Fourth of July Parade: An Institution in Sierra Madre

The Fourth of July Parade in Sierra Madre defines the spirit and make up of this jewel of a town. It's a city that has maintained it's traditions and home town feel for as long as it's been around. As far back as anyone can remember, Independence Day has been one of the biggest days of the year in Sierra Madre, if not the biggest. For the past several years, we've been fortunate to drive many of those chosen to be honored by the city in the parade. The turn out of spectators and parade entries was one of the largest in recent years. Residents and visitors from neighboring cities lined the entire parade route to celebrate this very special day. Councilman Don Watts and his wife Alexis were our passengers this year. We had a great time traveling down Sierra Madre Blvd. and participating in this patriotic tradition. To all the organizers and people who helped put on the event this year, thank you and well done!

Jack and his beautiful 59' Series 62 Caddy

"DONUTZI" Ready to go...

Ready to head out....Don and Alexis Watts

Sandy and Eldon cheered us on and seemed to

be having more than their share of a good time!

Jenne Ring and her daughter Bri enjoying the day.

The Only Place in Town was cookin'...and it was

all good!

The parade route was lined with spectators right

to the end.

Some moral support for ol' dad...and Dane's

first 4th of July parade!

"What's that?"

Early reviews are in: "Cruise Night" trailer is AWESOME!

Tim Gavern loved the early 70's when cruising in your 60's muscle car or hot rod was still a huge part of the car culture in Southern California. So what did Tim do? He wrote a script about it and decided to make it into a movie. "Cruise Night" tells the story of those times. Tim's put together a great story and cast of characters using his personal experiences and imagination. I believe he has created the next mega hot rod hit! His attention to detail is incredible, whether you're looking at the 1967 rs Camaro, the banana seat Schwinn bikes, or the vintage skateboards. If you were around back then, it will bring back some fond memories of a great time in our love affair with cars and cruising. If you weren't around, or were never really a part of that scene, you're in for quite an education. Either way, it's going to be very entertaining.
AJ was asked to drive the Camaro in the street racing scenes and also was cast as "Bobby," kind of a bad guy in the movie. He gets to play a bad guy AND burn rubber in a 4 speed Camaro...legally! How do I get one of these gigs?

We'll have the trailer up on the blog soon, or you can check it out on the web at http://www.cruisenight.com/. Way to go Tim, cast and crew!

"Quiet on the set!" Filming in the park.

Tim Gavern (R) with editor Doogan Nash.

The 1967 Camaro rs...the star of the show.

When was the last time you saw four of these?

Tim checking one of the shots from the day....

One of the key characters in Cruise Night is

"Barbara", played by Stephanie Sanborn.

John Guleserian making sure everything is right.

AJ Nocita (Bobby, the bad guy) and Lance AAron

(Brad, the good guy) during a scene with the 67'.

Some of the cast running lines and going over

the script. Work, work, work!