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Phillies and Puppies = Casino Party

5/29/2013

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Jen and Chase Utley started The Utley Foundation to bring awareness to the heinous animal cruelty crimes happening right under our noses and to educate the public on the proper treatment of animals. Jen and Chase work in tandem with the PSPCA to bring awareness and raise money for the cause. They do it by turning the Electric Factory into a casino and throwing a badass party.
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This pup was one of the hosts of the party and she was searching for a family. She was very friendly and had lost an eye to abuse. To see if she is still in need of a home contact the PSPCA and mention the Utley Event.

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Everyone was given a thousand dollars worth of chips at the door to gamble with and the gambler with the most chips at the end of the night won a ten thousand dollar shopping spree. 
 
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Unfortunately, Jimmy Rollins took all my chips in poker....
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We had to add some flair to the red carpet, of course.
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Many of Chase Utley's teammates came to support the cause even after playing a game that day.
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Here was another star of the event that I was lucky enough to get my picture with. This pup was rescued from a very abusive home and is extremely loveable. I got to share my doggie cookie from my Chase Utley gift bag with him. If you are looking for a loveable pet who knows how to party like a rockstar, contact the PSPCA to find out if he is available....for autographs.

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But the most important guests of all were the brave men and women who are truly fighting the war on Animal Cruelty - the animal cops.  They have saved countless lives and have taken down some of the worst dog fighting rings in the city, putting themselves in extremely dangerous situations to protect the innocent. The PSPCA's positive outlook and constant determination to protect those who cant protect themselves is what keeps them going strong - And The Utley Foundation shares some of their amazing success stories on their website. 
To learn more about donating, getting involved, adopting or possibly getting an invite to this awesome party next year, visit:

http://www.theutleyfoundation.com/
http://pspca.org/
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What do republicans have in common with Santa?

5/17/2013

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Thomas Nast Created them!

Well, he created the modern day images of them that we know today.... 

I was having a friendly political debate through text when my friend and I started referring to each other as the animals of the other party. Statements like "your sides full of  stubborn asses" and "your sides big, fat and grey and walks all over everyone" were used. It was - quite funny, but our political debate soon became a discussion about who the hell chose these strange animals as our mascots in the first place. 

Of course, with the Internet at our finger tips, we were texting each other websites with this fascinating information. I'll put it in a little fun nutshell for you.
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Nutshell:

Thomas Nast (1840-1902), was a republican political cartoonist, arrived in NYC as a young immigrant from Germany with his family. At a time when NYC controlled most of the media he came of age and began publishing his political works about the government. He was a big supporter of Lincoln and anti-slavery. The words Republican and Democrat meant different things 100 years ago and the Jacksonian democratic party was under the sway of pro-slavery southerners and their northern Supporters.

He used the elephant to represent Republicans because elephants were big and strong and had tough skin. And he chose the ass to represent democrats because they were in his eyes, you guessed it - stubborn asses.
He chose the ass for a reason though. When Andrew Jackson was running for president his opponents nicked named him the "Jackass." He liked it so much that he used it on his campaign posters. I guess you can make fun of a jackass...But a stubborn ass likes being a stubborn ass - and a big-fat-grey animal that walks all over everyone likes being a big-fat-grey animal that walks all over everyone. 

God bless America!
(And the rest of the world too...) 

Fun Fact:

Hey, you never know when you might have to know this for a trivia question.

Van Gogh, in Paris, loved Nast's work and hung them in his bedroom. He owned over 40 illustrations and studied the works, admiring Nast, who was one of the the most influential artists of the time....Random! Poor Van Gogh...He was born too soon and wouldnt live to see even one of his painting sell....but he was kind of weird too, so that didnt help.
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Art Robbers Beware....

5/16/2013

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....at Triumph Brewery.

Some guy stole my artwork and the guys at the Triumph Brewery did some crafty detective work and got it back. Flattering as it is that someone would risk jail time (exaggeration) for my little scooter - I don't know if it's worse to have your artwork stolen OR your artwork stolen and returned...either way I owe the art rescuers a beer.

And by the way, the Triumph brewery in New Hope is awesome. They have free poker, trivia, art from local artists, good food, live music and of course - really good beer...Get the honey blond.

http://www.triumphbrewing.com/new-hope/
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