tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17094869181911148122011-04-21T21:53:17.665-07:00Cranky VROC 16804http://www.blogger.com/profile/12114303783354956469noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709486918191114812.post-36877336502981193562008-11-11T16:46:00.000-08:002008-11-11T17:49:40.625-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Text for a pic is under the pic, pics are from top to bottom, click on a pic for a larger pic...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">John Phillips <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Souza</span> - The march king - "I Love A Parade"!! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">GBG</span> Tom (Big Jake) got our annual spot in the San Jose Veterans Day Parade and of course invited <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">PGR</span> to join us!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Good thing! Doug (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Sgtmaj</span>) pulled in with over 20 riders! My first parade in '06 we had 4 riders, today we had 35! Thank you ALL for coming! </span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRooc17-K0I/AAAAAAAADs4/GjKimDOZbuQ/s1600-h/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRooc17-K0I/AAAAAAAADs4/GjKimDOZbuQ/s400/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267567190143281986" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We had special guests also! Santa Clara Mayor Pat <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Mahan</span> and her husband (Mr Mayor - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">GBG</span>) rode with us! I forgot his name, age related, sigh.....</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRoocaXbCOI/AAAAAAAADsw/bZGrS5Ooatw/s1600-h/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRoocaXbCOI/AAAAAAAADsw/bZGrS5Ooatw/s400/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267567182742227170" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jake and his son pulled in with his trailer and 11 flags! A wall of flags! Real nice! He led the group followed by Pat and hubby, and the rest.. we started at 3 abreast and then moved to 6 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">abreast</span> to shorten up our LONG line!!! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">GBG</span></span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRoob3HI73I/AAAAAAAADso/NVn_Nww4mrM/s1600-h/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRoob3HI73I/AAAAAAAADso/NVn_Nww4mrM/s400/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267567173278691186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Got a pic of Doug (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Sgtmaj</span>) with the flags....</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRoo3oGSfmI/AAAAAAAADtI/iYidk6WQGHI/s1600-h/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRoo3oGSfmI/AAAAAAAADtI/iYidk6WQGHI/s400/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267567650284928610" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The front of the parked line of bikes, Jake's flags were great! Thanks Jake! He put a lot of time and money into that rig!</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRoo3Qy51mI/AAAAAAAADtA/Q0v5kGEgrks/s1600-h/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRoo3Qy51mI/AAAAAAAADtA/Q0v5kGEgrks/s400/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267567644029605474" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A profile of the line of bikes, this was just absolutely fantastic!!!!!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRooAesf5dI/AAAAAAAADsQ/HCx6dDABxgs/s1600-h/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRooAesf5dI/AAAAAAAADsQ/HCx6dDABxgs/s400/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267566702868030930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">From the back...</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRon_yQ0NtI/AAAAAAAADsI/o9H_WKGYfVw/s1600-h/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRon_yQ0NtI/AAAAAAAADsI/o9H_WKGYfVw/s400/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267566690940761810" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Marine came up and gave our Gold Star Mom Diane a hug, of course many of us got in line!!! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">GBG</span> I see her at many of our functions<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"></span>.. She is a strong supporter of our troops.. Sorry for the blurred pic, but it's all I have...</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRon_XlCDyI/AAAAAAAADsA/AgsqDO3br8o/s1600-h/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRon_XlCDyI/AAAAAAAADsA/AgsqDO3br8o/s400/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267566683777797922" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jake and Chuck, fellow <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">ALR</span> District 13 members, worked together to get a back patch for Mayor Pat <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Mahan</span>! Real nice touch! Top rocker is Santa Clara and bottom is Mayor.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRon-4H4ksI/AAAAAAAADr4/EhvcSL7v1nc/s1600-h/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRon-4H4ksI/AAAAAAAADr4/EhvcSL7v1nc/s400/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267566675334042306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">While sitting in traffic, which is the rule in a parade, I snapped a pic ahead...</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRon-0QLsAI/AAAAAAAADrw/Gk_fmKnYqgA/s1600-h/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZRljkG2aevM/SRon-0QLsAI/AAAAAAAADrw/Gk_fmKnYqgA/s400/ALR++PGR+San+Jose+08+Veterans+Day+Parade+10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267566674295107586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">And behind...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The weather was great, the turnout also!</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">We made a lot of noise and the crowd loved it! </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1709486918191114812-3687733650298119356?l=alrpgrsanjose08veteransday.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cranky VROC 16804http://www.blogger.com/profile/12114303783354956469noreply@blogger.com0