Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:55:36 -0800
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From: PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Rose Parade Pasadena & the Vanagon with a Z-bed
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Here are the rules and
regulations.<http://www.tournamentofroses.com/roseparade/paradefaqs.asp>
Patti
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On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@gmail.com>wrote:
> Having grown up in nearby Sierra Madre, Monrovia & Glendora I went to many
> Rose Parades over the years. I even marched down Colorado Blvd as a member
> of Glendora HS Band one year (5.5 miles is a long way to haul a Sousaphone
> ;-) ).
>
> Because I lived two to several miles away at the time, I always rode my
> bicycle early in the morning to watch it. On a few New Years Eve nights I
> would go down there with a sleeping bag to camp along Colorado Blvd and I
> agree with Markus, fuggidabout parking on side streets from about the 28th
> onwards, they'll be maxed out with every vehicle known to man or woman.
> Pasadena usually looks the other way during that week, but camping on
> Colorado Blvd is verbotten except on New Years Eve, period. No alcohol or
> bonfires either and the place is usually swarming with Pasadena PD, Arcadia
> PD, LA County Sheriff and California Highway Patrol from one end to the
> other. Besides, the past few years it's been @#$%&*! freezing cold.
>
> I'm watching it on TV (local KTLA 5 is the best coverage and I think their
> signal is simulcast on the Travel Channel for the out of towners,) again
> this year, especially because Glendora HS is again marching in the parade.
> Tartans forever......
>
> If yer gonna personally view the parade, the best way is to make
> reservations and park a motorhome (or a Westy, I've done it once) at PCC
> (Pasadena Community College) parking lot right there on the boulevard a
> week
> or so before the parade and get tickets for the accompaning bleachers.
> Can't get the time off for that these days or I'd do it again in my Westy
> or
> my Class C. Oh well....when I retire in a decade or so.....
> --
> Jim Thompson
> 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
> Full Timing Since March 1999
> oldvolkshome@gmail.com
> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 8:53 AM, Markus Mumper <markusmumper@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Rob,
> >
> > I lived in Pasadena for many years and went to one Rose Parade (one is
> > enough).
> >
> > The only caveat I can think of is that Pasadena does not allow overnight
> > parking on ANY city streets. I don't know if they would hastle you on New
> > Year's but it is something to consider.
> >
> > As far as off-street parking - good luck. Pasadena gets filled to the
> gills
> > with out of towners.
> >
> > Some before hand planning will go a long way.
> >
> > Markus in Pismo Beach ('87 Westy (The Girl)).
> >
> > On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > > I was looking at the maps and reading on line about the Rose Parade.
> > > Pasadena is around a 17 hr drive from here. With a Vanagon as a place
> > > to sleep, driving down on the 31st, sleeping in the bus on a side
> > > street and watching the parade is not an impossible thing.
> > > Probably not going to happen for me this year but....
> > >
> > > There is always a learning curve. Anyone done this before? Folks
> > > from around the area able to offer some advice?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Rob
> > > becida@comcast.net
> > > Western WA state with a Subaru powered '84 Westy
> >
>
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