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Dan Gross | Joe's tum no longer smokin'

BEST WISHES to "Smokin' " JoeFrazier, who spent three days in Abington Memorial Hospital last week with a stomach infection.

His business manager, Les Wolff,says that Frazier's belly's doing much better and that the boxing legend is also coming along nicely after having spinal surgery two months ago. He's back to "irritating the hell out of me," says Wolff.

Lane's new love interest

CBS 3 anchor Alycia Lane, who has been essentially separated from her North Carolina husband, Jay Adkins, since November, is now romantically involved with another out-of-towner, Matthew Hesse, 28, of Colorado.

We're told Lane met Hesse in Colorado while vacationing there several weeks back. It's already serious, sources say, with Hesse having visited Lane in town for several days last week and she accompanying him last weekend to his brother's wedding in Florida.

Lane yesterday declined to comment on her new relationship.

Out and about

Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora hit Chickie's & Pete's (15th & Packer) Saturday night after Bon Jovi rocked Citizens Bank Park. They signed autographs between bites of crabs, crab fries, and lobster pizza.

Former Phillies slugger John Kruk and Iggle Jason Short also dropped by the after-party.

Bon Jovi, a co-owner of the Philadelphia Soul, has a history with Chickie's & Pete's and owner Pete Ciarrocchi. The Packer Avenue location appeared in the band's "Who Says You Can't Go Home" video and Jon gave a shout-out to the joint on an episode of "Oprah."

• Sandra Bernhard celebrated her Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Artistic Achievement Award with a dinner party at Vesuvio (8th & Fitzwater) Friday night.

Among the 16-person party were Cady Huffman, who appears with Bernhard in "Twenty Dollar Drinks," which screened Friday; the movie's locally raised director, David Brind; and Philadelphia Film Society executive director Thom Cardwell.

• Sire Records founder Seymour Stein and his old friend Jerry Blavatkept the kitchen at Gioia Mia (2025 Sansom) open late Friday night. Stein, who signed Madonna, the Ramones, Dead Boys, the Smiths and many others, had checked out Spank Rock, a hip-hop group that had played the Trocadero.

Spank Rock showed up for dinner with Stein with a crew including Rose Luardo and Thom Lessner of Sweatheart, whose video "Finger Bangin' " can be seen at sweatheart

sweat.com, andRon Crawford and Matt Derago of sneaker boutique Afficial (608 S. 5th).

Long got lost here long ago

Actor Justin Longtold us yesterday that on an early visit to town, as a child, he got lost in Rittenhouse Square and a policeman helped him find his parents.

Since Long, 28, started appearing in Apple commercials, he's regularly questioned and sometimes harassed by both pro-Mac and pro-PC computer people. Long was in town for a FUSE TV event at Franklin Mills Mall yesterday along with "Full House" child star turned recovered meth addict Jodie Sweetin, and Jesse Metcalfe, from the upcoming "John Tucker Must Die."

Long's credits include "Dodgeball" and "Jeepers Creepers." He also stars in "Accepted," opening Aug. 11, about a slacker hustler who doesn't get into any colleges so, to fool his parents, he starts his own.

Helium crowns comedy winner

King of Prussia's David James, a parole officer by day, took the $1,000 prize Saturday night in Helium Comedy Club's (2031 Sansom) Philly's Phunniest contest, which ran for four days. Second place went to South Jersey's Robin Fox and third, to Conshohocken'sLawrence Mullaney. Among judges were CBS 3's Larry Mendte and Beasley Reece, Miss FHM 2005 Lauren Harris, the People Paper's Stu Bykofskyand Your Humble Narrator.

Smoked Joint burns out

Tonight's the last chance for karaoke at the Smoked Joint (1420 Locust). The barbecue spot, which opened in September 2004, will close Friday, but hopes to re-open soon in a new location.