An estimated 22,000 people turned out on the 4th of July for the Annual Lions Club Independence Day Parade. And while the day dawned beautiful and sunny, the normal fog rolled in to cool things off a bit. Cool off, that is, except for the fish mobile entry by the Cayucos Citizens Advisory Council, which had a rock ‘n’ roll band with Billy Foppiano playing surf music until the custom-built boat that looks like an albacore tuna caught fire and was disabled. Volunteers from the crowd jumped to the rescue and pushed the car along the parade route until the fire chief hooked up a tow strap and towed the car like a [giant] fish out of water. Among the entries was Miss California Teen USA Paige Gonor, who sang the national anthem for the crowd when she reached the judge’s stand.
Photos by Neil Farrell
