Gosh, Mike, I never was in Philadelphia when they held the Mummers Day parade, but I recall seeing some of it on TV a few years ago. Yeah, it was really crazy.

I saw a couple of Doo Dah parades live many years ago and they were a blast, spoofing everything anyone ever saw in a parade anywhere. It seems like it came about as a parody of the Rose Bowl parade. My favorite was the Attache Case Drill Team . . . they did everything with those attaches that a "real" drill team did with their rifles, including a full manual of arms, tosses, exchanges, and a Queen Anne Salute. Those guys sure must have practiced a bunch.

Meanwhile, back in the Folk Song forum . . .

Eu