This morning Cahaba Shrine participated in the annual Huntsville Alabama Christmas Parade. Representatives of the Motor Corp and Clown Unit, along with Potentate Ill Sir Charles Beck arrived this morning at 11:00 and the parade started promptly at 12:00.
Chi Chi, Sam the Patriot, U.S. Coast Guard Panda Bear, Patches, and unidentified Coast Guard individual pose for pictures during the parade lineup. It sure was cold this morning!
Patches bumping noses with one of the more intelligent participants at the Huntsville Christmas Parade. This Blood Hound was very Clown Friendly and really wanted to join the unit but he didn't have a current dues card so Imperial rules didn't allow us to take him. So sad!
Here's a few pictures of our Motor Corp Unit. They had a ball in the parade doing all sorts of drills and entertaining the public with the precision that is reflected in the many trophies they have won at Dixie and Southeastern conventions.
Here come the clowns! Patches, Chi Chi, and Oreo taking the clown cart for a ride. The parade was about a three mile trek and while we all walked and entertained the many children along the way with our clown antics it was nice to be able to take a periodic break and become motorized.
Here comes Smokey in one of the best looking prowlers you'll ever lay your eyes on. These little cars can really scoot around and Smokey has a special talent for taking out unsuspecting clowns who make the error of getting to close to his figure eight drills. Sure is a good thing he graduated from the motor cycles to the car! :)
And one final picture that says it all. This is really what it's about for Shriners and most especially Shrine Clowns. This little lady came running and gave this old clown a very large hug. A great finish to a very satisfying day in Huntsville Alabama!
Additional pictures of this event can be found at the following:
http://picasaweb.google.com/cahaba12/HuntsvilleChristmasParade#
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