Send In The Clowns

More from People"s Joy Parade. There is a horrid hip hop duo called Insane Clown Posse. My guess is that these guys are members of the St. Louis chapter of its fan club.                                

                            

The Search For Meaning

Signs and symbols: sometimes the meaning is clear, sometimes ambiguous and sometimes opaque. That top one has a touch of Dada. Anyone ever taken semiotics?

Found on Cherokee Street, of course.                          

What's Up?

Why, the annual goofiness on Cherokee Street. Hi, kids!

Much more to come.                

What Do You Think?

This child I saw at the Earth Day Festival looked barely older than Madeleine, my 20 month old granddaughter. He (I think) was deeply into a video game on a smart phone, thumbs flying all over the screen. I don't think this is a good idea. It blocks out social development. Besides, he didn't see the remarkable vulture with an attendant in front of us.

Change of theme tomorrow. The People's Joy Parade and Cinco de Mayo festival are today on Cherokee Street.

                              

CDP Theme Day: Revolution

We don't have any Ferris wheels in STL at the moment. No huge tires or gears got my attention and no insurrection in the streets like Baltimore this week. But this will do.

A motorbike with a picture of Che Guevara on the mud flap and some pointed text. I took this picture in Kathmandu in 2009. Heaven knows what the road looks like today.

Reports trickle in to us from the Mitrata Foundation in KTM. We learned yesterday that Januka, the young woman we have sponsored for years, is in her home village and safe. We wonder what conditions she is living in. 

If you don't think the picture fits the theme you can click here.
 

Enviornmentally Friendly

Not surprisingly, the Earth Day festival had a display of electric cars. Three of them were Teslas, the luxury rocket of no-emission vehicles. Note the storage space where the engine would normally be. My son had a chance to drive one once. He said it went from zero to OMG in near-complete silence. 

They make me drool but are a wee bit out of my price range.  So, back to my slightly worn but very well made Honda. Much more practical.                                     

Drum Major

                             

Rick Kramer, leader of Joia, seen many times before on these pages. They describe themselves as a world rhythm ensemble and turn up at all sorts of public celebrations. Rick certainly has a lot of flair.

It's hard to appreciate what they do without hearing them. Here's an audio clip from their performance at Earth Day. Crank up the volume.