photos - Happy 4th - Grayton parade

**kurt** · 07-04-2005, 01:14 PM

http://www.sowal.com/photos-070405.html

She may be the "Old Timer" - but the hair looks blonde to me.

**Sheila** · 07-04-2005, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by kurt

http://www.sowal.com/photos-070405.html

She may be the "Old Timer" - but the hair looks blonde to me.

Thanks Kurt! Wish we were there. Happy 4th!

**hutch** · 07-04-2005, 02:13 PM

Thanks Kurt- Great pictures for all of us that did not make it to the parade. Happy 4th. Looks like several celebrities made it to the parade.

**kurt** · 07-04-2005, 03:19 PM

**whiteyfunn** · 07-04-2005, 03:26 PM

Kurt-

Do you have any pictures from them Seaside parade? Didn't know if the parade was at the same time as Grayton...

**kurt** · 07-04-2005, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by wlaner

Kurt-

Do you have any pictures from them Seaside parade? Didn't know if the parade was at the same time as Grayton...

No sorry - it was at the same time. Years ago the Grayton coots in their rust buckets used to "crash" the Seasiders and it was a battle of the haves and have nots parades, SoWal style.

There was some talk a few years ago about the Point Washington contingent forming up in their rust buckets.

**Lisa_at_the_beach** · 07-04-2005, 04:15 PM

Great photo's Kurt!! Gordie and I et al had planned to do the Grayton Parade....we usually have time to do both Seaside and Grayton......it was LONG and SLOW. We lined up at 7am and didn't get to Seaside until 9:30....hauled our buns to Grayton and got to the House of Art just as everyone was done

Looks like everyone had a great time, as usual.....

Oh..and Kurt...what happened to the Flip Flop Marathon? I'm still of the opinion that we need to get a Mardi Gras thing happening in SoWal....Mike (from Cocoon's) and I have talked about it for YEARS...but we never do anything...maybe it's time I get off the pot and make something happen..

L

**KansasBorn/30ABound** · 07-04-2005, 07:36 PM

It looks like sooo much fun.....32 days and counting until we get to SoWal. Can't wait.

**RiverOtter** · 07-04-2005, 08:23 PM

What a great looking time! Say! Who snapped the pic of Kurt?

**kurt** · 07-04-2005, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by RiverOtter

What a great looking time! Say! Who snapped the pic of Kurt?

Actually, I thought you came down early.

**Oldtimer** · 07-04-2005, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by kurt

http://www.sowal.com/photos-070405.html

She may be the "Old Timer" - but the hair looks blonde to me.

Happy Fourth and thanks, Kurt, for all the great photos! You have quite an eye for capturing the life of Grayton. The parade was fun (even though decorating the buggy at 6:30 AM was not much fun). I've never seen so many spectators. We're back in Tampa now, but already looking forward to next year's parade. We'll be celebrating the 50th anniversary of having built our house at Grayton next summer.

Just a short stroll down memory lane....I remember the first couple years of the "parade" and there were only about 5 or 6 trucks and almost no spectators. In fact, we had to blow the horns to wake up the neighbors. They came to their porches, coffee in hand, with a dazed look of "what the heck are these tacky people doing?!!" They usually smiled and the parade continued.

We did go to Seaside for many years with the crepe paper streaming, balloons flying all the way down 30-A, but we finally got the message that the Graytonians were not really welcome at the "themed" Seaside parade so now the Grayton parade stays at Grayton.

As a matter of fact we used to have a "Rags to Riches" Hobie sailboat race every 4th of July. One year it would race from Seagrove to Grayton and the next year we'd race from Grayton to Seagrove. You can guess which community was "rags". That was a beautiful site, all the Hobie sails lined up with the emerald blues and snow white background. Of course there was room on the beach for all the Hobies to land, that wouldn't be true today.

Great times for all!!!