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Pasadena puts on crazy rose-colored glasses for parade
November 23, 1997
Web posted at: 10:48 p.m. EST (0348 GMT)PASADENA, California (CNN) -- The sun again shined brightly Sunday on the tacky, wacky Doo Dah Parade.
The 21st annual zippy spoof of the Tournament of Roses Parade was a casual, harmless procession of the weirdly themed and costumed.
Drag queens, tongue-in-cheek floats and proponents of offbeat political issues amused the thousands who lined the mile-long parade route.
Many in the crowd wore Dr. Seuss-style felt hats as the marchers poked fun at the distinguished Rose Parade.
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QuickTime movieThe West Hollywood Cheerleaders -- men dressed as female cheerleaders -- wiggled and jiggled to music and shook pompoms.
There was the queen of the parade -- Juliarana, a mother-daughter team dressed as Siamese twins who were pushed down the streets on a hot pink love seat. Their Royal Court included two men with platinum blonde wigs who were garbed in blue plastic wrap.
The parade provides free time on a public soapbox to many. One group, for example, called for legalizing ferrets as pets.
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