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• PHERKO PHIGHTS FOR PHILLIES!

  Ferko is Philadelphia.  I stopped by the Ferko String Band Clubhouse today in  Bridesburg to watch the band members and their families leave for CitiField in New York City to cheer on the Phillies tonight.  Check out young Hunter there with “Go” shaved on one side of his head and “...

• SPV’s Got Talent, even if…

  South Philly Vikings rule, even if “America’s Got Talent” didn’t  fully appreciate it tonight.  Yes, SPV did not make it to the next round of AGT.  The moment I know was disappointing, if not crushing for some of the members.  They put so much time and energy and hope into...

• Vote Vikings!

  The South Philly Vikings did Mummery proud tonight on America’s Got Talent.  Excellent, entertaining performance, Pete D’Amato and all the Vikings.  Voting begins at 11pm tonight and lasts for 2 hours.  Phone 1-866-60-AGT-01. Or, if you have ATT, text vote 4801.

• Vikings Rule L.A.

  As I FB’d earlier in the week, I enthusiastically watched members of the South Philly Vikings in their last Philadelphia rehearsal before they left for Los Angeles.  SPV is  in L.A. and rehearsing for their next appearance on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.”  Captain Pete...

• Entertaining and Honest, too!

  The members of  the Original Trilby String Band have passed the test.  A real world test.  Ever wonder what you would do if you found about $1500.00?  Well, Trilby had to make the call.  As Captain Joe Kaminski tells it, a member of the band (Kyle)  opened the mail box at the Haworth Street...

• Happy Campers

  As you enjoy your summer, so, too, do some camping friends of mine who got to enjoy MDA Summer Camp in Montgomery County.  The Muscular Dystrophy Association makes the week long camping experiences available thanks to the generous donations of you and so many others.   Firefighters from across the...

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