This morning I went down and saw the annual Celebrate Birmingham parade. This is an annual affair with a small-town feel, where two marching bands, the shriners, local politicians, and lots of interesting cars make a slow circuit around downtown Birmingham before retiring to the central park for a day of kiddie fun. Here is a selection of the more interesting vehicles from the parade.
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A classic Ford
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The Oakland Country DARE Truck (our tax dollars at work...)
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Oakland County dive rescue
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A cool antique fire engine
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A Chrysler wagon
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Eastern Bloc army truck?
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Ford convertible
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Another classif Ford
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The Celtic Pipes and Drums
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The Shriner's wheelie wagon, based on an old Ford truck I think
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Shriners on little scooters
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Now come the old-west Shriners
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Not very P.C. but he was funny.
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Another old car converted for clown duty
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This tree service truck looks like a recycled old ladder fire truck.
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The Falun Gong were out in force. No one felt threatened. The state was not destabilized.
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Interesting taste in women.
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Cool spring-stilt walkers
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The tail end of the parade was a huge mass of bassett hounds.
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