Graduation - City of South Gate

 

After checking my bulging sack (doctor's orders) I found that I had very nearly one letter asking for more 1963 Rose Parade float slides.

And thus, here's another one.  From the City of South Gate, which rather ironic as it became known as the "Azalea City" when it adopted the flower as its symbol in 1965. Maybe it was a bad experience with this Rose Parade that led to that change of flower.

It's also the home of Cypress Hill, the Rap Group. Where do these botanical connections stop?

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74th Tournament of the Roses (1963)

 

I've a whole box of slides for this parade, complete with descriptions of the slides. 

Well, descriptions of all slides...except this one.... but it's fairly self-explanatory. 1963, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Parades, crowds, etc.

If that's whetted your appetite, Youtube

Bonus - January the second is traditionally teh date I read about Social structure of frog-eating bats.

Bonus 2 - Syphilis has a complex linguistic history. Even as the English used to call it the French disease, the French called it the Neapolitan one. The Russians called it Polish, the Poles called it German, the Germans called it French and the Danish called it Spanish.

Arcadia

From the 74th Tournament Of The Roses set.

Bonus - What's in that hole....!!!!

Float On

Another slide from the 74th Tournament of Roses , so a suitable description.

Bonus - Since a group of around a dozen armed militants took over a federal building on a remote wildlife reserve in Oregon to protest government "tyranny" earlier this month, the public's response has been less than sympathetic. After an appeal, the public are sending them supplies. Including Dildos and Lube.

Go Wisconsin

 Another from the 1963 Tournament of Roses

Bonus - Squirrel Steals Plane

Birth of The Republic

From a full set of 1963 Pasadena Tournament Of The Roses, this is the Entry of the Quaker Oat company. And isn't it full of Yee-Hah ! Patriotic Fervour.



As the guide leaflet says...

 
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