The humor here for me is a Pasadena thing. Pasadena marks the solstice with fantastic flower-covered flat beds and horse patrols and pretty girls and marching bands and minor celebrities moving inexorably down the middle of our main drag. Maybe the coffin has a minor celebrity in it. (This page has a list of all the grand marshals - how many can you identify?)
In 2017 the parade is on January second because New Years Day falls on a Sunday and, you know, the Christian god has his rules. Parade goers start marking their territory at noon on the day before the parade and some of them bring signs to show us where their heads are at.
For example, this guy. I snapped him about 2:00 today.
Here's the text on his sign with links:
Lucifer is the original divider.
One third of the angels under lucifer fell. (Revelation 12:4)
- Rules for Radicals - Alinsky was dedicated to Lucifer.
And on the T-shirt:Make America Great Again - Revelation 12:24-28
Dire. Crazy. Frightening.
Meanwhile, here's a musical theater reference to lighten your mood:
And the lyrics go on from there:
You are 16 going on 17
Baby it's time to think
Better beware
Be canny and careful
Baby you're on the brink
You are 16 going on 17
Fellows will fall in line
Eager young lads
And rues and cads
Will offer you food and wine
Totally unprepared are you
To face a world of men
Timid and shy and scared are you
Of things beyond your ken
You need someone
Older and wiser
Telling you what to do
I am 17 going on 18
I'll take care of you
Sounds like perfect Republican paternalism to me.
Anyway, happy new year if that sort of thing makes you feel better.
Mixed Meters has covered the Rose Parade before. Never with much enthusiasm. Click here to see all MM posts marked "parades".
And view this video to see more sign carriers (starting at about 1’45”):
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