The DailyDose-laden Providence Burnsiders play the very first game of the season, against the Scurvy Dogs, in front of whoever’s made it out of bed by noon. Full schedule here.  I should know this by now, but where are we playing? At Dexter Park or something?

Organizers seem hopeful that a pretty, and even snarkier-than-usual, website will make up for the loss of Ted Rao.  There are even team-by-team descriptions and histories – triggering a sinister “Ha-ha!” at the Powers That Be:  You didn’t catch that the Burnsiders are, at least in spirit, but the newest incarnation of the Productivists — with a work-ethic/attendance rate so disgraceful that they managed to get banned from the league 3 years ago.

If you don’t know what any of this is about, check out the ridiculous Today Show story from a couple of years ago.

Micah’s almost famous.

Ari’s dad has a good meeting with Gordon Fox…  And a not-so-good follow-up appearance on John Depetro’s show.  While he wasn’t called a fat lesbian, Depetro’s listeners saw through his shenanigans and called him out on his racket: Don’t you see, he advocates for RiteCare for immigrant kids because he’s a doctor — he’s just looking to line his own pockets.

It seems pretty certain that Prince of Providence will begin filming this summer:

Meanwhile, Michael Corrente continues pulling together a cast for his screen version of Journal reporter Mike Stanton’s opus on former Providence Mayor Vincent A. Cianci Jr., The Prince of Providence. Corrente said he hopes to make a major announcement about the film later this month.

The project has been in pre-production for a few years, with occasional bulletins from Corrente about various actors interested in playing Cianci, including Russell Crowe and Nicolas Cage. Corrente would not confirm the names of anyone he has signed or is in the process of signing for the film, but said he “has applied for the Rhode Island tax credit” and hopes to begin production in the state this summer.

But does anybody know if there’s truth to that rumor that Robin Williams will be playing a big part?

And he made national news!

CRANSTON — Imprisoned mobster Frank L. “Bobo” Marrapese Jr. is scheduled to be released from prison this afternoon.

Tracey Z. Poole, spokeswoman for the Adult Correctional Institutions, confirmed yesterday that Marapese has a job and will leave the Pinel Building on the prison grounds sometime after 1 p.m. with an electronic monitoring bracelet attached to his ankle.

It will mark the first time that he will take a step outside the prison without handcuffs and leg shackles in 25 years.

From Forbes:

“Allison Paganetti, a first lieutenant stationed in Baghdad, explains, “Little luxuries like a hot bath and wearing makeup and clothes other than a uniform are slowly climbing up my list of priorities.”

Paganetti was 2005’s Miss Rhode Island and competed in the same year’s Miss USA pageant. A career in the military is an unexpected route for a beauty queen, but she knew it was the right choice.”

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Awesomely enough, this dude may actually beat out the front runner in today’s Oregon Senate primary. If he wins, and beats sitting GOP Senator Gordon Smith in November, Novick is automatically Captain Hook in the Senate’s annual production of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys.

In other news about politicians’ hands, RI Congressman Patrick Kennedy broke his doing karate a month ago. F’real.

First full Waterfire of the season.

The teams are now official, with most Dosers playing under the Providence Burnsiders banner. Opening day on June 7.

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Does it count as shameless self-promotion to promote my promotion of a friend’s event? Hopefully not. Scope my piece in this week’s Phoenix on the upcoming criminal justice reform festival, Justice or Just Us?, taking place at AS220 real soon.

With the primary now in the wrap-it-up stages, DNC Chair Howard “Doc” Dean was in town for a secret powwow with state deomcratic powerbrokerz and moneybagz, ostensibly to drum up buy-ins for a big “upcoming fundraiser.” The guest list included a bunch of Hillary prominent delegates and backers of HRC.

Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean visited Providence for a private dinner meeting with leading Democrats at a Federal Hill restaurant….

Among those at the dinner last night, held at Providence Prime Restaurant, were Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts, former Providence Mayor Joseph R. Paolino Jr., current Mayor David N. Cicilline, Alan Hassenfeld, a business leader, Lynch, Chris Vitale, a leading Democratic lobbyist and fundraiser, state Sen. Leonidas Raptakis, D-Coventry, and Democratic activist Susan Weiner, wife of Mark Weiner.

Scott Mackay’s got the scoop.

Interestingly enough, there seems to be a ‘lil rift growing in Camp Hillary RI over how, when, and under what circumstances to end the race. Which dems are getting the picture? More after the jump. more »

If you’ve ever driven Tillinghast Road in East Greenwich, been part of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, or traveled back in time to early 19th century Rhode Island and run for office, you are part of a grand story that’s coming to a close. The old-ass law firm now known as Tillinghast Licht, founded during the Late Cretaceous (in 1818) is set to fade away over the next six months. Maybe you know it by one of it’s different names:

In the early 20th century, with William Tillinghast still a member of the firm, Tillinghast & Tillinghast merged with another firm to form Tillinghast & Collins. It was the first of several mergers in the last century, all that saw the Tillinghast name remain preeminent. In the 1970s, Tillinghast, Collins & Tanner joined with Graham, Reid, Ewing & Stapleton. In the 1990s, Tillinghast Collins & Graham merged with Licht & Semonoff to form Tillinghast Licht & Semonoff. The name was later shortened to Tillinghast Licht to make it easier to say, according to Riedel. In 2000, it merged with the Boston firm of Perkins Smith & Cohen and called its Rhode Island office Tillinghast Licht Perkins Smith & Cohen, but the firms split several years ago, and Tillinghast Licht returned to its former name.

And Noah LLC begat Shem, Ham, Japeth and Jones, who begat Esau and Esau, who begat Dewey, Cheatam and Ezekiel…

For those of you who don’t know about Robert Healey, founder of Rhode Island’s Cool Moose party, here’s the story. Healey is an East Bay local, a former town councilman, a lawyer, a successful wine merchant, a web-publisher and a perennial candidate for Governor. Or, most recently, the office of Lieutenant Governor, which he ran for in 2006 on a pledge to abolish the office, pulling a respectable 13.4%. For a more detailed (and interesting) explanation of the more than two-decade old Cool Moose party, try the Rhode Island Historical Society.

At any rate, Healey’s got a new wine ‘n cheese joint, The Cheese Plate, in yon towne of Wahrinn, and the Projizzle has the scouppe:

“I never thought I’d be doing this,” [Healey] says as he crafts a cheese plate with all the condiments, accouterments and tastes that will make it a party for a diner’s palate.

The Cheese Plate at 54 State St. is a quiet haven where one man will take the order, make up the cheese plate and deliver it with an explanation of everything it offers. And he’ll serve you a wine from his nice list, maybe even one bearing his mug. He’ll even point out those board games in the corner if he thinks someone is getting bored.

But do they have wireless? Your reporter will be finding out soon enough.
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Season 8 of the PKL gets underway soon, with auditions on May 10 at AS220, 4:30-6pm.

So it’s time to get your act together.  Anybody wanna start a team with your blogger friends at PDD?  I’m interested, but too busy/lazy to make it happen.

The Kommission would like to see no more than 14 teams

I know, I know, we are jerks. But hey, no one wants to play into October. So here it is: Returning teams get favortism, new teams will be decided upon Registration Day. If there are four slots for new teams, and six show up, we’ll figure out a way to make it fair… but two teams will have to walk away.

Required for Sign-ups

Team Manifesto:
This is easy. Most of you should expect this by now. Since the Kommission would like to continue having around a dozen or so teams, more importance will be placed on this. We’re serious. Make us laugh. Have a tight idea, and follow through. Be awesome.

One added thing… we will be enforcing a minimum team member rule. 15 people minimum per team on the roster. That ensures that each week your team can have the neccesary 10 players plus alternates. (This doesn’t mean that all members need to be at the game every week.)

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A new entry in the RI Blogosphere.  Friend or foe?

The city of Cranston’s web site slogan is “Cranston – We’re on the Move!” Given the reputation of the city, an outsider might read this literally – as if all 79,269 of the city’s residents have packed up their things and decided to seek greener pastures over the border in Providence.

I’m on a mission to change that. I want to capture the sights, the sounds, the smells of the true Cranston. I want to document just how big Cranston hair actually is. I want familiarize myself, and the reader, with the exquisite music of the Cranston accent. I want to discover the superb hidden restaurants, tucked away in the vast, treeless shopping plazas that stretch as far as the eye can see. I want to know if cement lions really are the official city animal. I’m out to discover if there is a Cranston Style.

By Michael Grigelevich

Back when wearing shorts with Doc Martens and ripping off Neil Young was the order of the day, Providence’s Six Finger Satellite donned suits, signed to Sub Pop, and released a string of near-perfect records of the electro, post-punk variety. Critics and listeners loved and feared them: 6FS’s coldness and penchant for disturbing lyrics and personal appearance – see the photo inside the “Massive Cocaine Seizure” 7″, for example – came across as both refreshing and terrifying. 6FS plowed through the 90s making records that still make any contemporary band playing in similar genres look pedestrian (The Rapture, anyone?), toured with giants like the Jesus Lizard, and even landed a video on Beavis and Butthead (“Parlor Games”). more »