Breaking: Fox Combines Two Best Stories Of Week

Yesterday, during Bruce Gordon’s report on the Milton Man March on Fox 29:

Yes, that’s Joey Sweeney of Philebrity and Infiniti pitchman. I am shocked, shocked, shocked somebody found a way to combine the Joey Sweeney story and the Milton Street story. I am even more shocked it wasn’t me.

Casket, Singing Highlight Milton Street’s Rally [MyFox Philly]
Monday: Hipsters Now Popular Enough To Shill $30K Cars

Milton Greets His Adoring Fans (The Press, Of Course)

Okay. That’s it for the day. This is simply too much to take. Seriously. If you haven’t watched the singing video, go watch it immediately. It is, by far, the greatest thing ever on this website. It is perhaps the greatest thing in the history of humanity. I still cannot believe it actually happened.

As a emailed comment to me said: “What is this magical place?” It is magical. It is Philadelphia. And, lo, it is good.

Philadelphia Will Do’s Coverage of Milton Street
[Photo by Jeff Fusco, Philadelphia Weekly]

Milton Street’s ‘American Idol’ Audition

This, my friends, is the mayor’s brother. Singing. At a rally for his mayoral candidacy.

Milton Street, you are my hero.

Update: I must also report how much I really, really love this line: “I stand accused of doing some wrong things, but I don’t stand convicted. But in America, the presumption of innocence always prevails — until one is found guilty.”

Update 2: For those wondering about the casket, it was donated by a funeral home director — who was there, of course — and was representing the number of murders in Philadelphia so far this year.

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[(Tremendous) Video by Jess Fuerst, Philadelphia Weekly]

Milton Street Lays On The Imagery A Little Thick

[Photo by Jeff Fusco, Philadelphia Weekly]

Milton Man March: By The Numbers

I just got back from the Milton Man March, i.e. the greatest thing in the history of the world. Let’s do a short by the numbers. More coverage to, of course, follow.

• 1: Number of times Milton Street broke into song during the Milton Man March
• 1: Number of caskets Milton Street had on stage with him as a prop
• 25: Estimated number of Milton Street supporters
• 50: Estimated number of media members
• 75: Estimated number of gawking office workers
• 0: Number of criminals independent punk rock candidate for mayor Larry West wants in City Hall, as a sign he was carrying said
• 2: Number of members of the reggae band that was supposed to perform that were killed this morning, according Milton Street
• 1: Number of hecklers who yelled “You’re going to jail, Milton”
• 1: Times Milton Street returned fire against the “white people heckling me over there
• 6: Estimated number of police
• 1: Number of times Milton Street rallied the crowd with “We have these stores run mostly by the Asians:“
• 1: Number of people who chanted “Whoo!” after that comment

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Milton Man March Already Attracting Huge Crowd

Well, ah, he has his stage up, it looks like.

His stage awaits [Fight for Room 215]

Don’t Forget: Milton Man March, In One Hour!

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Tomorrow: Milton Man March

Yesterday, 94 WYSP’s Kidd Chris pretty much blew open the whole “let’s interview wacky ol’ Milton Street” genre of local TV news by having Milton on for an entire hour to talk about his campaign, his indictment and — most importantly — his rally at City Hall tomorrow. Chris (or someone on his show) also came up with the tremendous, why-didn’t-I-think-of-that title for tomorrow’s rally, the Milton Man March. So thanks to Kidd Chris for putting the “Milton Man March” ball in play; I hope he doesn’t mind if I run with it.

And, yes, I am excited. Tomorrow at noon, Milton Street expects 5,000 people to show up at his rally in Dilworth Plaza — or, “Dilsworth Plaza,” as he calls it — in the northwest corner. And — get this — Milton says there’s going to be a reggae band at the rally. He says if you come down “you won’t miss it.” (He also said on this other awesome interview on KYW 1060, “We’re up to 59 killings. I didn’t read today’s paper, it might be up to 65 — we went through another night.”)

Milton says you shouldn’t miss it. And, of course, I won’t miss it. And, if you want this hilarity to continue, I don’t think you should miss it, either. I love this city. Run, Milt, run!

The Kidd Chris Show Podcasts [94.1 FreeFM]
Interview - Milton Street [KYW 1060]