Something Fishy

"Remember when you were a kid and you'd go to a parade and ask your parents to get you a balloon?" That was the question Phil Pezzano asked right before Gaithersburg's Labor Day parade.

Phil must have done a pretty good job of asking...check out the balloon!

So what kind of fish is it? Well, according to the official program, it's a green fish. According to the rest of the baloon crew, it's a purple fish, though I'll go as far as to say that the fins are a sort of greenish shade of yellow. There's strong evidence that it's some variety of flying fish, or perhaps a kissing gourami.

Other parade memories:

• Endless fish puns ("I'm having trouble herring you!")
• Ducking under utility lines while shouting "Dive, dive, dive!" or "Reel it in!"
• Our new vocabulary word: Caddywhompus, adjective meaning broken, crazy, or messed up. (This word brought to you by Katiewhompus.)
• Speculating whether the parade's commemorative coins were made of plastic, aluminum, or chocolate.
• Nicole losing track of her kazoo and Katie losing track of her pet rat.

After the parade we adjourned to the Silver Diner for a late lunch before heading our separate ways around 4:00. It was a long day, but it was fun.

And, of course, your friendly neighborhood G&G Labor Day Parade Crew!

Top: Stephanie Rago (project chair), Phil Pezzano, Katie Skinker. Bottom: Don Barksdale, Nicole Loiselle, Blair Learn.