Crazy parade held downtown every year. The point? I'm not sure.
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UN weapons inspectors turn ons: chewing gum, beer hats, Devo. turn offs: frilly hair things, gas masks, mentioning that all their tools were canibalized from the MST3K robots.
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Doing his best impression of George Bush, Rob "the studmuffin" McNeal irritated parade watchers by approaching attractive women in the crowd and asking if they "wanted their sovereign land invaded *wink*"
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The weapons inspectors were quick to scoop up the all too real droppings left by Mr.Gator.
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The inspectors prepare for their first body cavity search of the parade. The man in the vest was given the choice of the curling iron (far right), or the 3 and a half finger special (center).
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Dragons become significantly less terrifying when they insist on integrating a parasol into their costume.
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The giant ballet was also in town that weekend. Here's a tip: if the blue ballerina says she's a butterfly, don't argue with her.
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This float won first prize in the "dr.seuss scares the shit out of little kids" category.
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Nothing earns respect quicker than holding a mime's head on a stick.
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Police snipers were in place on the off chance that the local Elk's Lodge would do a repeat of last year's "pitch a tent in your pants prance."
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Whenever you'd ask this fellow a question, he'd put his ear up to the horn, pucker up his face, say "ehh?!" and then emit a high pitched laugh. He kept doing this until someone in the crowd used a boat horn inches from his head. It seems it is much harder to laugh with blood gushing from where your eardrums used to be.
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Salvador Dali's teapot.
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Inside the teapot was a woman swinging bolos while wearing a hat made of a discarded chandelier. I have nothing more to add.
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Maximus Secondgradius slayed the evil pac-man monster with one blow.
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Standard issue for female photographers in Santa Barbara. Altho I see she's neglected to include the belly-button ring. Tsk tsk, it's a shame, but I'll have to report her.
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Granny the Genie has emerged to grant your shit-related wishes.