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December 3, 2008 / Jersey / 7 comments

So I wrote this post the other day. It was mostly just a “hey, I just got back to Harrisburg and this is the shit I gotta come home to?” post.

Tonight- just ten minutes ago- I get this email:

from Harrisburg City Cab Corp. Office <xxxxxxxj@msn.com>
to jerseymike@jerseymike.org
date Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:17 PM
subject Apology from Harrisburg CIty Cab
hide details 9:17 PM (3 hours ago)
Reply

Harrisburg City Cab Corp. Office wrote:
Jersey Mike,

We here at Harrisburg City Cab got wind of your blog and we were very saddened to hear the events upon your coming home.  We at Harrisburg City Cab do take pride in our Customer Service and sincerely apologize for this drivers unprofessional behavior.  We would like to extend our apology to you again and extend and invitation to you to receive 3 free local rides from our company.  Please call (717)554-7401.  This is my direct extension.  Again please accept our apology and your next ride is on us.

Also there are numbers located on the back and sides of all taxi’s  these numbers help us to identify   drivers when complaints are filed.

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WHP-21 Unleashes The Dogs On Lavenda/Reed

October 15, 2008 / Jersey / 2 comments

I gotta say…this is the kind of stuff that gets me more excited than a redneck at a NASCAR race-

Tonight, a mere twenty-four hours after yesterday’s ass kicking WHP’s Jason Bristol gave to John Lavenda and the Sports Hall of Fame debacle, he followed up with a one-two that would knock Ivan Drago to the ground and leave Rocky laughing speaking coherently.

Here’s the video- and a link to the full text of the story-

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Monday Night Prediction

August 25, 2008 / Jersey / 3 comments

I was offered a ticket to the Allman Brothers/Ratdog show at the Hershey Pavilion tonight.

But I declined the invite.

You see, when I go to a concert, I like to enjoy myself.

And I’m not referring to any earth-shattering activities…just, you know…having fun at the show.

But the Gestapo in Derry Township have made it crystal clear that attendees of concerts at Hersheypark Stadium/Pavillion are being watched, monitored and patrolled and that zero extracurricular activities will be tolerated.

At a concert.

So- here’s my prediction for the headline in tomorrows Patriot News/PennLive-

At minimum- triple digit arrests in the parking lot ranging in offenses from open containers, disorderly conduct and possession of marijuana.

Guys- c’mon- these are concerts in Central freakin’ Pennsylvania. I’ve been there. I’ve seen these people. And trust me- there are not hundreds of arrestable offenses happening.

Check back later or tomorrow for the Tuesday Morning Results.

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WHP 21 Lays The Smack Down on HBG’s Sports Hall of Fame

July 31, 2008 / Jersey / 7 comments

In a display of some fine journalism the likes of which this city has been mostly denied, WHP-21 reporter Jason Bristol shed some light on the financial quagmire known as the Sports Hall of Fame.

Bristol asked some pretty basic questions of Lavenda; and his answers made it quite clear that there is, perhaps, no real plan or possibility of Harrisburg having a sports hall of fame anytime in the near future.

Bristol asked Lavenda “Have you heard of the Sports Museum of America which is in New York?”

To which Lavenda replied: “From my understanding, they’re no further along than we are.”

And here’s where the proverbial bitch-slap comes in: The Sports Museum of America opened in May and boasts over one thousands sports exhibits including the Heisman Trophy and exhibits which allow visitors to participate in interactive activities like changing a tire on a NASCAR vehicle or seeing what it’s like to be an NHL goalie.

But Lavenda, the man earning one hundred thousand dollars per year to develop Harrisburg’s version of a sports hall of fame, was literally clueless about this massive display just three and a half hours from here.
Read Jason Bristol’s blistering report here.

And be sure to email Bristol commending him on a job well done here.

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Oh Harrisburg…how’d ya get so classy?

July 19, 2008 / Jersey / 2 comments

More YouTube gold today from the streets of Harrisburg.

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