136th Rose Parade presented by Honda

Tournament of Roses ^ | Jan. 1, 2025 | Tournament of Roses

[Jemian]

The 2025 Rose Parade

[Jemian]

I have always enjoyed the floats and the horses.

[Jemian]

Shoot! I forgot to say, “It starts at 1100 EST.”

[Jemian]

Right off the bat ... yuck!

Just get to the parade. I’ll stop watching if a bit more of this is repeated.

[logi_cal869]

Nice. Let’s fly a billion dollar asset at low altitude where risk of bird strike is high just because we can.

/s

Personally, feeling the reverberations from the F100 engines on the F15 on my diaphragm during a flyby is an order of magnitude more exhilarating than a stealth bomber.

[logi_cal869]

...and note the prominence of the female Marines in that contingent.

[logi_cal869]

...and when did the Lion’s Club go effeminate???

Holy cow: Not sure how much more of this I can take.

[logi_cal869]

...and then came Billie Jean King touting Title IX.

Just a reminder:

“Billie Jean King, a sports icon, supports all transgender athletes who want access and opportunity to compete in the sport they love. She believes that the global athletic community grows stronger when it welcomes and champions all athletes, including LGBTQI+ athletes. Along with other athletes, she advocates for providing girls and women who are transgender the equal opportunity to participate in sports.”

I don’t recommend watching this ‘parade.’

[dfwgator]

What did you expect?

[logi_cal869]

I was not surprised in the least.

I just haven’t seen a parade in decades and was merely reporting back-to-back observations in the span of less than 10 minutes.

The ‘parade’ failed to disappoint. I would never take a child to such an event.

I’m sure it got worse from where I terminated.

[logi_cal869]

Oh, and back to Aliens in Alaska (which I had paused).

lol

[xp38]

I stopped watching years ago. I’ve seen enough flower floats in my life.

[N. Theknow]

Thus the old question: “I play in a band”
“Oh. Are you a beater or a blower?”

[logi_cal869]

I was hoping for something different.

Takeaway (and reminder):

The fight is FAR from over.

[kosciusko51]

Is it sponsored by Snap-On tools?

[cgbg]

The perverts remain in control of every major institution as of this moment.

Those who have declared “victory over woke” are deluding themselves.

This war is just getting started.

[skr]

Thank you.

[logi_cal869]

Yes. And we have a long way to go.

[logi_cal869]

Frankly, I viewed the parade as a celebration of themselves in spite of the November 5 results.

10 minutes and I was disgusted.

But I only now realized that it’s LA. Go figure.

[skr]

The Past/Present float with the late 50s/early 60s songs and dancing was fun

[skr]

Love to see the horses :)