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Thanksgiving Day Balloon Blow-Up
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Jen Chung
Published Nov 27, 2003
Modified Mar 6, 2008
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Jen Chung
Published Nov 27, 2003
Modified Mar 6, 2008
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Last night, Gothamist went to check out the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Inflation Night up at West 77th and West 81st Streets off Central Park West. Newsday reports thousands went to check it out, and it did feel that way: It was a zoo of Thanksgiving Parade enthusiasts, tourists, and mainly tons of parents and children. Overheard, parent to child: "Big Bird is sleeping. He'll wake up in time for the parade!" and we only met up with rion after a few calls like "I'm trying to make my way past children, bunnies, and bears" - lots of festivities in the vicinity. Leading the parade, is Jake the Turkey.
Political statement of the evening: Monopoly Man's money bag in front of pricey West 77th Street apartments.
Clifford the Big Red Dog peers down the street.
Little Bill is very deflated.
A Wild Thing, netted.
Kermit does not seem compromised from this angle.
At this size, Barney can fit about four small children in his mouth.
Hunky WNBC anchor Rob Morrison does a stand-up in front of Jake the Turkey.
More wonderful Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons at Bluejake and at rion.nu.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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