I went to check the mail this morning and there was a letter from the Raleigh St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee. I immediately assumed that this was the letter informing us that we could no longer participate in their parade and I figured it was about time. I mean – we’ve done nothing more than create a spectacle of ourselves annually with bad floats and costumes.
I opened the letter and much to my surprise it wasn’t a reprimand from the Lucky Charms guy – it was an invitation. We were invited – that’s right invited – to participate in the parade this year. I know – I was there when I said last year’s “Save Gilligan’s Island” float was my last. I also said if I were them I would kick us out. I was wrong. Write it down – screen capture the page. I was wrong. The Irish are wonderful people with a great sense of humor and most importantly – they like us.
So that presents us with a challenge. We need to do right by these guys. We need a float that makes them proud. We need a float that says we came, we saw and when it came time to F around we Рyes we did not F around. From the bad paper m̢ch̩, to the hundreds of balloons, to the Minnow that sailed down Fayetteville Street. We need something to top it all. Theme submissions begin immediately Рapply Guinness liberally as needed.
