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July 9, 2005
Lakewood Parade 2005 (0)
The morning of July 4th, we took a spot on the curb for a small little neighborhood parade. Last year, the sun beat down on us during the parade. The plan this year was to find a spot in the shade, but it didn't matter due to light rain.
As we got settled in, a police helicopter flew just overhead with an officer waving out the door. This was a welcome change from the once every month or so nighttime fly-by of our alley with a very bright searchlight.
The parade was loads of fun as usual. The kids collected more candy than they will be allowed to eat, and some of the floats were quite creative. There was a large UFO with aliens, men in black, and abductees. There was also a KISS float cranking concert recordings of the band, guys in full makeup and costume, chicks in another trailer also made up in full garb, and actual pyrotechnics.
One of the funniest moments was when a teenager sitting near us got into a water cannon fight with some 12ish boys on a float who had been randomly squirting people in the crowd. As the teen and the boys had emptied the guns, the teen grabbed a huge bucket of water that he had been using for refills and dumped it right onto the boys on the float. The crowd laughed and cheered.
The Gang
Francesca Waits (and Jumps)
The Start
Kiss Chix
Sophia's POV
Posted by Rich at July 9, 2005 2:50 PM
