Image by kslovesbooks via FlickrBy Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
January 1, 2011
12:45 p.m.
Pasadena, CA
The 2011 Rose Parade is over. Finally. I have been glued to KTLA Channel 5 all morning long, and I have some winners, lots of losers, and well, I hope the 2012 Rose Parade isn't a snooze fest like today's edition.
First Award goes to KTLA CHANNEL 5 NEWS!
AMAZING COVERAGE!
SCALE OF 1 to 10: THEY GET A 10 PLUS!
Stephanie Edward and Bob Eubanks and Micha Olhman were delightful. Enjoyed seeing all the great students from Cal Poly sitting in the crowd and serving as "Commentators" for Micha. Great JOB, KTLA! The Morning News Team on KTLA also did an amazing job. What a great group of professionals! Watch KTLA all day long for Rose Parade repeats. Henry DeCarlo rocked, and so did the rest of the Morning News Team. SIMPLY THE BEST! The BEST LINE of the MORNING was the "NUTS ON MY FACE" comments from Stephanie Edwards. Watch this clip that is beginning to go "viral" on You Tube. Some are calling for a "changing of the guard" on the live Parade Coverage with KTLA for 2011. I tend to agree. Turn the 2011 Rose Parade on KTLA over to the MORNING NEWS TEAM as the new "Bob" and "Stephanie." But overall, a TREMENDOUS JOB!
MARCHING BANDS WERE THE BEST in the past decade. The High School bands were incredible. My favorite was the band from Japan. Yep. The North Japan Honor Green Band was full of energy, and full of life. Also loved these High School bands: Banda Musical Delfines Band, Southwest De Kalb High School Band, the All-Birdville High School Band. Also loved the West Coast Composite Marine Marching Band. Above is the University of Wisconsin Marching Band. BTW. Most of the FLAG TWIRLERS need to go on diets. Just sayin'
EQUESTRIANS get a HUGE 10 out of 10!
Prue magic to see the best horses in the world to march down Colorado Boulevard. This was the HIGHEST point of this years parade. KUDOS to Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, The Scripps Miramar Saddlebreds.
THE FLOATS GET A TOTAL SCORE of 6 OUT OF 10
Sorry, the Floats this year were a total bomb. This years theme "Building Dreams" was a total dud. It did not hit the nail on the head.
Way too many floats with "houses" and "huts" plopped on them. Looked like watching houses of trailers. Most of the Floats all looked alike. Very little creativity this year, with the exception of the Reagan Library Float, the Pac Man Float, The Cal Poly University Float. The City of Sierra Madre had a breakdown at the beginning of the Parade, that literally threw the entire parade under "a bus" so to speak. The City of Los Angeles Float was just plain silly. Still can't figure out why Dole Foods got the Sweepstakes, other than the fact that it was a first time entry.
THEME OF THE PARADE "BUILDING DREAMS, FRIENDSHIPS, AND MEMORIES" gets a 4 out of 10.
Trust me, this Parade will be forgotten about by January 3rd.What were they thinkin?
TOURNAMENT WEBSITE was also down most of the morning. No excuses for this "breakdown" in technology.
DRUNKS IN THE CROWD
9 out of 10
Pasadena Police arrested 48 people for being drunk in public from midnight and by the end of the Parade. Wait till tonight. Wild Rose Bowl starts in an hour!
3 comments:
I agree. The floats were a total wreck this year. They all looked alike. We need a "NEW GENERATION" of FLOAT DESIGNERS. Time for the old timers to step aside.
It was just plain tacky. I cannot believe that the Tournament of Roses has turned out to be so "common."
More than 48 people have been arrested in Pasadena during the past 10 hours....most for being drunk in public. Happy NEW YEAR!
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