Report: Phillies Pitcher Outed As Penurious

Our buddy Dan Gross (who's also one of our Phavorite Philly columnists) got the scoop on Phillies pitcher Wilson Valdez and it ain't good.
Yo, Philly celebrities and sports stars: Dan's got spies everywhere, so watch what you're sayin, doin and tippin.
Here's a snippet from Dan's column:

Phillies infielder and one-time pitcher Wilson Valdez is making $560,000 this year but tipped only 50 cents on two drinks he paid for with a $100 bill for him and a pal just before last call at Time (1315 Sansom) after last Thursday's late-ending game against the Cubs.

Read more from Dan's column in Thursday's Daily News.

Dan Gross Hit it on the Giggity-Giggity!

Kudos to Dan Gross for making this amazing discovery: Anthony Weiner and Family Guy's Glen Quagmire were separated at birth.

I can only imagine the field day Seth MacFarlane would have with this.

You can read Dan's post here.

Halladay, Hamels Play With The Dolphins

Our Phavorite Philly Gossip columnist Dan Gross ran with this intriguing photo of Phillies pitching aces Roy Hallday (left) and Cole Hamels playing with the dolphins at the Georgia Aquarium while in Atlanta where they faced off against the Braves. The guys took their families to see the new dolphin show, AT&T Dolphin Tales at the world's largest aquarium. Here, Havertown native Lisa Mignogna, supervisor of animal training introduces them to two of the Aquarium's star attractions.
Click here for Dan Gross' Daily News column -- a must-read every day!

Natalie Portman Shopping This PM In Philly

If there's a Hollywood star in town you can bet that our favorite gossip columnist Dan Gross at the Philadelphia Daily News is gonna know about it.
Here's an excerpt from Dan:

Natalie Portman shopped at Joan Shepp (1616 Walnut) Tuesday afternoon. The pregnant Oscar-winner is in town with fiance Benjamin Millepied, who choreographed her in "Black Swan," and who is now working with the Pennsylvania Ballet on "Building on Balanchine."

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Bradley Cooper In Philly Shooting Movie

Our favorite Philly gossip columnist Dan Gross reports that "Hangover" star Bradley Cooper is in Philly today shooting a new ending for the film "Limitless."
Cooper has been in the area of 13th & Walnut.
The area has been tagged "Midtown Village" and has quickly become one of the trendiest sections of the city and a favorite spot for new restaurants, shops and watering holes. Cooper fits right in amidst the boutiques and the boutique eateries with their hip, youthful vibe.
According to Gross, "Limitless" is about "a wonder drug that allows Cooper's character, a writer, to use maximum brainpower."
We're told that Cooper has been friendly to media and bystanders.
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National Dog Show Sneak Peek With Dan Gross

Our friend Dan Gross of the Philadelphia Daily News (and the world's best gossip columnist) chats up the National Dog Show (from Philly on TV, Thanksgiving Day) with Dog Show host John O'Hurley.

Streisand In Philly Right Now

Our friend Dan Gross of the Philadelphia Daily News has a huge scoop on LaStresand:

Barbra Streisand is currently touring the Cleopatra exhibit at the Franklin Institute. 

The entertainer is in town for tomorrow night's gala opening of the National Museum of American Jewish History on Independence Mall. Streisand, who donated a costume and storyboard from her film "Yentl" to the museum is a guest but is not performing at the event, which will be headlined by Jerry Seinfeld and Bette Midler. 

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About That Bykofsky/Olbermann Feud

Our friend Dan Gross of the Philadelphia Daily News sets the record straight about our friend Stu Bykofsky and not-our-friend Keith Olbermann.
Thanks, Dan for correctly referring to Olberman as a "blowhard."

Sneak Peek Of Tony Danza In A & E's New 'Teach'

 Tony Danza's new reality TV series "Teach" which is filmed at Philly's Northeast High School will begin airing on A & E on October 1. Tony rules!
This sneak peek is featured on You Tube and was previewed in Philly yesterday by our favorite columnist Dan Gross.

Gal Stalking Eagles QB

From our friend, Dan Gross in the Philadelphia Daily News:
A 39-year old woman who lives in the same condo building as Eagles quarterback A.J. Feeley [shown with fiancee, Heather Mitts] has been arrested and charged with stalking and harassing him. Ayesha Muzaffar is charged with two misdemeanors for which she faces a hearing May 15 in Common Pleas Court, according to criminal-court records. Muzaffar was arrested on similar charges in 2001, records show. Sources tell us Muzaffar is believed to have stuffed sexually charged notes under Feeley's door in the Metro Club Condos (201 N. 8th). Asked if the harassment was of a sexual nature, Police Sgt. Ray Evers said he "can't get into all that." Evers, who wouldn't confirm that Feeley was the complainant, said the notes were not "sports- related." "I can't get into the particulars because it's an ongoing legal matter now," said Feeley in a text message yesterday. "Scary though," he added. He's engaged to soccer star Heather Mitts.

Danzel & Son Eye Penn

From our friend Dan Gross at the Philadelphia Daily News:
Oscar-wiining actor Denzel Washington did a good job going incognito while visiting the Penn campus Friday with his family on a tour for incoming students.
Washington, with about a week's growth of beard, a baseball cap and sweats, strolled around Penn with wife Pauletta and their children, twins Olivia and Malcolm, who turned 18 on that day.
Malcolm was accepted to study at Penn and, we're told, will start this fall. While touring the campus, Denzel and Malcolm - named after Malcolm X, whom Washington famously portrayed in Spike Lee's film - dropped by the Palestra, where Malcolm participated last summer in a basketball camp.
"We can't give out the names of any students who have applied to Penn," a university spokeswoman told us yesterday, when we asked if Malcolm would be starting there in the fall.
Be sure to read Dan Gross in the Daily News every day and check out his great blog Philly Gossip!

'Typical White Person'

Our friend Dan Gross at the Philadelphia Daily News helped to break one of the biggest stories of the day when he reported as follows on his blog, Philly Gossip:
We thought we heard this, but we wanted to go back and listen to the clip of Sen. Barack Obama on 610 WIP this morning to be sure.610 WIP host Angelo Cataldi asked Obama about his Tuesday morning speech on race at the National Constitution Center in which he referenced his own white grandmother and her prejudice. Obama told Cataldi that "The point I was making was not that my grandmother harbors any racial animosity, but that she is a typical white person."
Exactly what is a "typical white person?"
Is a typical white person someone who has a "fear of black men who pass by" him or her on the street? That's what Obama said about his grandmother the other day.
Is a typical white person someone "who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes?" That's another characterization that Obama made of his grandmother.
What eaxctly is a typical white person?
Dan Gross takes this a step further and dares to ask: "If Hillary Clinton referred to a 'typical black person,' would we ever hear the end of it?"
It's a damned good question, Dan - one that we sense we know the answer to.