A Strut veteran responded to my article on the King Mango parade with these observations, I'm not pleased that it is anonymous, but he/she has some interesting points.
- I was involved with the Strut for a few years. Our meetings were fun, great beer parties at one bar or another. Unfortunately, when new people tried to become involved, they didn't feel welcome. We should have worked harder to bring them in.
-It is not a funny or original as it once was. The comedy bar has been lowered. Have you seen the latest poster's unfortunate design and its 2018 theme? Something like "Rage against the Red Tide and Blue Algae. This Parade is supposed to be humorous and this year's theme is not.
- The Strut has always been run by old hippies and younger, non-hippies aren't attracted to the event.
-The Strut stayed non-commercial when they needed a boost of cash. Why did the BID reduce its financial support? Isn't that what the BID is about, bringing more money spendin' people to the Grove? The Strut does that.
-Parades are an amusement of the past. The big ones that still exist are completely commercial but are still somewhat amazing. We do have a Veteran's Day parade in the Grove but it, unfortunately, is not well-attended. There are more people marching than watching.
-People are lazy. People in parades no longer march, they ride. Almost everyone in local Vet's Parade was waving from a vehicle. Similarly, people are too lazy to step outside to see a parade. I guess it cuts away from their screen time.
-Nothing lasts forever and maybe the Strut's days are numbered. Still, wouldn't it be great if a younger generation fell in love with laughter in the streets and they made the King Mango their own.
- I was involved with the Strut for a few years. Our meetings were fun, great beer parties at one bar or another. Unfortunately, when new people tried to become involved, they didn't feel welcome. We should have worked harder to bring them in.
-It is not a funny or original as it once was. The comedy bar has been lowered. Have you seen the latest poster's unfortunate design and its 2018 theme? Something like "Rage against the Red Tide and Blue Algae. This Parade is supposed to be humorous and this year's theme is not.
- The Strut has always been run by old hippies and younger, non-hippies aren't attracted to the event.
-The Strut stayed non-commercial when they needed a boost of cash. Why did the BID reduce its financial support? Isn't that what the BID is about, bringing more money spendin' people to the Grove? The Strut does that.
-Parades are an amusement of the past. The big ones that still exist are completely commercial but are still somewhat amazing. We do have a Veteran's Day parade in the Grove but it, unfortunately, is not well-attended. There are more people marching than watching.
-People are lazy. People in parades no longer march, they ride. Almost everyone in local Vet's Parade was waving from a vehicle. Similarly, people are too lazy to step outside to see a parade. I guess it cuts away from their screen time.
-Nothing lasts forever and maybe the Strut's days are numbered. Still, wouldn't it be great if a younger generation fell in love with laughter in the streets and they made the King Mango their own.
