At the Mayfair Festival of the Arts on Friday.
Old Man #1 – wearing trucker hat: Oh look, they got the Vitamin Water here.
Old Man #2 – wearing solar shields: I took my vitamins this morning.
This article appeared in all 5 editions of Saturday’s Morning Call, alongside some great photos from Joe Webb and Kelly Manier, the Call’s photo interns. Unfortunately they are not online.
This article appeared in all five editions of Thursday’s Morning Call.
Monday was my first day at the Morning Call. After 6 hours of mission statements and OSHA regulations, I was finally released into the wild.
By far the highlight of the day was this instructional video on pumping gas. Don’t go inside, kids!
My first story appeared in the paper today. A horrific accident in Berks County — not the one you heard about – killed a 4-year-old and his guardian. It first went up on the Web site around noon, and I updated it throughout the day.
Boy, 4, and man killed in crash with dump truck (TheMorningCall)
As part of National bike-to-work week, Mayor Nutter experienced the essence of depending on two wheels — shitty weather. We biked to work one out of five days this week, but were 5-for-5 in biking to the bar. Don’t blame me, it seems we’re in the midst of another one of those “spring noreasters,” a term that is completely made up.
The Mixmaster, on the other hand, already drives a hybrid SUV, but riding from MLK Drive to Center City (with a police escort?) was nothing short of inspiring. According to the Daily News’ Catherine Lucey, Nutter was still drying out this afternoon.
There were, of course, detractors. Boing Boing says that riding to work is actually less efficient than driving — when you account for the food and drink it takes to power a cyclist.
When asked about his ride and raingear, the mayor dropped this nugget: “It wasn’t LL Bean.”
“There was dampness in a variety of places.”
Nutter cycles to work in rain (PhillyClout)
I had an A-Team lunchbox as a kid. Of all the franchises to see a revival on the big screen in the last few years, this is one of the more intriguing ones. I always loved how they were supposed to be hardened soldiers of fortune, but had hearts of gold. Their crime, I kid you not, was robbing the central bank of Hanoi during the Vietnam War.
But there’s news today that Tyrese, who apparently has a last name, would take the role of B.A. Baracus — the kindhearted mercenary immortalized by he-who-pitied-the-fool.
I guess this is a decent choice. Their choices for the other roles have been OK, but B.A. was defined by Mr. T.
Tyrese’s other credits include Baby Boy and that awful movie filmed at Girard College.
Tyreese (sic) Set to Play B.A. Baracus (themovieblog)
One of our least favorite bands in the world would have to be the Foo Fighters. For the last 10-plus years Dave Grohl’s played out the Nirvana legacy, which, face it, was not that impressive to begin with.
But the Smoking Gun’s acquisition of the band’s tour rider is arguably the best piece of work from Grohl & Co. since he played drums on the Tenacious D album back in 2003. One can only assume the manifesto is the work of Grohl or some really particular roadie.
The band’s requests include gems like “Big ass kielbasas that make men feel self conscious,” bacon, which Grohl calls “God’s currency,” and a ton of 16-oz. Solo cups — man’s got a white-trash image to uphold.
Still, despite a witty wishlist, this doesn’t take away from this, this and this.
“Wow, Rock Stars Ask For Some Stupid Crap” (The Smoking Gun)
Photo via ABC
When red-shirt junior quarterback Adam DiMichele fell to the turf with a broken leg last October, many Temple football fans thought the season was lost.
Not Vaughn Charlton.
The rising junior from Landenberg, Pa. surprised fans and opposing coaches when he managed to complete 57 percent of his passes en route to the Owls’ 4-8 overall finish and 4-4 mark in the Mid-American Conference.
“It wasn’t too hard,” said Charlton, who stepped in for DiMichele during the Owls’ win over Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 20. “I didn’t really have time to react to it. I kind of just got out and did my thing.”
Charlton will have at least one more chance to lead the offense this Saturday in the team’s annual Cherry and White intrasquad game at the Ambler Sports Complex. His Cherry team will face off against red-shirt freshman quarterback Chester Stewart and the White squad. DiMichele is not expected to play.
“It’s real nice because it’s not the pressure of the season, so you can concentrate on little aspects of being a quarterback,” Charlton said.
Offensive coordinator Matt Rhule has repeatedly stated his desire to have “two starting quarterbacks,” not a starter and a backup. Rhule, who was promoted from quarterbacks’ coach after George DeLeone left for a position with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, said leadership is the most important quality he looks at in a starter.
“The great quarterbacks run the show,” Rhule said. “You can tell that they’re the quarterback from the moment they walk in the building. And that’s what our quarterback is going to do.”
DiMichele certainly did that last year, becoming the face of the football team’s resurgence — completing 62 percent of his passes for 1,595 yards and 12 touchdowns in the Owls’ first eight games.
After his injury, DiMichele became the eyes and ears for the Owls’ quarterbacks. While Stewart waited in the No. 2 spot, DiMichele acted as a de facto assistant coach for Charlton.
“He worked the sidelines with me and told me what I was doing wrong – told me what the defense was doing,” Charlton said. “It’s definitely back and forth [how] we help each other. Whoever’s in the game, the other quarterbacks help him out just as if they were in the game.”
VAUGHN CHARLTON
Going into last season, the starting job was a toss-up between DiMichele and Charlton. In the fall, Charlton, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound sophomore, openly accepted his role as backup.
For Charlton, sitting on the sidelines was a lesson in how to be a Division I quarterback.
“Because he was on the headsets with us during the game, he could see things happening that when you’re playing you can’t really see,” Rhule said.
Naming a clear No. 1 took a lot of stress off of both quarterbacks. For Charlton, it meant he could use every practice to work on his game, not to compete for a position.
“When you’re in the moment, when you’re fighting for the job, you’re so focused on the next rep, the next play or how you perform,” Rhule said.
While Charlton lacks the athleticism of DiMichele or Stewart, he makes up for it with his ability to make big-time throws. A pro-style passer, Charlton threw just one interception after he inherited the offense last season.
“If you saw the Penn State game, with a drop-back offense, he completed [26 out of 43] balls,” Rhule said. “I mean, he’s got a great arm, great field vision.”
CHESTER STEWART
Stewart was an unheralded backup at DeMatha High School in Maryland when he came to coach Al Golden’s summer camp in 2006, just before his senior year. After a few passing drills, he was the Owls’ quarterback of the future.
“I think he threw the ball and they heard it,” Rhule said. “He’s got a really good arm.”
Stewart went on to have a stellar senior season at DeMatha. He red-shirted and led the scout team last fall.
Much like Charlton, time on the bench has allowed the 6-foot-3, 195-pound Stewart to learn what it takes to be a Division I quarterback.
“I was able to practice and see how college football [worked],” Stewart said. “[I saw] what the pace was like, how the tempo was without getting on the field.”
Quarterbacking the scout team, Stewart had to face the top defense in the MAC and the best red zone defense in the nation on a daily basis. Rhule said he was up to the challenge.
“Working with the scout team is just like seeing what it’s like to play against a good defense,” Stewart said. “A lot of people working to get better.”
With DiMichele still rehabbing his injury, Saturday’s game will show the coaching staff how far the two backups have come. It will also provide a glimpse of the two quarterbacks expected to lead the program over the next couple of years.
“We need a guy who can run the offense, and who can throw the football,” Rhule said.
“I want a guy who can make plays by any means that he has to.”
Chris Reber can be reached at chris.reber@temple.edu.
Photo Courtesy of Ron Davis
The men’s basketball team drew a 12 seed in the South Region during the NCAA’s Selection Sunday — setting them up for a first round matchup with the #5 Spartans of Michigan State in Denver, Colo., on Thursday.
The Spartans fell to the eventual Big Ten champion Wisconsin Badgers in last week’s conference semifinals.
Other area notables: the St. Joseph’s Hawks, who fell to Temple in Saturday’s A-10 championship, drew a number 11 seed in the Eastern Region, and the Villanova Wildcats will play from the 12 seed in the Midwest region.
The TTN sports staff is at the Draught Horse for the rest of the Selection Sunday party. For team interviews and all of your Owls tournament coverage, stay tuned to broadandcecil.com and temple-news.com.
Photo by Kevin Cook, TTN
Read: “Headed to Denver”
The best Big 5 matchup of the season wasn’t even played in Philadelphia.
The men’s basketball team held on for a victory over their intra-city rival, St. Joseph’s, 69-64, in the Atlantic 10 championship game Saturday night, punching their ticket for the 2008 NCAA tournament.
Junior Dionte Christmas, held in check for most of the tournament, exploded for 22 points in the victory. In addition to the guaranteed tournament bid, the win gives Temple a 3-2 edge in the season series. For more on the teams’ rivalry, check out John Kopp’s column from yesterday.
Stay tuned to temple-news.com and broadandcecil.com for more on the A-10 championship, and all your Owls NCAA coverage.
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