LONGTIME REGULAR Pat Burrell didn't show up at the Irish Pub (20th & Walnut) when the Giants battled the Phillies last weekend. But Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stopped at the bar briefly yesterday at the start of the NLCS Game 3.
Corbett is a Pirates fan but said that as long as the Pirates don't play the Phillies, he roots for the Phillies. Christie, from North Jersey, is a Yankees fan, but is supporting the Phillies against the Giants.
We asked Corbett if he thought he was qualified to follow in Gov. Rendell's footsteps as a Comcast SportsNet Eagles analyst. He said he's an Eagles fan but isn't interested in that gig.
The pair were off to a $25,000-per-plate Republican fundraiser at the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue.
To see our video interview with Corbett and Christie, check out PhillyGossip.com this afternoon.
Shyamalan, Kennedy at PFF
Upper Darby native Jamie Kennedy will be in town tomorrow for the 19th
Philadelphia Film Festival's screening of "Cafe" at the Prince Music Theater (1412 Chestnut). The film, written and directed by the Main Line's Marc Erlbaum, was shot in Bala Cynwyd in May 2009 and co-stars Kennedy's ex-girlfriend Jennifer Love Hewitt. Tickets are still available for the 5 p.m. screening at filmadelphia. org.
* Also at the Prince immediately after
"Cafe," director M. Night Shyamalan introduces a 10th-anniversary screening of his "Unbreakable," which will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, whose latest film, "Devil," is in theaters now. Tickets are still available for the "Unbreakable" screening at filmadelphia.org.
Solomon's service streamed
A California funeral service for Philadelphia-born soul singer Solomon Burke will be simulcast at 1 p.m. Friday at the Sharon Baptist Church (3955 Conshohocken) in Wynnefield. The service, at the City of Refuge Church, in Gardena, will be streamed online at thekingsolomonburke.com.
Burke died last week in Amsterdam at age 70. His public wake is being held tomorrow night in Westlake Village.
Burke always said, "Give me my flowers while I'm livin'!" according to his spokeswoman. Therefore, in lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to: The Burke-Maynard Foundation (Solomon Burke Scholarship Award) and Solomon's Temples of the World House of God (a 501-c3 nonprofit) Box 2044, Beverly Hills CA. 90213.
Guests at Universoul Circus
