Third Street Park opened with a crowd this morning. I don't know if it was the weather or maybe the thought of yummy free cherry ice cream, but it was so packed in Third Street Park that the lines at both ice cream booths never seemed to get any shorter. Festival President and CEO Wright Tilley mentioned during the ribbon-cutting ceremony that Dairyland served 20,000 cones of ice cream over the five days Third Street Park was open last year. 20,000!
After the officials pretended to cut the ribbon (so as to not have to cut the ribbon itself), the Mount de Sales choir entertained the crowd with songs like "Going to the Chapel" and "I've Got You Under My Skin." But if memory serves me correctly, "Going to the Chapel" was also sung at last year's opening. Hmph. How odd. Perhaps I'm wrong.
Also, I'm just a little curious about something. Does anyone know who this man in the back is behind Charlie Bishop?
Perhaps I should know because I work at the paper, but I have no idea who he is. He followed the mayor's car in the parade yesterday and handed out candy from the mayor's pocket to select individuals, and today he was waiting behind the stage. It's like the mayor's got his own little Secret Service man. I'm quite entertained.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS FROM THE THIRD STREET PARK RIBBON-CUTTING.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO FROM THE THIRD STREET PARK RIBBON-CUTTING.
UPDATE! (March 20, 2007) I've been told that the mayor's shadow is his bodyguard Sgt. Kenneth Kennebrew with the Macon Police Department. Who knew the mayor of Macon needed a bodyguard?
Monday, March 19, 2007
VIDEO/SLIDESHOW | Cherry ice cream on my mind
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I was wondering who that man was too! When the mayor walked up Mulberry street during the parade, he wasn't with him though.
I saw him give out the mayor's candy on Mulberry Street, so he may have been off doing that when you saw the mayor. In fact, in the parade video, you can see the mayor give him a piece of candy and watch him walk off to the crowd with it.
I can see all the photos except for the one of the guy you are talking about here. My screen has a little *x* in the box and I can't see the picture. Not sure why. I can see the pic of the cute little guy with the cherry ice cream cone just fine! I don't know why some pics show up and others don't. :(
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