FDGDaze
2007
parade
The weather was not bad for the parade.....
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There was even accompanying music to be heard
from the drum group who popped up all over throughout the day.
There were about 24 teams for the Coffin Races,
and the more political and vocal ones were also in the Parade. About half were
politically inclined.
The Oil Cowboys and the Arab Oil Sheiks carrying
a mini-Rummy on an A-Bomb....
Now, that's funny!
Team America (the eventual winner of the 2007
Coffin Races) with their "Mission Accomplished" theme was both Politically
Incorrect and a real hoot! Congrats to Team America!
The
cows were udderly amazing, although I think they were carrying a Bar-B-Q.....
Others were just downright bizarre. Some of
the players really get into their roles. Fabio and the Flasher with Poison
Ivy and Jack Bauer......
There's a combo you just don't see every day.
And, of course, what Dead Guy Parade would be
complete without the Fat Dead Elvis's.....??
This team is a reprise of 2006 FDGD Coffin Race
winners, the Manitou-tus. (Last year
they were all in pink ballet tu-tus...you could see them a mile away) They are
from Manitou Springs and each year they represent their town in the Nederland
vs Manitou Springs rival Coffin Races. Theirs is in the Fall and they always
specially invite the Ned Team. Last Year they won both....this year they're
0-1. Lets shoot for 0-2!!
Did you ever think, when the hearse goes by....
that sooner or later you're going to die?
The end of the Parade had Ozzie chasing the
Babes.....all from the SS.
(That's SS as in Secret Society...SSRP to be
exact.)
In
fact, a funny thing happened on the way to the Coffin Races. Lying in the middle
of the road was a piece of red cloth. When I picked it up, I saw it was an Armband
from the Bat Hearse People. Later that day, I saw them in town and when I went
to give it back to them, we got to talking about the Secret Society. After a
little chat we found out we're all on the same page, so they agreed to make
grandpa an honorary member of the Society. They gave us the armband to hang
in the Shed. All /hail the SSRP!
After the Parade, it was time for the Polar
Plunge!
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