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Wow, great pictures. So much sun and nice weather. It's making me homesick. I lived in Pasadena for 3 years in the mid-90's and I never went to that parade. It was pretty amazing how bad the streets looked afterwards, though, so much paper and other junk. I did go once to look at the floats after the parade, they had an exhibition. Do they still do that? They still have the exhibition, though we didn't go. Yes, the streets look awful, trash everywhere! I thought about you this morning as I watched the parade still dressed in my pjs. I've been a Tournament of Roses parade lover since childhood. It was the first program I ever watched on a color tv - at a friend's house of course, as my Dad was a black & white holdout for many years. I can't believe some of the floats look so sad by the time they finish the parade! The fire breathing dragons were my favorite float and the Oklahoma band was definitely good too. I'm glad you had great weather this year. A band waterboy! hahahaha! I feel sorry for the people with the sousaphones.. I know how heavy they are to start with, and their weight seems to multiply!

The water bow better watch out! lol. I know marching band people in big compeitions/parades. They won't stop for anything!

Cool photos! But how come you are not modeling you v.com shirt for the assembled multitudes? That's the closest to the real Carnaby Street mod cap I've seen in a few decades. Love it! Thought the L.A. float was about mudslides till your explanation. Seriously. Why thank you, Jim, we do try to set the trends here at v.com. Or resurrect them, i.e. the lifetime goal of making violin playing fashionable forevermore!

And speaking of which, yes, I would have worn the V.commie T-shirt if only it had been about 15 degrees warmer! Gonna have to work on the V.com parka....

No parka. Maybe v.com Nehru jacket with free logo medallion chain. Like groooovvvvyyyy gravy.

Wavy Neil

Don't trust anybody over 60.