Lured by the promise of stiff drinks and the overzealous
leather-clad dancers that characterize Philly's club scene, we
down cheap wine and go looking for a good time club-hopping
downtown.
Our first stop isÿthe new Club Life on Third Street between Market
and Chestnut.
Room: 326 Community
Cohabitants: Tim Johnson (goatee) and Chris Mingle, College freshmen from
Philadelphia.
When you two get into a fight, what's the first object in the room you grab
for?
Tim: I think the signs are usually good.
Chris: I try and hit him with the hubcap.
Tim: It's like a Frisbee, and it can really [do some] damage.
What do you usually put in your shopping cart?
Chris: Umm... people.
Tim: We use it to catch basketballs when we play hallway bowling.
What music were you listening to while decorating?
Tim: "Like a Prayer" by Madonna.
Chris: Yeah, that was a good one.
That makes sense.
"Just shove it in there... oweee." "You can't shove just anything into
certain orifices." "Don't point that thing at me." "Ow, you banged
that thing into my tooth, motherfucker."
It is 3 a.m.
We here at Street realize that being at college can get a little
difficult at
times.Without your mommy to pack you a PB&J sandwich and
wipe your ass,
the task of living an independent life can seem a little daunting.
Growing up, I always wanted to be Jessie Spano. Many of my friends dreamed
of Kelly's spirited bounce and fluorescent spandex as they dream of their
wedding day.
"[Angels in America is] probably the biggest production the Arts House has ever
put on... I remember hearing the buzz surrounding [it] when it was going to
Broadway, but being too young to actually know much about it, and by the time I
was ready to go see it, it was already gone.
I have never been a big fan of modern art. Something about all of
those misshapen figures and oddly formed compilations of
"abstract" images never appealed to my aesthetic.
There is nothing more embarrassing than bringing that special
someone home for a night of sex and finding that your roommates
have transformed your room into a storage closet for their soiled
unmentionables and a recycled tampon factory run by Canadian
orphans.
As Three's Company proved to us so many years ago, three is a magic number.
In that spirit, the third diner in as many years will occupy that coveted spot on
Walnut Street.
It all began as a naive attempt to unveil the Penn experience from within. Five
editors and a lone photographer immersed themselves in a bar crawl along the
edges of campus--observing, writing, drinking, observing, drinking, writing,
drinking and drinking--with the belief that when morning came around their
notes would be insightful, if decipherable.
Let's get one thing straight: Jadakiss is a born and bred gangsta. Gangstas
spend a significant amount of time selling crack and a lesser amount counting
their money and putting bullets in the people who cross them.
You may not have been to 2 Goodfellas yet, the recently renovated bar and
restaurant on 41st and Walnut streets, but the minute you enter you'll feel as
though you've been there before.
Smashmouth
TLA
334 South Street
8 p.m., $15 adv./$17 at door
(215) 922-1011
Everyone sing along: "Hey now, you're an all star, get your game on, whoa!" Oh
yes, the one-hit wonder that should have been, Smashmouth is back and ready
to floor you with such hits as "I'm a Believer" and "Walking on the Sun." Although
"All Star" just may be the most overplayed song in the past few years, here's
your chance to hear it live.
Vickie Nam, Olivia Chung, and Alaina Wong
University Bookstore
3601 Walnut Street
7 p.m., free
(215) 898-7595
Nam, editor of Yell-oh Girls!: Emerging Voices Explore Culture, Identity and
Growing Up Asian American, along with College junior Chung and College
senior Wong, read and sign the collection of writings from various
Asian-American females.
Like every male student at Penn, I have spent many depressing hours trying on
my dad's condoms in public bathrooms, attempting to enlarge my penis with a
paper towel roll and a vacuum cleaner, performing different yoga postures in
attempts to give myself head and masturbating to alligator week on Animal
Planet.
Last week was one of those weeks that will always be remembered. It was one
of the longest, hardest weeks faced by this country, and it created a new sense
of fear across the 50 states.