The Tale of Two Photos

After last Thursdays premiere, it was then my responsibility to "shop" the photos to the media to promote the film. OMG how exhausting was that, calling, emailing and be rejected by a dozen papers. Finally the People Paper "The Phila Daily News" saw that one of my photos told a story. The greeting of Angie Everhart with Sen. Vince Fumo as co-director Sal Mazzotta looks on. One of my favorite columnist Dan Gross picks up on this photo and tells the rest of the story...The edited photo they published... Dan Gross Fumo's good-luck charm STATE SEN. Vince Fumo sported a red Kabbalah bracelet as he greeted flame-haired beauty Angie Everhart and filmmaker Sal Mazzotta outside Thursday's premiere of "The Unknown Trilogy" at the Prince (1412 Chestnut). The bracelet was a gift from Rabbi Solomon Isaacson, of Congregation Beth Solomon in the Northeast. The rabbi gave Fumo the bracelet on Feb. 6 in Harrisburg just before Fumo delivered a speech denouncing federal prosecutors who leveled a 139-count indictment at him the next day. The bracelet is meant to ward off evil, says Isaacson, who has also given one to Mayor Street. It's also popular among celebrities, as Madonna, Demi Moore and Britney Spears have shown. Fumo's spokesman, Gary Tuma, said Friday that the senator "hopes it brings him good luck." Neither Fumo nor the bracelet stayed for the screening of Mazzotta's film. However, Fumo's ex-girlfriend, Terri Reilly, a stunning redhead herself, did watch the movie, posing at one point for a photo with Everhart and attorney Scott Sigman. Actors Johnny Williams, Robert Costanzo, David Proval and sandwich king Tony Luke Jr. were on hand for the premiere of the film in which they all appear. (The photo I took)Everhart plays Mazzotta's wife in "Gone," the final short of the trilogy, which deals with a couple's struggle to get over the accidental death of their young son. The model/actress danced the night away Thursday at Galdo's (20th & Moyamensing) which hosted the movie's after-party. (****HughE's note: Although Dan's coverage was great, especially since he tried to get to the bottom of the story, I was surprised that someone in photo editing cut out the Senator's wrist showing the red bracelet, hmm what would a conspiracist say?***) Here's a close up of the photo I took. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/20070326_Dan_Gross___Fumos_good-luck_charm.html