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Welcome to Victory Blvd.

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World: Welcome to Victory Blvd. formerly Avenue of the Arts, aka Broad St.

Phillies world series championship parade down broad st
Nesquik for some, Miller Lite for others.

Phillies world series championship parade down broad st
Funniest thing I saw all day: this kid would raise his hands and about 1k people on either side of the street would go BONKERS. This went on for about 5 minutes. The cops were cracking up. I was laughing clutching my stomach.

Phillies world series championship parade down broad st
Just before the floats turned onto Victory Blvd, the crowd was getting pumped up [and restless].

Phillies world series championship parade down broad st
A fleet of Harleys escorted the Phanatic and the Phillies ballgirls down Victory Blvd.

Phillies world series championship parade down broad st
Phanatic phloat.

Phillies world series championship parade down broad st
Harry Kalas, the voice of the Phillies for the last 30+ years.

Phillies world series championship parade down broad st
Chase Utley, a few hours before he uttered WORLD FUCKING CHAMPIONS on live TV. Awesome.

Phillies world series championship parade down broad st
Jimmy Rollins was blowing kisses to all in the crowd. His muscles overcame the mass of diamonds on either wrist.

Phillies world series championship parade down broad st
The crowd loved Uncle Charlie today. He looked very relieved.

Phillies world series championship parade down broad st
Cole Hammel and his 30 years and 2 day old wifey.

Phillies world series championship parade down broad st
I'm told that this is the guy who actually lifted the curse of Billy Penn. The Phillies owe this guy a big thank you.

More photos up in this flickr set.

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2 Comments on “Welcome to Victory Blvd.”

  1. Innerninja Says:
    October 31st, 2008 @ 10:50 pm

    Awesome photos, thank you!

    I want to add one thing about Utley's commentary.

    It is a fitting addition to the tough guy lexicon of Philadelphia vocabulary, which already includes such luminary phrases as “Yo, Adrian!”

    Now we have claimed the F-bomb for ourselves.

    Chase, you rule. We’ve all had enough of the vapid, Disney-fied, family-friendly commentary. They are already printing the t-shirts!
    http://www.cafepress.com/innerlegend/6135018

    Congratulations to all fellow Phils Phans :)

  2. andipantz Says:
    October 31st, 2008 @ 11:27 pm

    Ha! I got a photo of that Nestle Quick kid too. And that shot of the little kid rocks! That kid rocked my world! And check out the rock on Hamels' wifeys hand! Holy smokes! And I have no doubts that the man who lifted the curse of Billy Penn probably just raised his hands and Billy Penn went running away! Thanks for being my photo buddy today! Good times.

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