Fool-ishness

It was actually raining on our way over to Occidental for the annual Fool’s Day parade. Great weather for fools to go parading around town in costume for no other reason than – well actually – tradition, for more than a decade. (And really, only a fool would try to walk in a parade and sketch people in constant movement.)

But oh, how fun to try. And I thought today would be a good time to share the sketches since it is also the first day of the #oneweek100people2019 sketch challenge (and I was teaching today and had no time to sketch people!)

The Hubbub Club is the marching band that shows up at so many such events in Sonoma County. They are self-described as “twenty volunteer musicians and second-line dancers who make music together in a funky, fun fashion to promote, uplift, and support local communities. . .at local rallies, benefits, farmers markets, town parades, music venues, and just jamming in the street. . . a cross between a New Orleans marching band and a Fellini movie.” They were out in the parking lot here warming up for the parade.

Hubbub attire favors black and white and red, with a little pink thrown in.

‘And in this parade pink is particularly favored by the men.

The top side of this pink instrument is a keyboard! and she’s blowing into it ?? Anyone know what you call this?

As you can see, anything and everything goes. Hiking foots are often paired with evening attire.

And even the canine characters make a fashion statement.

People are very friendly. These teenaged girls started talking to me and agreed to pose to a two minute sketch.

See what I mean about the pink fluffy stuff? Guys finally get a chance to wear it!

There’s always next year if you couldn’t make it this time!

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