Category Archives: mummers

Congratulations to the Woodland String Band for taking first prize in this year’s Mummers Parade. Here is a table similar to the one I posted last year with updated statistics. String Band Years Since Last Win Year of Last Win Number of Wins Number of Wins Since 1975 Fralinger 2 2010 16 12 Quaker City [...]

Happy new year, everyone. This year my organization, the Fralinger String Band, took fourth place in the string band division of the annual New Year’s Day Mummers Parade in Philadelphia. This year’s performance brought the streak of eight consecutive wins to an end. The theme was entitled “At the Golden Gate of Kiev” and was [...]

Did you ever wonder if we’re all living in a simulation like the Matrix? I swear it seems like the Architect is just effing with me sometimes. Today, JKalnin and I decided to get lunch from Becky’s Newtown Deli, which is a pretty common?occurrence?for us. They make some great wraps and it’s about a mile [...]