Let me 1st state that i am not one who likes to complain about things at least i try not to, however i am disscovering my inner voice and am feeling a need to express my thoughts about the the lack of creativity in my town and maybe beyond.
I remember going to parades as a child with my parents in Bridgewater Virginia. Bridgewater is pretty small town but for some reason there seemed to be more creativity displayed in that county parade than any i have seen as a parent and a citizen of Martinsburg Wv. Today was probably the 3rd or 4th Apple Harvest parade that i have taken my kids to and have been disappointed by. Besides the dance troups and bands the most creative entry this year was at the very end which i forced myself to stay for, just hoping for one creative and beautiful float or something, anything, that would be interesting to look at. The "caboose" for this lame train was a fishing boat advertising one public servant's task of fighting crime. I have a series of photos highlighting the best features, minus the high school bands which are always good at reproducing popular mainstream pieces of music. I wish i could be our parade's "master of ceremonies" one year.
I remember going to parades as a child with my parents in Bridgewater Virginia. Bridgewater is pretty small town but for some reason there seemed to be more creativity displayed in that county parade than any i have seen as a parent and a citizen of Martinsburg Wv. Today was probably the 3rd or 4th Apple Harvest parade that i have taken my kids to and have been disappointed by. Besides the dance troups and bands the most creative entry this year was at the very end which i forced myself to stay for, just hoping for one creative and beautiful float or something, anything, that would be interesting to look at. The "caboose" for this lame train was a fishing boat advertising one public servant's task of fighting crime. I have a series of photos highlighting the best features, minus the high school bands which are always good at reproducing popular mainstream pieces of music. I wish i could be our parade's "master of ceremonies" one year.
Let me tell you one other very obvious thing in the parade it was filled with political promotions, lots of "Miss" of this or that (Miss West Virginia, ect) and no "misters" except the so called star of the show who I guess is or was the star of the reality show The Bachelor. I'm sure he got paid by somebody to be there maybe they should have used that money to offer prizes for the best entry into the parade.