DAY 9 With the electricity being out and subsequently no air conditioning we decided on Saturday night to head over to Waterloo, Ill., for the towns annual homecoming parade and swelter for more than two hours watching it. This should not be confused with a homecoming normally associated with a high school football game. "Homecoming" has two meanings if you grew up in any small town in Southern Illinois. Parades offer numerous photo opportunities and from the more than 100 I shot last night I decided to post this one of one of those Shriner fellows. I've been seing these guys at parades since I was a youngster with their little cars, motorcycles and three wheelers doing all sorts of death-defying stunts. I'm amazed that I've never heard of one of these little cars going out of control and smashing into the crowd killing and maiming parade goers. Quite frankly, these guys scare me. But they're fun to watch as long as you don't think about one crashing into you.
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