#Philly
🎧 50 Years Ago Tonight, #TheOJays had the top song on the #Billboard #Hot100 with "Love Train." The song hit #1 on the #RnB chart the month before.
#music #soul #classic #disco #YesDisco #GambleAndHuff #TSOP #PhiladephiaIntlRecords #Philly #SoulTrain https://youtu.be/SsYOAIR4L_w
Heads up: Bookers in Philly just had a change of ownership; until they transfer the liquor license or whatever, they can't serve booze in the outdoor seating section. Yeah, that's me without a Bloody Mary this morning. Alas!
Philadelphia love - Tracy Levesque on Philly and Gritty - Mildly Interesting People
https://youtube.com/shorts/bRoxT36v19A?feature=share
#FollowFriday recommendations for the #Philadelphia area:
- @stumblewyk - GM running #TTRPGs, #Philly sports, cute dog
- @joni - brand design, #SVG, #bees, weight lifting, the tippy top of DE
- @stephstephking - education and children, #writer, #publicTransit
- @nicolewolverton - Horror, #elections, globetrotting
Sadly can't use my ticket to see #YoLaTengo tonite in #philly. Any one want it? If ya can't make it, please give this toot a boost!
For #ThrowbackThursday, #OnThisDay in 2019 I discovered these virtual reality swing sets inside the Kimmel Center. I tried swinging on one with the headset, it was weird, you moved forward through the virtual space by swinging IIRC. #VR #Philly
Steve’s got some issues. #ttrpg #Philly #SouthJersey
Hey, some uplifting police news out of #philly
Screw SVB. |
Hey Tech Founders, time for that side hustle. I hear door dash is hiring. #pearlmania500 #itsgettingworse #tech #silitconvalley #philly #rant I guess the bootstraps where in the breakroom with the ping pong table.
https://www.tiktok.com/@pearlmania500/video/7210163756934958379?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7210430592104891909
REVIEW: Philly "bummer rock" band Booze Radly are veterans of the scene and they bring that experience to bear on their new album Lose, Badly. It's a swirling cacophony of isolation and sadness that finds power in the eye of the hurricane and liberation in saying "fuck it."
Read more!
https://adobeandteardrops.com/2023/03/booze-radly-lose-badly.html
#IndieRock #Emo #Philly #PhillyMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusic #NonBinary #music #AlbumReview
@AmishSuperModel The wonderful Wissahickon! #Philly
Also checked out Orions Belte at Johnny Brenda’s last night. Wow, these guys are really good at their instruments. And they have a TON of fun on the stage. #philly #LiveMusic
Thanks to the #PhiladelphiaInquirer for the 'design a new flag for #Philly" tool! I want red, white, and blue and the cracked Liberty Bell - to remind us that our "more perfect union" always needs mending. "America, America, God mend thine every flaw..."
Jazz Kitchen, 24 N 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA
#Photo #photography #Philly #Philadelphia #blackandwhitephotography #jazz
@malwarejake You mention Aerosmith, this is my first thought. #philly https://youtu.be/q_weZaK9x58
My spouse, pastor of an Episcopal church in Greater Philadelphia: "As part of her Lenten observance this season, Rev. Barb has set aside Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m. to fast for an end to gun violence, pray for those who have died or been injured in our community, and write a brief reflection on the issue."
"3.9.23 -This is the Fast I Want: Pray for the Dead and Fight Like Hell for the Living."
Another tale of my misspent youth. https://thenewplaguejournal.blogspot.com/2023/03/i-found-my-thrill.html #philly
Exciting news from the #TUGSAStrike! This still needs to be approved by vote of our union members - but unlike the last tentative agreement that #TempleUniversity forced on us, our #union negotiating team and union board are actually recommending this tentative agreement.
Thank you all for your support in getting us this far!
I feel like I should mention on here that I wrote a pamphlet/zine about the #ToynbeeTiles as #streetart last week. It’s 16 pages with black and white photos. I’ve got a few copies left, drop me a line if you’re interested, I can ship from #Philly
#art #urban #urbanart #publicart #graffiti #graff #graffart #journalism #artjournalism #writing
@Esquiring Of course it was Philly. @sarahemclaugh
Computational Biologist - Postdoctoral Researcher or Research Assistant I @fibrah1
#ScienceJobs #job #Bioinformatics, #RNAseq, #nanopore, #transcriptomics, #Philly, #NGS
Philadelphia #UnitedStatesUS #Bioinformatician
https://jobrxiv.org/job/thomas-jefferson-university-27778-computational-biologist-postdoctoral-researcher-or-research-assistant-i/?feed_id=40044
Hey #Philly friends - this is a fun, interactive piece in the Inquirer. You can #design a new #flag for our city!
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/inq2/philadelphia-flag-design-your-own-20230307.html
Jules Goldman Books & Art
https://www.erik365.com/Y52/i-m8bcLMz/A
#Philadelphia #Philly #OldCity #photography #blackandwhitephotography
🎧 I'm in my 1973 (at 14) memories on Saturday afternoon watching #SoulTrain, enjoying Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes perform "The Love I Lost." Released by #Philadelphia #International #Records—the home of #TSOP has a #YT page.
#philly #soul #rnb #songs #GambleAndHuff #70s #TeddyPendergrass #DonCornelius #disco #music #mastomusic #dancemusic https://youtu.be/ZTt649Hvtxs
I'd really like to see those weirdos in the republican party try to ban #philly's #mummersparade for being a #dragshow....
seen in the wild in #philly
if anyone (gay?) wants to hang, send me a DM :)
Very seriously considering buying an e-bike, thinking about RadPower Bikes… I'd welcome any thoughts/reviews/first-hand experiences/recommendations for a ~6', 220lb disc golfer who will commute 3-4x a week, ~20 miles daily in mixed hilly Philly traffic (with occasional mid-day disc golf lunch breaks @ sedgley)
@socketwench @thegibson i took this photo because i saw it when i needed to see it.
my photo: http://ephemeral.be/favorites/ive-got-this/
tattoo attached <4
From what I’ve seen, all signs point to a stellar Phillies season this year. We have talent galore. Unless we are beset by injuries, I don’t see any reason why we don’t make it back to the WS this year. I don’t care what the national media says. They always short shrift us. #Phillies #Philly #Baseball
#philly people, grab dinner at Mawn sometime. it was a delight.
TLDR: We really could use any donation you can afford (even $5!) to our strike fund to help 250+ striking grad students (and their children) get their healthcare reinstated. #TempleUniversity out here trying to kill us for striking.
https://nitter.net/hpopal_brain/status/1631711045889695746#m
Donate here: https://tugsa.betterworld.org/campaigns/tugsa-strike-fund
Checking out M Night's new flick, "Knock at the Cabin." Filmed around #philly!
Countdown to Philly Flowershow 2023. The preview is tomorrow.
This clip is from Philly Flowershow 2018 "Wonders of Water"
Not sure when I became a flower show gay but here we are. 😁
#PHS #PhillyFlowerShow #Philly #Philadelphia #Philly #Flowers #Gardens #water #WondersOfWater #PhillyFlowerShow2023 #GardenElectric #TheGardenElectric #nature #FlowerShow
https://youtu.be/apBbc80vnRk
The PPA actually went around the neighborhood around my work putting paper slips saying "avoid a ticket, street cleaning resumes soon!" under folks' windshield wipers. (a) Not cool to make folks think they got a ticket for parking in a legal spot (b) This is #Philly. There's absolutely zero chance they actually follow through on the street cleaning.
Really pleased to share a new #philly #election resource, the 10k Independents curated event calendar:
https://10k.city/mayor/events/
Most of the events we list are free. And whenever possible, we've partnered with paid events so we can include a discount code for 10k community members.
@steventdennis I wonder if #Philly Mastodon has the backstory to this house. The decor is a choice but it’s super close to Philly and is in a great school district. I wonder if an athlete or other public personality owned it most recently. Also the listing realtor is Michael Smerconish’s wife.
Attention #philly people, esp. those who are into #photography or just lookin at cool sunrises:
Next Wednesday, March 1st, is Phillyhenge! That is, the day when the rising sun will align perfectly with the east-west streets in Philadelphia (at least all the ones parallel to Market street)
link to Photo Ephemeris, which lets you see the sightlines where the sunrise will be visible: https://app.photoephemeris.com/?center=39.954770%2C-75.168049&ch=0&cw=100&dt=20230301070917-0500&ll=39.953631%2C-75.173663&sh=1.524&sw=100&z=16
article about Phillyhenge from 2012: https://hiddencityphila.org/2012/09/phillyhenge-or-the-city-as-sundial/
For #philly's upcoming election, all candidates need valid signatures from registered voters in order to have their names added to the official ballot on May 16th.
Billy Penn (as always) has a great explainer here: https://billypenn.com/2023/02/19/philadelphia-primary-election-deadlines-signature-petitions/
For our part, we're inviting local voters and candidates to join us for a "Last Minute Petition Party” to hang out at the Indy Hall Skyroom on Sunday March 5th, just a couple of days before petitions are due.
More info & RSVP here: https://lu.ma/10kpetitionparty
Kinda bummed that more WHYY/NPR folks aren't on fedi, you'd think it would be a good fit for public-radio nerds.
Anyways, #Philly public-radio person needs to renew an H1B, go fund it so I don't need to yell about broken visa/immigration systems.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-alans-h1b-visa-extension
#FollowFriday recommendations in the #Philly area:
- @win32dotgruel - #AntiFascist printmaker & programmer, joined Jawns at my recent Mastodon 101 talk. Welcome!
- @phillytru - Philly Transit Riders Union, expanding and maintaining public #transit access
- @emma - Assistant Prof of #Philosophy teaching computer #ethics (seems important!), #musician, Philly suburbs
- @silverseams - Mastodon admin, crafts, South Jersey.
Careful mentioning people's employers in #ff posts, especially with tags!
It's not just potential students #TempleUniversity is losing though it's unprecedentedly brutal union-busting tactics, it's losing potential facility and administrators.
(#Temple took away healthcare from striking workers and reversed tuition remissions, saddling grad workers with more in tuition this semester than they were even getting paid to begin with.)
@11thJeff @xenophora @aral I’m glad you like it! That’s journeyman #Philly #LapSteel ace Mike “Slo-Mo” Brenner, who recently added #NYC #IndieRock roots darlings #WildPink’s latest record to his mile-long résumé. You can watch a video of him sitting in with them at their recent #LincolnCenter show: https://youtu.be/vrTbETrPtEQ
We mixed him into a few more tracks on The Phoenix Trap back then, see if you can spot ’em.
#music #indie #IndieMusic #LiveMusic #NewMusic #RockMusic #guitar
@rbreich @cd24
Do you hear that, #TempleUniversity administration?
My letter to #TempleUniversity "leadership" regarding their harmful retaliatory actions towards striking grad workers and our fight for equity in academia.
Holy shit. All I can see are zombies from the Last of Us. This is scary as hell.
I'm sorry to link to Twitter but I still haven't figured out video here and I don't know where else to find this, the greatest #Philly sports video of all time
I love how in the middle of a montage about #Philly sports fans, they just casually cut in footage of lampposts getting greased up.
News coverage of our ongoing graduate student worker #strike at #TempleUniversity and the unethical union-busting tactics #Temple administration has taken to try to break us, including cutting off our access to healthcare:
#TUGSAStrike #TempleUnionMade #Philly #GoBirds
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7g833/temple-university-strike-tuition-remission
Hey #TempleUniversity, is this what you were hoping your #UnionBusting tactics against graduate workers asking for a living wage would result in? Cuz if so, it's working!
The ghouls at #Temple who are justifying this (illegal) retaliation against graduate students for their (legally protected right to) strike are senior vice president and chief operating officer Ken Kaiser and vice president of human resources Sharon Boyle.
Their emails are ken.kaiser@temple.edu and sharon.boyle@temple.edu if you'd like to send them a few words letting them know how you feel.
#TUGSAstrike #Philly #PhillyIsAUnionTown
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2023/02/08/temple-strike-philadelphia/
ICYMI, #Temple University is retaliating against its graduate students for striking by canceling their health insurance and tuition remission. Donate to their strike fund if you can: https://tugsa.betterworld.org/campaigns/tugsa-strike-fund
Yo #philly! I just added some more spots to this event since it filled up over the weekend.
Overwhelmed trying to make sense of the mayor’s race, and how to figure out which candidates best represent you? Let us help you get your bearings at our next State of the Race, THIS WEDNESDAY.
It's 100% online and free with an RSVP:
Another great piece about the #philly mayor's race from http://10k.city's advocacy advisor, @AGemm:
https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/future-of-philadelphia-leadership-collaboration/
"the worst types of politicians have motivations rooted in ego and external reward. This person is a manager of ego, career, ambition and brand. The best types of politicians have motivations rooted in a higher purpose and service to the common good. This person is a leader who chooses the common good even when a tough decision threatens their career."
Just added a new resource to our growing collection of #philly voter education!
This time, a breezy 9 minute explainer to help folks learn some of the subtle and weird things about our local elections, many of which I did not know myself until this election cycle.
Zooming out from election day to understand more of the process has really painted a different picture of this race for me than I had before.
OH MY GOD, I just realized how bonkers the Super Bowl posts will be on Mastodon with all of the Eagles fans already at home here.
We may be the largest NFL fanbase in the fediverse. 💚
#FollowFriday recommendations from the #Philly area:
- @pixouls - #solarpunk student experimenting with Solar Protocol and sun-powered musical instruments, tracks free & cheap stuff to do in #Philadelphia: https://www.pixouls.xyz/philly.html
- @FrancisBass - cool #bicycle art and photos, writer, #PublicDomain enthusiast
- @thecorodon - #TTRPG writing and editing, cat photos
- @ehkopin - librarian/archivist at #Swarthmore College, shitposter
I really want to start hosting a PowerPoint Karaoke Night in #Philly. Maybe a once a quarter thing?
Anyone know who’s been gluing these keys around #philly ? Attached photos are from rittenhouse/graduate hospital area.
👁️ Artist: #MyDogSighs in City: #Philadelphia "Tattooed Moms Bar", USA 🇺🇸 - (📷 by catscoffeecreavity) - #Streetart #Art #Mastoart #Mural #Philly #Artwork
Gotta love #Philly.
Images:
Left, a building-scale mural of the Phillies baseball team
Right, a close up of the Phillies mascot from the bottom of the mural, it's a fuzzy green monster in a 'what are you gonna do about it' stance, in front of a pile of gravel, with 'FTP' spray painted accross the crotch
The #Philly Free Library reinstates Kanopy streaming service for all library users
https://billypenn.com/2023/01/19/free-library-philadelphia-kanopy-movie-streaming-returns/
It appears that we’re doing #introduction toots here in the jawn-o-sphere:
I’m bancks, moved up here after college for work doing software.
In my free time I like to check out #toynbeetiles and other #streetart & graffiti around #philly
I majored in #classics which is surprisingly applicable to lots of #street #art displays: analyzing a piece involves aspects of #arthistory #archaeology and even #anthropology
Here are some of my recent favorites:
Hey Jawns, let's do another round of #introduction toots! Lots of new members joined in the last few months. Maybe pin your intro to your profile if it feels good :)
I'm Nelson, an admin on Jawns.club, your local #Philly Mastodon instance. I love:
- hot looseleaf #tea with raw, unfiltered #honey (yes I'm a honey snob and collector)
- typing on my #typewriter while sitting on my porch, catching some vitamin D and avoiding distractions from #writing
- #zeroWaste, eliminating packaging
Hey #philly folks, do you have any recommendations for dinner spots in the city? I’m looking for something that’s more hole-in-the-wall but authentic.
My wife texted me a picture and I can’t unsee this. It might be the most frightening thing that’s ever existed. It’s far worse than Malort. It must be. Why #philly? Why Dear Lord does this exist? THE HORROR…
@black_intellect Loosing jobs and being in jail five days!! She needs to sue because this bureaucratic mess up won't get fixed without a huge stink being made.
Also I smell use of very flawed facial recognition software. #facialrecognition #racism #Krasner #Police #Philly #PA #TX