MADE IN AMERICA FESTIVAL FASHION PHOTOS
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| Jay Z hits the stage
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I covered the event on Fox 29 & in my Philly Mag column today. ON PCC I’m gonna feature fashion and people. Flags were big in fashion this labor day weekend at the Budweiser Made in America festival
All walks of life came together to enjoy this magnificent weekend. The
space was enormous and the producers really thought outside of the box
when doing the logistics.
Paula came from NYC to enjoy the day.
JAY-Z had his own security in place, and many of them were hired from Philadelphia. Mike, Mark Corbin, Melanie Burgos and James. James recognized me from Good Day Philly and told me he watches it every chance he gets. Hi Mike Jerrick.
Rev Run grabbed his crouch
Run DMC gave the finger. Does the Rev have to go to confession now?
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| Many people traveled from other states to see the festival. I chatted with a gal who came from Montreal. |
The VIP seating was on the side of the stage about a block away. But it gave a great overview of all the happenings.
Check out Big Rube’s Street Gazing sight for dope photos of the event, and in the Philly Daily News Thursday for a 2 page spread. Big Rube was back stage with the Carters too.
Check out my Fox 29 coverage here and more fun gossipy tales at Philly Mag. (Hope you caught my 24/7 Tweet madness on the Festival. In a nutshell, I thought it was great. It was one of the most successful events I’ve ever attended meaning organized, good flow, people were chill and friendly, music was good, and diverse, even though I’m not too familiar with it. [I must have spent too much time listening to Madonna growing up.])
Wonderful pictures. Cool clothing. And fantastic that there were no problems (crime-wise). I live in 19130 and wasn't incovenienced (but I do know some people were). A big round of applause for the people (from the City, from the MIA organization, etc.)who were in charge. And thanks to Mayor Nutter, who had the guts to let this happen in Philly.
That's so wonderful to hear Anon1, I was nervous as if I were responsible for the event happening LOL. I just knew either the locals would act up or visitors would have "fun" by trashing the city. Glad neither occurred and when I came downtown Saturday if I didn't already know about the concert already, I wouldn't have known anything was different. The no re-entry clause that I thought was insane may have had much to do with that but even when the concert let out there wasn't a spill over of craziness.
I hope that this is something Jay Z will keep here annually and if he doesn't I'm glad he thought of us for his 1st year and who knows maybe Will would feel an itch to bring something new if Jay makes this a moving festival:):)
The "logistics folks" definitely thought outside the box on the MIA event. Thank you to the person or persons who were considerate enough to installed the "FREE fill up your "water" bottle station" & the "charge your phone here station" – definitely helpful. By the way, that's me – Denise Fennell with the Philly Pride Lady