It had better. To the accompaniment of driving rain, storms, drizzle and a very occasional glimpse of sunshine, Karen and I have spent the last few weeks bashing the GiraSol samba group’s float into shape for the Fremont Solstice Parade. Here’s a quick photo run-down of our progress, starting with Bill bravely volunteering to hoist basically the entire parade from Ballard Bridge up to the Powerhouse.
A year under the bridge has left our float in sorry state – covered in bird poo, dust and a few scraps of last year’s design. First job is to brush, wash, clean, re-panel and put a primer coat down.
Not bad for one and a half weekends, eh? We had HUGE crews this year so thanks to everyone who came out to clean, paint, saw, hammer, paint again, cut, fix and generally bodge it together.
Weekend two involves some background painting and cool silhouette stencil’s from Nancy’s son, Leo.
Hmm, that windmill looks a bit weedy.
Weekend three and the pressure’s on. Our artistic guru John starts adding in the details.
While Karen waxes the legs into shape. Remember, taking pictures is really hard work and counts just as much as this practical stuff.
Here’s where we’re up to with just a week to go….
Expect a few surprises on the day – don’t miss it! 12noon, June 19 @ Fremont.
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