{"id":4649,"date":"2014-07-03T17:26:35","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T00:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noelophile.com\/?p=4649"},"modified":"2014-07-04T19:58:39","modified_gmt":"2014-07-05T02:58:39","slug":"an-all-american-good-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?p=4649","title":{"rendered":"An All-American Good Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2013<\/a>by Noella Noelophile\u00ae<\/em><\/p>\n

Long Beach’s Great American Kids’ Bike Parade<\/a> feels just like a great childhood memory.<\/p>\n

Except–the Fourth of July wasn’t this<\/em> much fun, back then!<\/p>\n

Tomorrow morning at 10:00, it’s red, white and blue on wheels, as the parade of decorated bikes gets going along the beach bike path.\u00a0 Justin Rudd <\/a>and his nonprofit Community Action Team are the organizers of this yearly special event (and this is their eleventh one!).<\/p>\n

Participation in the parade is free, and they need some cheering spectators, too.\u00a0 Participants can either register online<\/a> or onsite, tomorrow morning at 9:30, at 1 Granada Avenue in Long Beach. <\/p>\n

\"watermelons\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And when the parade’s over–the fun isn’t!\u00a0 There will be a patriotic costume contest, a patriotic-speech contest and (what could be more American than) a watermelon-seed-spitting contest afterwards.\u00a0 According to the Facebook page<\/a>, participants also get refreshments, courtesy of some local businesses.<\/p>\n

Bring along either a chair for “spectating” or a bike for riding, and get ready to cheer, as Long Beach celebrates America’s 248th birthday, community-style!<\/p>\n

The Eleventh Annual Great American Kids’ Bike Parade starts tomorrow, July 4, at 10:00 am on the beach bike path, 1 Granada Avenue beyond Ocean Boulevard, in Long Beach.\u00a0 Admission is free.\u00a0 By law, all kids participating in the parade must be wearing bike helmets, and must be escorted by a parent or guardian.\u00a0 Editorial correction: while this was a blast, the July 4, 2014 festivities did NOT include a watermelon-seed-spitting contest.\u00a0 Hopefully, next year!
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