Philadelphia, PA—Question: What do the Liberty Bell, Legionnaire’s Disease, and Deb Schwartz have in common?
Answer: They’ve all hung out in Philly..
Deb Schwartz, who claims to have visited at least six metropolitan cities, had a friend attending a conference in Philadelpia. So she purchased a bus ticket and “crashed” in Philadelphia for the weekend.
”I fancy myself a cosmopolitan gal,” said Schwartz. “And I have never passed up an opportunity to vacation with a free hotel room.
Brian Mack, a close friend of Schwartz’s, neglected much of the conference fanfare, choosing instead to drink beer and go “wig hunting” with Schwartz. Interestingly, at no time did either of the two order the mixed drink known as a cosmopolitan.
"I think I developed a cold on my last day there" said Mack, who is from Minneapolis, a metropolitan city which Schwartz has never visited. “But Deb bought me J.Lo. glasses, so it was alright.”
The trip back to New York was not without consequence. Schwartz claims Peter Pan bus lines “forced” her to watch “Spy Kids.” When bus was going around a turn heading into the Lincoln Tunnel, it hit a Port Authority vehicle, and travelers were delayed an hour while the bus driver fought loudly with Port Authority police.