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Jackie, a blond bartending bombshell, has worked her seven year bartending career at Shenanigan’s Irish Pub.  When asked how she got into bartending, she replied, “I just woke up one morning and realized it was something I wanted to do.”

Jackie’s favorite drink to make is a rootbeer float and her favorite shot is Jameson. Although Jackie has never served anyone famous she treats all of her customers famously.

She enjoys drinking and having a good time, trips to the beach, and jammin’ to 96.5.  The best thing about bartending is after her shift is over and she goes home feeling okay.

You can find Jackie at Shenanigan’s on Thursday night with free poker, Friday nights with free pool and dollar domestic bottles from 9-ll p.m.  Saturdays feature the area’s

hottest and upcoming bands.

Shenanigans is located at 4021 New Rodgers Road in Levittown.  Stop in and meet Jackie soon.

Joe Callari’s radio career spans over three decades in the Delaware Valley. His Night Club Live Broadcasts were known for the best mix of Classic Dance Music in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Virtually unheard in today’s radio, Joe programmed, produced, mixed & edited his own shows resulting in # 1 arbitron ratings for over 17 years on multiple Philadelphia Radio Stations. Through out the years Joe’s ability to adapt to the ever changing radio station formatting reflects his knowledge in many different genres of music.

Joe was also a Billboard Magazine Reporter representing Philadelphia Dance Music. This honor is only asked by Billboard to the most recognized DJ’s working the hottest nightclubs in major cities across the nation. His involvement with Night Club promotions and advertising started in 1990.

Joe quickly found himself promoting many clubs in NJ/Philadelphia and established themes/promotions making his events the top destination for the Delaware Valley. From commercial copy, production, voice imaging, negotiating  radio advertising to nightly themes and promotions. Joe’s experience and idea’s have always been the difference in making his events successful.

His top music charts & entertainment articles appeared in virtually every major music magazine locally and nationally.

Promotions, advertising, radio mixer, air personality and writer/remixer for major record labels all  play a part in his success as well as the many contacts he has established over the years.  Joe is Currently booking entertainment and promotional events for the aloft Hotel Mt. Laurel and spins on Tuesday & Friday Happy Hours.

Melissa stands in at 6′ and has blonde hair and blue eyes. She has been tending the bar for the last 13 years and is very well liked in the industry.  With her pleasing personality she has  captured  a large fan base of very loyal customers. She has worked in many area places from Northeast Philadelphia into Bucks and Montgomery Counties.You can find her over at Harrigan’s on Tuesdays from:  11 am to 6 pm, Fridays from 11 am to 7 pm and Saturdays from 11 am to 6 pm.

ON SPORTS: Loves College Basketball and also Phillies baseball.

ON RADIO: She likes  MGK 102.9 FM and just loves the classic sounds of bands like the Stones and Pink Floyd. “Today’s music just does not have the feeling like you can  get when hearing the classic rock bands”, Melissa says.
HOBBIES: On her spare time she likes to make candles and fancy soaps that people will use for Party Favors for weddings  and baby showers. When you meet her ask her to show you some of her work.

FAVORITE DRINK: “I’m a beer lover and drink AMSTEL LIGHT”

FAVORTE DRINK TO SERVE: “Frozen Drinks”

As one of the most well known DJs in Philadelphia, DJ 54 has been in the nightlife industry for over 10+ years, since the days of nightclubs like Egypt and Baja Beach Club, spinning some of the biggest clubs in Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York, and beyond. Able to rock out any sized establishment, he is most well known for his work in the larger club world, 500-1000+ person venues. If you’re looking for a well known DJ and run a larger venue, he is definitely a DJ to have on your team. When asked, “What is a real DJ all about?” He says, “For me, it’s putting the right tracks with the right people, at the right time!”

Here’s DJ 54’s weekly lineup:
Wednesdays – Hump Day College party @ Grants in N.E. Philly
Thursdays – Guest spots at various locations
Fridays – The ROXXY/Bamboo Bar w/Q102
Saturdays – CLUB 27 in Old City w/Q102
People can also check out DJ 54’s weekly dance radio mix shows on Z88.9FM
Friday nights @ 10pm & 3am alongside other big DJs like David Guetta and Louie DeVito.
He also does guest spots at Nightclubs/Bars/Lounges in PA,NJ,NY,DC and beyond. People can also “fan” 54
and add his Facebook pages under Deejay Fiftyfour for upcoming shows,
events, and to send messages about booking. The music DJ 54 spin’s is House,
Electro, Trance, Party Tracks, and Top 40/Hip-hop as needed. Be sure to grab one of his popular “Synergy” CDs out when you see him! It will have you moving all night!

Angel Schoen

Lauren Di Cataldo
From: CAPPY’S BAR & GRILL
Philadelphia Pa.,

Our Bartender of the Month comes to us from Cappy’s Bar & Grill and we had a chance to first meet up with Lauren Di Cataldo at this year’s St Patrick’s Bus Loop on a saturday afternoon.
THE STATS:
Lauren  stands in at  5′ 4” and has Blue./Green Eyes and Blonde hair. She has been tending the bar for the last 4 years or so. She looks real good in that Phillie’s outfit…and she has been watching the Phillies all spring so far from Clearwater Fla.
Personality:  (A-Plus)   – she has a real good fan base of friends who stop by to see her each week.
You can see Lauren behind the bar on Mondays thru Thursdays ( Day Shift) and Friday and Saturdays at night.

HOBBIES:  Going out shopping and likes to hang out with her friends and go to Concerts.
She likes live music. ON SPORTS:  She is a big Phillie’s fan…and likes to go to the games as much as she can. Last year she just loved going to the World Series games. Her take on this year’s team ” The Phillies are going to do it again, they will win the whole series” she says. She also likes the Flyers….she had this to say about the Eagles:.”I don’t like them at all…they  just let everyone down all the time.” I think the they need a better staff of coaches. The ones in there now have been there way too long and it is time for a change.

Speciality Drink at Cappys:
Lauren has a  house speciality drink ” Watermelon -Bubblegum Martini” Her favorite drink is having a Jager Bomb!
Stop by and see her this week at Cappy’s and for more you can see he online at  www.ootweb.com  See her all this month at the Out On The Town Entertainment Guide   – FAN PAGE on FACEBOOK.

By ROUNDHOUSE RON

Many very close friends of mine are in the local radio business as, on-air jocks, radio personalities, producers, sales people or engineers. So, I got to see the behind scenes atmosphere of the radio world from various nightclub appearances, special promotional events, mingling with major celebrities to back stage interviews with huge recording stars. The world of a radio personality is very competitive and always depending on the Arbitron radio ratings. But, to keep things real and also to keep in touch with the public at large, these on-air jocks choose to do nightclub, bar and tavern appearances.

Don’t get things twisted, but, these individuals with the golden voices and quick sense of humor get a very handsome reward for just a 2 hour appearance. I will not reveal their compensation for hitting a night spot for a few hours, meeting sum drunk azz folks, pounding down a few cocktails and then going home. Let’s just say most of us common peeps could live on just the appearance salary.

I have helped many of these awesome local radio jocks organize special events and contests at local watering holes. When they stand up waving a radio logoed tee-shirt or sum free shit, people just seem to do some crazy azz things. Most of which I am not allowed to talk about because shit got really crazy on many of occasions. Gurlz with tequila in hand love surrounding a microphone to hear their voices being broadcasted throughout Philly or just around the club.

My very good friend Mikey V of this awesome print media named Out On The Town Entertainment Paper has also done his share  of radio gigs from rock to Oldies with stations like(Oldies 94 WILW)which led to many nightclub appearances because of his amazing fame do to his hard work in the local Philadelphia entertainment field. I still attend Mikey V’s very cool happy hours, along with a few wild azz night promotions with games and give-a-ways.

Here are just a few of the on-air jocks that I know and the local spots they attend on a weekly schedule. Just so they all don’t start texting or calling me up, I wrote this in alphabetical order.

• Bob Pantano (Oldies 98.1) has appearances on Wednesday nights at the The Paddock at Devon in Wayne and on Thursday nights at Adelphia’s Bar & Restaurant in Deptford. Also, the “Saturday Night Dance Party” is alive on Saturday nights at Adelphia’s Bar & Restaurant.

• Casey (wired 96.5) kicks the weekend off early on Thursday nights at Paddy Whack’s Comly as she offers free cocktails.

• Frank Lewis (Oldies 98.1) enjoys his Saturday evenings over at the 45th Street Pub in Pennsauken.

• Frank Cerami (My 106.1) does his awesome “Friday Night Live” show over at the Coastline in Cherry Hill on Friday nights. He also teams up with Richie Rich for the ultimate “Sunday Night Live“ dance party with a live broadcast every Sunday night from Michael’s Café in Bensalem.

• Andre Gardner (WMGK 102.9) Fridays / selected area locations with his hometown radio broadcast live from various settings -is a classic rock lovers kind of broadcast. When Andre speaks everyone listens because he is the man.

• Jessie Jordan (Q102.1) brings the crowd at McFadden’s Philadelphia to their knees on Tuesday nights with an all new “Temptation Tuesday”. Plus, she drives the crowd insane on Saturday nights at Club 27 in Philly.

• Jillian (WXTU 92.5) brings the hottest local country night to Big Head’s Richboro Pub every Saturday night.

• Joey B (wired 96.5) brings The Funkey Monkey in Wilmington a wild azz party every Friday night. Let’s not forget how crazy it is on Saturday nights at Reeds in Blue Bell with Joey B and the wired 96.5 street team.

• Kannon with a K (wired 96.5) hits Cherry Hill every Tuesday night for Taylor’s legendary “Rush Tuesday”.

• London (wired 96.5) entertains the Vango Lounge and Sky Bar in Philly on Thursday nights for “It’s Your Birthday Thursdays”. He also travels over to the Landmark Americana in Glassboro every Saturday night for “wired Up Saturdays”.

• Richie Rich (Q102.1 & My 106.1) has several personal appearances were he actually spins live. Richie is at The Roxxy in Philly on Friday Nights and at Club 27 in Philly on Saturday night. Richie stays very busy as he joins Frank Cerami on Sunday nights for the ultimate “Sunday Night Live“ dance party with a live broadcast at Michael’s Café.

• Rocco (Q102.1) enjoys entertaining his huge azz following on Saturday nights in Philly at Club 27.

• Romeo (Q102.1) has just started taking over the Roxxy in Philly with his own style of humor and personality.

During the past few years, numerous stations organize crazy events that help promote their cause or ratings!! Just recently I have attended the 95.7 BEN FM’s 6th Annual Mile of Meet Party in Manayunk (no smart azz comments please – LoL). I have also been to tons of radio station parties such as the Q102.1 Jingle Ball, wired 96.5 Chio’s Hook Up Party, 102.9 WMGK’s Love Boat Cruise, 93.3 WMMR’s Painfully Single Mixer and Q102.1’s Singles Mingle.

Some special holiday events can be absolutely insane with on-air personality promotions and events. Such as the huge Fat Tuesday Party at Bootlegger’s in Woodlyn with Joey B and Casey both from wired 96.5.  Preston & Steve 93.3 WMMR’s Fat Tuesday Party at Club Risqué in Philly is always very interesting. Danny Bonaduce from 94.1 WYSP loves doing the Philadelphia St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Let’s not forget the radio 104.5’s Holiday Bizarre with Wendy and Johnny. Other cool mentions have to go out to stations like: WPST with their weekly live broadcast and also stations like: Power 99 FM and WDAS FM and B103.9 FM. Weekly the music is hot and from locations all over the PHILLY area.

Many of the local radio station also attend and sponsor local charity events where most of the on-air personalities will show up on their own time with-out being paid. Pierre Robert does the 93.3 WMMR’s Coat Drive that helps Project H.O.M.E. and Goodwill. Chio from wired 96.5 always attends the Phila Police Survivors Benefit at Finnigan’s Wake in Philly. There are so many more events that I have not mentioned, but I ran out of room in this page.

So, the next time you are surfing the radio dial and you hear a sexy voice that you would love to meet, just tell your local tavern or nightclub manager. They can get in touch with these on-air jocks and bring them to you for a personal live appearance.

If you ever want my crazy Jack Daniels azz to write a special article on your event, party, bar, tavern, nightclub, restaurant or whatever you can think of, just contact Roundhouse Ron @ 1 215 696 3841.

Bartender of the Month
From Roosevelts’ Blvd. Bar & Grill
SUNDAY NIGHTS with Becky Leipert

Becky works the back bar area at Roosevelts every Sunday night. She is an awesome sight to see and she has a golden personality along with her style and friendly manner. Becky stands in at 5′ 6” and has green eyes and brunette hair ( sometimes she is blonde), she said. . She comes to us from University City. Becky has been a bartender for well over 10 years now. And has worked at many area locations. She loves
working in a bar that has live music.

“I just love it behind the bar since there is something always new and exciting going on and to top it all off, I am a night owl and this beats working in an office 9 to 5 any day” she says.
On Sunday nights she has a stream of regular fans that stop on by and check out all there is to see at Roosevlets. The Sunday nights are really picking up each week. Becky is one of the reasons why.

HOBBIES: Horseback riding and going out to area bars and clubs.
FAVOIRTE RADIO STATION: 94.1 WYSP the ROCK STATION.

Becky wants you all to come hang out with her every sunday night at ROOSEVELTS and check out the sounds of MODERN BLISS.
See Becky this month on the OOTwesbsite at : www.ootweb,com
Roosevelts is located at 8212 Roosevelt Blvd in NE Phila. see them online each week at www.RooseveltsRt1.com you can call for directions and info 215-332-8784