Wednesday, January 01, 2003
THE ROSE PARADE
Let's be honest here. This year marks the 114th Rose Parade and that's no small achievement. People from everywhere volunteer to decorate floats, marching bands spend months in preparation, and equestrian riders saddle up their horses bright and early.
But seriously, who still watches that dadrn thing anyway? Do you seriously think anybody wakes up at 6am to watch the complete coverage they provide on TV? Plus, think of all the flowers that go towards those floats? Sometimes it just seems like such a waste. And that's not even mentioning the amount of time and money that goes into it.
Am I suggesting they can the parade once and for all? No, I think it's a huge attraction for the city of Pasadena and the surrounding areas. And it gives nerdy high school band people like myself something cool to strive for. But maybe LA's WB KTLA-Channel 5 only needs to show it once along with everybody else and not repeat it four times throughout the day.
Let's be honest here. This year marks the 114th Rose Parade and that's no small achievement. People from everywhere volunteer to decorate floats, marching bands spend months in preparation, and equestrian riders saddle up their horses bright and early.
But seriously, who still watches that dadrn thing anyway? Do you seriously think anybody wakes up at 6am to watch the complete coverage they provide on TV? Plus, think of all the flowers that go towards those floats? Sometimes it just seems like such a waste. And that's not even mentioning the amount of time and money that goes into it.
Am I suggesting they can the parade once and for all? No, I think it's a huge attraction for the city of Pasadena and the surrounding areas. And it gives nerdy high school band people like myself something cool to strive for. But maybe LA's WB KTLA-Channel 5 only needs to show it once along with everybody else and not repeat it four times throughout the day.
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