There's not too much to report to my readership, given that I haven't been on set since last week.There is, however, the impending arrival of the Rose Parade in Pasadena. (I'm a native - so please indulge me.)
Last year, we had a deluge of rain on Jan. 1st - causing teenage marching bands to be wet and gloomy, and seeds, petals, and banana leaves on floats to peel off and add to the general accumulation of trash on Colorado Blvd.
I walked to the end of my block and tried to watch for about an hour, complete with backwoods raingear, only to retreat when my fingers went numb, and I was completely soaked from the knees down.
But this rarely happens. The last time it rained on the parade previously was somewhere around 1949 - about the same year downtown Los Angeles had its last recorded snowfall.
But, things might change. Today we had a bunch of rainstorms blow through the LA Basin, and tonight we have (cold) Santa Ana winds gusting at around 40 mph, with occassional gusts up to 70 mph.
Next Monday might be very, very interesting.
In the meantime, the city is going a bit crazy with last-minute construction of bleachers, viewing areas (like this), and the general pandemic of "No Parking" zones, like in the pic above.
Enjoy the view, but just don't park anywhere nearby, or pay $200.
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I'll see the parade, but usually on top of a ladder, behind the crowds. That's a little trick the old timers use.
More "stuff" on the parade to follow.
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