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2009
Less-Than-Honorable Judges
- Brian Boyd - (Yankee Trader)
- Cindy & Vince Maio (Long Island, NY)
- Dan
Davis (Thurber BP Market)
- Dean Berlon
(UrbanOrder)
- Dick & Cathy Poling (Perry County Delegation)
- Dr. James Ford, DDS (Dentist)
- Gavin Armstrong & family (Neighborhood Activist)
- Gina Cronley –(orbit design)
- Greg Zanetos (Cocoa Manor – Anthony Thomas Candies)
- Gregory Krobot (Martha Walker Garden Club)
- Jeff Bergandine (First Community Bank)
- Jeff Smith (Short North Civic Society - President)
- Lin Snavely (Seattle Washington “the Seattle Sleuth”)
- Lynette Howard (Yankee Trader)
- Marcia & Martha & Linda (Yoga on High)
- Maryellen O'Shaughnessy (Clerk of Courts)
- Matt & Mel (Neighbors And Nixon’s parents)
- Melissa Starker (Columbus Alive)
- Pat Lewis – (Neighborhood Volunteer Goddess)
- Rosa Stolz (Doo Dah Art Critic - Pink Elephant marks the spot).
- Sebastian Ibel (Ibel Agency).
- Shawn Smith (The Garden The Chamber & The Joint)
- Texas Ranger (Texas)
- The Harding’s of the famed “Circus House”
- Tim Carter (Mitchell’s Steakhouse of Columbus)
- Tom Smith (The Garden The Chamber & The Joint)
2009 LESS-THAN-HONORABLE JUDGE’S
UNOFFICIALLY OFFICIAL DOO DAH PARADE
AWARD CATEGORIES 1.
WORST IN SHOW – NO PRIZE 2. BEST DOO DAH SPIRIT 3. BIGGEST SHOW-OFF 4. BEST SIGNAGE 5. WHAT THE DOO DAH WAS THAT! 6. BEST LESS-THAN-HONORABLE JUDGES
BRIBE.
26th ANNUAL DOO DAH PARADE + PARTY! Greatest
Show-Offs On Earth Celebrate Liberty & Lunacy at the 26th Annual Doo Dah Parade + Party on July 4th, 2009 1:00 p.m. Parade
Line-up @ noon. No Entry Fee!! Just Show Up!!! Route: (Starting at Park Street) Buttles Avenue to Neil Avenue
to Second Avenue to High Street to Russell Avenue to Park Street. Cars will go left (some parking spots will be reserved for
cars from parade that are going to the block party. You'll get info at Line-up on that), and all others go right - towards
the block party. BLOCK PARTY!Saturday, JULY 4th, 2009 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. FREE
LIVE MUSIC, DANCING, FUNNY STUFF, MEN FROM MARS AND OTHER THINGS! NO ADMISSION CHARGE!! 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 - no band
While waiting for parade to come back around, High Point Drive will perform for about 30 minutes 2:00 p.m. - DOO DAH
PARADE - no band Between
Sets: Comedian Zack ( http://www.facebook.com/zachariahisfunny) 3:00 p.m. - National Artist, Michael Sutherland as Elvis, Frank, Dean & more! ( http://www.MichaelSutherland.biz) 4:00 p.m. - The Best Damn Band in The Doo Dah Land!: TBDBIDDL - The Doo Dah Band!
and Disco Mayhem & Karaoke! 5:00 p.m. - Short Stop Youth Center Musical Hour http://www.dfyf.org/short.php6:00 p.m. - Less Than Honorable Judges Awards
Drag Queen & 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)
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PRESS RELEASE:
DATE: June 5, 2009
The 26th Annual
Doo Dah Parade salutes two groups of unsung heroes with the City of Columbus by naming them Less-Than-Grand Marshall!
2009 Less-Than-Grand Marshal: City's Snow Warriors & Refuse Wranglers! These two groups are some of the Greatest
Show-Offs on Earth!
Congratulations and enjoy your DisHonor.
We hope to see all of you on July 4th,
2009 at 1:00 p.m. for the Doo Dah Parade. Stay around and dance on the city's streets until 10:00 p.m. at the Block Party
on Buttles Avenue between High Street and Park Avenue!
PRESS RELEASE: May 26, 2009 Staycation at Doo Dah Parade + Party! Short
North - July 4th, 2009! This Fourth of July, avoid airport security,
long flight delays, congested highways, packing and unpacking hassles and overbooked hotels. Make Staycation at Doo
Dah Parade + Party your dream Staycation of a lifetime! You'll never want to leave home on July 4th again! If
your list of "things to do" on Staycation includes people watching, taking in or creating art, volunteerism, having
cocktails, taking long walks, soaking up sun, laughing, reading, and doing nothing, Staycation at Doo Dah Parade + Party has
everything on your list and more! For the budget conscience, Staycation at Doo Dah Parade + Party will fit right into
your budget too! With no entry fee to march in the parade and no admission cost to watch; how can you loose?!
You'll actually save money! And, you can spend your savings on souvenirs with any of the Doo Dah Contributors.
Staycation at Doo Dah Parade + Party July 4th, 2009. Parade Route: Buttles Avenue to Neil Avenue
to Second Avenue to High Street to Russell Avenue back to Buttles Avenue (between High Street and Park Street). Doo
Dah Parade starts at 1:00 p.m. Music starts at 11:00 a.m. and goes until 10:00 p.m. See your local travel agent
or http://www.doodahparade.com/ for more details and booking information. Contact: Mz Doo Dah, ChairChick & Queen Phone: 614-228-0621
Less-Than-Grand
Marshal: City's
Snow Warriors & Refuse Wranglers
2009
Doo Dah DisOrganizer DisHonoree: Jim "The Doo Dah Elf & Property Pimp" Skeens
What the Buck?! It was
Doo Dah 2008 With Less-Than-Grand Marshal: Mayor Dana "Buck" Rinehart!
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2008 Doo Dah Kudos ...
The Friends of Doo Dah want to take a quick minute of your time to thank The
Financiers, Volunteers, Marchers, Watchers, Photographers, and Media Mayhem for making the 25th Annual
Doo Dah Parade and After Doo Dah Block Party a big o' whopping success. Thank
You! Love from the Land of Doo Dah, the Dazzling Doo Dah DisOrganizers & Mz Doo Dah, ChairChick & Queen
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