J.D. DREW PRESENTED WITH THE TED WILLIAMS AWARD AS MVP OF THE ALL-STAR GAME: Star right fielder of the Red Sox J.D. Drew was named the MVP of the All-Star Game last night. Mr. Drew hit a tying two-run home run in the seventh, singled, stole a base, and walked in the winning rally by the AL in the 15th inning.

The AL improved to 6-0 since the All-Star Game began determining home field advantage in the World Series and 10-0-1 since 1996. Since 2004, the AL has a record of 826-642 in interleague play (roughly the equivalent of a 91-win pace in a regular 162 game season) and has a record of 13-4 in World Series games.

Florida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla had an uncommonly poor performance in last night's game.

A LETTER OF CONDEMNATION FROM THE DEPUTY MAYOR: For most of the day, the main Dr. Horrible site has been down, but for this discussion thread, we'll give you a back door way in. And NPH is almost unspeakably awesome in it, be it explaining who his "nemesis" is, stammering at the laundromat, or having fun with his roommate (and I assume the name is a HIMYM in-joke).

ETA: Yet another alternate way in.

THROUGH WITH PLAYING BY THE RULES OF SOMEONE ELSE'S GAME: Apparently, Wicked: The Movie Musical is finally a go. Much as I love Chenoweth and Menzel, they're probably a bit old to play those characters now, and certainly aren't likely to sell tickets to the general public. Casting thoughts from the peanut gallery are appreciated. I'm sure we can do better than Perez Hilton, who suggests Anne Hathaway and Mandy Moore (presumably as Elphaba) and Emmy Rossum and Kristen Bell (presumably as Glinda). Victor Garber as the Wizard? Ashley Tisdale as Glinda? Zac Efron as Fiyero?

BUT, OKAY, THAT UPPER LEVEL? NO GOOD: In a move long expected but nevertheless a sign that we're all aging, Ed Snider announced this morning that the Philadelphia Spectrum will be demolished at the conclusion of the 2008-09 minor league hockey and indoor lacrosse seasons to clear room for a "new retail-and-entertainment complex that could include a hotel, restaurants, bars, stores and more."

Completed in 1967 to accomodate Snider's new NHL franchise, the building hosted 10 NBA or NHL championship series before the teams moved across the parking lot to the new building in 1996; countless Grateful Dead, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen concerts; The Laettner Shot and, oh yes, Dr. J's dunk On Michael Cooper.

An official Remember the Spectrum website has video of Snider reminiscing and, more interestingly, a calendar of events held there. (It's not quite complete -- the announced two-days-before-it-happened G n'R show I attended in June 1991 before Use Your Illusion came out is missing.)

Yeah, it was kind of a dump, but it was our dump. The dump where I saw the Blonde Ambition tour from the lower level with a ticket bought on the street for $20, the Graceland tour and Dr. J's last regular season home game. Sigh.

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DINKIN FLICKA: Apparently, it's quite awesome to be comedian Craig Robinson, who plays Darryl on "The Office" and has prominent roles in the upcoming Pineapple Express and Zack and Miri Make a Porno, as well as (I believe) a number of Rogen-free projects. I'm also a big fan of his cameo as a bouncer in Knocked Up (NSFW clip, but again with the Rogen!)

I'M SORRY BUT IT'S TRUE: Perhaps because of their respective "relationships" with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel are splitting.

I WANNA BE A ROCK STAR: In case the news that Rock Band 2 will be the exclusive place to get approved new tracks from Guns n' Roses isn't enough to get you revved up, take a look at the official full track list, announced this afternoon--AC/DC! Dylan! Alanis Morrisette! Duran Duran! Modest Mouse!