22.05.12
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A calf galloped down Denver Course this Sunday, as if he was the only cow in Anderson, oblivious to the cars moving past him.
He stopped above, loitering in the street before running into a pasture.
The errant animal hinted at what awaited spectators as they parked to see the to the max’s only known two-lap Christmas parade.
The homespun Denver Downs Christmas Parade has no record or organizer. The only thing required to join is a sense of humor, and an hostility to political correctness. An appreciation for farming helps.
Floats go as they wish, and many are no more than a four-wheeler decorated with reindeer antlers and shiny circle garb.
A beaver made this year’s lineup, and so did a horde of people wearing tents. They were poking fun at the Establish Wall Street movementthat spread through the country this fall, and they had no forgiveness.
Mark Cope wore a Spider Man tent, pink socks with sandals and a compact cap with yarn dreadlocks. Another “occupier” carried a symbol that read “On the fifth day of Christmas my true love said to me, get a job.
Source: Anderson Independent Mail