Miata Mailing List: July 1995, Message #82
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   From: TXATAIM@aol.com
Subject: Re: Parades?
   Date: Tue, 4 Jul 1995 21:05:39 -0400


>Any other Miateers out there involved in 4th of July parades today? I was in
>my first parade today in Edmond, OK (home of Shannon Miller) with
>representatives from the Central OK Miata. We had 2 red, a white and a
>silver to haul dignataries (although the person that was supposed to ride in
>the silver never showed up and probably got more attention that way). We
>also had 2 blacks, another silver, a red and a white cars that drove along
>without dignataries.
>
>We had some dignataries that wanted to sit on the back but told them that
>the Miata (nor us owners) wouldn't allow it since they were not exactly
>Shannon Miller size. The parade started at 10AM and we were 15th in line. We
>started moving shortly after 10AM and were done by 10:45. There were several
>other floats, people, etc. that were just starting the parade when we were
>all done.
>

I wasn't in a parade today, but I have been before.  In fact, one of them was
in Norman for the Founder's Day parade a couple of years ago.  Myself and a
couple of other members from NEO Miata joined the OKC bunch.  We hauled some
former OU All-American football players.  It didn't mean much to me since I
went to OSU :-). These were big guys and we didn't let them sit on the cars,
either.  

However, since then, I have hauled some beauty contestants on the rear shelf.
 That was much more fun than carrying football players.  Coincidently, in
light of recent posts, it was for the "Miss Chick" contest which is part of
Broken Arrow, OK's "Rooster Days" (I'm not kidding--this is my home town).
 For this duty, we placed extra towels on either side of the rear window.
 The passenger-side seat was moved forward to allow the girl to put her feet
behind the seat.

Traditionally, the contestants had been carried by the '55-57 Thunderbird
club, but they had a scheduling conflict and couldn't bring out enough cars.
 The organizer didn't know what a Miata was and she was afraid that the girls
might be dissappointed at not getting to ride in the Thunderbirds.  I assured
her that they would not be dissapointed.  When she saw what a Miata was, she
was thrilled.

Say Hi to Linda, Harold, and Chris for me Greg.

Blake Palmer-Houston, TX
                     MCA
                     Miatamania (Southeast Texas chapter)
                     NEO Miata (Northeast Oklahoma chapter)