Small town charm.
OK, "charm" might be stretching it, but whatever it was, it was on full display last night for the Bakersfield Christmas Parade.
It's a big deal here, the Rose Parade and Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade all rolled into one. It draws a huge crowd and they broadcast it live. Marching bands, local dignitaries, homemade floats.
Very homemade.
And a lot of big rigs.
It was actually quite touching to see the whole community turn out to celebrate the season.
I only noticed one faux pas, when the homeless woman wandered onto the parade route with a shopping cart and the anchors mistook it for a float. But if you had seen what came before you'd know that that was an understandable mistake.
