I have. When I was a teenager, I was a member of summer theatre schools and one year we entered the Houghton Feast (a big deal in the North East) float competition, we got most professional float - not surprising really, the theatre concerned was The Empire Theatre in Sunderland ... our only professional one.
That Christmas, we repeated it and escorted Windsor Davies and Don Estelle (and Santa) round to Joplings (Sunderland's own 'upmarket' department store) to promote the pantomime that year, which was Cinderella .. we all got free tickets for that and other shows (Dad wouldn't let me go to see 'Fur Coat and No Knickers' for some reason)
In case you're wondering, I was an ugly sister on the float.
2007-11-10 04:26:16 · 24 answers · asked by elflaeda 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
when i was 11 i was voted carnival queen at school and had to do the grand opening of the carnival i was most perturbed because i had to wear a long flowing meringue dress with a crown and sit on a throne on a waggon that was covered in flowers ribbons etc and smile and wave at passing crowds,and have my picture taken for the local newspaper, i looked a dork but mum was so chuffed ..... :)
2007-11-10 21:11:34 · answer #1 · answered by casha1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah the late Don Estelle, bless his cotton socks.
I actually went on a float when I was with the scouts, it was for an event called The Winslow Show (Winslow is a very small town that I lived at back then). We all dressed up as characters from Star Wars. I was Lando Calrissian so I had to get "blacked up" which, like the show Don Estelle and Windsor Davies were in, isn't considered very politically correct now - but heck I was only 9 at the time!
2007-11-10 20:08:56 · answer #2 · answered by leemcandrew 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOt sure about a fools parade but I did ride a float in high school during the homecoming parade.
2016-05-29 02:09:50 · answer #3 · answered by alida 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have! In 7/8th grade we made a float with the theme as The Old Lady who Lived in a Shoe. We all dressed up from children from different cultures.
2007-11-10 04:29:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes i was carnival queen of 1973, i was 10 then... i was so happy because i got to wear the dress that longed to wear, i also had my own crown which was cool and i sat there feeling all important waving and throwing petals at the crowd, i even got in the local paper back then (oh to be young once more), i had entered the carnival queen contest for years and never got anywhere, but this time round i got my throne...now where are them pictures....lol....
2007-11-10 05:05:31 · answer #5 · answered by Dazzlebox 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lions Club float in the cloverdale rodeo parade in Cloverdale BC
2007-11-10 04:36:09 · answer #6 · answered by Grand pa 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was when I was about six. for the Fourth of July in Utah. We were the Sunshine Generation dancers. We sang songs and waved little flags it was really cute there were about 50 girls on it
2007-11-10 04:30:39 · answer #7 · answered by meechy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have....a few times when we were children. On the island where we spend our summers, they had an annual parade, and we used to take part when my brothers and I were much younger....in my aunt's rusty old Datsun pickup truck! Sadly, the truck is no more....I think the parade has been resurrected....but we don't take part any more.
2007-11-10 04:32:13 · answer #8 · answered by hello world 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No but you talking about Don Estelle he had a great singing voice
2007-11-10 19:38:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't, but my son gets the chance to be on Santa's float in a parade for winning an essay contest about who his hero is...YEAH for my son
2007-11-10 04:32:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋