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05/14/06: the view behind during the parade

05/14/06: the view behind during the parade (0)
 

05/14/06: the view ahead during the parade

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05/14/06: penguins

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05/14/06: tribute to studio ghibli

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05/14/06: tribute to studio ghibli

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05/14/06: tribute to studio ghibli

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05/14/06: save our mountains

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05/14/06: i think this was from a museum

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05/14/06: griffins airborne

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05/14/06: german shepherd rescue

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05/14/06: mcdonald's shoe

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05/14/06: canoe

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05/14/06: double beetle

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05/14/06: i don't know the name of this car

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05/14/06: i don't understand this, but it's cool

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05/14/06: school project

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05/14/06: walking the tightrope

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05/14/06: walking the tightrope

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05/14/06: cool costume

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05/14/06: bathtub

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05/14/06: student driver

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05/14/06: these guys were with the zoo

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05/14/06: poppy's pride

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05/14/06: car cozy

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05/14/06: contraption

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05/14/06: we support our troops

05/14/06: stars and stripes forever (3)
 

05/14/06: m peach bush

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05/14/06: this car was in the art car museum

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05/14/06: tiki car

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05/14/06: venus hairse

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05/14/06: ketchup packet car

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05/14/06: i don't know the name of this car

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05/14/06: robert from asheville

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05/14/06: easy cheese

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05/14/06: easy cheese

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05/14/06: emily of vain van

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05/14/06: yugo, weego

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05/14/06: draka

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05/14/06: evil clowns

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05/14/06: jungle bug

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05/14/06: spoon car

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05/14/06: spoon car

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05/14/06: spoon car

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05/14/06: closeup for lisa

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05/14/06: closeup for lisa

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05/14/06: closeup for lisa

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05/14/06: woody truck

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05/14/06: flying saucer

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05/14/06: hot air basket

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05/14/06: azaba

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05/14/06: eyeballs

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05/14/06: portable paradise

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05/14/06: portable paradise

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05/14/06: knotty

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05/14/06: sea turtles

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05/14/06: i think a political candidate was in this car

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05/14/06: flower man!

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05/14/06: electric muffins

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illuminated cruise

So we ended up going back to Goode Company for dinner again on Saturday night. This time I had the brisket sandwich, instead of a whole dinner, so I'd have room for pecan pie. Which lived up to its reputation. Oh man it was good. Good enough that I didn't even mind sitting next to an annoying group who included a guy nervously bouncing his leg and making the whole table shake. I think there should be an etiquette rule: no nervous bouncing or kicking while sitting at a communal table. I thought he was going to make me seasick, but then I moved across the table to sit next to Georg, and on the other side of the table I couldn't feel the bouncing anymore.

We had directions from the restaurant to the art car museum, but we somehow ended up going the opposite direction from what we should have at every turn, so a 15 minute trip took almost an hour. Luckily the illuminated cruise was on art car time, so instead of being really late we arrived in plenty of time. Besides, now at least I've seen the Astrodome.

The illuminated cruise was well organized, things seemed to go really smoothly. It was huge too. Way more cars than two years ago. A lot of the cars didn't have lights, but the ones with gas jets more than made up for it. They had us drive around downtown, and the people on the streets seemed to really dig it. We were party poopers and took off at the first stop. What can I say, it was already after 10 pm and we had to get up early the next morning for travel. Plus we knew how to get back to our hotel from that location, which is definitely something to take advantage of. It's too bad because the illuminated cruise is the "just for us" event. And the nighttime weather was beautiful and cool after such a hot day. But we stayed with the cruise for a couple of hours, that was enough to enjoy the experience and still get a decent night's sleep.

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