CHRISTMAS CRUISING HOLLYWOOD PARADE BRINGS OUT STARS OF PRESENT, PAST.Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer ``Captain America,'' one-time icon for the '60s counterculture coun·ter·cul·ture n. A culture, especially of young people, with values or lifestyles in opposition to those of the established culture. coun , carried the Stars and Stripes Stars and Stripes nickname for the U.S. flag. [Am. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 8567] See : America for old St. Nick on Sunday during the world's largest celebrity Christmas parade. Peter Fonda Peter Henry Fonda (born February 23, 1940) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. Fonda is associated with Western counterculture of the 1960s.[1] Biography Personal life , grand marshal Grand Marshal is a ceremonial, military, or political office of very high rank. The term has its origins with the word "Marshal" with the first usage of the term "Grand Marshal" as a ceremonial title for certain religious orders. of the 70th Hollywood Christmas Parade The Hollywood Christmas Parade took place every year for 75 years on the weekend after Thanksgiving in the Hollywood community in Los Angeles, California, United States. The parade's 3. , led a hundred Tinseltown stars on a route filled with yuletide floats, holiday music and a million merry fans. Fonda, who played ``Captain America,'' the dope-smoking, acid-dropping road king of ``Easy Rider,'' wore his original leathers in a chamber of commerce town car. ``Hey brother, we are the counterculture,'' said Mickey Jones Mickey Jones (born June 10, 1941 in Houston, Texas) is an American musician and actor. Jones' career as a drummer had him backing up such artists as Trini Lopez and Johnny Rivers. of Simi Valley, a frequent ``Home Improvement'' guest star and the original drummer for Bob Dylan, who rode behind Fonda on a new Indian motorcycle. ``After what happened on Sept. 11, I can't think of a more appropriate time for all of us to truly come together.'' The parade lit up at 6 p.m. The cameras rolled till 8 p.m. The celebrity action cruised down Hollywood and Sunset boulevards from Grauman's Chinese Theatre  The of this article or section may be compromised by "peacock terms".You can help Wikipedia by removing peacock terms. to the Roosevelt Hotel, home of the first Academy Awards. And between each intersection jostled layer upon layer of fans eager to glimpse such faves as Pat Boone, Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong and Michelle Trachtenberg from ``Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'' And, of course, Santa Claus. No one seemed to mind the still up-and-coming stars, or heavyweights from days gone by. ``Hey Peter! Hey Peter!'' screamed Dixie Holiday, 35, a handicapped woman from Van Nuys who'd never before attended a parade, trying to catch the attention of a smiling Fonda. ``Hey Betty! Hey Betty!,'' yelled Ambrosia ambrosia (ămbrō`zhə), in Greek mythology, food and drink with which the Olympian gods preserved their immortality. Extraordinarily fragrant, ambrosia was probably conceived of as a purified and idealized form of honey. Edge, 19, of Sherman Oaks, perched on a Roosevelt Hotel ledge as a busty bust·y adj. bust·i·er, bust·i·est Full-bosomed. Adj. 1. busty - (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight Betty Boop cartoon character cruised by. ``Call me when you get home.'' ``Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God!'' chimed in A.J. Gardner of Sherman Oaks from across the boulevard, as Frankie Munoz of ``Malcom in the Middle'' passed over the red carpet. ``He's so cute. ... I just want to bite him.'' Or: ``Is that Marion Ross of 'Happy Days,''' shrieked shriek n. 1. A shrill, often frantic cry. 2. A sound suggestive of such a cry. v. shrieked, shriek·ing, shrieks v.intr. 1. To utter a shriek. 2. Teri Baca, 37, of Van Nuys, as the star waved on by El Capitan Theatre. ``Hoooooraaay!'' Before the parade, celebrities gathered by a giant Christmas tree Christmas tree Evergreen tree, usually decorated with lights and ornaments, to celebrate the Christmas season. The use of evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands as symbols of eternal life was common among the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews. inside the Roosevelt. Only Fonda didn't show because parade spokeswomen said he had to ``rehearse'' his waving routine. It was Fonda, coupled with last year's parade marshal actor Dennis Hopper, who once stirred the nation as counterculture bikers in search of a lost America. They found it, more than 30 years later, leading a procession produced by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. ``Everybody feels this parade will be the most patriotic parade ever,'' said Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn, wearing a red-and-green flannel shirt for his chilly parade tour. ``I think the parade, more than anything else, unifies this city.'' And this year, more than years past, will be especially meaningful - ``a Valley Christmas,'' according to the stars. ``It's hopeful, it's happy, I hope we give all these people a little Christmas joy,'' said Florence Henderson, one-time Carol Brady in the Valley-based ``Brady Bunch.'' ``It's going to be especially like it was in the '50s, a 'Happy Days' Christmas,'' added Ross, now a mom on the ``The Drew Carey Show.'' ``We all want to be close to our families, to stay in our homes, not to go anywhere - I stay in our Valley; we live in Woodland Hills - and stay with all the diversity of people we have in the Valley.'' ``I'm a Valley girl,'' said Trachtenberg, 16, star of ``Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'' ``It's about family, it's about being safe and sound.'' ``Seeing how I'm homeless and have no family, it's a time for the whole world to come together and live in peace,'' said Pedro Reyes, 43, of Van Nuys. For children, however, the Christmas parade was ``Sleigh sleigh: see sled. Bells'' played to march time, or Walt Disney characters stepping over the curb, or horses in parade dress. To Maria Pena, 9, of Hollywood it was about dancing drummers. To Jessica Bazzini, 8, of Sylmar it was about the horse she always wanted. To Sandra Moreno, 11, of Hollywood it was about trumpets and cheerleaders Notable cheerleaders
And Fonda, he was cool. ``Now he's on four wheels instead of two,'' said Phyllis Bazzini of Sylmar. ``But I still see he's patriotic. It was just a (heart) flutter when I saw him go by.'' CAPTION(S): 6 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Members of Georgia's Central Carroll High School Carroll High School can refer to: United States
(2 -- color) Scott Maalouf, 11, Tujunga, left, and his step-sister Farah Roxi of North Hills watch the Hollywood parade.Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer (3 -- color) ) The float from the Concerned Business Association makes its way down Hollywood Boulevard on Sunday in the Hollywood Christmas Parade. (4 -- 6 -- color) Grand Marshal Peter Fonda and his wife, Becky, wave to the crowd above left, while Melissa Gilbert above, acknowledges the fans lining the parade route. At left, a member of the Los Angeles County fire hose wagon and his Dalmatian run to catch up with the wagon during Sunday's parade. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer |
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