`MOOSIC' TO CITY'S EARS FLOAT TAKING SHAPE.Byline: Susan Abram Staff Writer BURBANK - Holy cow Holy cow or sacred cow may refer to:
Although the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade The Tournament of Roses Parade was established, and first held, on January 1,1890, in Pasadena, California, eight miles (13 km) northeast of Downtown Los Angeles. Rooted in tradition, this parade is broadcast on multiple television networks, watched by upwards of one is still more than three months away, there's plastic foam to be carved and painted, and wires and steel and metal to bend and weld. As if that were not enough, Picou is heading a pancake pancake, thin, flat cake, made of batter and baked on a griddle or fried in a pan. Pancakes, probably the oldest form of bread, are known in different forms throughout the world. breakfast fund- raiser just two weeks away. But Picou and the crew for Burbank's parade entry believe it will all get done. Come Jan. 1, 2004, ``Moosic, Moosic, Mooosic'' the city's tribute to the lonesome lone·some adj. 1. a. Dejected because of a lack of companionship. See Synonyms at alone. b. Producing such dejection: a lonesome hour at the bar. 2. singing cowboy on the range - complete with cows, cactus cactus, any plant of the family Cactaceae, a large group of succulents found almost entirely in the New World. A cactus plant is conspicuous for its fleshy green stem, which performs the functions of leaves (commonly insignificant or absent), and for the spines (not and prairie dogs prairie dog, short-tailed, ground-living rodent, genus Cynomys, of the squirrel family, closely related to the ground squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots. There are several species, found in the W United States and N Mexico. - will roll down Colorado Boulevard Colorado Boulevard (or Colorado Street) is a major east-west street in Southern California, United States. It runs from Griffith Park in Los Angeles east through Glendale, the Eagle Rock section of Los Angeles, Pasadena, and Arcadia, ending in Monrovia. in all its bovine splendor. ``It's overwhelming (when you) see the float you made at the parade,'' said Picou, a sculptor and Burbank resident who volunteered to help bring ``Moosic, Moosic, Mooosic'' to life. ``I still remember the first time I went to the parade and saw it.'' This year Burbank's float will be 23 feet tall, 52 feet long and have as many as 18 animatronic movements. But it is still in its skeletal stage. On Saturday, Styrofoam dust was flying as Picou rounded out the last of the three giant cow heads and glued on some of their ears. Meanwhile, about a dozen volunteers worked around him, grinding up purple straw flowers and welding welding, process for joining separate pieces of metal in a continuous metallic bond. Cold-pressure welding is accomplished by the application of high pressure at room temperature; forge welding (forging) is done by means of hammering, with the addition of heat. the metal to form the float characters' giant bodies. All of this was happening inside a donated barn at the Burbank Water and Power plant on Lake Avenue. In weeks, the skeleton will be fleshed out, using a white liquid foam process the volunteers call cocooning co·coon·ing n. Retreat into the seclusion of one's own home during leisure time, as for privacy or escape: "The harassments of daily life . And by Dec. 31, ``Moosic, Moosic, Mooosic'' will be finished - its surfaces covered with pounds of seeds, fruit rinds and flowers brought in from as far away as Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad. ``Moosic, Moosic, Mooosic,'' will be Burbank's 72nd entry in the 115- year-old Pasadena parade. This year the Tournament of Roses theme centers on international music. Burbank is one of six cities in the state that creates its own float, solely through the efforts of volunteers. But because of cutbacks in the city's budget, 10 percent of the association's annual budget was trimmed this year, which is why they are planning a pancake breakfast. Picou, who organized the fund-raiser, said he hopes at least 200 people will come out to support the association's effort. About a dozen local merchants have donated the pancake batter, bacon, and drinks, he said. ``Burbank's community spirit and support for the float is great,'' Picou said. ``We couldn't do it without them.'' Susan Abram, (818) 546-3304 susan.abram(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO The Burbank Tournament of Roses Association's pancake breakfast fund-raiser will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. Oct. 4 at Genio's Restaurant, 1420 W. Olive Ave., Burbank. The cost is $4. For information, call the association at (818) 840-0060. CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1) Burbank's Tournament of Roses Parade entry features a whimsical whim·si·cal adj. 1. Determined by, arising from, or marked by whim or caprice. See Synonyms at arbitrary. 2. Erratic in behavior or degree of unpredictability: a whimsical personality. singing cowboy and cows. The float will be 23 feet tall, 52 feet long and will have animatronic movements. (2) Float designer Victor Picou sculpts one of three foam cow heads for Burbank parade entry ``Moosic, Moosic, Moosic.'' Joel P. Lugavere/Special to the Daily News Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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