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Started 2 years ago by mzdoodah
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mzdoodah
Columbus, Ohio
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The OFFICIAL DOO DAH PARADE - PARTY!
Saturday, JULY 4th, 2009

Before, during and after the 26th Annual Doo Dah Parade.
It's free to get in!

ENTERTAINMENT LINE-UP:
11:00 a.m. - Hampster Pants
12:00 p.m. - High Point Drive (http://www.highpointdrive.com)
1:00 p.m. - DOO DAH PARADE
(High Point Drive to perform a short set while waiting for parade to come back around)
2:00 p.m. - DOO DAH PARADE
3:00 p.m. - National Artist, Michael Sutherland as Elvis, Frank, Dean and more! (http://www.MichaelSutherland.biz)
Between Sets: Comedian Zack (http://www.facebook.com/zachariahisfunny)
4:00 p.m. - The Best Damn Band in The Doo Dah Land!: TBDBIDDL - The Doo Dah Band. (Preformers may include, but not limited to, Joe Crump, Chief Johnny Lonesome, and others!)
5:00 p.m. - Short Stop Youth Center Musical Hour (http://www.dfyf.org/short.php
6:00 p.m. - Less Than Honorable Judges Awards
Drag Queen and King of Doo Dah Contest
Steve the Singing Irish Cabbie on Tuba
7:00 p.m. - Karaoke! Karaoke! Your chance to get on stage and sing your heart out.
8:00 p.m. - Lemming Band (http://www.MySpace.com/LemmingBand)
9:00 p.m. - Headliner: J.A.B.(http://www.myspace.com/jasonallwoodband)

DOO DAH PARADE - PARTY!
Rain or shine.
No Carry in coolers
No Glass
Bands are performing for free.

Posted 2 years ago #
VicVillage Guy

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Where is this bloc party? I haven't been to the Doo Dah in like 10 years. From what I've read it sounds like the parade if from 1-2 pm?

Posted 2 years ago #
hungrywoolf
Victorian Village
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From the website it looks like it is on Buttles Avenue (Between High Street and Park Street)
http://www.doodahparade.com/

Posted 2 years ago #
vestanpance
Harrison West/at work OSU
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How many Michael Jacksons are we going to see? Guesses?

Posted 2 years ago #
Coreroc
Egoville USA
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vestanpance wrote >>
How many Michael Jacksons are we going to see? Guesses?

none, but there was a good drunk James Brown!

Posted 2 years ago #
JonMyers
Ao Nang, Krabi, Thailand
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MJ was playing quite a bit though, as parade floats went by.

Posted 2 years ago #
catnfiddle
Giant Corncob District
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It was a fantastic time! Doodah is one of the things that I point to as a wonderful quirk of my adopted home town.

Posted 2 years ago #
Anne
King Lincoln
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DooDah Parade 2010

27th Annual
Doo Dah Parade & Party
Sunday July 4th, 2010
Celebrate Liberty & Lunacy at the
27th Annual Doo Dah Parade!
Exercise your First Amendment right, through humor.
The Craziest Parade in History!
Parade Line-up begins as early as 11:00 a.m.
Parade Steps Off @ 1:00 p.m.
Beer, Bands, Fun Stuff & More ~ All Day!!
(Short North, Victorian & Italian Villages)

Watch...
The Doo Dah Parade.
1:00 p.m.ish Ã¢â‚¬â€œ 3:00 p.m.ish
ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Free!
Bring a chair or blanket
Umbrella
Sunscreen
Leave the water guns & balloons & pets at home please

March...
in the Doo Dah Parade.
Line-up @ noon on Park Street
(between Buttles/Goodale)
heading north bound.
Enter in from Goodale Blvd.
There is No Entry Fee!
You Just Show Up!
No Pre-Registration Required.
(ya, we know that's unusual)

2010 Parade Route...
Buttles to Neil to Second to High to Russell to Park

InVolunteerÃ¢â‚¬Â¦
for an InSecurity position of UnImportance
at the Doo Dah Parade.
We offer no pay other than a T-Shirt,
whistle, water, badge
and our undying Doo Dah Love.
Be Brave, Volunteer
or Call The Doo Dah Hotline:
614-228-0621

Posted 1 year ago #
BCNation
Franklin Park
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This will be the 2nd year in a row that I'm going, because for the first July 4th in my life, I have NO family commitments, what-so-ever.

What is the weirdest costume you've seen @ the DooDah parade?

Posted 1 year ago #
dmorris614
clintonvillain
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BCNation wrote >>
This will be the 2nd year in a row that I'm going, because for the first July 4th in my life, I have NO family commitments, what-so-ever.
What is the weirdest costume you've seen @ the DooDah parade?

Jim Maneri and his "marching band".

Posted 1 year ago #
patient_zero
Falafel District
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dmorris614 wrote >>

BCNation wrote >>
This will be the 2nd year in a row that I'm going, because for the first July 4th in my life, I have NO family commitments, what-so-ever.
What is the weirdest costume you've seen @ the DooDah parade?

Jim Maneri and his "marching band".

You mean this marching band? Maestro Maneri from a previous year in the band cap.

Posted 1 year ago #
jazzypants
Eastmoor
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the 'Ohio Swing Voters' will be back this year! we're meeting at the gate at the corner of Park and Russel at noon - look for a silver Honda Fit.

Anyone is welcome to join us, whether you want to swing dance, swing a bat, drag a playground swing behind you, just walk with us, whatever. You can bring a white t-shirt to decorate, we'll have markers. Wear good shoes and plenty of sunscreen!

Here's more info on the SwingColumbus fan page:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=135185769840312&index=1

Posted 1 year ago #
hungrywoolf
Victorian Village
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Here are some photos of today's parade.
It seemed like it was bigger than the last couple of years.
lots of BP related floats,

lots of great modified bikes

and some couch surfing.

Posted 1 year ago #
Rockmastermike
CORNspiracy HQ
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hungrywoolf wrote >>
Here are some photos of today's parade.
It seemed like it was bigger than the last couple of years.

It always seems like more funfreakyfolks come out for the parade when the weather is as nice as it was this year. YAY!

Posted 1 year ago #
Don Ruben
Grandview Heights
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I thought Swing Voters was #1 and so did a bunch of friends standing in front of Short North Tavern.

Posted 1 year ago #
jpizzow
580 N. Park St.
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Loved the Arizona against Vikings and the Ghostbusters. The Mad Hatter look-a-like was pretty good too. Took over 100 pics.....up on Facebook soon. I hope this event gets bigger by the year. Good fun.

Posted 1 year ago #
AmyJ

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My friends were the Arizona Border Patrol/Vikings folks! I thought they were the best, but I am a little biased. The Ghostbusters were pretty great too. I was hoping the proton packs would have doubled as water guns because I was a sweaty mess.

Posted 1 year ago #
catnfiddle
Giant Corncob District
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The Arizona Border Patrol/Vikings probably made me laugh the most. It was definitely the most intricate presentation! It's weekends like this that make me so happy to live here.

Posted 1 year ago #
AmyJ

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DP

Posted 1 year ago #
BCNation
Franklin Park
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The judges near the end of the parade- what was everyone's impression of them?

Anyway, I kinda liked the Governor's Inmate ones & The Arizona Vikings (sounds like the name of a team, hehe) vs. Border Patrol.

Posted 1 year ago #