St. Patrick Day 2005
"Floss 'N Gloss" was in its fifth strait year of participation in
the St. Patrick Day Parade in Muncie, Indiana. The parade started
at Muncie Central High School parking lot and traveled south about
six or seven blocks and then made a loop and returned to the parking
lot. There were hundreds of parents with their kids lined the roads.
This years parade was on March 12, 2005. It was scheduled for the
Saturday before the actual holiday, which allowed most families the experience
of the fesitivties.
There was scheduled to be about a dozen vehicles in the parade,
and in the last week of preparations there was a few members
who had to miss the parade due to work or needed work on their
vehicle(s). Even on the day of the parade there was three
cancelations/no shows and so the end result was a total of five
vehicles and fourteen idividuals
participating in the FNG portion of the parade.
Four years ago(2001), the only representation of the club was via
the President and a Vice President who were in
Roy's
Camaro(president).
Three years ago(2002) the lineup was planned to include almost a dozen
customized rides, but last minute drops cut the total to half that.
Optimistically and realistically it was obvious to see a nice
improvement on the previous years representation.
Two years ago(2003) was even bigger than the previous years and that
is the goal to our club. We want every year to grow in
representation, in quality, in exhibition, and in fun.
Last year had six vehicles in the parade as well, so we are atleast staying consistant.
This year the parade was due to start at 1pm, so Roy and Will
was there at 11:30 and the others began to arrive in a timely
fashion. We were given group #28 and that was out of 40+ groups.
This years parade had five vehicles and a total of fourteen participants. Below is a list of the order the vehicles were in:
Roy Davis and Kim Davis(Roy's Sister) were first in Roy's
1995 Teal
Camaro. They were tossing candy out to the crowd while
playing traditional St. Patrick Day music at 147 db's.
Second in the lineup was Suzanne Sallee(Roy's Ex-Girlfriend) in
her 1995 Black Chevy Cavalier. She was joined by her cousin Ruby King. Both had alot of fun.
Next in line was Will Said and his
2002 Red Neon
R/T. This was the return of the monster that everyone has been talking about. Will was joined by Stacy Said(wife), Billy Said(son), and Hunter(son). I had to wonder if there was more
candy thrown out of the car or eaten by the kids.
Following Will was Casey Carper driving a 2002 Yellow Chevy Cavalier.
She was joined by Danielle Webster. They both tossed out candy and
waved to the crowd to show their St. Patrick Day spirit.
And in the last spot was Jason Carper. His
2001 Red
Chevy Blazer Extreme. He got the ride less than a week before
the parade, so he was quickly getting his ride ready. He was joined
by his future wife Krista Thatcher. They brought up the rear
Braging rights...."FNG" was AGAIN the only car club in
representation at the parade. That made it five strait years
in a row that "Floss 'N Gloss" was the only car club in
representation.
"FNG" has grown considerably in the last few years and will be
much larger in 2004. Keep an eye out for the us...you will be
surprised in our progress.
A big THANK YOU goes to Ervin Davis and the Morningside Crime
Watch who funded a great deal for the parade. The managers
at Fazoli's agreed to give everyone in our group a free drink.
Also, Roys family, all of the "FNG" members as well as everyone else
who participated in,
supported, and helped make the St. Patrick Day Parade what it
was.....THANK YOU!
After the parade was over, we went to Fazoli's and got something
to eat.
Created By Roy Davis
Founder and President of "Floss 'N Gloss"
