minds so she is posting comments like she is Michael Sembello (because if it's him posting like that he sure is a diva, LOL)....and obviously once you read them it's clear what the motive is: to announce that she got married.

So ok if it's true, I wish you much happiness and hope for your sake it works out this time. And I am equally thrilled third world countries are so receptive to a one hit wonder of a song from 1983. Just make sure you get your malaria shots, ok?

Anyway, as we go into our first Lisa-free election in Radnor, I think our hometown girl was a little sad she was no longer the focus of our devotion.

Am glad that this humble blogger can get her the publicity that she and Michael can't get on their own! But as for the kind invitation, I will have to decline. I would rather have a mastectomy.

Here are the "comments"

4 comments:
Anonymous said...
I am one of the many people who believe that former Senator Richard Santorum doth protest too much about how abhorrent he believes homosexuality is. Google the word 'Santorum', and you'll see that the top search result is: "the mixture of lube and f__al matter that is the byproduct of a_al sex."

October 14, 2009 9:11 PM
Michael Sembello said...
I want to thank you for giving me continued free publicity. I thank you for saving me thousands of dollars for a publicist. Like the saying goes, any publicity is good publicity. Because of your continued hard efforts to keep blogging me and Lisa on the internet, I am now invited by diplomats from several third world countries to sing "Maniac" in other languages. It's not about the song, the song is just a tool. Jimmy Buffet created an empire off of Margaritaville and has helped many charities while uplifing many people with his positive music.

Keep up the good work!
Michael Sembello

October 30, 2009 6:52 AM
Hehewuti said...
Dear Michael (if it is really Michael)

You should thank the magazine for providing the laughs on this. And of course, humble bloggers are glad to help because everyone knows Lisa sucks at publicity.

I am sure you will do great things for charity --- and remember---charity begins at home. We're sure Lisa is an expensive habit to keep.

We hope you have better luck then the first two husbands, eh?

October 30, 2009 7:34 AM
Michael Sembello said...
Hehewuti,
I would like to see who is hiding behind your "wuti" mask and why you are afraid to put your real name. I am waiting here and taking a special interest in your efforts and am very fascinated with what kind of a person wakes up in the morning in such a black hole. So, I invite you and all of you Snarky friends to join me and my wife, Lisa for lunch in Radnor. My treat. So you know that it is really Michael Sembello, go to my Facebook page to see my special thank you photo for you and your Snarky friends to photoshop at you leisure. Enjoy! MS

October 30, 2009 8:38 AM

And seriously, if this is a real wedding photo, can you believe she wore white again? Isn't there an Emily Post rule about that??? And PS my photo is better than her photo...damn is this what they call a "shot gun wedding"? Hope it lasts...seriously, she's a high priced "daddy's girl", right?

jon and kate visit norristown...how exciting (NOT)

So, someone sent me a screenshot of the docket for this case...ho hum. Just like any other divorce proceeding...truly not so special...but damn, seedy old Norristown probably has not seen so many tabloid reporters since Susan Tabas Tepper bonked the nanny with organic veggies, right?

But the idea of like TMZ and all those others on the steps of the courthouse in Norristown with decay and bail bond places and hookers and homeless people scattered about is just the oddest combination.

These stupid people chose to pay for their litter of puppies, oops children, by becoming reality TV stars. That doesn't mean realty TV stars should lead the news. They aren't even amusing like the Real Housewives of Bravo. These people are just selling their dirty laundry to get rich quick. Maybe people should think about if they can afford to pay for all those babies before they have them? What's next a solidarity of sisterhood visit from the Octo Mom for Kate someday in court?

The one thing I don't get is the Jon guy's lawyer. Why have the media-escort-the client-to-court-glam-shots going in and then just quit on your client once you get in the door? Talk about publicity stunts, huh?

Here's the coverage from the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia News. After reading you will need a shower to scrub off the yuck factor. One would think with the shortage of reporters at the papers that they would have had actual news to cover? Here's an idea: leave Page 6 to Page 6.

Posted on Tue, Oct. 27, 2009
Court hearing looks at Gosselins' finances
By Bonnie L. Cook
Inquirer Staff Writer

It was Jon and Kate plus a court date yesterday in Norristown.
Although Kate Gosselin wasn't there, Family Court Judge Arthur R. Tilson ordered the stars of TLC reality show Jon and Kate Plus Eight to continue arbitration on matters related to their bitter divorce.

The judge scheduled their next court session for late November. The pair, who have eight children, split in June amid rumors of marital infidelities denied by both sides....Following the brief hearing, Jon Gosselin said he had returned $230,000 he took this summer from the couple's joint marital account....Mark Albert Momjian, Kate Gosselin's Philadelphia attorney, said Kate Gosselin submitted a full accounting of children's and household expenditures to the arbiter in the case before the hearing....New York attorney, Mark Jay Heller, lambasted Kate Gosselin 34,for not appearing in court....Heller has no standing to practice in Pennsylvania, so he couldn't represent Jon Gosselin in the courtroom after his local counsel, Charles J. Meyer, of Blue Bell, withdrew before the case was heard yesterday. Tilson accepted Meyer's move. Meyer had no comment, but a source said Gosselin and Meyer had fundamental philosophical differences.

Hmmm, yeah, real devoted mom...Maria Shriver outranks divorce court? LOL Yeah I guess...

Posted on Tue, Oct. 27, 2009
Jon and Kate plus lawyers: Keeping tabs on the money
By REGINA MEDINA
Philadelphia Daily News
medinar@phillynews.com 215-854-5985

Like a migraine that never quite goes away, the bickering Gosselins of reality-TV show fame aired some of their well-publicized issues yesterday in Montgomery County Family Court.

Well, one of them.

Patriarch Jon Gosselin, 32, of Wernersville, and his lawyers were in court while estranged wife Kate Gosselin, 34, was at a book signing in California at Maria Shriver's annual Women's Conference. Her team of legal eagles was present, however.

For those who may have been flying over the earth in a silver balloon for the past year, the cranky couple and their eight children once starred in a TLC reality show "Jon and Kate Plus 8," which has been renamed "Kate Plus 8" by the channel.

I can't help but wonder, is this divorce all an attempt to boost ratings of a reality show? Like maybe everyone including the courst are just being used?

I see Cheryl Young's name in there? Isn't she one of the lawyer you hire when you just want to waste lots and lots of the ex's money?

Hey New York! Is This The Best You Can Do?

Funny in a pathetic-grasping-at-straws-the-real-housewives-don't-watch-baseball-kind of way....sigh...who woulda thought the NY Post would slip after all these years? That in and of itself is a major bummer...oh well...I guess they can't say anymore what an asshole A-Rod is right? How dude can't keep it in his pants? Of course A Rod getting a hummer in the locker room would make a terrific visual....I mean after all, they have to pick on something because look what they get in NY? Baseball players that make out with themselves in the mirror!

WANTED: Information on Dog Murderers in Chester County, PA

U.S. News
UPI-Missing dogs found shot to death in Pa.
I am sick, just sick I tell you. I heard this on the news last night. Who would murder two young family dogs execution style? What is wrong with people? Emma, 1 1/2, a liver and white German Shorthaired Pointer, and Luna, 2, a black pointer mix were reported missing right away from their home ( a farm) and found dead later. Dumped, Dead, Murdered. Sounds like a sadistic bastard of a neighbor or revenge of someone who tried to trespass on this property and the dogs stopped them.

I have had friends who have had German Short Hair Pointers. They are loves of dogs, absolute loves. Very loyal. Hunters, yet great family dogs. And what will happen when these twisted bastards of dog owners are caught? Probably not much. Why? Because like everything else he's done as governor, Ed Rendell has done a half assed job with dog laws too.

Congratulations Pennsylvania, we are among the most cruel to poor defenseless animals. I am sooo proud.

Ok, I think it is someone who knew the families and the dogs. This sounds too much like premeditated murder. Seriously. I doubt even in the country that Billy Bob and Junior were just ridin' around in daddy's pick-up. I think someone knew the habits of these dogs or their owners. I wish I could just give the owners a big hug right now. Poor people. How incredibly scary and devestating.


Posted: Monday, 26 October 2009 8:04PM
Chesco SPCA Seeks Answers in Dog Killings
by KYW's Kim Glovas

The Chester County SPCA is appealing to the public for help in finding the person or people who shot and killed two dogs in Chadds Ford -- and is offering a $500 reward for any information leading to arrest and conviction.

Emma, 1 1/2, a liver and white German Shorthaired Pointer, and Luna, 2, a black pointer mix, were reported missing Sunday morning. Later that afternoon, a resident called the SPCA after she found the bodies of two dogs near Brintons Bridge Road. Rich Britton of the Chester County SPCA says one of their animal protective services officers went to the scene:

"Officer Brooks went and investigated the scene at about 3pm and found two dogs, positioned tail to tail next to the tracks. Upon further investigation, it was noted that it appeared to have gun shot wounds to both of the dogs, in the head."

The SPCA says another witness saw a newer model maroon Ford F-150 with a cap, at the scene with its blinkers on at the time in question. Anyone with information on the incident is urged to call the SPCA at 610-692-6113.

WPVI: Family dogs found shot dead in Chester Co.Monday, October 26, 2009 | 6:58 PM

SEPTA = ASSHOLES

Poor Philly bus drivers haven’t had a raise in 10 months

...Philadelphia (which SEPTA covers) will host the New York Yankees for Games 3 and 4 on Saturday and Sunday. The local’s president is Willie Brown.

From the AP story: “Brown said he hoped a walkout would not affect the series, but he said workers have been without a contract since March and have not had a raise since December.”

No raise since December? Are they kidding me? Is that the gripe? Unreal.

Leave it Septa. Oh if I could have put my fist firmly between the flapping lips of that fat union guy on TV trying to justify a strike on the eve of the World Series?

Those Septa Workers get better salaries and benefits then I daresay the majority of folks living in the Tri-State area right now, and the greedy bastards want more? ASSHOLES. A-Rod the Madonna-Shtupping-Jerk from The Yankees should be their mascot!

Every time Philadelphia can crawl out of one of those dubious honors like being one of the ugliest cities, or the fattest cities, or the city that destroyed the Barnes Art Collection, the city who welcomed Michael Vick with open arms, or whatever, something else happens.

I think the people of the Philadelphia area should BOYCOTT Septa for a couple days and let them get a dose of their own medicine.

Septa is incredibly expensive for public transit, it is not safe, it's dirty, it sucks. Yet they are going to hold US as a region hostage on the eve of the World Series?

Nice. Welcome to Philadelphia, New York. Welcome to Philadelphia, Philadelphia. Home of SEPTA: They Do Nothing And Always Want More.


I am still mad at Septa for the last World Series. How many of you were left standing at the Wayne, St. David's or Strafford Stations with your kids as you watched all the trains blow past for the World Series Victory Parade?

I expect the owners of the Phillies have lots of moola, right? How about Phanatic Shuttles from the suburbs and different city points? They could charge a fee and donate some of those fees to charities supported by members of the Phillies organization?

Boycott Septa. They have once again shown their true colors, it's about damn time the people push back. Losers.


NYTIMES: Philly Transit OKs Strike Ahead of World Series

Mon, Oct. 26, 2009
Union to SEPTA workers: OK to strike
By KITTY CAPARELLA
Philadelphia Daily News
caparek@phillynews.com 215-854-5880

LESS THAN A week before the World Series comes to Philadelphia, about 1,200 SEPTA union members yesterday voted unanimously to authorize the Transport Workers Union Local 234 to strike, which would disrupt nearly one million riders daily.

A strike could be called by the end of the week, depending on the progress of negotiations today and tomorrow, union leaders said after a standing-room-only meeting yesterday at the Sheet Metal Workers Hall in South Philadelphia.

"This is the last week we are going to work without a contract," said Willie Brown, local TWU president, whose more than 5,000 members have been working without a contract since March 15.

Meanwhile....the New York Post is already calling the world series....



BOYCOTT SEPTA.
PROTEST SEPTA.
TAKE AWAY THEIR POWER.
PASS IT ON.

Good Things DO Happen: Russell A. Pritchard To Get MORE Jail Time

Russ Pritchard is a thieving, lying, cheating, stealing son of a bitch. Once upon a time he was on Antiques Roadshow. He lived on the Main Line - 311 MILLBANK RD
BRYN MAWR, PA 19010 . Then for a while, according to court dockets in Montgomery County he lived at 1208 S BEACH AVENUE BEACH HAVEN, NJ 08008. One of his lawyers used to be a dude named Craig Kellerman, and does he live in Radnor? But on criminal dockets he shows a public defender in an active Montgomery County case. There were cases against him in Bucks County at one time, not sure about Delaware County.

Seriously, he is just a silver spoon bastard. Trust funds and making an honest living weren't enough. He used to have Bryn Mawr Auction Company - he was sued by what appears to be his landlord/investor according to the Maine Antiques Digest. And I wonder, is there any truth to the rumor that he stole even more antiques under the guise of "helping" a widow of a renown antiques restorer?

Anyway, I hope this bastard keeps getting more jail time piled on. He deserves it. I bet his mom is proud, huh?

Main Line auctioneer pleads in antique scam
Published: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
By Carl Hessler Jr., chessler@pottsmerc.com

NORRISTOWN – Described as a “wolf in sheep’s clothing,” the former owner of a Main Line auction company, already in prison for stealing from clients, has admitted to duping additional people who hired him to sell their expensive antiques.

Russell A. Pritchard, 46, former owner of Bryn Mawr Auction Company, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court on Wednesday to charges of deceptive business practices, theft by deception and theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received in connection with his business dealings with three Lower Merion residents between November 2003 and February 2006.

Accepting a plea agreement, Judge William R. Carpenter sentenced Pritchard, who once conducted appraisals for the “Antiques Roadshow” television program, to four-to-eight years in a state prison. That sentence will run concurrently with the four-to-eight-year sentence Pritchard received in May 2008 for similar conduct involving separate victims.

Assistant District Attorney Tracey Potere said Pritchard targeted wealthy, elderly people going through transitions in their lives, such as moving to nursing homes or settling estates of family members who died.

“The victims saw him on ‘Antiques Roadshow’ and thought he was reputable. They thought he was honest and fair. But he was a wolf in sheep’s clothing,” Potere said. “He claimed he would sell people’s belongings but he did nothing. He stole from them. He is a common thief.”

Defense lawyer V. Erik Petersen declined to comment about the case. Pritchard, wearing brown and white state prison garb, said nothing more in court other than to plead guilty to the specific charges.....Pritchard, according to a criminal complaint, even removed a marble mantel from one 81-year-old woman’s home, promising to sell it at auction. However, the woman told authorities Pritchard has not contacted her nor has she received payment for her property, estimated at $10,000, or had the property returned, according to the arrest affidavit.

The three victims contacted authorities after reading and hearing news accounts about Pritchard’s admission to other theft-related charges last year.

In May 2008, Pritchard, was sentenced to state prison after he pleaded guilty to theft-related charges and admitted to deceiving six clients out of more than $100,000 in connection with incidents that occurred between June 2004 and December 2006.

At that time, Pritchard told the judge he never intended to defraud his victims. Pritchard claimed that the auctions were never as successful as he had thought they might be, that a vendor had defrauded him and that the business setbacks caused him to lose his home and had contributed to the end of his 21-year marriage that had resulted in four children.

In court papers connected to the original investigation, Lower Merion Detective Charles Craig alleged Pritchard obtained expensive paintings, furniture, books, china and silverware from clients on consignment but never fully paid the clients after items were sold or never returned property. The losses of the victims ranged from $260 to $53,723.

More on the douche bag found here:

Russell Pritchard III Responds To Fraud Complaint Charges
Jan 10th, 2006 By David S. Smith

BRYN MAWR, PENN. - Following the publication of an article relating to fraud charges lodged in a civil action complaint against a Pennsylvania auction house that appeared in the December 30, 2005, issue of Antiques and The Arts Weekly, auctioneer and defendant in the case, Russell Pritchard III of Bryn Mawr Auctions LLC, has responded with allegations of his own. The complaint against Pritchard, filed on December 14, in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on behalf of Sandra Udinson, a 59-year-old widow from Doylestown, Penn., alleges, among other things, "fraud," "unfair trade practices," "breach of contract" and "professional negligence."

In a released statement from Pritchard's attorney, Craig Kellerman of Kellerman & Connelly, PC, allegations are being denied and additional legal action on the auction firm's behalf has been suggested.

"Russ Pritchard of Bryn Mawr Auction Company, LLC has asserted his complete lack of wrongdoing and will vigorously defend himself against the false accusations by Sandra Udinson as reported in the recent edition of Antiques and The Arts Weekly," the release from Kellerman states. "Mr Pritchard intends to bring all appropriate legal action against Mrs Udinson for her false and misleading claims concerning the auction of her items conducted by the Bryn Mawr Auction Company, LLC."

Allegations specifically addressed by Pritchard in the Udinson complaint include reserves on items sold that the plaintiff claims were contracted, yet were never set prior to the items having been sold. Pritchard, in a November 3, 2005, letter to Udinson's attorney, Gavin Lentz, of the Philadelphia law firm Bochetto & Lentz, PC, denies that reserves were requested

For People With An Active Interest in the Civil War Today
Russ Pritchard III Pleads Guilty In 21 Counts
(Feb./March '02 issue) PHILADELPHIA, Pa

Ten months after a federal grand jury charged him with fraud, nationally known relic dealer Russ Pritchard III pleaded guilty Dec. 21 to a 21-count criminal indictment that detailed his repeated victimization of unsuspecting owners of Civil War artifacts.

The plea by Pritchard, 38, of Bryn Mawr, Pa., came even as his father and business partner, Russ Pritchard Jr., 61, was preparing to face trial for his part in one of the schemes. A jury found Pritchard Jr. guilty Jan. 18 (see related stories).
The guilty findings for the father and confession by the son, plus earlier guilty pleas by their partner, George Juno, 40, close a chapter in a long-running saga that has gripped the Civil War community for nearly four years

For People With An Active Interest in the Civil War Today
Highlights Of Russ Pritchard Jr. Federal Trial
By Deborah Fitts
(Feb./March ’02 issue) PHILADELPHIA, Pa

Antiques dealer, Russell Pritchard, pleads guilty to theft
By LAURIE MASON
Bucks County Courier Times
February 28, 2008

Oh Hello? T.J. Simers? How About Those Phillies Now?

So once upon a time there was this nasty bitch of a columnist from L.A. that one could hardly call one of the beautiful people. His name was T.J. Simers.

Now T.J. was a little pissy 'cause he's kind of frumpy. And well, his baseball team sucks lemons. (Or since it's California, maybe oranges?) Anyway, T.J. has been having a bad year - Michael Jackson dying and all. So he decided to take his mood out on the fans of Philadelphia and the beloved Phillies Phanatic.

He wrote an editorial:

T.J. SIMERS
In closing, the Dodgers are set up for an unhappy finish

...As you know, Fox will be broadcasting the World Series and it likes to put the camera on the face of every single fan sitting in the stands, these fans as ugly as any in the country.

Nowhere in America are people more angry than those living here. During Game 3 they had their humorless furry mascot put on boxing gloves and take on someone who was supposed to be an L.A. fan, sunglasses, cellphone and all.

The furry mascot punched him out, much to the delight of the folks here who love a dash of violence with their sports entertainment.

During Game 4 the furry mascot took a small Dodgers blue helmet, placed it on the ground and then pulverized it, much to the delight of the locals. Same tired skits, by the way, they employed a year ago.

But this is considered entertainment here, the only bright spot if they draw the Yankees now, getting a look in the mirror at fans who might remind them of themselves....

Now T.J. Philadelphia fans are just spirited, and as opposed to L.A. fans who have had too many visits to Dr. 90210, Philadelphia fans can still show emotion on their faces. And New York, why New York has amazing sports fans!

Now I have to tell you that you are not any prize yourself. Truth be told, you're kind of frumpy. You even tried to chomp on beloved Philadelphia ex-pat, Steve Lopez. Guess you're jealous because he will always be a better writer?

People are outraged by you and rightly so. Why even Michael Nutter temporarily got his head out of his ass to comment on it. The Phanatic of course, showed great style and simply ignored you. He knows how cute he is with his fuzzy green mug and all.

So T.J. I have to ask you, how does it feel to be backing the losing team? Dare I say it, but the Phillies kicked your team's sorry ass.

I hate to gloat, but I will.

GO PHILLIES! PHANATIC, YOU'RE ADORABLE!!!

Posted on Thu, Oct. 22, 2009
Phillies rout Dodgers to repeat as NL champs
By Andy Martino
Inquirer Staff Writer

When Shane Victorino caught Ronnie Belliard's fly ball before running toward the infield at 11:47 last night, these Phillies delivered their 127-year-old franchise to an unprecedented moment: a second consecutive World Series appearance.

The 10-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 at Citizens Bank Park clinched the National League championship, and earned the Phils a meeting next week with either the New York Yankees or the Los Angeles Angels. The Phillies became the first NL team since the 1995-96 Atlanta Braves to win two straight pennants. Ryan Howard was named series Most Valuable Player.

Posted on Thu, Oct. 22, 2009
Phillies fans celebrate a night of good karma
By Kristen A. Graham and Jeff Gammage
Inquirer Staff Writers

Last night was the kind of night when good things happened.

After being whipsawed through the first four games of a National League Championship Series, a span that included a heartbreaking loss in Game 2, an 11-0 laugher in the next game, and a dramatic bottom-of-the-ninth finish in Game 4, the faithful were anticipating a win long before last night's home-run-fueled 10-4 romp.

By game time last night, Phillies fans had cheered, booed, shouted, jeered - they'd done everything but weep. They had serenaded the Dodgers' Manny Ramirez with "You Took Steroids!" and sent up regular, in-unison chants of "Beat L.A.!"

In the end, it was the kind of night when total strangers hugged, high-fived and bought each other beers for no reason other than they were happy and their team was on top.

Old & Cranky, Time For Spanky?

Now, normally I don't comment about what other bloggers write - it's their right, their thought process. But damn it's getting dull out there with PhillyFoibles disappearing faster then Delco Tom Paine on steroids for who knows why.

I have been quietly following all the drama over on the SAC site. Most of the drama I agree with, but some of it I just don't get. So they are having this whole conversation over there within the past few days about John Nagle and Bill Spingler. The long and short of it is that Bill Spingler doesn't know how to behave any better in the real world then he does playing Cranky Old Commissioner Coot on TV.

So I guess Spingler has been basically flashing his Super Commissioner Decoder Badge around apartment buildings who would rather be visited by cockroaches then Bill Spingler. (Note I do not know who that makes Joe Friday)

First of all, there are NOT two sets of rules, one for Billy Bob Cranky Pants and one for everyone else. But Billy Bob's behavior is not John Nagle's fault and I wish those fine bloggers could learn to separate the issues and the idiots sometimes.

But hey, that's their right to mix and mash, but honestly it's looking like a bit of a vendetta over who knows what. But again, their choice. At least they have people thinking and talking.

But then this conversation comes up about should old and cranky be spankey-ed by the ethics board? It goes like this from a blogger called ham and cheese (would that be with mustard or mayo I wonder?):

Why do you need 4 votes to have it investigated?....Chips can be the identified individual who signs charges and list the twp solicitor and officer as witnesses.

But I am thinking Chips, another blogger, didn't like this very much and he replies:

What? For what purpose would I do that?

It goes on from there...now look, I will admit, I do not follow every morsel on that blog, but Chips, you should be flattered - they are obviously just looking for you to be the leader on this.

But filing ethics charges is probably not so easy and results could be politically contrived, right? Anyway, just a couple comments...and I think Bill Spingler acts like an ass. It's a shame he's a Democrat, as that is such an amusant cliché.

But all in all, the Democrats of Radnor need to get their shit together. They are split a million different ways...and if that is not fixed, they will never accomplish anything and the status quo will return to reign over Radnor. Is that the secret plan I wonder?

Trick or Treat in Radnor!

Get set for Halloween, those ghouls and goblins, they will be a door knockin'! And oh yeah...the wannabe politicians too.....

Election Season in Radnor ....Pass The Excedrin

The forum of boredom the other night was illuminating and mind numbing all at the same time. It's like they were trying to hypnotize us with inanity. Stand outs for all the wrong reasons were Elaine Paul Schaeffer and Ernie Shapiro.

Elaine Paul Schaeffer has the most irritating speech patterns. A sing song little girl voice and everything sounds like a timid question. Her whole shtick is "vote for me I am one of you", and I have to tell you I don't come from the Valley of the Kewpie Dolls. I had hoped she would do better, but seriously, that woman needs some public speaking tips and a makeover. And if she's bi-partisan I'm Paris Hilton. And yeah Elaine, Ardrossan's future IS worrisome, but singing "Come Together" with nothing to back it up is pointless.




Harriet Waldron is I don't know other than non nonsense at this point. She's the taking care of business candidate. I don't know if that's a bad thing, but the pat Republican non answer answers on a couple of things is not what I want to hear more of. Karl Rove was never my guy. But the best thing they can do for Harriet the last couple weeks of the election is to give her a softer look. That whole Barbara Hafer thing she's got goin' on is so bullet proof bra. And where is her website? All I see is regurgitated Radnor GOP spew on the main website. Like what else can we find out about her? Does she like sky diving perhaps? Eating cookies in bed? What?

John Nagle. Ahhh poor John. This election might be his to lose after all if he doesn't wake up. He acts a little like Uncle Fuddy Duddy, but I have to tell you I am bothered by the campaign of hate I see going on against him from other Democrats. Radnor Democrats OUTNUMBER Radnor Republicans now, did you know that? Now it's not by many votes, but in Republican All Boys Delco Network, that little bit is huge. However, in Radnor the Democrats are as apparently dysfunctional as the Republicans now and there is some sort of divorce war going on. All I see is grudge match versus grudge match and it accomplishes nothing. And does he seem a little these days like a car in need of a tune up? Yes, but in this case is the turtle over the flashy hare worth considering?

Saving the dumbest for last. The Coach. Ernie Shapiro is so odd. I keep waiting for Toni Basil to do a campaign appearance. Ernie Shapiro is Coachie Come Lately. He has the leg up as the lap dog appointee, but I think he would end up making Lisa look good. This guy is dangerous not because he's evil and duplicitous but because he is dumb and does what he is told like a big golden retirver puppy drooling for that biscuit. When did he go to meetings? How has he been active in the community except as a coach? He hasn't even lived in Radnor very long. But hey, remember, we elected Ronald Reagan as President, right? Yeah Ernie, you got your peeps writing letters. But what will you do for Radnor Commissioners? Radnor needs leaders, and all I see out of you is taking direction. That hasn't worked so well. I wish this guy had stayed on the playing field - "Go TEAM" is appropriate there.

But maybe that is the problem here with ALL of these candidates? No one really stands out. They all seem to go along to get along, some coasting more than others.

And that League of Women Voters Forum? Oh my god, I am surprised they didn't sit around in a circle and sing campfire songs.

I can't resist...

So the other Main Line magazine, as in MAINLINE, is showing some wit and I completely forgot to mention it....it is there ML Ins and Outs...here is a slection of what they are inning and outing:

ML Ins and Outs

IN Starf***s
You say, “restraining order.” We say, “playing hard to get.” Philly may be building quite the roster of feature films shot on location but we certainly can’t seem to adopt a Hollywood-style blasé when it comes to celebrities, like Reese Witherspoon (with the delicious Jake Gyllenhaal in tow) who was staying on the Main Line during summer shooting for a James L. Brooks film. Parc diners sent rounds of drinks over to co-star Owen Wilson in Rittenhouse, and even Elton John devoted a number to Reese Witherspoon in his Citizens Bank Park concert. As for us, we can neither confirm nor deny having mailed Paul Rudd a certain item of La Perla lingerie

OUT Starbucks
Ever think you could probably travel to Central America to pick and roast your own coffee beans in the time it takes to get that triple-shot, non-fat, caramel macchiato? Someone at Starbucks finally noticed. Their solution: Mr. Potato Head. That’s right, among efforts to boost efficiency at the country’s top caffeinator, experts are timing managers as they assemble and box the dolls. We were thinking that timing employees as they assembled, I dunno, lattes, might be more productive.

IN SWITCH HITTING
Senator Arlen Specter has always been something of a wild card. But now, some think his party-swapping ways have opened the door for Rep. Joe Sestak to unseat him in the senate for the first time in 30 years. It may be a long shot, but at least it should keep things interesting. Sure, it’s no Argentine sex scandal, but with the Fumo trial over and Fast Eddy doing hard time in Harrisburg, we’ll take whatever excitement we can get.

OUT BATTING FOR THE OTHER TEAM
That’s at least according to Rick Santorum, the notable gay-slamming politico who has been recently (alarmingly?) in the news once again, surprising a generation of college students who now assume that he was named after the alt-weeklies’ “Savage Love” column. The former senator attracted attention with a public visit to Iowa, framed by the comment that he’s “very concerned about what’s going on in America right now.” That makes the both of us.

....OUT MANIAC
Reports this summer indicated that Radnor Commissioner Lisa Paolino was talking of stepping down to join fiance and musician Michael Sembello in new international music project that would involve concerts performed around the world. We’re thinking that, as much as we loved Flashdance, a “Maniac”-free set list may be in order.

....OUT LAP OF LUXURY
Speaking of lavish homes, we can’t get enough of the story of Berwyn’s Dorothy and Ralph Mirarchi. It’s an age-old tale: Man marries woman, man steals millions from clients, judge offers leniency in return for restitution of victims’ losses, woman decides she’s not sure the man is worth giving up the $1.9 million shore house. Yes, it’s always nice to revisit the classics.

See Lisa? You are still around even when you don't want to be, LOL

Bye Bye Dorothy June !!!

There is a God. Too bad she isn't going to jail.
Posted on Wed, Oct. 14, 2009
Board, founder of Agora Cyber Charter resign
By Martha Woodall
Inquirer Staff Writer

The board of the embattled Agora Cyber Charter School in Devon has bowed to pressure and, as part of a settlement agreement, resigned en masse.

During a special meeting last night, the board also voted to cut all ties with veteran educator Dorothy June Brown, who founded the school in 2005 and owns a management company the board had hired.

Brown - who sat quietly at the back of the room and observed while the board, before resigning, approved a series of resolutions cutting her off from a school she had created and had helped run - said in a brief interview that she was "very pleased" with the terms of the settlement.

She declined to comment further and did not address the board.

Agora provides online instruction to more than 5,500 students in their homes across the state.

The actions taken last night meet the key conditions that the Pennsylvania Department of Education set in June for Agora to maintain its operating charter.

Hotlanta Hookers: Real Housewives of Atlanta

They have all, single-handedly rejuvenated the wig industry. It's not just yo granny's wig anymore...they are more mind-numbing then the OC crew. Maybe we've had enough of the Real Housewives? I am kinda missing Queer Eye for The Straight Guy myself...I guess I just know Southern women who aren't so trashy, and they are preferable to these bitches.



Honestly, they are so bad they could be living on the Main Line. I have not had much to say about this franchise, because well they are all tacky beyond belief.

Here is an excellent parody:

I can't decide if NeNe is a man in drag or not, and that Kim, well, let's just say NYC Housewife Bethenny sums it up the best when she says:

OK, Kim and Kandi are getting along like a house on fire. If you want a unique example of someone who had a reason to go on a reality show, the arrows point to Kandi. This will undoubtedly spark her career. She has talent which in her business is a dime a dozen. Proving it on the show gives her a leg up. Bravo, smart girl.

The NeNe and Kandi argument seems juvenile and really brings NeNe to the basement. Kandi CAN sing and she is every one's favorite, so NeNe needs to pull it together.

NeNe's line about Kim being a low-down monkey with a wig on might be the funniest thing I've ever heard....It's official: Kim can't sing. Is anything worse than someone being stupid and thinking they're smart? Perhaps someone who can't sing who thinks they can? What was fantastic is how positive Kandi and her team were. Very nice. Big points. She built Kim up and bottom line—she can produce a record that will sell. It is catchy and I wish them luck.

I loved Kandi's manager-mentor. I love when he said she had to come back better than, not equal to. I try to do that every day. I love that song "I Fly Above" and it is so perfect within this show. Lots of haters. Here, there and everywhere. As she said, "Let your haters be motivators."....Is anything greater than Kim getting into a Phantom Rolls-Royce that costs three times what her house does? Priceless. Not like those candy apple breasteses. Those have a price in or popping out of that dress. If she is 29, then I'm a virgin.

Now that one gal on the show, that Kandi, is the only one who is relatively normal. And she has real life tragedy going on:

Oct 5 2009 9:24 AM EDT

'Real Housewives Of Atlanta' Star Kandi Burruss 'Devastated' By Fiance's Death
A.J. Jewell died of head injuries following altercation outside an Atlanta strip club.
By Jocelyn Vena

Family celebrates, defends ‘Housewives' ex-fiance's life
By Mashaun D. Simon
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution



'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Reunion Filming Delayed

Radnor Township? How Stupid Art Thou? Let Me Count The Ways...

That entire, painfully long meeting last night was a study in sheer stupidity...Here is the meeting agenda and Cliff Notes, here is the link on Radnor's website. ...Top Douche Bag of the night was once again Bill Spingler. He is stepping into the dearly departed Lisa Paolino's high heels quite nicely I think. He was followed closely by that Malloy - and that is just wrong since taxpayers pay him to be a douche bag. Now about the latest 5th ward dumbass, Ernie Shapiro? Is he as dumb as he sounds? I know he IS a coach, but does he have to sound like one? I mean his 5th ward issue is a loser and even if Malloy and Spingler looked like idiots, it was still his idea to bring this up again, unless the coach was coach-ied into it?

It was hard to tell was Enrique was doing because half the time he was straining in his collar and looking like he swallowed something nasty. Honorable mention goes to 5th ward commissioner candidate John Nagle. John thinks swine flu could be solved by a drive thru Rite Aide Pharmacy. But then again so does his tweedle half, Bill Spingler.

Those are some sweet fees wracked up for the interim manager and oh yeah, look at the costs over township manager candidates. Sheesh, who did the interviews, Bashore? And I loved the illegal plant nursery thing. THAT took long enough to reach the public. What a total wink-wink piece of bullshit.

And can we chat up Billy Spingler? Why does he behave the way he does? Does he have a mental disorder?

Oh and the Radnor Conservancy chatter last night? Oy vey.

Greedy Bastard Marshall Convicted in Astor Case

I don't think I ever wrote about Brooke Astor and I should have. She was kind of "it" as far as high society goes, and her last days were apparently very nasty because of her son. (Read NY Social Diary HERE for an interesting and well written account).

Vanity Fair Magazine has a wonderful collection of All Things Brooke, and the late great Dominick Dunne wrote about it in 2006 in a piece called Saving Mrs. Astor. I am sorry he did not live to see justice done.

So basically, Brooke Astor spent her last days as the victim of elder abuse, and today that son of a bitch named Anthony Marshall was found guilty of trying to defraud his mother. Good.

But I daresay Anthony's wife Charlene had a bit to do with this too??? Where is her punishment???


New York Times: Brooke Astor’s Son Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Her
By JOHN ELIGON
Published: October 8, 2009

The son of Brooke Astor, the philanthropist and long-reigning matriarch of New York society, was convicted in Manhattan on Thursday on charges that he defrauded his mother and stole tens of millions of dollars from her as she suffered from Alzheimer’s disease in the twilight of her life.

The jury’s verdict means that Mrs. Astor’s son, Anthony D. Marshall, 85, faces a sentence of at least a year and as many as 25 years. A co-defendant, Francis X. Morrissey Jr., a lawyer who did estate planning for Mrs. Astor, was also convicted of a series of fraud and conspiracy charges, as well as one count of forging Mrs. Astor’s signature on an amendment to her will.

New York Times City Room Blog October 9, 2009, 1:30 pm
The Forewoman of the Astor Jury Weighs In
By Jonathan Allen

The forewoman of the jury in the Astor case, Kristina Jezycki, 43, added her voice on Friday to accounts of what went on during deliberations in the epic case. Standing outside her apartment building on East 63rd Street, dressed to go to the gym with her long brown hair tied back, she recounted the debates and ups and downs of being on the panel.

“We came from both sides of an innocent/guilty divide,” Ms. Jezycki said of jurors at the start of the case. “Everyone was very open-minded.”

Brooke Astor grandson Philip Marshall, Anthony Marshall son, says stepmom Charlene deserves jail
By Melissa Grace In South Dartmouth, Mass. and Corky Siemaszko In New York
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
Friday, October 9th 2009, 1:37 PM

Brooke Astor's grandson says Charlene Marshall used his dad as a "human shield" in a relentless campaign to fleece the beloved philanthropist out of millions.

In his first interview since Anthony Marshall was convicted of defrauding Astor, Philip Marshall said Friday his wicked stepmother should be facing jail - not his father.

"Charlene has stood behind my father the whole way -- but using him as human shield," Marshall told The Daily News....In any event, Marshall said talking to his dad about the squalid conditions Astor was living in was futile.

"Speaking with my father wouldn't have mattered because Charlene was in charge," he said. Wearing a soul patch and a gray button-down shirt over a black T-shirt, Marshall, 56, appeared to choke up when asked if he thought he'd ever see his father again.

"I don't know," he said. "That is a weird concept. Wow, wow."

Pulling himself together, Marshall said he and his twin brother, Alec, feel "really, really sorry" for their dad.

"If he reached out, I would be there," Marshall said. "I know my brother would be there."

Asked if there was anything he'd like to say to Charlene, whom he called a "sugar-coated poison pill," Marshall did not hesitate: "How could you do this to my grandmother and my father? Charlene should have been indicted and convicted."

Target Tierney?

It seems that the wannabe King of All Media has met his match? It seems the drama increases over the fate of the Philadelphia Inquirer, and they mean "bidness" when it comes to Brian Tierney?
It seems that Brian has spun himself into a monogrammed corner? The creditors are circling and people are actually cheering the vultures? WOW.

Media Decoder from The New York Times says:

October 9, 2009, 12:33 pm Ruling Deals Setback to Tierney’s Plan for Philadelphia Papers
By Richard Perez-Pena

A bankruptcy judge’s ruling has dealt a serious setback to the bid by Brian P. Tierney and his allies to keep control of the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Daily News, increasing the odds that a group of private equity funds and banks will become the papers’ new owners....Mr. Tierney led the group that bought the papers in 2006, just as the newspaper industry began a severe downturn. In the bankruptcy auction bid, he did not put up any money, but he has financial backing from Bruce E. Toll, the home builder; a local carpenters’ union pension fund, and David Haas, a prominent Philadelphia philanthropist.

Other People's Money, Brian? You want everyone to save the papers for YOU not US or the worker bees? Yet no mo' of your own coin went in the tin cup? Tsk, tsk.

Now The Deal is also reporting on Mysteries of Philadelphia, and MyFoxPhilly is saying Tierney is likely toast?



Tierney Likely Out After Inquirer Ruling
Auction Expected In November

U.S. judge backs Philadelphia newspaper creditors
Fri Oct 9, 2009 12:13pm EDT

Here's how the Inky reported it and note the fear mongering continues:

Posted on Fri, Oct. 9, 2009
Lenders may use debt to bid for Phila. Newspapers
By Christopher K. Hepp
Inquirer Staff Writer

Philadelphia Newspapers L.L.C. cannot bar its senior lenders from using the $300 million they are owed to seek control of the local media company, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled yesterday.
Chief Bankruptcy Judge Stephen Raslavich said the lenders had the right to bid their debt - a practice known as credit bidding - when the company is put up for auction. He called the company's arguments against that as "a not-so-thinly-veiled attempt to manipulate the sale process" to the advantage of the current management team.

In a statement, the company, which owns The Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com, said it was "disappointed" and would review its options. The statement noted that "the right to credit bid doesn't necessarily mean" the lenders will be successful at auction.

"We know how terrible it will be for these papers, our employees, and our community if these out-of-town hedge funds take over," the statement said, referring to the collection of investment banks that hold much of the company's debt.

"We will continue fighting for our newspapers and for our employees."

Fighting for your employees, Brian Tierney? Are there any employees left?? It seems more like a sea of temp workers who can't write or report the news. You aren't fighting for any employees or newspaper, you are fighting for your ego.

Spin, spin, spin you still lost another round. I think it would be good for the newspapers to shed all of your ilk and bring back someone like Bob Hall. At least he knows how to run and publish a decent newspaper.

The best chance at Philadelphia retaining it's news voice is to clean house. Sorry, but that is how I see it.

Should I bring an hors d'œuvre?

Honestly, must Radnor make it so easy? Why do they hold these little things minutes from an election? So an anonymous comment led me to a couple inquiries and an invitation:



Should I bring an hors d'œuvre? I checked Round Radnor, but still can't tell....

Comments, anyone? I know not so much about this issue, but this seems like Lisa isn't really gone....or is this in truth a surprise shower for her disguised as a political event disguised as a town hall meeting?

It's listed as an "event" on Ernie Shapiro's campaign website - along with his "life long resident of the area" line - which translation means, I haven't lived here very long, I don't know the issues....and he refers to business expertise, but doesn't list a resume? What does he actually do? Someone told me that he and Enrique Hervada worked together?

Ok whatever. Color me amused on Delco Politics As Usual.

To the Manor Born?

Oh what will the neighbors think?

This blog The Hysterical Preservationist wrote a very good post about a couple weeks ago now in relation to the tawdry tale of that La Ronda tear down in Lower Merion.

La Ronda of course appears now to be a pile of rubble as per the Inquirer yesterday. I have not driven by, and I won't at this point - it's just like gaper delay on the highway when there is an accident. Of course I am almost sorry I missed it since apparently some of the Kania family came to blubber at the gates last week? What a joke. They sold the house, so isn't it a little late for seller's remorse? Seriously check this out:

...At one point yesterday, Angela Kania, the wife of La Ronda's previous owner, Arthur Kania, drove by and appeared upset at the wreckage of her former home: "This is a funeral. Can't you see I'm wearing black?"

Linda Kania Graupner and Liz Kania cried and embraced in the street in front of the mansion. The women talked of happy weddings and rehearsal dinners there...

Maybe they should have asked daddy to convert it to the next Greystone Hall instead? Why wax poetic over the family manse after your family has sold it and it is being torn down? Isn't that a bit hypocritical?

And I can't wait to see where those Kestenbaums will surface next. I bet their new house will be the tackiest house on the Main Line when built, don't you? People like that don't care about how things look, only that it is the most expensive. They are the kind of people that go to horse shows, polo matches or yacht cup races not because they love the sport of it but because they can wear expensive togs and pretend to be from the manor born - but even in America gaving the money doesn't necesarily mean entrance into the manor club does it?

Perhaps that is what those in the family who sold La Ronda are most concerned about? Not so much the house but what someone will say to them at that next cocktail party at the club?

Anyway, in the end am I surprised? Nope. This is the New Main Line, dahhhlings. It's all about one upping the people next door. And when you get caught looking poorly with your knickers down? Oh my! We all live in a living version of the old Brit sitcom "To The Manor Born".

It has nothing to do with anyone other then the people involved. They do these things because they can. They have the money, therefore they can and are as ignorant as possible - subconsciously it's seems about punishing the people they have clawed their way to rub shoulders with, isn't it?

And those Kestenbaums, they don't seem to care one fig at all about any of this, do they? Tacky diesn't get mortified, dahhhllling, oui?

So go round up the politicians. Don't leave them out of this tawdry affair. Because that is what this ultimately is: a twadry affair. But again, not so unusual on the Main Line...that is almost tradition at this point.

Thanks Hysterical Preservations for your post, sorry I did not read it until now... for the rest of you, here is an excerpt:

Perhaps it is a little juvenile and obsessive to publicize all these tidbits. But let's face it, Kestenbaum's actions are those of an insecure cowardly little man, who is now having a PR-facilitated tantrum about all these mean people who should have bought La Ronda when they had the chance instead of making a fuss about it. He's like Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - "I want the world, and I want it now!" Sit and spin, little fella.

If you ask me, Kania is just as much of a skunk as Kestenbaum. Some people think he's a good guy for trying to stop Kestenbaum from salvaging. From my chair, not so much. He is not protecting what's left from harm, but has his own salvagers doing the exact same thing as Kestenbaum's, so he too can profit from the haul. I doubt he's upset about the loss of the house parts illegally removed by Kestenbaum, only the loss of the money he would have made selling them. Not only did he precipitate this entire fiasco by letting the house run down and then selling it to a secretive but clearly demolition-craving buyer, but he aborted any further attempt to pull the house back from the brink with the insistence on maintaining his "salvage rights." He knew damn well what would happen if he made legal provision for salvage rights. Interesting that he didn't try to enforce these rights until Wohl showed up in August, even though Kestenbaum was already well into stripping the interior by then.

I could go on, but I'm running out of sputter.

Disgusting behavior all around. Hopefully karma is as much of a bitch as they all say. I almost hope that poor house will burn down with what's left of its dignity, rather than subjected to the continued picking and scavenging of the vultures responsible for its demise. Twenty years from now, will the key players involved look back and be proud of their actions? I can only hope that the loss of La Ronda will result in stronger future protections for historically significant properties in Lower Merion and the greater Philadelphia area, much as the demolition of New York's Penn Station helped galvanize the national historic preservation movement in the 1960s.