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LogDog75

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8. I've marched with our Democratic Club

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 10:08 PM

Jul 4

For about 20 years, I've marched in the Coronado (CA) 4th of July Parade with out city's Democratic Club which is the oldest Democratic club in San Diego County. The course is one mile long, has 126 entrants, and is one of the larges parades is Southern California. I didn't march this year because I had a bad case of vertigo a couple of months ago I although I walk fairly well now, the slow pace of parade is hard for me to walk without "wobbling." I did march in the No Kings Day March and it was a bit difficult because there were 80,000 people, crowded, and I had to take small steps. Funny thing is I can walk fast without "wobbling."

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Have you ever been in a 4th of July parade as a kid or grown up? As a kid I was in the Bicycle Brigade. The town would [View all] debm55 Jul 4 OP

Yes. Marching as a Brownie and Girl Scout. White livetohike Jul 4 #1

Thank you very much livetohike for sharing with us debm55 Jul 4 #4

yes. at school. had a peadl car fire engine . sqweaked a lot . gott a ribbon for the noziest car. AllaN01Bear Jul 4 #2

HAHHAHHAHAHHAH. Thank you very much for sharing with us, AllaN01Bear. debm55 Jul 4 #5

I sat on top of a Convertible in a bathing suit in 1964. hedda_foil Jul 4 #3

Thank you very much hedda_foil. Sometimes just participating is fun enough. debm55 Jul 4 #6

Yeah many for the county democrats rurallib Jul 4 #7

Thank you very much ruralib. That sounds like fun. debm55 Jul 5 #11

I've marched with our Democratic Club LogDog75 Jul 4 #8

Thank you very much LogDog75, I am very sorry about the vertigo. I hope you get better. debm55 Jul 5 #12

Yep. OldBaldy1701E Jul 5 #9

Thank you very much, OldBaldy1701E. It sounds like you really had a presence in the parades. debm55 Jul 5 #13

I bought a red MG Midget just so I could throw candy to the kids in town parades in rural Nebraska ... marble falls Jul 5 #10

Thank you very much marble falls. Hahahahahha debm55 Jul 5 #14