Slack, who is asked this all the time, told us that Rob is not part of the political Blackwell family.
The singer recently returned from Latvia, where she sang with the Latvian National Symphony.
Slack told us she tried not to talk too much to preserve her voice, especially while preparing for concerts, preferring to communicate through text or e-mail.
'Johnny Drama' at Parx
"Entourage" star Kevin Dillon hosts a Friday-night launch party for the new poker room at Parx Casino (2999 Street Road) in Bensalem. The event runs from 9 to 11.
Comics & Iggles
Vince Vaughn and Kevin James will attend Sunday's Eagles/Colts match-up at The Linc.
The guys, who will be promoting their comedy "The Dilemma," which opens Jan. 14, are in town with their Comedy Roadshow tour, which plays the Merriam Theatre Sunday night.
Perri's debut drops
Bensalem-native musician Christina Perri's debut EP, "The Ocean Way Sessions," is out Tuesday on Atlantic Records.
Perri, an Archbishop Ryan grad, was signed after her single "Jar of Hearts" blew up on iTunes after she performed the mournful ballad on Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance."
The album can be bought, with additional video downloads at christinaperri.com.
UArts student competes
University of the Arts student Jitlada Michelle Tatiya, who goes by Michelle, is up for a $5,000 prize from Screen Gems films in a best-dancer contest in conjunction with the movie "Burlesque," the Cher and Christina Aguilera film opening Thanksgiving.
Tatiya won a recent qualifier at Top Dog in Cherry Hill.
You can vote for her at MTV.com.
Two films on Tuesday
"Punch Me," a short film written/directed by and starring local actors Robert X. Golphin ("The Great Debaters) and Brian Anthony Wilson ("The Wire") and newcomer Elwood Idris Simon, screens at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the International House (3701 Chestnut) before the premiere of a comedy "Brainiacs in La La Land," directed by Sarah Poindexter.
