'05 Albuquerque Twinkle Light Parade
Nov. 28th, 2005 07:05 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sabotloursSaturday was the annual holiday parade in ABQ. It also marked the 2nd time that I marched in the parade with my furry friends. The first time was 2 years ago when ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
albear, dexter_fox, and others had come for a T'giving visit. We matched the number of suiters as last time at 7. It was me in Nevada, albear in Al Bear, dexter_fox in Bouncer, tenax in Ralph, overzen in Sonar, project122 in Abbey, and thipher_84 in Zunipup. Much thanks to ari_foxy, Tim, and Tenax's dad who acted as handlers and photographers. They did a great job. And I can't forget the lovely carol_kitty who wore my open-faced Tigger suit while driving our support vehicle. We had decorated my Furmobile with 300 icicle lights and a lighted polar bear which we had mounted to the roof. It looked great! We also hung banners on both side of the vehicle which read "Albu-fur-que." All of us also carried battery-powered lights and Al and Dex had glow sticks.
The parade route was 2 miles long. It was a nice cool evening but everyone certainly got a workout. The newspaper estimated that 20,000 people had come out to see the parade! We were number 20 which was a blessing since most of the horses were behind us. Poop was a major drawback 2 years ago. The pace was brisk but manageable. We didn't have a lot of time to interact with the crowd, but we took our opportunities as they came. At one point we were told to keep our interaction to a minimum since kids were racing across the street to get hugs.
The only drama of the evening happened at the very end. They split our group in 2 and sent Carol in our support vehicle one way while all of us marchers went another. She ended up on the other side of the Rio Grande with no way to get back to us. We had no idea how to get to her. It sucked that we had to pop our tops and appear headless to a few kids, but we were wandering around in the dark. Finally we hopped on a bus which took us across the river to a park-and-ride where Kitty was able to get to us. She had to disobey a cop to get to us, but since we were dying for water, her actions were justified.
Oh, and of course there were pictures!
The Furmobile
Having fun with the entry behind us
Tigga stole my car!
Al Bear had an unfortunate accident *lol*
Thipher and me with our handlers Ari and Tenax's dad
Al Bear chats with some homies
Ralph works the crowd
Bouncer tries to convince the crowd that he's a chipmunk and not a cat or tiger or fox
Sonar passes out the high-fives or is that a wing slap
It was Red's first time suiting in public. I think she liked performing as Abbey
Bouncer and Zuni pass out the paw shakes
Sunset down Central Ave.
albear, dexter_fox, and others had come for a T'giving visit. We matched the number of suiters as last time at 7. It was me in Nevada, albear in Al Bear, dexter_fox in Bouncer, tenax in Ralph, overzen in Sonar, project122 in Abbey, and thipher_84 in Zunipup. Much thanks to ari_foxy, Tim, and Tenax's dad who acted as handlers and photographers. They did a great job. And I can't forget the lovely carol_kitty who wore my open-faced Tigger suit while driving our support vehicle. We had decorated my Furmobile with 300 icicle lights and a lighted polar bear which we had mounted to the roof. It looked great! We also hung banners on both side of the vehicle which read "Albu-fur-que." All of us also carried battery-powered lights and Al and Dex had glow sticks.The parade route was 2 miles long. It was a nice cool evening but everyone certainly got a workout. The newspaper estimated that 20,000 people had come out to see the parade! We were number 20 which was a blessing since most of the horses were behind us. Poop was a major drawback 2 years ago. The pace was brisk but manageable. We didn't have a lot of time to interact with the crowd, but we took our opportunities as they came. At one point we were told to keep our interaction to a minimum since kids were racing across the street to get hugs.
The only drama of the evening happened at the very end. They split our group in 2 and sent Carol in our support vehicle one way while all of us marchers went another. She ended up on the other side of the Rio Grande with no way to get back to us. We had no idea how to get to her. It sucked that we had to pop our tops and appear headless to a few kids, but we were wandering around in the dark. Finally we hopped on a bus which took us across the river to a park-and-ride where Kitty was able to get to us. She had to disobey a cop to get to us, but since we were dying for water, her actions were justified.
Oh, and of course there were pictures!
The Furmobile
Having fun with the entry behind us
Tigga stole my car!
Al Bear had an unfortunate accident *lol*
Thipher and me with our handlers Ari and Tenax's dad
Al Bear chats with some homies
Ralph works the crowd
Bouncer tries to convince the crowd that he's a chipmunk and not a cat or tiger or fox
Sonar passes out the high-fives or is that a wing slap
It was Red's first time suiting in public. I think she liked performing as Abbey
Bouncer and Zuni pass out the paw shakes
Sunset down Central Ave.
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*Pokes you* Did you get an e-mail from me? :>
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Date: 2005-11-28 06:41 pm (UTC)Yes, hun, I got the email. I am just getting caught up from MFF. I'll see you at FC for more yiffy fun.
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Date: 2005-11-28 02:58 pm (UTC)Thanks for having us over again Sabot! you and Carol are the most gracious hosts evah! We have to make it up to you when you visit us at the domain!
We had the best time hangin' out with you Carol and the local furs out in ABQ town!
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dexter_fox and I went trough later on my LJ!
I'll put up pictures of the snow icy roads in NM and the 30 mile traffic jam in CA
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Date: 2005-11-28 06:43 pm (UTC)And I was happy to introduce you to Sabot's Famous Martinis.
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Date: 2005-11-28 03:33 pm (UTC)Hey thats alright as long as everyone had fun why worry. Congradulations on your parade adventure. Better luck next year..
Love the pictures btw.
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Date: 2005-11-28 06:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-11-28 04:28 pm (UTC)When the hell does a zoo break loose on city streets that I'm not there!? :( :( *goes and cuts himself*
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Date: 2005-11-28 06:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-11-28 08:17 pm (UTC)Albuquerque is now officially my selection of a future home, just so I can chill in this Fur Ghetto. :D
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Date: 2005-11-28 05:28 pm (UTC)Nice parade, Mr. Bear. Hopefully Jason and I will be able to do it again in the future. *pats your belly and plays with the santa cap so it dangles in front of your muzzle*
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Date: 2005-11-28 06:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-11-28 05:37 pm (UTC)I hope that I can work out my affairs and soon, because I'd love to make an Albuquerque visit soon. :)
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Date: 2005-11-28 06:34 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2005-11-28 07:31 pm (UTC)Lights in the background of the furst pic
Date: 2005-11-28 07:17 pm (UTC)To the tune of the Tootsie Roll commerical
Date: 2005-11-28 07:27 pm (UTC)Whatever it is I think I see becomes a canid schlong to me.
Canid schlong how I love your chocolatey chew
Canid schlong I think I'm in love with you
Whatever it is I think I see becomes a canid schlong to me.
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Date: 2005-11-28 07:33 pm (UTC)Re: Lights in the background of the furst pic
Date: 2005-11-28 08:04 pm (UTC)I didn't even notice that until you pointed it out, now that's all I see when I look at that pic. XD
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Date: 2005-11-28 08:42 pm (UTC)So you're from NM, and you came all the way to MFF? Holy crap. So, how 'bout that weather here?
Maybe I should move down to Albuquerque with you where it's warm. I hate Midwestern weather.
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Date: 2005-11-28 09:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-11-28 10:20 pm (UTC)I wanna be Abbey! :)
I had a third thought, but now I lost it! oh yeah... Carol looks so cute as Tigger!
*hugs*
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Date: 2005-11-28 10:46 pm (UTC)I'd love to slap a couple of cold packs on you and put you in fursuit for awhile. You might have fun and it's always nice to snug and be snugged by a fursuiter.
Carol had a lot of kids yelling at her because they loved to see Tigger driving down the street.
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Date: 2005-11-28 10:21 pm (UTC)Must...get...away...from...here...!!! :P
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Date: 2005-11-28 10:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-11-28 11:03 pm (UTC)Up north and on the island... Victoria, BC Canada
Can't wait to meet ya at the FC! ;)
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Date: 2005-11-29 04:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-11-30 03:17 am (UTC)*looks at the piccies again*
*whine*whine*
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Date: 2005-12-02 07:52 pm (UTC)Thanks for sharing the pics, Papa