Editor Disclosure:
This is re-post from 2012.
My Sincere Thanks to the Fallen who gave so much and the families they left behind.
Sounds from the Memorial Day Parade
- · Do you want to sit with Dakota? Do you want a juice box? Do you want to stand with Uncle Rusty? Don’t throw things. Rusty, let her stand with you. I can’t see. I told you to go before we left. I can’t see. Do you see a bathroom around here? There’s nothing to see yet. Watch that way for the flags. Do you need sunscreen? I think they’re starting. Does she need sunscreen? I have sunscreen. Can you see them? Do you want to sit with Grandma? Do you want to take a walk with Uncle Rusty? You move again, and you’re done. I think I see them. I said don’t throw things. I can’t see. They only throw the candy to their friends. I don’t have gum, ask Grandma. Mom, do you have gum for her? Can you see the fire truck? Over here!!! Dakota, give the baby one of those smarties. Where’s Dakota’s other flip-flop? Did you bring the chips? Dakota, where’s your other flip-flop? Put a hat on the baby. I can’t see. We didn’t come here to eat. Don’t walk on the blanket. Where did you get that water bottle? Where did she get that water bottle? She’s right in the sun; put a hat on the baby. I love the bagpipes. They sound awful. I can’t see. Mom, take that from her, I have no idea where she got it. I have the sunscreen. Sit down. I can’t see. Janie’s in the band. Don’t put that in your mouth. What does she play? I can’t see. JANIE!!! Wave to Janie. JANIE!!! Sit down. They sound great. Sit on the curb. That poor kid looks so hot; it’s like 90 in the sun. Pick a place and sit. Don’t throw things. I can’t see. Quit squirming or get down. Sit next to Dakota. Dakota, let her sit next to you. Stop kicking or you’ll have to get down. I can’t see. Don’t step on the juice box. Are you done with your juice? Is that it? Do you see more lights? I think that’s it. That was short.
Observations from the Memorial Day Parade
- · Marching bands probably sound great mostly because you only hear them for 40 seconds.
- · The theme song from Hawaii Five-0 is the coolest tune a Junior High band can play.
- · Most of the guys in the bagpipe band don’t look like they’re used to walking that far. If you scheduled your funeral on a parade route, you could save money on the bagpiper. The guy with the big scepter/baton thing that leads the band is like a Drum Major or something, but he’s also probably the suckiest bagpiper.
- · People arrive late and expect that there will still be curb space left.
- · People arrive early and think they can reserve the whole curb for everyone they know.
- · I hope that the emergency responders who march look kind of out of shape because the more fit ones are back at the station ready for action.
- · The common denominator uniform piece of a parade marcher is black slacks. Some try to get away with wearing navy, but they aren’t fooling anyone.
- · Veterans should be able to march in tee shirts and shorts. They’ve given enough, no reason to make them march in wool.
- · The dog with the shortest legs in the world (dachshund) is a strange choice for a parade dog marching club. The dogs keep looking at their owners as if to say, “REALLY?”
- · The marching dachshunds got more applause than the Korean War Vets did.
- · I bet some of the people driving the radio station vehicles are announcers. It has to suck to be kind of famous but totally unrecognizable to your fans.
