Pasadena Doo Dah Parade Thanks and Records Broken!
We had so much to be thankful for this past Sunday at the 39th Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade on East Colorado Boulevard plus we had a number of firsts happen:
1) Despite rain early in the morning, the weather worked in our favor with cloudy but rain free skies and cool temperatures. Just as we finished, though, it decided to rain - what luck!
2) In another stroke of good luck, the parade organizers placed us second in the lineup. That was a very pleasant and surprising first.
3) As we proceeded to walk our route a huge gap developed in front and behind our group allowing us to leisurely meet and greet the spectators lining the street without feeling pushed or bunched.
4) And the last but certainly not least first to be thankful for . . . a record number of fursuiters plus new critters to join in the fun - 22 fursuiters, and for the first time, two rubber pups and one rubber dinosaur.
So, without further ado, those joining the "Coast to Coast Critters" this year in Pasadena were (in alphabetical order): Al Bear, Bengal Tiger, Bouncer Pup, Brown Wolf, Dexter Fox as Bouncer Chipmunk, Flamie Shadow Tiger, Growly, Hoof as Rodney the Rottweiler, Kaze, Kei Fox as Nick Wilde, Lori, Maggie as Judy Hopps, Minnie as Candy Coon, Motomo, Neko the Red Fox, Pro Husky, Ruppy Puppy, Sahara as Brach, Sandoz as Lavoris Moose, Scruff E. Coyote, Scruffy the Fox, Single Speed Cheetah as no_name the dinosaur, Ultra Gor, plus two other fursuiters who joined in but I wasn't able to get their names (if yer out there reading this, get in touch so I can give ya credit).
But, as always we couldn't have done it without our handlers: Fire Wolf assisting me and handling all 25 critters plus Kureno taking tons of awesome pictures! I also wanted to thank three furry visitors for showing us their support: C-Eagle, John Connors taking video of us and the entire parade, and Ryan Valencia. Thanks guys!
But wait, there was more fun to be had. Afterwards, most of us trekked over to Rounds Premium Burgers in Pasadena for some tasty gourmet hamburgers, yummy fries/onion rings, refreshing drinks, lively talk, boisterous laughter, and rest and relaxation.
Kureno's awesome photos can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/quv2zr7i7bk008p/AABrNySlBSf4_-lW7nyKXz9Ya?dl=0
Al Bear and Dexter Fox found some edited footage NBC took of the entire parade with us in the beginning:
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Annual-Doo-Dah-Parade-in-Pasadena-402262275.html
WOW, what a day - a day of firsts, breaking records, and fun! In addition, I wanted to mention that with the $10.00 per person entry fee, our group as a whole donated $270 to the parade organizers, the non-profit Light Bringer Project. Very cool! Thanks again for an awesome event everyone!!
1) Despite rain early in the morning, the weather worked in our favor with cloudy but rain free skies and cool temperatures. Just as we finished, though, it decided to rain - what luck!
2) In another stroke of good luck, the parade organizers placed us second in the lineup. That was a very pleasant and surprising first.
3) As we proceeded to walk our route a huge gap developed in front and behind our group allowing us to leisurely meet and greet the spectators lining the street without feeling pushed or bunched.
4) And the last but certainly not least first to be thankful for . . . a record number of fursuiters plus new critters to join in the fun - 22 fursuiters, and for the first time, two rubber pups and one rubber dinosaur.
So, without further ado, those joining the "Coast to Coast Critters" this year in Pasadena were (in alphabetical order): Al Bear, Bengal Tiger, Bouncer Pup, Brown Wolf, Dexter Fox as Bouncer Chipmunk, Flamie Shadow Tiger, Growly, Hoof as Rodney the Rottweiler, Kaze, Kei Fox as Nick Wilde, Lori, Maggie as Judy Hopps, Minnie as Candy Coon, Motomo, Neko the Red Fox, Pro Husky, Ruppy Puppy, Sahara as Brach, Sandoz as Lavoris Moose, Scruff E. Coyote, Scruffy the Fox, Single Speed Cheetah as no_name the dinosaur, Ultra Gor, plus two other fursuiters who joined in but I wasn't able to get their names (if yer out there reading this, get in touch so I can give ya credit).
But, as always we couldn't have done it without our handlers: Fire Wolf assisting me and handling all 25 critters plus Kureno taking tons of awesome pictures! I also wanted to thank three furry visitors for showing us their support: C-Eagle, John Connors taking video of us and the entire parade, and Ryan Valencia. Thanks guys!
But wait, there was more fun to be had. Afterwards, most of us trekked over to Rounds Premium Burgers in Pasadena for some tasty gourmet hamburgers, yummy fries/onion rings, refreshing drinks, lively talk, boisterous laughter, and rest and relaxation.
Kureno's awesome photos can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/quv2zr7i7bk008p/AABrNySlBSf4_-lW7nyKXz9Ya?dl=0
Al Bear and Dexter Fox found some edited footage NBC took of the entire parade with us in the beginning:
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Annual-Doo-Dah-Parade-in-Pasadena-402262275.html
WOW, what a day - a day of firsts, breaking records, and fun! In addition, I wanted to mention that with the $10.00 per person entry fee, our group as a whole donated $270 to the parade organizers, the non-profit Light Bringer Project. Very cool! Thanks again for an awesome event everyone!!