The Andie Summers Show Week in Review: Harper Shaving His Beard, Escaped Prisioner And More
It was quite a week here on The Andie Summers Show from Harper shaving his beard, an escaped prisoner, and more! We were so excited to welcome Jeff back last week after the birth of his daughter, and we thought this week would be smooth sailing. But … you know what they say. If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans. Let’s take a look at our week in review.
Philly Sports News
Stacy Revere/Getty Images
The Philly sports world blew up with Trea Turner turning his down-streak around, only to go on the MLB Paternity List. Then Bryce Harper went on a down-streak and tried to turn that around by shaving his beard! And with the NFL season kicking off Thursday night, the Eagles couldn’t avoid the spotlight, although this one includes a microphone instead of a football. Jason Kelce and his Eagles buddies got together again to create another Christmas album titled: A Philly Special Christmas Special. Not to be confused with the original A Philly Special Christmas.
Baby McKinley
Jeff’s baby is definitely keeping him on his toes! She’s become a little “fart machine.” (his words, not mine) Maybe that’s just her reaction to his singing? And don’t forget about Jeff’s 10-Minute Tune. That guy is singing all. the. time!
Jeff’s new-dad experience has been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster as his uncle passed away this week, too. When tragedy strikes a family as close as the Kurkjian’s, they come together. So, what could have been a tragically sad event turned into an opportunity for the Kurkjian cousins to meet for the first time.
Escaped Killer On the Loose
And how about Danelo Cavalcante?! He is the man who escaped from Chester County Prison by exhibiting the most impressive spider climb up the prison walls, got through razor wire, ran across the roof of the building, and away he went.
Cavalcante is convicted of murdering his girlfriend by stabbing her 27 times. He is considered dangerous, and at the time of this post, he is still at large. According to doorbell cameras and trail cameras around the area, he seems to have holed up near the prison, but the densely wooded area has proven difficult for US Marshals and Pennsylvania State Police to navigate in order to find him.
Thank you to our listener Joanna for her first account description of what life is like living in the area:
Andie Summers, We are in the hot zone (pun intended with the heat wave) and it’s no picnic. Anxiety attacks are real, the helicopters overhead don’t help with sleep either.
My son went to school today. The train derailed things when it crossed the highway and was stopped and searched to make sure the monster was not on it. Held up all the buses and parents dropping off, but better safe than sorry.
The schools are being searched before letting anyone in and they’re on lockdown during the day with patrols all day. It’s sad all the young kids are going through this and not truly understanding the reason (better for them not to know).
We’ve gone through the pandemic with home schooling, now closures for a convicted murderer wanted here and in Brazil. He’s stealthy, but I have faith in all the law enforcement agencies assisting and very grateful for all their hard work. They all must be exhausted at this point.
We have kept our doors locked, we drive our son to school and watch him walk through the doors (no bus riding…just in case) and watch our surroundings if we have to leave and arrive to our home.
It’s scary to say the least, but I caution all (regardless of this circumstance) you should always look out for your surroundings and lock your doors and car doors. Crime happens everywhere, anyone is susceptible to crime and being harmed.
Please be safe and diligent. If you don’t feel safe, call 911/ friends/family for assistance. If you’re leaving work and it’s dark, buddy up and leave together or stagger so someone can call 911.
Sorry for the rant, just a mama’s heart making sure everyone is safe no matter the situation. Be smart.
The Bachelor
Let’s not forget Joey, the local guy who is looking for love on the next season of The Bachelor. The TV crews, and Joey, came to Collegeville Bakery this week to tape some scenes for an upcoming episode of the reality show.
What’s your jawn?
Do you know how to properly use that term? Jawn. It’s a Philly Thing and now it is an entry in Dictionary.com. How proud we are to have made it national!
MOre From The Andie Summers Show
7 Things I DON'T Miss About Catholic School
School Uniforms/Dress code
I could not stand wearing a uniform. I wanted to do my own thing and wear the freshest gear like Tommy Hilfiger or JNCO jeans. Nope, we had to wear a really stiff polo shirt with even stiffer pants. The girls wore the same polo or a really really wool sweater that itched like crazy. The girls could wear pants but most girls opted for skirts. Of course, the boys all liked that but there were so many rules about girls skirts and the length. I don’t even remember all of the rules.
Clapping Erasers
This was probably an all elementary school thing but I was always stuck with this job. I hated the smell, the white chalk getting all over your clothes. My best friend Karl and I used to clap them against the building but just like we always did, we got in trouble because the whole side of the building started to turn chalky white. Honestly, we got in trouble for just about everything we did.
Same Classrom For Everything
When we got to school, we went to our classroom. (Not homeroom). Our classroom. That was our room for the remainder of the day. We didn’t have lockers, we didn’t get up and walk to a different class. No, same classroom all day. I want to say that when we got into 6th, 7th, & 8th grade we had 2 teachers and they would walk back and forth from class to class but the students never moved.
Eating Lunch At Our Desk
See the last item in this last. When I say we didn’t leave our classrooms, we even ate lunch in that classroom and at our desks. No cafeteria, no buying lunch. You ate a packed lunch at your desk.
Packed Lunches
In the recent items in this list… You learned that we were in 1 classroom all day, we ate lunch in that classroom because we didn’t have a cafeteria, and our parents packed our lunches and we were forced to eat whatever they packed. Now, I’m not hating on my parents (mostly, my mom because she packed the lunches), I know my parents did their absolute best but there were several bad lunch choices. Like sending your kid with a tuna fish sandwich. You are now the smelly kid in class and no one wants that. Cheese and mayo sandwiches with a small bag of chips were a staple. PB&J was always a go-to. Now, I understand there are not a ton of options that kids will actually eat but maybe some of those Lunchables things would have been cool. Well, maybe not… I would have been starving so Tuna Fish it was!
Church Every Friday
This is not a religious post at all. Being a young kid and having to sit still in church is almost impossible. The church always smelled musty, it was always hot, and our teachers made you participate. If you were not singing, you were in trouble. I used to get super claustrophobic and have bad stomachaches thinking about going to church. It was brutal. Now, the church songs were FIRE!!!! I still remember them and seldom sing them randomly! The absolute worst part about church as a kid was having to kneel for long periods of time on the uncomfortable kneelers. Looking on the bright side, Fridays went a lot faster because of mass.
CCD Kids Messing With Your Stuff
CCD stands for Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. One night a week, my school would have public school kids who were catholic and wanted to receive their sacraments for religion class. They would sit at our desks and learn the sacraments and other religious teachings. The only problem with this was that we kept all of our books, pens, notes, and personal stuff inside of our desks. Well, these kids used to go through our stuff, deface the desks, etc… I won’t say all of them did it and the ones who did definitely got reprimanded but it was still annoying. I was friends with a few of them so they used to mess with my desk a lot of leave me notes. Darn, CCD kids.
