Photos & Video of the Band's History
Woodside May Day Parade - 2011
One of our longest-running parades is the Woodside Elementary
School May Day Parade. It is also unusual, in that it is three
blocks long, and then retraces the same three blocks to finish at
the starting line.
The following photos were contributed by Allan Wilson and
Nancy Wierenga.
[AW-001] “I’ll
have one burger, a strawberry malted, and a side of fries.”
[AW-002] Dave
and Bert were among the first arrivals.
[AW-003] Kitty
chats with new member Ginnie.
[AW-005] Long-time
members Art and Mary Jean talk with Jo-Ellen.
[AW-006] Art
brought his son, Abraham, and his granddaughter along to introduce
them to the band.
[AW-007] Jim
is resting up for the big parade.
[AW-008] The
beer cart is open for business.
[AW-009] Now
we know who we are!
[AW-010] Barry
assures Paul that the beer won’t run out.
[AW-011] Paul
warms up before the parade.
[AW-012] Leonard
is ready to go.
[AW-013] Stew
questions Claire’s washboard artwork.
[AW-014] Jo-Ellen
and Carmen tell stories.
[AW-015] “You
want how much for that banjo?”
[AW-016] Lou
explains that these things were once used for washing clothes!
[AW-017] This
is actually an evesdropping device.
[AW-018] Neil
plays, while Dick tries to fasten all of his buttons.
[AW-019] Paul
and John Hayden are long-time pillars of the band.
[AW-020] Elayne
will give us a taste of Hawaii today!
[AW-021] Jo-Ellen
has just one more story!
[AW-022] Patti
helps Jim with his epaulettes.
[AW-023] Hal
plays the horny role today.
[AW-024] Vinny
thinks everyone in the band should play an accordion...
[AW-025] ...except
the hula dancers, of course!
[AW-026] “I
love the islands.”
[AW-027] Lou
is happy to be part of the band today.
[AW-028]
[AW-029] Bert
and Boris are old friends.
[AW-030] Vinny
catches a few winks before the main event.
[AW-031] Delightful
Debbie loves the band!
[AW-032] Raggs
and Ptah can’t wait for the parade to start.
[AW-033] Debbie
shows her dulcitar to Kitty.
[AW-034] Marc
convinces Jo-Ellen that she should save her money.
[AW-035] We
must be getting close to start time!
[AW-036] Barry
and Cindy recall the “good old days.”
[AW-037] Rich
explains his new mace signals to Cyndi and Kitty.
[AW-038] Bambi
and Ginnie are looking good!
[AW-039] Betsy,
Esther, and Hans’s dog.
[AW-041] This
is the half-way point in the parade. Now, we go back to the beginning
point.
[AW-042]
[AW-044] I
almost made him an offer for this nice Dodge Dart.
[AW-045] Debbie
and Marc are sounding good!
[AW-046] Allan
likes to think he could catch one this big!
[AW-047] After
the parade, we adjourned to Zott’s for a luncheon...
[NW-001] ...and
to play a few tunes, of course.
[NW-002] The
regulars seemed to be amused by the entertainment.
[NW-003] Jack
trades his trombone for the tuba.
[NW-004] All
in all, a fine day!