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The Lone Ranger (Clayton Moore) on his way to the Tournament of Roses Parade, forty years ago today.

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cavemanrich said:
Forty years later he would have needed a raincoat

I was not there,,, just what I seen on the NEWS.
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I was worried about that! It hadn't rained on a Rose Parade in I think 20 years. It's so hard on the marching bands. Everyone seemed to do okay, though.

The Rose Parade is part of my heritage. It's a southern California institution. I went and saw it many times as a girl - we had to get up at 3:00 A.M. to get a good viewing spot. Then in high school I marched in it. As an adult, I lived about two minutes from the parade route for a while. I was so proud to have Los Angeles - the city itself - as my address. My mother was a native Angeleno. I am one, too, by county, but she was born within the city limits.

Many of the Rose Parade floats are painstakingly put together by volunteer high school students. It becomes a kind of a social club, and community volunteering looks good on college applications.

You can usually view the floats for several days after the parade. They are astonishing up close.
 
CheekyChook13 said:
Tiny gems find while fossicking- not sure what they are
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Look like quartz crystals of sort. You can make jewelry pieces like charms, and necklace pendants from some.
Wondering how.
Here is what I use to make repairs to things with clear coating.
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Just need a chain to hang on to.
 

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