Just came back from the MLK parade on MLK Drive. When we got there, I told my daughter to wave and smile at the cars and floats that go by and they will throw you candy. She did pretty good too. She came away with several beaded necklaces and enough candy for her, "brother" and cuz Aideeboo. But you know at,umm, ethnic parades, you ain't gonna get too much candy 'cause they savin' it to take back home. You know I'm tellin' the truth.
Some of the "floats" were just Gangsta baby. (Do you call cars with T-Shirts of Martin Luther King hanging out of the windows floats?). Oh, and the mayor was there, fresh off of heart surgery, walking down the street with a gang of cops and kids swarming around. Someone asked the cop that was riding in the car behind the mayor to throw some candy and he said, "You know we in a deficit, we ain't got no candy." My baby says, "What's a deficit mama?" I said that means don't waste your time looking cute and waving at that car 'cause he might ask you for some gas money to get back to the station...lawd please deliva my beloved City out of this mess we in....
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Okay...I came to this blog to be nosey and read...as soon as my husband stops laughing at the dayum mayor and his comment while reading this one post over and over, I shall be able to enjoy your older posts...
Well, I "heard" that my name was printed out on some paper and taped to a window of a car in my hometown's MLK Parade. I really don't know who looked out for me but. . .thanks [read with sarcasm]
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