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Missing the Rose Parade, right down to the pool of spit
The Japan Honor Green Band dance their way down Colorado Blvd during the 2020 Rose Parade.
(Mark Boster / For The Times)
Dec. 31, 2020 6 AM PT
It’s a tradition, as familiar to Los Angeles’ top high school marching band as the opening notes of “Spanish Skies” or the eight-hour practice marches around Dodger Stadium: The moment they finish the six-mile Rose Parade, members of the band’s massive brass section empty their spit traps, a single, triumphant stream of relief.
“It’s really disgusting, but at the end of the parade it’s a satisfying feeling,” said 17-year-old trombone player Alvin Pleitez, the youngest of four brothers to have played with the Los Angeles Unified School District’s All City Honor Band at the annual New Year’s Day event. “Throughout the whole parade, we’re really enthusiastic and energetic. Everyone’s enjoying it, they’re happy, and then all the spit comes out from
Roses are red, violets are blue, New Year’s celebrations are going virtual too.
It’s finally time to kiss 2020 goodbye and ring in 2021. And just as the COVID-19 pandemic will continue in the new year, so too will televised workarounds for major holiday events, such as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” and, on Friday, Pasadena’s Tournament of Roses.
Instead of the typical 5-mile-plus parade route involving hundreds of volunteers and thousands of spectators, the 2021 Rose Parade will be a smaller, “reimagined New Year’s celebration,” featuring celebrity appearances, musical performances, football highlights and “spectacular floats from years past.”
PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many events to get canceled or postponed. Annual traditions like the Rose Parade will look quite different this year, but one nonprofit is continuing their ritual of being a part of the celebration.
Organizers of Donate Life have been working on a 25-foot floral sculpture for months.
Even though there won t be a parade this year, the organization still wanted to be a part of the celebration, something they have done for the last 17 years. 2021 is different, but donation continues even in a pandemic. People still need organs to continue living, says Tania Llavaneras, a representative of Donate Life.
Rancho Bernardo organ donor to be honored in Rose Bowl Parade
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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) â The Rose Bowl Parade will feature a special honor for a Rancho Bernardo 2-year-old whose life was cut short.
Leia Parker died in a swimming accident in 2019. Following the tragic incident, her parents decided to donate her organs through the organization Lifesharing. Leia helped to save the lives of three people, donating her heart, liver, and kidneys, and her corneas gave sight to two women through the donation.
During the famed Rose Bowl Parade, Leia and 20 other organ donors will be honored for their help saving lives in a floral parade sculpture sponsored by Lifesharing. Though the parade will not be held live this year, it will be televised with special segments, including one for Leia.