Parade Quotes

"I don't blame the city for canceling the parade. I just wish they had told us sooner. We could have done something to help raise money for the parade."
-James Spitz

"I knew it would be a tough game, but I thought we would win. The loss kinda rained on the parade."
-Jason Hoseney

"We had 80 entries for the parade and about 150 vehicles and floats. This is probably the largest parade we have ever had."
-Kevin Nelson

"Remember, the day of the parade and March 17, everybody's Irish -- or wish they were."
-Penny Monahan

"You won't see me get excited and going crazy until we win the world championship. It's not perfect until we get that parade down Speer."
-Greg Buckner

"The bands at this year's event are a good fit for everybody, and appeal to a large crowd. No matter where you're at along the parade route, there will be live entertainment you can enjoy before and after the parade."
-Tim Ross

"We want this to be the biggest parade since 1956 and give the community a great celebration."
-Ben Haines

"We're freezing out here, but it's totally worth it. This is the most beautiful parade in the world."
-Maria Gonzalez

"We saw a steady parade of deals."
-Robert Bach

"We've worked hard to get the message out that Black History Month is something we can all celebrate and learn from. We'd love to invite the community people to participate in the parade."
-Jerrod Lockhart

"Leadership involves finding a parade and getting in front of it."
-John Naisbitt

"During the parade, we had 400 [band] posters that were all gone by the end."
-John Howell

"It's very informal. I have some formalities at the beginning of the parade, but pretty much it's fall in where you fall in."
-Cindy Chin

"We look at it as we're putting on a parade for television."
-Caryn Eaves

"After the parade, my manager had the kids park the float in his driveway, where he meticulously removed all the paper towels from the float, folded them neatly and stacked them in his basement."
-Gayle Tweeton Parsons

"It's not too late to register for the run or the parade."
-Diane Maddox

"The inaugural parade is like an extension of the president's personality, ... Dwight Eisenhower, for example. A conservative guy. A military man. Short and simple was what his inauguration parade was all about."
-Charlie Brotman

"It's been a very difficult couple of days, as you can imagine. I wasn't able to accomplish the job I was brought here for. I had a vision for this club and it included a Stanley Cup and a parade."
-Marc Crawford

"Yes, it will rain on their parade. There's a possibility of some heavy rains in the Pasadena area."
-Brad Doyle

"Me and a couple guys were talking about a parade on State Street or Michigan Avenue."
-Willie Harris

"That's something that we were talking about doing anyway. This will provide people with something extra to do on either end of the core area of the parade zone."
-Mack Bradley

"I thought it was great for Fort Riley. You know a lot of these troops have just come back from Iraq and they'll have a big parade out there. It'll be a nice event."
-Pat Livingston

"I'd go to him for money for a parade and he'd give me an envelope. This town is a small town, so everybody knew him."
-John Wilmot

"His numbers speak for themselves and he's well-deserved to be a PARADE All-American."
-Mike Favero

"We are literally amazed at how smoothly the parade operated with such challenging conditions."
-Bill Flinn

"We're calling it more of a promenade than a parade. We're going around in circles in the parking lot. We'll briefly be on Minidoka and 5th, but then we'll go back around. It's not how far you go, it's how many miles you put on."
-Dave Woodhead

"The participation of the business and civic groups was overwhelming. The parade route was lined with spectators who weren't disappointed."
-Shirley Christian

"Group conformity scares the pants off me because it's so often a prelude to cruelty towards anyone who doesn't want to -- or can't -- join the Big Parade."
-Bette Midler