Diary of a Doo-Dah Queen

Pasadena Doo Dah Parade online

Michelle — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:27:13 +0000

Don’t want to change out of your jammies Saturday?

Well, you could wear them to the 36th Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade at 11 a.m. on Colorado Boulevard– you’d just be part of the party.

But if you don’t even want to leave the house, you can still get in on the fun by watching the parade online. Actually, you can watch it online even while you’re at the parade….

OK, the possibilities are endless… so turn on, tune in and smile

www.doodahlive.com

Oh, and your favorite Doo Dah Queen (me) will be commentating for your pleasure!

Also visit www.pasadenadoodahparade.info

Pasadena Doo Dah Parade still accepting entries- big day is April 27

Michelle — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:00:39 +0000

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Attention Entries

of the 36th Occasional Pasadena

Doo Dah Parade!

Parade Day is right around the corner!

Here’s some info to help get all your ducks in a row:

YOUR ARRIVAL: The staging area for the parade is on Nina Street between Altadena Drive and Vinedo (just one block north of Colorado Boulevard). Go to MapQuest or Google and enter 73 No. Vinedo St., Pasadena, CA 91107 (check-in is in parking lot here).

Please arrive and check-in NO LATER THAN 10:00am. Each group’s main contact should check-in for the group. Additional unpaid marchers, or brand new entries who appear that morning, will be collected at check-in. The main entry contact person (on the form) will be given parade stickers for every participant in their group. All of your people should wear them so they’re visible.

Vehicles not in the parade will need to drop off people, props, floats, etc., and find parking outside of the staging area. HAPPY NOTE: There is GREAT free, all-day parking on Walnut Street, located just one block north of the staging area. The earlier you come, the easier it is to park!

Come early, mingle, have fun, take pictures, practice your routines, pose, there will be lots of media on hand.

CHECK-IN: Check-In will be open at 8:00am for the early birds. The location is at Nina and Vinedo Streets (parking lot at Nina/Vinedo–the front of the entry staging area). It will be easy to find.

PARADE TIPS:The Doo Dah Parade has no marching order, so find a place that makes you comfortable. But, remember, it’s first-come-first-serve. If you are concerned about your spot, come early. Think about what is fun in front and behind you.

If you’re a band you’ll probably want to find a place that’s not in front of or behind another musical group. Entries have been really good at figuring this out!

Please do not throw any hard objects into the crowd, and keep in mind the trash left behind.

MORE PARADE TIPS: Make sure to wear comfortable shoes unless your costume begs for something else! Bring water and snacks for before the parade. There will also be Robin’s Wood Fire BBQ food booth set up on the parade route next to Poo Bah Records and across the street from Denny’s Restaurant, the home of the grand slam!

2013 T-Shirts are available NOW! Check it out – how awesome do they look?? You can purchase your shirt today. Special thanks to Bill Bryzkcy of the BBQ and Hibachi Marching Grill Team for the design! CLICK THIS LINK TO PURCHASE YOUR SHIRT FROM OUR ONLINE STORE.

FOOD: Food will be freshly cooked on the parade route at Robin’s Wood Fire BBQ booth opening at 10:15am in the street next to Poo Bah Records. They will be serving All-American street food, including all kinds of sausages, hot dogs, beer brauts, fresh squeezed lemonade and more at reasonable prices, with a portion of proceeds benefitting Pasadena Doo Dah Parade, so please get your goodies here and support us. The Lion’s Club will be selling coffee, hot chocolate, donuts and water.They will be set up in the parade staging area.

OFFICIAL DOO DAH AFTER-PARTY (immediately following parade!)

American Legion Hall & Bar

179 N. Vinedo Street

East Pasadena (between Foothill and Walnut, 2 blocks N. of Colorado Blvd.)

(626) 792-9938

Featuring the legendary Doo Dah house band Snotty Scotty & the Hankies, along with Horses on Astroturf, and assorted Doo Dah Glitterati. Prizes, full bar, cheaper drinks, cheap food, smoking patio, big-screen TV, pool and more! $4 cover charge.

UNOFFICIAL DOO DAH AFTER-PARTIES (immediately following the parade!)

Colorado Bar

2640 E. Colorado Blvd.

(626) 449-3485

Featuring Drunk in the Garage, the best jukebox in the world, pool, darts, cheap drinks and fun people! No cover charge.

Poo Bah Records

2636 E. Colorado Blvd. (next store to the Colorado Bar)

626-449-3359

Bands, records, coolness!! Free.

Queens Party!

Starts at 4:00pm till close

The Altadena Ale and Wine House

2329 N. Fair Oaks

(626) 794-4577

Featuring Queen Susann’s famous homemade Jabberwockysmooth Jerk Sauce on pulled pork sandwiches! for a suggested donation of $3.50

100% pulled pork sandwich proceeds benefit Light Bringer Project

THANK YOU FOR MAKING DOO DAH HISTORY!!





Photos by Terry Miller



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P.O. Box 968

Pasadena, CA 91102

Office 626.590.1134

Frank Girardot named Thorny Rose of 36th Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade

Michelle — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:36:58 +0000

It’s official! The 13^th Order of the Thorny Rose has spoken. This year’s recipient is Pasadena Star News editor Frank Girardot. The honor is bestowed annually by a secret panel of judges to a local personality who has generated significant controversy in the greater Pasadena community.

Girardot, who also has a regular column, has used the newspaper as a platform to take aim at iconic personalities and institutions, which have included Paul McCartney, President Barack Obama, Pasadena City Hall and the Roman Catholic Church. It can be said that political correctness and sitting on the fence are not among Frank Girardot’s top priorities. “If the day comes that those traits define him, it will be time for a huge reality check,” said parade organizers. “Frank is definitely a throwback to the days when reporters dug in to get their story. In so doing, he has ruffled plenty of feathers along the way.”

As is the tradition for Thorny Rose winners, Frank will be invited to receive his award in public and be driven along the route of the 36^th Pasadena Doo Dah Parade. The unique “Other Parade” takes place on Saturday, April 27^th, stepping off at 11:00am at its new Colorado Boulevard location in East Pasadena. The only Thorny Rose awardee to pass up the invitation was local gadfly Wayne Lasvardi and development watchers Pasadenans for a Liveable City. They were consequently replaced by a man in a chicken suit who rode on their behalf.

The prickly honor, bestowed once a year on a Pasadena citizen, or group of citizens, and has been euphemistically called the city’s “biggest pain-in-the-ass award.” Previous recipients have been Charles Cherniss, Roy Begley, the entire PUSD School Board, school critic Mary Dee Romney, West Pasadena Residents Association, Wayne Lasvardi, Ann Lau and the Falun Gong, Friends of Hahamongna, Pasadenans for a Liveable City, and last year’s Thorny Rose, All Saints Reverend Ed Bacon. Paul Little, former city councilperson, received the honor two years in a row!

Doo Dah tryouts a blast~ Susann Edmonds named 36th Queen

Michelle — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:25:58 +0000

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Congratulations, Queen Susann!

Thank you to everyone who made Doo Dah Queen Tryouts a show stopper!

Thank you to all the Doo Dah lovers who participated in Sunday’s Queen Tryouts! We appreciate every Queen who tried out, every judge and audience member.

Unlike the other parade, all of the Pasadena Doo Dah Queen hopefuls are invited to be part of the Doo Dah Royal Court. Queen’s Susann’s Entourage will be receiving more info soon about when and where to go on the morning of the 27th.

Don’t see a photo of you? Don’t worry! There will be an album on the Doo Dah Facebook page with a large collection of images from the evening. There are plenty accumulating now!

Remember…

Parade day is Saturday, April 27th stepping off at 11am

We remain open to all DOO DAH PARADE entries

Please contact Parade Organizer, Patricia Hurley

hurleypanne@yahoo.com or call 626.590.1134

print and mail your entry form from the Doo Dah website:

pasadenadoodah.info

Judges include former Queens Patrizzi Intergarlictica, Serpent Queen Jen, and Naughty Queen Mickie, Photo by Terry Miller

Queen Contestant Tanya Piana, XXX

Photo by Kelly Phillips

Suki Suki queen contestant

Photo by Terry Miller

The Hanging Judge, Bruce Litz

Photo by Julie Smith

Marissa Gomez, Miss One Dolla No Holla,

photo by Patricia Hurley

Tom Coston being over stimulated by Uncle Fester
Photo by Julie Smith

Last but not least, our new QUEEN Susann!

Photo by Julie Smith

lightbringerproject.com

P.O. Box 968

Pasadena, CA

91102

Sudann Edmonds named 36th Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade Queen

Michelle — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:22:20 +0000

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All Hail Queen Susann of the

36th Occasional Pasadena

Doo Dah Parade!

April 7, 2013

Contact: Patricia Hurley, Parade Organizer, Media

Media and Entries in the Parade: (626) 590-1134

Public Information Line: (626) 590-7596

Susann Edmonds was given the royal nod by a motley assembly of 50 judges and 250 spectators at the American Legion Bar in East Pasadena tonight. She got stiff competition from Mialaka Bonadara who incorporated four large pizzas into her performance and another contender who danced in burlesque style with pasties set to a punk rock tune. Susann, an Altadena resident, woowed judges with her singing enthusiasm and homemade cocktail elixirs.

Her royal majesty and her royal court, comprised of all the queen hopefuls, will entertain the parade on Saturday, April 27th, at 11oclock in the morning. Queen Susann will lead the Queen’s Court, made up of her friends and royal followers. All those who tried out for Queen are encouraged to come and roll with the Queen’s Entourage!

More Info on Queen Tryouts: Organizers staged the first public tryouts in 1998 at a Gothic house on stilts. It then moved to the famed Zorthian Ranch, in Altadena. This and other parodies of Pasadena’s ‘Other Parade’ have fueled Doo Dah’s colorful and controversial life on Colorado Boulevard. The 36th Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade will be held on Saturday, April 27th stepping off at 11:00am on the streets of East Pasadena.

To enter the parade simply go to the website and fill out a form, or call for more information on Tryouts or Entries (626) 590-1134, or Public Information Number: (626)590-7596.

WHAT: The 36TH OCCASIONAL PASADENA DOO DAH PARADE

WHERE: Colorado Boulevard (between Altadena and San Gabriel Boulevards) in East Pasadena.

WHEN: SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH, Stepping off at 11:00AM!

COST: Always FREE-of-charge!!

Those interested in participating in the Parade can simply go to the website and fill out an entry form, or call (626) 590-1134.

pasadenadoodah.info

All photos by Kelly Phillips

Lightbringerproject.com

Doo Dah Queen tryouts April 7

Michelle — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:47:54 +0000

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Hear Ye, Hear Ye All Doo Dah Queen Hopefuls!

A message from

Queen Intergarlactica …

Header photo by Tom Holaday

2013 QUEEN TRYOUTS

WHERE: The American Legion Bar, 179 N. Vinedo St., Pasadena, Crosstreet is Colorado Blvd.(626) 792-9938

WHEN: Sunday, April 7, 2013

2:00 pm - Doors Open and Live Music begins

3:00-4:00 pm – Queen Hopefuls Check-In

4:30ish pm – Queen Tryouts Start

COST:

cover; 1st 20 queen hopefuls to arrive are free! 1 admission per Queen Entourage. Trying out? Call 626-590-1134 and we will answer your questions and give you tips. Open to everyone and we mean it! All are encouraged to dress randomly even if coming to watch.

WHAT: Each Queen Hopeful will have a few minutes to WOW the Judges. Microphone and boom box, even drumroll, provided. Be ready to show us and tell us why YOU should be Queen! Bring Loyal Followers and HUMOR!

36TH OCCASIONAL PASADENA DOO DAH PARADE

WHERE: Colorado Boulevard (between Altadena and San Gabriel Boulevards) in East Pasadena.

WHAT: Daring to go where no parade has gone before, this year’s parade will bring its own brand of raucus eccentricity East. Join us on…

WHEN: SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH, Stepping off at 11:00AM!

COST: Always

FREE-of-charge!!

Alan Zorthian named grand marshal of 36th Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade

Michelle — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:10:57 +0000

Alan Zorthian, architect, art lover and proprietor of Zorthian Ranch, will serve as Grand Marshal of the 36th Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade.Zorthian, son of well-loved bohemian couple Jirayr and Dabney Zorthian, has been responsible for renewing the life of the unique multi-acre property in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in Altadena.

Alan grew up surrounded by artists and musicians and is no stranger to Doo Dah culture. Other Grand Marshals in the family include cousin, Savitri D., wife and collaborator with “Reverend Billy” and the Church of Stop Shopping who served in 2007, and of course Alan’s parents, Jirayr and Dabney, who each served in previous years.

Upon their passing, many have conjectured about the fate of Zorthian Ranch. Alan took leadership by building and reinforcing structures on the property, while providing an archive for the art and life of his well-known parents.

Alan also hosts an annual International Folk Music Festival, and has invited the Institute for Urban Ecology to create an urban farm on 22-acres of ranch property. Now the Zorthian Ranch not only remains the site of eclectic cultural gatherings, it will become a hub for ecological workshops and organic ‘growing.’

Upon being notified of his selection, Alan who sounded like he was in his car, paused then uttered, “I’m flabberghasted!” adding “I am not my parents but I gladly accept the honor!” he said.

Parade organizer Tom Coston says Zorthian has all the qualities a Doo Grand Marshal should possess. ”Alan has always been a big supporter and friend, he carries the Zorthian torch proudly and has Doo Dah in his DNA.” he explains.

The new Grand Marshal will lead hundreds of Doo Dah marchers and revelers on Saturday, April 27th, stepping off at 11am in East Pasadena.

Last year, dozens of inventive, if zany, art cars and floats accompanied a legion of frolickers past the mom-n-pop shops along East Pasadena’s shady tree-lined streets, including many first-time entries like the Moveable Feast, a dining room table on wheels, Machina Candeo, Conehead Rocket Sled, Hippie Cream, Easy Acres Chicken Sitters, Wisdom Arts Laboratory, combined bands of the 35thDragoon Guards, Mile High Bed, Cheesus Chrust Pizza Company, 2012-13 Queen Patrizzi Intergarlactica, Balkan Brass Band, and the Ladies Auxiliary for Cultural Enrichment, et.al.

WHAT: The 36th OCCASIONAL PASADENA DOO DAH PARADE

WHERE: Colorado Boulevard (between Altadena and San Gabriel Boulevards) in East Pasadena.

WHEN: SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH, Stepping off at 11:00AM!

COST: Always FREE-of-charge!!

(626) 590-7596 PUBLIC MAY CALL

Plenty of street parking is available ~ Parade route is also just west of the Sierra Madre Villa Gold Line Station (at Colorado Blvd. and Sierra Madre Villa). City busses go directly to the area.

Come early! Bring a lawn chair! Visit the local eateries and shops, and attend the after parties all within walking distance. Robin’s Wood Fire BBQ restaurant will be selling a wide range of savory foods on the parade route.

Official Doo Dah After-Party: American Legion, 179 N. Vinedo St. (2 blocks from Parade at Vinedo & Walnut), immediately following the event. Doo Dah Bands, inexpensive hot food and drinks! $3 cover.

For more information go to: www.pasadenadoodahparade.info

Photos Available Upon Request (Enclosed: Alan Zorthian)

Pasadena Doo Dah Parade queen tryouts April 7

Michelle — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:13:32 +0000

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Attention Doo Dah Queen

hopefuls and judges!

The 2013 Doo Dah Queen tryouts are coming up, save-the-date:

Sunday, April 7th

2pm till cows come home

American Legion Post 280

179 N. Vinedo Ave.

Pasadena, CA 91107

(626) 792-9938

Remember: All Former Queens, Kings and Grand Marshals are Judges!

Doors open/band starts: 2:00pm

Judges arrival time: 3:00pm

Queen hopeful check-in: 3:00-4:00pm

Tryouts begin at 4:00pm

First 20 queen hopefuls are free of cover charge.

all others, $5 cover

Doo Dah house band Snotty Scotty and the Hankies

and Horses on Astroturf

Cheap & yummy food, cheap drinks!! (cash preferred)

P.O. Box 968

Pasadena, CA 91102

lightbringerproject.com

626-590-1134

And INSTAGRAM @lightbringerp

Doo Dah Parade coming April 27

Michelle — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:36:21 +0000

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SAVE THE DATE – DOO DAH IS COMING!

Time to mark those calendars! The 36th Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade will shake, rattle, and roll down the streets of east Pasadena on…

SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH, 11:00 A.M.

Photo by Terry Miller

Want to be an ENTRY?

Click here to download your entry form today!

You should also download the cover letter - it will answer all your questions.

Still need a few things answered?

Email hurleypanne@yahoo.com

Entry fee is $10 per person in your group.

Make your checks out to Light Bringer Project.

Want to be a VOLUNTEER?

Volunteers are needed in different positions, including street monitors, float handlers, parade formation area, t-shirt sellers, and entry check-in. We need you!

Email kelly@lightbringerproject.com if you or your group would like to volunteer.

Photo by the Cop Cake

Are you an AUDIENCE MEMBER?

Great! What good is a parade without anyone to watch it?! For general parade info, visit the Doo Dah website at pasadenadoodahparade.info

Or call the Doo Dah hotline: 626-590-7596

Photo by Brian Biery

Header photo by Kat Roberts

36th Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade set for April 27, accepting entries

Michelle — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:31:34 +0000

The Moveable Feast

Photo by Brian Biery, 2012

Doo Dah Parade Shakes, Rattles and Rolls through East Pasadena on

Saturday, April 27th

Daring to go where no parade has gone before, this year’s Pasadena Doo Dah Parade will again bring its own brand of raucous eccentricity East. The 2013 Parade takes place on Saturday, April 27th, stepping off at 11am in East Pasadena along Colorado Boulevard.

2012 Doo Dah Queen Patrizzi Intergarlactica

Photo by Brian Biery

Last year, dozens of inventive, if zany, art cars and floats accompanied a legion of frolickers past the mom-n-pop shops along East Pasadena’s shady tree-lined streets, including many first-time entries like The Moveable Feast, Candy Girls, Ace Ketchum-Professional Vampire Fisherman, Great Firewall of China, Good Knievel, Backyard Skeptics, Poseidon and MerGirl, Dragonrider Dragon Oven, Worlds Tallest Girl Scout, 2012 Queen Patrizzi Intergalactica, Beard Team USA, The Fly, Literally Flashers, Murrugun the Mystic, and the Yippie Hippie Sixties, et.al.

Known as the twisted sister of the conventional Rose Parade, the Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade began as a grassroots event in 1978 to gain national attention for its eccentric and, often, irreverent satire. The parade which has spawned numerous off-beat replicants across the country was named by Readers Digest as “America’s Best Parade,” and was recently featured in the book 50 Places You Must Visit Before You Die!

This year’s spectacle will see the return of such wildly diverse entries as a fleet of motorized Kinetic Pastry Science Mobile Muffins, Captain McHogwash’s Amazing Chundra, a humungous robotic spitting cat named Boo-Boo Kitty, combined bands of the 35th Dragoon Guards, Senior Grouchier, Balkan Brass Band, Mile High Bed, Easy Acres Chicken Sitters, oddly-attired sound inventors known as The Highland Park Thursday Evening Gentlemen’s Society Circuit Bending Marching Band & Ladies’ Auxiliary, crowd favorite Disco Drill Team, real American Bandstanders, OC NRML, The Billionaires, Occupy Doo Dah, Quilting Bees, Whistling Diva, The Bra-Ettes, L.A. Derby Dolls, classic, scary clowns, BBQ & Hibachi Marching Grill Team, Hare Kirshna Chanters, Howdy Krishna, and the immortal Doo Dah house band Snotty Scotty & the Hankies, and many more!

Yes, another Doo Dah is here to help you forget your humdrum existence!

WHAT: The 36TH OCCASIONAL PASADENA DOO DAH PARADE

WHERE: Colorado Boulevard (between Altadena and San Gabriel Boulevards) in East Pasadena.

WHEN: SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH, Stepping off at 11:00AM!

COST: Always FREE-of-charge!!

The World’s Tallest Girl Scout

Photo by Andrew Edelstein, 2012

Plenty of street parking is available ~ Parade route is also just west of the Sierra Madre Villa Gold Line Station (at Colorado Blvd. and Sierra Madre Villa). City busses go directly to the area.

Come early! Bring a lawn chair! Visit the local eateries and shops, and attend the after parties all within walking distance.

Official Doo Dah After-Party:American Legion, 179 N. Vinedo St. (2 blocks from Parade at Vinedo & Walnut), immediately following the event. Bands…cheap food and drinks!! $5 cover (supports a Legion charity).

For more information go to: www.pasadenadoodahparade.info

Be sure to use #pasadenadoodah when tweeting or instagraming the 2013 parade!