"MORE" OF THE PARADE
 
This is page 2 of my 4 page series on THE FEAST OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT PARADE taken on Sunday 8/3/2003 by Earl F Hubbard Jr. Have a seat and enjoy!
 

   


THESE FELLOWS DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY ARE PORTUGUESE TO ME.
THEY LOOK LIKE THEY CAME FROM "MERRY OLDE ENGLAND".
THERE ARE (AT LEAST) 2 PORTUGUESE FELLA'S WITH THEM THAT I KNOW OF!
'JEFF' AND HIS FATHER 'MANNY GOULART.' OF "THE CENTURY HOUSE" IN ACUSHNETTE, MA!
RESTORED, "WHALING CITY TROLLEY"!
CAN YOU SPOT "THE THINKER" IN THIS CROWD?
ALL THE LADIES WANT TO KNOW WHAT THESE "BIG GUYS" HAVE UNDER THEIR SKIRTS!
I SHOULD HAVE HAD MY WIFE TIE THESE BLOODY LACES FOR ME!
BOXER'S OR BRIEF'S? NOT TO MENTION - THONG'S OR BIKINI'S?
-- OK, I WILL!
TIME TO MOVE ON! ONLY THEY, AND THIER WIFES KNOW FOR SURE.
WHY IS THIS BEAUTY QUEEN SO HAPPY?
IS IT BECAUSE SHE JUST SAW 'EARL' THE HANDSOME AND TALENTED PHOTOGRAPHER?
YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!
ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS SMILE WHEN THEY SEE
ME! : >))))))
I'M NOT KIDDING, AND WHO CAN BLAME THEM. AND, I CAN PROVE IT.
YOU'LL SEE, EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT BEFORE "THE PARADE" IS OVER!
I BETTER BE KIND AND GENTLE TO THESE GUYS!
THEY HAVE COME TO "THE PARADE" WITH ' A BIG GUN"!
FORWARD, MARCH!
HE'S GOT IT DOWN, COLD!
AND, SO DO THEY.
WE USED TO CALL THEM RED-COATS DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
IS IT POLITICALLY CORRECT TO SAY THAT, NOW?
VIETNAM VETS!
EVERYONE APPLAUDED FOR THEM + THAT TRAGIC CHAPTER IN OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY!
THEY MAKE ME PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!
BEAUTIFUL FLAGS!
NEW BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND !
THEY HAVE WON NUMEROUS AWARDS! They didn't look like this when I went to school.
THERE ARE NOT TOO MANY OF THEM, NOW.
(If they did, I'd still be there)
IT IS SUMMER VACATION, AND MOST OF THE SENIORS HAVE GRADUATED.
THEY WILL HAVE TO RECRUIT SOME NEW MEMBERS WHEN THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR, BEGINS.
DO YOU REMEMBER, WHO WAS WEARING THAT LITTLE, UMBRELLA HAT, FIRST?
ANOTHER SMILING BEAUTY!
IS IT GETTING "HOTTER" AROUND HERE? OR IS IT JUST ME?
PRETTY IN PINK!
ISN'T SHE
LOV--EEEEEE-LLLLLYYYYY?
THERE GOES ANOTHER SATISFIED CUSTOMER!
IF THE GUYS IN RED WERE ENGLISH, WHO ARE THESE GUYS SUPPOSED TO BE?
I WASN'T VERY GOOD, IN HISTORY, OBVIOUSLY.
WERE THEY THE AMERICANS?
IF YOU KNOW FOR SURE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW, SINCE I AM ONLY GUESSING!
I AM SURE THAT SOMEONE OUT THERE KNOWS MORE THAN ME ABOUT HISTORY.
MY BEST SUBJECT WAS ENGLISH, MAYBE, BECAUSE I HAVE SUCH A VIVID IMAGINATION!
NICE SHIRT!
LOOK MA! NO HANDS!
ONLY THREE, DUDE! I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU JUGGLE 4!
I CAN DO THAT - IN MY SLEEP!
WHO STOLE 'THE STEERING WHEEL"?