Thank for the upload. My great grandpa was the founder of this band. It's charming to see this as a guitar and banjo player myself. Though I never met him, I'm happy to know that he also enjoyed playing music. He did so beautifully well in what he created.
Hello from Philly, and that is pretty cool. This very performance right here changed the string bands as we know it today. I was 6 years old at this parade with my dad (his last) and cousin. I'll never forget it. Take care 🙂
Hello Michael. Love your channel. I was in the Merry Makers NYB from 1980-1984. I see that you have some of the performances that I was in. Do you have our performances from 1981 and 1982? Those were my favorites. Especially the ‘81 performance, because it started to snow like crazy. Love to hear from you, and hopefully see those great performances again. Kindest regards. Brian Nelson
Heres some insane Spv stats Established in 1985 First parade 1986. One of the youngest clubs on the street 38 parades 16x Champions 25x either 1st or 2nd place 28x Top 3 Only club to win 1st marching in 1st or 2nd Position Won 1st in 80s,90s 2000s,2010s,2020s 2 Three peats /5x Back to Back 10 years in row in 1st or 2nd(2004 thru 2013) 9 Brigade/Captain Sweeps (5x from 1 Captain) Since 2007,It has never been longer than three years(parades) between winning 1st Average finish 2.76
@@PhillyPrincess yup. Iuv the South Philly Vikings, in 2018 they even did my favorite fancy brigade performance of all time, But The shooting stars put on a Broadway worthy production.
What a long time ago... A lifetime. I was one of the muscle rambo guys. It's rained most of that day. This was our clubs first back to back wins. 88 n 89. We went in to win a third 1st in 90. And another 3peat in 2005-06-07. Fast forward to 2024 and the organization has just won their 16th 1st prize. We got our start in 1985(86 parade). By far the most successful brigade. 1st or 2nd prize 25x out of 38 parades. Winning in every decade since the 80s. Next year they will go for a unprecedented third 3 peat. Unmatched excellence.
