KISMET’S JULY 4TH PARADE-early in the morning on Sunday the sound of staple guns and hammers dotted the landscape and frantic parents prepared their floats and formerly happy tots had that deer-in-the-headlights look as a crowd of well wishing onlookers cheered them on and parents screamed “smile for the judges”. Paradoz Bob Phillips mom, 85 year old Helen, was a WAVE (WWII veteran) who participated in the parade. The visiting bands strutted their stuff and stuffed themselves later on dogs, clams, burgers and beer, the KFD hawked their shirts and paraphernalia, and general tri-colored chaos ensued.

The facts: -parade grew from 15 (08) to 22 floats this year

-Prizes:

  . Jean Wood Memorial Grand Prize to Jellyfish Invasion (names later)

  . Most Patriotic to All Girls Are Equal -- Anna, GiGi, Ying, Mae Mae and Fung Hua

  . Most Topical to Halo 3 - Anthony, Joseph, Sam and Nicholas

  . Most Historial to Go Navy, USS Independence - designed by Tyler Crawson - Tyler, Kevin, Caitrin & Casey

  . Most Creative to Here Comes the Sun - Isobel

 

I’d follow this guy anywhere

 

   

 

Tony Freda’s patriotic ponytail

 

 

 

Judges look on as Sam announces the winners

 

One of the winners

 

THE FLOATS

Tony Award winner playwright David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly)gets into the spirit

 

 

This way we’re turning the corner

 

The spirit of ’76???

 

Stay up there…….

 

 

Strutt your stuff!

 

Our World War II veteran, WAVE Helen Phillips

 

The crowd

 

 

 

Bradlee’s great pictures:

 

(this  is the money shot!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WELL DONE EVERYBODY!!!