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Show - 4 . ' . i " ! i bmiay, Jizmy It Sectka T t s , V '(- $ 1 5s-- t ,!; ' Page rm &$ sv 1, 13fi4 - it.w 'Iji l" iP J&b - 1 cW ft :6SftpSl & s& (t :d. 0 rT vi?:si. v v 7 Q & .Mi CT a '41 M- - I -- f tf (t 4. - 4 t - f If vay ' 44-'-. 1 1 r,M. :a f . VI j f1 1 w - :j si C e ' f y i S f!M JIM PASADENA, California New Years Eve revelers can stay up this year to sing a few extra choruses of Auld Lang Syne, thanks to the Never On Sunday tradition of the Tournament of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl Game Since New Years Day falls on a Sunday, both parade and game are scheduled for Monday, January 2 U C 5Ks 1S& 0$ L'.o .X, L i VX4, Er o &T- - million Nearly some in reserved spectators grandstand seats, the rest staked out patiently with sleeping bags and folding chairs converge on Pasadena each year to enjoy this middle-Americ- a version of Woodstock as the colorful and fragrant parade winds its way along Colorado Boulevard. Another 125 million watch it on television around the world Most Comfortable Seats The TV viewers at home will certainly have the most comfortable seats for the Rose Parade (a Pasadena dawn can be surprisingly chilly), but theres nothing equal to seeing this spectacle in person at least once. Reserved grandstand seats come with an optional reserved parking space and a magic windshield sticker that gets you through g police barricades in the traffic jam. Even easier is leavoperaing the driving to a tour-bu- s tor by buying a package plan. But the sidewalk squatters, who arrive throughout the afternoon and evening of the day before to spread their blankets and sleeping bags along the curbs lining the parade route, seem to be having the most fun of all in their free, no spots The rules drugs, no alcohol or hornblowing, no tents, unlicensed scaffolds or cooking fires, and only one chair for each group member present, with no extras to save spaces for friends are enforced by the city of Pasadena, assisted by some 1,100 police officers, 51 motor officers, 17 tactical squads, 62 football teams and three helicopters And anyone under 16 years of age must have adult supervision between 10 p m. and 5 am. preceding the parade. Portable rest rooms and first-ai- d facilities are available at intervals along the route Front-RoViewing Front-roviewing space is so coveted that committee officials still recall the New Years Eve in 1 1977 when the fire department was called to a downtown hotel fire. Spectators on the sidewalk didnt want to yield their spaces to firemen, and, worst still, occupants of the burning hotel were reluctant to vacate their rooms The theme for the 95th Tourna1 ment of Roses Parade is "Salute to the Volunteer, and noted entertainer Danny Kaye will serve as Grand Marshall. Ann Marie Colborn of Pasadena reigns as Rose Queen. The parade begins at 8 20 in the morning, ram or shine, its only been rained on seven times since 1890 4 Pasadena's Valley Hunt Club originated the venerable event as the Tournament of Roses, inspired by Nices "Battle of Flowers held annually on the French Riviera. In 1892, after two years of sponsorship, they turned over the reins to the community, who formed an association to carry on the midwinter festivities. Some members wanted to continue the rose theme, while others, caught up in the first flush of promoting Southern California tourism, argued for a Tournament of Oranges, which might have ultimately resulted in an Orange Bowl held in Pasadena instead of Miami. early-morn-m- J ; t k ft ,f & ' -- T , ,t '' f f j i ,., s j- T - j H, . i; MiV . , j .f yJ - nj wt yS, -- Vj j H 'Ww , Shirley Slater and Harry Basch live in Los Angeles, Ca. Fortunately, the rose partisans car- ried the day, and for 95 years the participating vehicles have been 8 garlanded with flowers instead of 5 citrus fruit At the beginning, the parade was a procession of carriages decorated f with individual blossoms tied onto ) the frame and wheel spokes with f string By 1901, newfangled automo- - ; biles were permitted to enter, so long as they stayed in the rear, be- - K hind carriages A young Pasadena woman, Isabella Coleman, intro- an innovation in 1910 by en- - . tering a float with flowers attached m bunches She took second prize y i that year, and went on in later pa- rades to pioneer many of the tech- - ji niques used to build todays intricate k floats. Every exposed inch of each float ' must be covered in natural materi- - f ; ' als, which takes, per float, some million petals, h 100,000 blossoms and countless piece of bark, leaves, t seeds and grass I erested persons are invited to w i ch float decorations in progress between 10 a m. and 10 p m. on D cember ?9, 30 and 31, and between 10 a m and 9 p m on January 1, at the following locations Fiesta Floats, 9362 Lower Azusa Road, Temple City, Rose Pal- - I ace, 835 South Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, and Rosemont Pavilion, 700 Seco Street, Pasadena , . 1 Exclusive Membership Membership in the Tournament of Roses Association is eagerly sought f after, and is available only to those (' persons who live or do business t radius of Pasade- - J within a nas City Hall They have to be pro- - J posed for membership by two per- - f sons already active on the I committee, and may have to wait as ? long as two years before being to pay dues for the privilege of donating time and energies to the I parade They are the familiar J white suiters" who can be spotted working along the parade route. The distinguished procession has even inspired its own parody, the raffish and unauthorized Doo-Da- h Parade, a motley collection of drill teams, synchronized marching lawn-mowteams and the such, culminating in last years Salute to the American Show-e- r, ! with marching contestants at- - " tired in shower caps and little else enparading past in shower-curtai- n s, who outclosures The rage many proper Pasadenans, usually parade on Thanksgiving weekend Contains Some Surprises But even the stately Rose Parade can contain a few surprises Last years march was slowed when one towering float turned too sharply past the reviewing stand and tangled with a utility pole, and another caught fire m the formation area Equestrians and marching bands interspersed between the floats take up the slack. and Perhaps the hardest-workin- g of all the Rose Parade volunteers are the petal push- - 6 per-mitt- h er Doo-Dah- least-know- ers, n students from area high schools and colleges and members of service clubs and community or- gamzations who spend long and late hours gluing individual petals to the floats All Pasadena hotels are fully booked for the Rose Bowl weekend, according to the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, but downtown Los Angeles hotels, a short distance away by freeway, usually have some vacancies until r. Area travel agents and AAA offices (for AAA members only) assist with hotel reservations. I !, 1 ,i !' ? I |
