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Dan Gross | A Philly punk reunion

OLD-SCHOOL Philly punks should dust off their leather jackets, boots and homemade tees. Philly punk pioneers Y-Di, Flag of Democracy, Pagan Babies, Decontrol and McRad will perform at the all-ages Legends of Philly Hardcore show July 14 at the Latvian Society (531 N. 7th).

OLD-SCHOOL Philly punks should dust off their leather jackets, boots and homemade tees.

Philly punk pioneers Y-Di, Flag of Democracy, Pagan Babies, Decontrol and McRad will perform at the all-ages Legends of Philly Hardcore show July 14 at the Latvian Society (531 N. 7th).

McRad, F.O.D. play out regularly and Decontrol plays once in a while, but Pagan Babies and Y-Di haven't played out in many years.

Joseph A. Gervasi, of Exhumed Films, who's booked punk shows for more than half his 35 years, put together the bill for the 7 p.m. gig. Tickets are $14. E-mail DeadStare4Life@hotmail.com for tickets and additional info.

Logan's 'Left Eye' taped death

The tragic final moments of Logan native Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes will be seen on "Last Days of Left Eye," a documentary airing at 9 p.m. Saturday on VH1.

The TLC singer died in a car accident in Honduras in April 2002. The footage in the special was mostly shot by Lopes in the month before her death. Director Lauren Lazin told the New York Daily News that the family asked her to use discretion in airing any of the scene in which Lopes, who was holding a camera, inadvertently recorded her own death. In the documentary, the singer talks about her battles with alcohol and former boyfriend Andre Rison, whose house the multi-platinum-selling musician burned in 1994 after the two had a nasty fight.

Eve: No Penn hanky-panky

Homegirl Eve tells the Web site SOHH.com that "there's no craziness going on" between her and Sean Penn. "We got mutual friends. He saw what was happening and he just wanted to make sure I was cool," the rapper said of the actor's curious middle-of-the-night visit to the Los Angeles jail where Eve was taken after being arrested last month on suspicion of drunken driving.

Out and about

Newly drafted Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb is driving around in a yellow Dodge Charger Super Bee, on loan from auto dealer Gary Barbera. Barbera met Kolb, out of Houston, a while back through QB/ball handler Koy Detmer. Barbera, Kolb and Eagles tight end Brent Celek, just drafted out of Cincinnati, caught up over dinner at Saloon (750 S. 7th) Monday night.

* Cubs slugger Alfonso Soriano, the

highest-paid player in the team's history, hung in the VIP room of Old City's 32° (16 S. 2nd) on the eve of the Phillies 7-2 trouncing of the Cubs Friday.

* People Paper fitness columnist Kimberly Garrison serves as a judge for the Saladworks Celebrity Chef Salad Contest at Liberty Place from noon to 2 tomorrow. Competing are Tim Spinner of Amada (217 Chestnut) Walter Staib of City Tavern (138 S. 2nd) and Norman Reola of Capital Grille (Broad & Chestnut).

Is this thing on?

CN8's Lynn Doyle received her seventh Emmy Award in Boston this weekend for an "It's Your Call" episode featuring the authors of "Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex?" and a frank and funny discussion of the topic.

As Doyle accepted her statue from the National Television Academy Boston/New England Chapter, she cracked a few jokes, but wasn't getting much laughter. Then Doyle said that maybe the crowd was mum because they had just gotten busy themselves, which could explain their sleepiness. That sure woke them up.

The Contest results

"Sweet Fancy Moses," they've done it again! The team made up of Jeff Marandola, Ron Jones and Tom Miller, has again won top prize at "Seinfeld" Trivia, held Monday at the Khyber (56 S. 2nd). NBC-10's John Clark and CBS-3's Steve Bucci, with NBC-10's Dave Warren in his debut at Seinfeld Trivia, put in a valiant effort but did not win a prize. *

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