Rouge To Allow Serial Flashing In Other Cities

Last Friday, Neil Stein was released from prison after spending almost year in a Schuylkill County prison for tax evasion. (God, that must be embarrassing, being in prison for not paying your taxes. What do the guys who beat up their girlfriends think? And this woman’s going to have it even tougher.)

Anyway, after he was released Friday, Neil Stein held a press conference. (If you are not surprised that he held it with his lawyer, Nino Tinari, who represented Rick Mariano last year before turning on him in a WWE-esque move, then you’re really starting to understand Philadelphia.)

In the presser, Stein talked about his new ideas — a luxury hotel, a Center City rehab center, etc. — and about the possibility of taking Rittenhouse restaurant Rouge to other cities. And what makes Rouge so special?

“Whether it’s the people you see, whether it’s young ladies sitting there without underwear on, or with underwear on, or whether it’s the music or whether it’s the ambiance, it’s a combination of all things,” Stein said. “I personally think there are other cities that would just gobble Rouge up.”

Rouge: Where the ladies don’t wear underwear, except when they do.

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• Michael Klein buries the lead here, taking until the final sentence to note: Neil Stein is being released from prison in two weeks! That’s big news! Rouge will be buzzing over it, I’m sure. [Inquirer]

• A grocery store clerk was shot in the head at Montesino’s Grocery. He’s still alive, so our murder total remains … uh, in the low 400s. [NBC 10]

• An appeals court rejected rabbi and convicted killer Fred Neulander’s appeal for a new trial. He remains in prison for life with no chance at parole, etc., etc. [AP/Philly.com]

Quickies: It’s snow time!

• Get to the ACME! There’s a storm comin’! [NBC 10]

• Neil Stein will report to prison on Friday as he begins his one-year sentence for tax evasion. But, it’s okay, because Oprah named Rouge’s burger the best in the nation. Enjoy it while you can, Neil! [Inky]

• President Bush says he’s going to catch Osama Bin Laden. With this administration’s luck, he’ll have Bin Laden, try to shoot him and accidentally hit a Republican campaign donor instead. [CNN.com]

• The U.S. Olympic team says they don’t need any six-foot guards. Eh, that makes sense, I guess, since it’s basketball and all, and… oh, it’s Allen Iverson? Well then. [Inky]