![]() ![]() "The rest of our many relatives lived with the Italians in South Philly.'' "There was a Westinghouse plant and my dad worked there when he came home from World War II,'' Loscalzo said. Julian Loscalzo, a Minnesotan since the early '70s, a leader of the "Save the Met'' campaign to derail the Vikings- and Sid-led campaign to get legislative approval for our first dome, grew up in Lester, Pa., near the Philly airport. Always energy in Philly, positive or negative. Carrying a bag that hinted at being a visiting sportswriter, there were 250 yards of boisterous and profane references to my ample girth, and also suggestions of involvement in what most would consider unusual social habits. I had a cab drop me off on the street around 7 p.m., in order to take in the sights and sounds of the parking lot. The Eagles were still playing in The Vet, where Philly police had cells in the basement for fans winning the most-obnoxious awards for the night. Braves fantastic) for a Cowboys-Eagles Monday Nighter. 5, 1992, when I made a detour on the way to the start of the NLCS (Pirates vs. My grandest experience with Philly fans came on Oct. The pregame motto that day for Vikings fans was, "Words will never hurt you, but batteries and full beer cans have a chance.''Īs for postgame, Vikings fans choosing not to bail out early as the Eagles were delivering a 38-7 slaughter … well, those in purple jerseys had invited those projectiles and vile insults while making this walk of shame through the lot. This would not be an opinion shared by visiting ticketholders wearing Vikings garb as they traversed the Lincoln Field parking lot before the NFC title game on Jan. ![]() There have not been occasions in recent years to cover sporting events in Philadelphia, although it always will stand among my favorite places to have done so. ![]()
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