Get rid of the Mummers

[MTEMPLE]

Philadelphia Magazine apparently had a story about what Philadelphia needed to rid of and one of them was the Mummers. Some people are already having a hissy fit over it. Does anybody have a link to the story ?

[mixiboi]

Its probably in the December issue of the magazine, which isn't online....But its PhillyMag, they are bipolar on many topics:

If City Government Can Pay for Occupy Philly, Why Can't It Fund the Mummers Parade? | The Philly Post

[Tartan69]

PhillyMag creates controversy purely to sell magazines. The bipolar-ness is just to make sure they cover all bases.

[Ho Chi Minh]

Philadelphia should force that rag to change its name to SE PA Suburban Magazine.

Irrelevant publication.

[Hospitalitygirl]

Philadelphia should force that rag to change its name to SE PA Suburban Magazine.

Irrelevant publication.

+ 1.

[lemonfresh]

Philebrity has an amusing post about Philly Mag: philebrity.com » Blog Archive » From The Mailbag: PhillyMag Intern Learns An Important Lesson — Timing Is Everything

[CHIOSSO]

Philadelphia Magazine holds no sway in philadelphia.

[mixiboi]

Spin Spin:

http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_phill...e&utm_content=


No wonder I didn't find it..It was on Facebook...Hype central...

[kidphilly]

+ 1.

Actually probably really the Main Line or Western burbs. The Main Line Mag seems most redundant

[Matthew]

Why would someone make such an ignorant statement?

Fact 1: Mummery is America's oldest tradition - bar none! It can be traced back 370 years to 1642 in Philadelphia.

Fact 2: While Mummery has Scandinavian and English roots, Philadelphia is the only town in America that still holds on to that tradition.

Fact 3: George Washington celebrated New Years greetings with the Mummers in this town during his residence when it was the Capitol.

Fact 4: The Mummers were actually banned once. In 1808, the city leaders passed an ordnance against the Mummers loud revelry, but that ordnance was summarily ignored. The law was quickly repealed the next year.

Fact 5: Composer William Bland wrote "Oh dem' Golden Slippers" long before Stephen Foster invented 'pop music'. His song has become the universal theme song of the Mummers.

Fact 6: Thomas Edison, the inventor of the motion picture camera, filmed the Mummers in 1892. He thought it was a most compelling topic worth of the second film ever made in history! This rare footage showed a block long and wide King Clown with cape. It was tremendous!

Fact 7: The 'Parade' started on 1900. It is America's best and most unique parade - especially in the era between 1900 and 1975.

Fact 8: Mummers Clubs make their neighborhoods stronger. It brings them together.

Fact 9: Hegeman String Band played for John F. Kennedy's Presidential Inauguration in Washington DC back in 1961.

Fact 10: Fralinger String Band played on Bourbon Street during the Mardi Gras in 1972. It was universally recognized that this band from 'up north' out-Mardi-Gras'd the Mardi Gras itself. Mummers are the finest ambassadors for this town.

There is too much history behind this thing ... The Mummers will never die!

[borntochill]

Why would someone make such an ignorant statement?

Fact 4: The Mummers were actually banned once. In 1808, the city leaders passed an ordnance against the Mummers loud revelry, but that ordnance was summarily ignored. The law was quickly repealed the next year.

Fact 5: Composer William Bland wrote "Oh dem' Golden Slippers" long before Stephen Foster invented 'pop music'. His song has become the universal theme song of the Mummers.

I really like the Mummers Parade, but think it would be better if it abandoned its vestiges of minstrelry, and we didn't have to wade through streets flowing with vomit and crushed beer cans.

[Gladys]

Philadelphia should force that rag to change its name to SE PA Suburban Magazine.

Irrelevant publication.

agreed. i like the magazine but am really annoyed by the amount of suburban coverage. or change the name to Philadelphia and it's Environs.

[Gladys]

I really like the Mummers Parade, but think it would be better if it abandoned its vestiges of minstrelry, and we didn't have to wade through streets flowing with vomit and crushed beer cans.

I wonder at this point what percentage of Mummer's still actually live in Philly.

[Oladybug]

I really like the Mummers Parade, but think it would be better if it abandoned its vestiges of minstrelry, and we didn't have to wade through streets flowing with vomit and crushed beer cans.

This, this, this. A thousand times this!

[Matthew]

I really like the Mummers Parade, but think it would be better if it abandoned its vestiges of minstrelry, and we didn't have to wade through streets flowing with vomit and crushed beer cans.


Hmmm...

Abandon the minstrel roots?

... Why? Minstrel banjo music is a major part of America's musical experience. In fact, it may be the most defining of all intrinsically American sounds. We should applaud the Mummers who keep it alive, not vilify them.

Vomit and beer cans?

... I wonder if this author would also be inclined to cancel Sporting Events, Rock Concerts, Tail-gate Parties, and 'Occupy' gatherings. Certainly there is more than beer cans and vomit at those events. People are beat-up, maimed, raped, and even killed there.

... So, why single out the Mummers?

... In fact, I've been in String Bands since a child and I've never seen heavily-drinking people handle liquor so well. The cops stand around all day with nothing to do. The families have their little children all over the sidewalks and everyone has a great time.

Happy New Years.

[supersupper]

I love the sound of the live musicians, they really are awesome.

Get rid of everything else.

[mixiboi]

Philadelphia should force that rag to change its name to SE PA Suburban Magazine.

Irrelevant publication.

Philadelphia magazine aims to please a high-end and deeply out-of-touch suburban readership (Top Doctors, Top Dentists, Top Homes! And newsflash: wealthy moms think smoking pot is cool). But they reached new heights of Main Line condescension when they decided to include the Mummers on their “10 Things We Need To Get Rid Of” list—part of December's mind-numbing “List Issue.” Raising the ******* stakes, they decided to kick award-winning and proudly queer working class poet CA Conrad out of their office.

Worst Philly media moments of 2011: Thai sex workers, smear campaigns and more | Philadelphia City Paper | 12/29/2011

Oh and they found that thing that said to get rid of the mummers:



Philly Mag's Conundrum: Hates Mummers, Loves White People | Philadelphia City Paper | 12/07/2011

[Moonraker]

Would that be the category of olden days called Captain's Capes?