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It's the anti-Parade.
My father always said that parades are the silliest things in the world. Fools dress up in strange costumes and walk down the middle of the street. Bigger fools stand around to watch them do it.
Why not reverse the tradition. That's LAGFAW Day is.
The name means 'Lets All Go For A Walk' Day. It's a time for people who don't usually march in a parade get to have their day in the sun.
Let's look at the units we could have.
1) THE DOG WALKERS.
They're out there every day doing what needs to be done. Let's think about how beautiful it could be. Every size, color and shape of dog is represented. Italian Greyhounds parade beneath Great Danes. The dog trainer has a team of small dogs that will perform tricks on demand. A Neapolitan Mastiff carries a basket of flowers in her mouth.
2) THE SKATERS AND SKATEBOARDERS.
Let the kids play! Scooting back and forth down the Avenue, young athletes can present a lovely show.
3) THE GROCERY CARTS.
Picking up the carts from a parking lot can present the possibility of an excellent Drill Team. Think about the possibilites.
The grocery carts can also be loaded up with foods from various ethnic cuisines and adorned with flags suitable to the food.
There's the Thai cart! There's the Mexican cart. There's the Italian cart! Ooh, Wow! Smell that spice!
4) THE STROLLER BRIGADE.
Well provisioned with Cheerios and Goldfish, the Dads, Moms and Nannies of the neighborhood could participate in the LAGFAW parade. Dress the children nicely. Decorate the strollers with balloons and all will be well. If they were of a mind, the Stroller Brigade could do a nice drill routine of their own.
5) MUSIC FOR LAGFAW DAY
We have had a parade with a contingent of kids carrying big boom-boxes. They were all tuned to the same station. It made a very nice sound.
We could also put street musicians on a decorated truck for the day. There's the kid who plays a sitar beside the ice-cream parlor and the older man who plays a Chinese string instrument outside the book store. The Andean flute ensemble who usually play outside the bank could work well with that. We might have to put the bagpiper who practices in the park and the guy who plays the steel drum under the bridge on another truck. That might be an interesting mix.
WHO WOULD WATCH THE LAGFAW DAY MARCH?
That's not a problem. Local dignitaries, marching bands and beauty queens would stand on the side-lines and cheer on their fellow-citizens.
What say you, CSers? What would you like to see in your local LAGFAW parade?
My father always said that parades are the silliest things in the world. Fools dress up in strange costumes and walk down the middle of the street. Bigger fools stand around to watch them do it.
Why not reverse the tradition. That's LAGFAW Day is.
The name means 'Lets All Go For A Walk' Day. It's a time for people who don't usually march in a parade get to have their day in the sun.
Let's look at the units we could have.
1) THE DOG WALKERS.
They're out there every day doing what needs to be done. Let's think about how beautiful it could be. Every size, color and shape of dog is represented. Italian Greyhounds parade beneath Great Danes. The dog trainer has a team of small dogs that will perform tricks on demand. A Neapolitan Mastiff carries a basket of flowers in her mouth.
2) THE SKATERS AND SKATEBOARDERS.
Let the kids play! Scooting back and forth down the Avenue, young athletes can present a lovely show.
3) THE GROCERY CARTS.
Picking up the carts from a parking lot can present the possibility of an excellent Drill Team. Think about the possibilites.
The grocery carts can also be loaded up with foods from various ethnic cuisines and adorned with flags suitable to the food.
There's the Thai cart! There's the Mexican cart. There's the Italian cart! Ooh, Wow! Smell that spice!
4) THE STROLLER BRIGADE.
Well provisioned with Cheerios and Goldfish, the Dads, Moms and Nannies of the neighborhood could participate in the LAGFAW parade. Dress the children nicely. Decorate the strollers with balloons and all will be well. If they were of a mind, the Stroller Brigade could do a nice drill routine of their own.
5) MUSIC FOR LAGFAW DAY
We have had a parade with a contingent of kids carrying big boom-boxes. They were all tuned to the same station. It made a very nice sound.
We could also put street musicians on a decorated truck for the day. There's the kid who plays a sitar beside the ice-cream parlor and the older man who plays a Chinese string instrument outside the book store. The Andean flute ensemble who usually play outside the bank could work well with that. We might have to put the bagpiper who practices in the park and the guy who plays the steel drum under the bridge on another truck. That might be an interesting mix.
WHO WOULD WATCH THE LAGFAW DAY MARCH?
That's not a problem. Local dignitaries, marching bands and beauty queens would stand on the side-lines and cheer on their fellow-citizens.
What say you, CSers? What would you like to see in your local LAGFAW parade?
I AM the evil bastard!
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