{"article":{"id":23011,"heading":"Greens Do Doo Dah","author":"builder123","created":"2002-12-01 17:43:33","modified":"2005-08-15 01:05:27","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:05:27","article":"<p>The Doo Dah parade in its 24th year originated as a spoof on the Rose Bowl Parade; It even travels down Colorado Blvd in the opposite direction to its up scale brother.  Unlike the Rose Bowl Parade, crowds and traffic ARE NOT A PROBLEM. <br><br> As a spoof, it&rsquo;s a delight!  A closer look however reveals a deeper and perhaps more interesting attribute.  This grass roots people dominated event in effect is a &ldquo;sentiment barometer&rdquo; that&rsquo;s often humorous in a manner truly specific to the Doo Dah Parade. <br><br> This years Doo Dah in stark contrast to last years presented peace as an alternative to the administration&rsquo;s call to war.  Many groups presenting an assortment of themes participated; the images below are only a small sample.   <br><br> Charlie Chaplin &ldquo;look alike&rdquo; and Gypsy Boots, parade mainstays. <br>  <br> <\/p>\n","contact":"builder123@mindspring.com","link":"http:\/\/www.y2cosplay.com\/DooDah\/DooDah00\/DooDahpics.html","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"11\/24\/2002 Pasadena California\r\nMembers from the Green Party and a host of other organization participated in the Doo Dah Parade.\r\nA shout out to the following groups is in order: The Green Party, Libertarian Party, Not in Our Name, Billionaires for Bush and the Inter Faith Communities, specifically All Saints of Pasadena. \r\n\r\nBelow A Classic Doo Dah Scene\r\n","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/girlscar04.jpg","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2002\/12\/23011.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/girlscar04.jpg"}},"attachments":[{"id":23012,"heading":"A Familiar Story","article":"Billionaire&#8217;s for Bush provide a familiar message of profit and loss.  Politicians and their corporate handlers profit at your loss.","author":"builder123","parent_id":23011,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2002-12-01 17:43:33","modified":"2005-08-15 01:05:27","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2002\/11\/billionaire201.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2002\/11\/billionaire201.jpg"}},{"id":23013,"heading":"Doo Dah &#8217;02","article":"Extraterrestrial beings encounter the Doo Dah dimension.  ","author":"builder123","parent_id":23011,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2002-12-01 17:43:33","modified":"2005-08-15 01:05:27","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2002\/11\/spaceman02.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2002\/11\/spaceman02.jpg"}},{"id":23014,"heading":"Good Question","article":"Nothings changed except the election.  Maybe the administration will be too busy shredding the &#8220;Bill of Rights&#8221; to bother with war.","author":"builder123","parent_id":23011,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2002-12-01 17:43:33","modified":"2005-08-15 01:05:27","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2002\/11\/whats_the_rush02.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2002\/11\/whats_the_rush02.jpg"}},{"id":23015,"heading":"Doo Dah &#8216;02","article":"Kiss Gone Wrong?","author":"builder123","parent_id":23011,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2002-12-01 17:43:33","modified":"2005-08-15 01:05:28","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2002\/11\/strangeguy03.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2002\/11\/strangeguy03.jpg"}}],"comments":[]}