and they had a feature about Big Charlies Saloon. Great piece... huge fans of the Chiefs, and they grew up and live in Philadelphia. Unreal.
I am wondering if anyone has been there, and... if anyone from Philly who goes there, posts on ChiefsPlanet??
Next time in Philly, Im definitely heading there for a beer!
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NFL Flims Presents: "Big Charlie's Saloon"
Apr 29, 2004, 3:52:00 AM
April 29, 2004 (morning)--Nestled in the heart of South Philadelphia, Big Charlie’s is a bar that houses not Philadelphia Eagles fans, but Kansas City Chiefs fans. NFL Films brings Chiefs head coach Dick Vermeil and his coaching staff to Big Charlie’s to surprise die-hard Chiefs fans that live in Philadelphia. Originally released as a segment of NFL Films Presents, Big Charlie’s garnered the first Sports Emmy award for the fledgling NFL Network, which became the youngest network ever to win the prestigious gold trophy.
The NFL Network will celebrated its six-month anniversary on May 4. With the release of the 2004 playing schedule last week, exclusive coverage from inside the NFL Annual Meetings earlier in the month, the first-ever nightly access to the NFL Scouting Combine in February, and NFL Total Access, the nightly show of record for NFL news, NFL viewers have been provided insight never seen before.
Originally Posted by MNchief:
I'm headed to Philly for work in a few weeks, and I thought about checking it out.
I just joined, and can't figure out the search functionality on the board here (keeps telling me I'm < 4 words and it won't search...).
Thus, I can't get the backstory on the problems with Big Charlie's Saloon. Anyone able to enlighten me?
No history needed. Big Charlies is allegedly full of Chiefs fans....sorta heaven on the East Coast. I would never visit Philly without checking out Big Charlies. I've had the obligatory phone calls.....but that is history....and nothing should reflect negatively on Big Charlies. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Dale Mercer:
No history needed. Big Charlies is allegedly full of Chiefs fans....sorta heaven on the East Coast. I would never visit Philly without checking out Big Charlies. I've had the obligatory phone calls.....but that is history....and nothing should reflect negatively on Big Charlies.
An east coast buddy of mine went to Big Charlie's a couple of months ago. After a few, he started lipping off about JD's wife.....I guess he got booted. Heh. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jspchief:
I'm sure Big Charlies won't be fun. Not because of any one individual, but rather because 99% of the Philadelphia population are assholes.
I can't imagine how inssufferable a Philly asshole that had his ego stroked by NFL Films would be.
I been going to Big Charlie's since i was 12. I am a real regular. I consider the owner my uncle and he considers me his nephew. It is a great bar. I also print t shirts for the bar. I will be happy to take in any questions about it. I could also send anyone a t shirt if you want. [Reply]
Originally Posted by PHILLYSCREEN:
I been going to Big Charlie's since i was 12. I am a real regular. I consider the owner my uncle and he considers me his nephew. It is a great bar. I also print t shirts for the bar. I will be happy to take in any questions about it. I could also send anyone a t shirt if you want.
Welcome to Chiefs Planet, where misery loves company, and Missouri hates Kansas. [Reply]
Originally Posted by PHILLYSCREEN:
lol thanks for the welcome. once and a while I google the bars name to see how the word of mouth is growing. I like the broad so far.
One of my employees is a Eagles fan. We attended the Eagles/Chiefs game in 2005 at Arrowhead and are hoping to attend the next in meeting in Philly in 2009. We are planning on making Charlie's part of the trip. [Reply]
my fault is the philly slang.....yea dave stop by I'll make sure your have a great time you can check out the emmy from the nfl films story.....the two are the owners ant and paul [Reply]
