Comments on: You will never forget your first Philadelphia Mummer http://jimmacmillan.net/2008/12/31/you-will-never-forget-your-first-philadelphia-mummer/ Pulitzer-winning multimedia journalist. Teaching at NYU, advising warnewsradio.org at Swarthmore, leading Phiji.org at Temple U., and consulting for WebbMedia. Sat, 22 May 2010 20:51:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: DevonshireDeb http://jimmacmillan.net/2008/12/31/you-will-never-forget-your-first-philadelphia-mummer/comment-page-1/#comment-38 DevonshireDeb Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:04:13 +0000 http://jimmacmillan.net/?p=701#comment-38 Having matched in the parade in my younger years I understand the committment, however I cannot watch it anymore. But I am always defending it to out of towners. Having matched in the parade in my younger years I understand the committment, however I cannot watch it anymore. But I am always defending it to out of towners.

]]> By: Musings of a Housewife http://jimmacmillan.net/2008/12/31/you-will-never-forget-your-first-philadelphia-mummer/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Musings of a Housewife Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:46:05 +0000 http://jimmacmillan.net/?p=701#comment-37 I'm a Philly transplant too. And after 13 years, I have come to love and claim the Mummers as you have! :-) Fun traditions in Philly. I’m a Philly transplant too. And after 13 years, I have come to love and claim the Mummers as you have! :-) Fun traditions in Philly.

]]> By: David C Ballard http://jimmacmillan.net/2008/12/31/you-will-never-forget-your-first-philadelphia-mummer/comment-page-1/#comment-36 David C Ballard Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:27:19 +0000 http://jimmacmillan.net/?p=701#comment-36 That's as exciting as catching the GOLD coconut at the Zulu parade at your first Mardi Gras. And it happened - a lot of fun and very cool. That’s as exciting as catching the GOLD coconut at the Zulu parade at your first Mardi Gras.

And it happened – a lot of fun and very cool.

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