[Vision2020] [CORRECTED] Moscow Mardi-Gras Memories

[Mark Solomon]

I remember driving the Dragon Truck down the alleys with a band on 
the back playing All Along the Watchtower:

There must be some way out of here
Said the joker to the thief
There's too much confusion
I can't get no relief
Businessman they drink my wine
Plowman dig my earth
None of them along the line
Know what any of it is worth.

m.


At 6:52 AM -0700 3/11/07, Tom Hansen wrote:
>Mark is correct.
>
>I'll let Max Nelson explain (from an email he sent me):
>
>"I remember the first parade which came down the alley behind Ward's
>Hardware and my store, Cox & Nelson. They wouldn't allow them on Main
>Street. I especially remember the next one which was the first Milk Carton
>parade. My friend Chuck Hudson, and I marched in that one as the Blues
>Brothers. It was a lot of fun since neither of us had ever heard of the
>Blues Brothers and we just did as his niece told us. I'll never forget the
>looks from behind the counter when I went into the Corner Music Store in
>costume with a briefcase handcuffed to my wrist, and announced that I wanted
>to buy a harmonica. I guess it was pretty funny even if I didn't know why at
>the time."
>
>He lives in Hemet, California, and maintains a website chuck-full of old
>family and regional photos.
>
>http://nelson.ccchemet.com/
>
>Thanks, Max.
>
>Seeya round town, Moscow.
>
>Tom Hansen
>Moscow, Idaho
>
>"Only by going too far can one possibly find out how far one can go."
>
>- Jon Dyer
>
>-----Original Message-----
>
>From: Mark Solomon [mailto:msolomon at moscow.com]
>Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 9:56 PM
>To: Tom Hansen; Vision 2020
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Moscow Mardi-Gras Memories
>
>Cox and Nelson in front of their store: Radio Shack. Year? The one
>after the downtown LID planted the trees.
>
>m.
>
>At 8:15 PM -0800 3/10/07, Tom Hansen wrote:
>>For memory's sake -
>>
>>What year was this photo (linked below) taken?
>>
>>Bonus question (for you Moscow natives):  Who are the two gentlemen (in
>>suits) in this photo?  The one on the right was kind enough to provide me
>>this photo.
>>
>>http://www.tomandrodna.com/Moscow_MardiGras.htm
>>
>>Tom Hansen
>>Moscow, Idaho
>>
>>"Madness does not always howl.  Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end
>>of the day saying, 'Hey, is there room in your head for one more?'"
>>
>>- Author Unknown