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Philadelphia New Years Day parade ridicules 'pee tape'-clutching Donald Trump in hilarious dance rou (Original Post) turbinetree Jan 2019 OP
Bahahahahaha! mobeau69 Jan 2019 #1
Fabulous! The Mummers parade! scarletwoman Jan 2019 #2
Your welcome...................... turbinetree Jan 2019 #3
Lol!! That's Great! blue-wave Jan 2019 #4
I never saw that sort of show when I went to see the Mummers... BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #5
Here is the web site............for this years Parade turbinetree Jan 2019 #6
Yeah...thanks! BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #8
I love the performance arts packman Jan 2019 #7
Born and raised in the South Philly/South Jersey area WinstonSmith4740 Jan 2019 #9

BigmanPigman

(51,610 posts)
5. I never saw that sort of show when I went to see the Mummers...
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 03:15 AM
Jan 2019

I guess it has changed since 1984. Do they still have the string bands, the fancies, etc? I dressed my little dog up as a fancy mummer (she won a contest).

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
7. I love the performance arts
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 12:07 PM
Jan 2019

dancing and singing with a well-defined purpose that raises above the ordinary.

A tip of the hat to the group



WinstonSmith4740

(3,056 posts)
9. Born and raised in the South Philly/South Jersey area
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 07:00 PM
Jan 2019

Spent every New Year's Day sitting on a cold stone curb on Broad St. drinking that stuff in. Back in those days, there were no women in the parade, a fair amount of drinking (gotta keep warm!), and The Mummer's Strut was a part of everyone's routine. Here's one of the best, the Ferko String Band, rocking it old school in 1989.



And here's my life's irony...my married name is Mummer.
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