In Two Weeks We March!

 FLYING PIG PARADE NEWS- DEC. 17, '23

Hello Parade Fans,

       How exciting, the world's first Flying Pig Parade is just two weeks away! Everything looks good at Parade Central.

The Star Center Kids

        We now have 37 groups in our 5-block procession. Everyone of them will be taking it slow, interacting with the audience.        Recent additions include the "Star Center Theater's Baton and Flag Corps", The "Weeds of Eden" band, and the "Hoggetowne Faire's Homeless" (they plan to joust for real estate).

        Twenty-eight people showed up for last Thursday's meeting plus two more who never found us (sorry, we were tucked away in a dark corner of the brewery). 

  On the left is a mask in progress, Peggy's Seven Foot Uterus

      We'll have another meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 19th, 5-6 p.m., again at Cypress & Grove.  We will distribute (and sell) t-shirts. You get a free one if you've signed up to volunteer at the parade on our website. We will also discuss the "the latest". 

      Parade day volunteers will wear their parade t-shirts and Porcine Pink Santa hats on Dec. 30th.  We are looking for someone to be in charge of the volunteers.

       So many wonderful things have happened in the last week. 

-The UF's distinguished professor, Paul Ortiz, and his wife, activist Sheila Payne, accepted our invitation be our parade's grand marshals.

Francesca with Daddy Claus last Christmas

 

 

-Daddy and Momma Claus, have promised to spend part of their post-Christmas vacation in our procession.  We are THRILLED!

 

 -"Mr. Gainesville", Gregg Jones,

will be our Master-of-Ceremonies, and,

 

 

We'll now be celebrating a special birthday.  We just learned that Bo Diddley would have turned 95th on December 30th so our post-parade party -in Bo Diddley Plaza- will now be, "Bo's Birthday Bash". A cake has been ordered, The Showtime Band will perform, and his family has been invited to attend.

If you can believe a weather forecast two weeks away, they say it'll be sunny and 73 degrees on parade day. Cross you fingers.

 Is there more to do?  Yes, lots more. We still need

-Someone to be King Mango

-A person to don our our Big Pig costume

-A golf cart to carry someone with mobility issues and

-People for our  "Marching Ron's" group,  We've got the masks.

Their signs will say, "Go Home, this parade is WOKE!", "I shall control women's bodies", "Slavery taught many useful skills",  and "Do not teach anything that makes white people feel bad".

      Thanks again to the many people who are contributing their time, talent, and funding to make "the pig fly".  As I mentioned before, we're excited!

Glenn (Terry)

Head Hog, Flying Pig Parade

305 299 5607  mangoglenn@yahoo.com

We rec'd an application today from this festive Hogtown group!