A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME WOULD SMELL LIKE DOO DAH.Byline: Staff and Wire Services PASADENA - The Boob Mobile, Chia People, Horror Kung Foo Theatre and Snotty Scotty & the Hankies were among the wacky acts strutting their stuff at Sunday's 28th annual Doo Dah Parade The Doo Dah Parade is a popular farcical and flamboyant parade held in Pasadena, California on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Founded in 1976 as a response to the traditional formality of the Rose Parade, which is also held in Pasadena, the Doo Dah Parade features absurd parade in Old Town Pasadena Built on the foundation of one of the oldest, most beautiful and most prosperous cities in California, Old Pasadena arose from the ashes of a decaying bowery that had a well deserved patina of homeless and hippie. . The procession, started as a spoof on the 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 on New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. , also featured flying hot dogs, clown doctors from outer space and imaginary, along with real, marching bands. The annual homage to unconventional artists, musicians and performers who don't fit into any category drew the most entries ever - 110 - said Tom Coston, president of parade sponsor Light Bringer Project. Ceci Julian, 82, was one of a group of seniors who came to the parade from Long Beach by bus. ``A bunch of us seniors who wanted to see the parade,'' she said. ``This is the first one I've attended. It's wonderful, really good.'' ``I've come for 15 years,'' said Major Stevens of Burbank. ``I just love the fact it's just regular people having fun. I like The Claude Rains 20-Man Invisible Marching Band; it's my favorite every year.'' Some years ago, a parade entrant tried to bring a band, but no one came, so ``he wrapped tape around his head and called them an invisible band. It was a big hit,'' Coston told the newspaper. Another popular attraction was the BBQ Hibachi & Marching Grill team, which cooked and tossed hot dogs into the crowd. Some crowd favorites were Stogie sto·gy or sto·gie n. pl. sto·gies 1. A cheap cigar. 2. A roughly made heavy shoe or boot. [After Conestoga, a village of southeast Pennsylvania. Men, cigar smokers lounging on a flatbed truck with a giant, smoking ``cigar''; the energetic Humboldt State University Not to be confused with Humboldt University of Berlin. Humboldt State University (HSU) is the northernmost campus of the California State University system, located in Arcata, California. Lumberjacks marching band; the droll Bastard Sons of Lee Marvin; and Caesar's Circus' toga-clad men and women, who were ``stabbing'' each other and spilling fake blood all over the street. The cold weather couldn't dampen the spirits of the estimated 40,000 people who watched the parade. This year's grand marshal was Altadena resident Dabney Zorthian, widow of artist and former grand marshal Jirayr Zorthian. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Belly dancers twirl down Pasadena's Raymond Street during the Doo Dah Parade, held Sunday. (2) Daniel Gill, left, and Greg Williams play puppet masters with the Bob Baker Marionettes Bob Baker and his Bob Baker Marionette Theater have been a fixture in Los Angeles since 1961. This puppeteer has been entertaining children with puppets for his entire life. Charles Phoenix performed a tribute to the 81 year old puppet master on July 23rd, 2005. at the Doo Dah Parade on Sunday. Caleb Vandenberg/Staff Photographer |
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