Just had the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade on, but turned it off. I can hardly imagine why any high school band today would want to be in this parade. The main reason for being in the parade is the TV exposure they would get, but that is a thing of the past.
Today, parade "coverage" consists entirely of a few passing glimpses of floats, interminable sequences of self-absorbed talking heads who are the titular "correspondents" covering the parade, and long shots of lip-synced performances by faded celebrities desparately hoping to get their names back in the spotlight for a few more minutes.
Behind the talking heads, you can see band after band going by unacknowledged while the commenters go on with their inane chatter. Aunt Mary is watching in Sioux City? Tough break, the Sioux City Mudhen band passed by while the commenters were complimenting each other's hair styles. Maybe next year.
Posted on November 24, 2005 10:38 AM