July 4, 1980, in Claremont, Calif. This float (see the photos--sorry for the quality) was the highlight of the annual parade, as guys in togas and cowboy hats ran alongside down Indian Hill Blvd. It's hard to believe anyone would allow a parade float today with Uncle Sam drinking a huge can of Coors (the arm moved by the way), with keg mounted on the side. The keg was empty, but there were plenty of other adult refreshments along the parade route. The most amazing thing, however, was that the float won an award from the city. Not sure who those guys were, anyway (but I think I still have the trophy stashed somewhere).
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Where on earth did you build the float?! I had completely forgotten about the animal house entry! Or was it the Visitors? Great memories!
We built that at the Animal House in Pomona. It probably took a week, but we really didn't do the main work until the final couple of days. Good project for a bunch of college guys out of school for summer. Yeah, all of the Visitors were involved. The trick was driving it from Pomona to the Bosson Insurance building in Claremont, where we were able to hide it for most of the day before lining up on the parade route. The Courier ran a photo and was a bit critical. They have run it a couple of times since then, too. By the time we got the float back to Pomona after the parade, it was pretty much destroyed.
Did you use a truck from the Greer's nursery? You guys must have had a blast building the float. I remember how much fun we always had creating the Homecoming floats every year.
Mike found the trophy and has it at his place... Second Place in 1980.
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