Philadelphia: Chestnut St – 1904

( #Philly ) Image Credit: Shorpy Check out the Root Beer stand at the bottom right corner… now I want a damn root beer float!

Philadelphia, 1908

( #philly, #1908 ) Pennsylvania R.R. ferry terminal, Market Street. (Credit: Shorpy )

Philadelphia Magazine Does It Again…

( @Phillymag, #BruceSpringsteen ) Not three days after I posted this response to the most recent Philadelphia Magazine cover story, they flood my news feeds with this post about Bruce Springsteen. What is the point? The writer hates Bruce Springsteen. That’s it. I could point out that his reasons are obviously forced and carefully constructed […]

Response: Why Guys Won’t Grow Up

( @phillymag, #guys ) The cover story of the March issue of Philadelphia magazine “researches the problem” of Why Guys Won’t Grow Up. This post is my response to the article. If you haven’t read it, please click on the link and then come back here. Did you read it? Ok fine, I will give […]

Seasons Greetings Joey Style (2011)

( #nye ) Happy New Year friends! 2011 is slipping through our fingers and I find myself trying to conjure words to summarize what that means to me. I am going to be honest with you, I am struggling with this year’s love note. Not due to any dark feelings, in fact, just the opposite. […]