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November 07, 2005

All Souls' Procession

Praying Mantis GirlYesterday, I spent the day in Tucson with Homer to attend the All Souls' Procession. The All Souls' Procession is an annual community parade inspired by Mexico's Dia de los Muertos holiday. People dress in costume, pull alters commemorating the dead and hold photos of loved ones who have passed on.

LOTS of incense was burned at this event. *Ah-choo!*

It was truly a lot of fun. Homer made a sign to carry in the parade that had pictures of his mother's ancestors. At the end of the parade, Homer put is sign in the giant urn that would be burned at the end of the night is a celebratory bonfire.

After watching most of the parade, we joined it and walked among "the dead." This gave me a great opportunity to snag Homer's camera and take lots of pictures. Among my favorite costumes is the Praying Mantis Girl. PMG really got into and stayed in character all night.

My other favorites were the Dead Cub Scout who was cute as could be and of course Devo. When asked who they were by a parade watcher, they replied, "Devo." Then the parade watcher asked, "Who's Devo?"

Stunned silence. I shot that bitch a shocked expression.

So, they started listing Devo songs. Eventually Whip It! was the one that triggered Lady Amnesiac's memory.

"Are they dead?" she asked.

"No, but their career is," Devo #1 replied.

Comments

The Dead Cub Scout looks like my son's friend, Max. Great pics!

What great creepy fun! Great pics and ironically, Devo, while decidedly dead in some respects, has made an eerie comeback with the 20-something crowd in Dallas.

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