July 25, 2009 - Rome Honor America Parade

La Banda Rossa waited at W. Pine St. for our turn to enter the Honor America Parade. This location gave us a few less blocks to march. However Rome's Parade is still a very long route with many participants. It really is one of the better parades in the area.

The weather was sunny and warm and the crowds were out in full force to enjoy our first real summer day - a perfect day for a parade. The crowds were at least two deep practically the whole parade route and near the reviewing stand up to four or five deep.

Shortly after the reviewing stand we got a brief reprieve from the heat when a man with a garden hose arched a spray of water to mist us.

Because it's such a long parade - our Capo, Richard Pashley, went over our march list before we started. We first played all the Military Marches, then our Italian Feast Marches, and last our traditional parade marches.

We all enjoyed playing such a variety of music and it gave the feeling that the parade was shorter than it was because we didn't need to repeat any marches. The crowd also seemed to enjoy hearing our selection as they cheered and applauded along the whole route.

VIVA LA BANDA ROSSA!!

Please follow link below for photos of the parade
Rome Honor America Parade