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Oct

31

Everyone Loves A Phillies Parade!

103108colehamelsparade.jpg It’s Parade Day! Yes, folks: Today, for the first time ever, the city of Philadelphia will have a parade.

Okay, so maybe not. But this will be the first time in 25 years a sports team will get a parade in Philadelphia. If you haven’t been paying attention, the Philadelphia Phillies recently became the first pro baseball team to land on the moon. Hence the celebration!

A million billion people will be in the city today to celebrate the team of nine strangers who play in South Philly; it starts at noon at 20th and Market and will get down to the stadiums by about 1:45. Ooh, I’m totally sure Ferko String Band is going to win this year!

As you may have heard, Mayor Nutter has told people not to be a jackass during the parade. During the 1980 parade, liquor stores and banks were closed across the city, but (don’t worry!) this year liquor stores will remain open.
 
dmac | 9:34 AM | 1 Comment
Phillies, 2008 World Series, Banks, Liquor Stores, Parades
 

Jul

8

Curby Bucket And An Army Of Recyclers

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This clip from the 4th of July parade is strangely mesmerizing. First there are prison guards, then a fire truck, then a seemingly endless parade of recyclers, who do a dance with their official City of Philadelphia recycling bins.

Then Curby Bucket — the official mascot of recycling, who is called “Kirby Puckett” several times by the hosts — comes out and stands there or something.

Redlasso video after the jump. (Found this on the Redlasso RSS feed; if it’s from some blog just let me know and I’ll link it.)

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dmac | 3:35 PM | 4 Comments
4th of July, Curby Bucket, Indepepdence Day, Parades, Recycling, WTF