Tradition, here in the city of philadelphia. The mummers stepped off from city hall and made their way down broad street as they have every year, since 1901. Action News Reporter bob brooks was there. Reporter the spec to see nothing less then a great time at the mummers parade. That is exactly had happened to take. Just all of the happiness. Yes. The costumes. Definitely. Reporter band. Band, it is all great. Reporter had do you think of the costumes. Pretty zachary. Reporter mixed with the good times and laughter is the new years brigade was strutting down broad on a mission, joey gorman suffers there a rare condition. A brain neurological disorder, brain structural abnormality and it is help your brain, just going into your spinal cavity. I have had two brain surgeries reporter he is honored to have a brigade take up his battle in his cause today. I have been just trying to take it all in, that is just a family, is for, the mummers are family. Reporter great, and, comic s. Im first