THE LINE OF MARCH: 112 UNITS READY FOR 1986 TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE
Pasadena’s annual Tournament of Roses parade, held on Jan. 1, draws more than a million spectators. The two-hour parade begins at 8:20 a.m. along a 5 -1/2 mile route from South Orange Grove Boulevard, east on Colorado Boulevard to Sierra Madre Boulevard, where the public may view the floats after the parade. Some grandstand seating is availabvle by reservtion, but most viewers simply try to reserve a piece of sidewalk. Police warn that spectators wishing to park within easy walking distance of the parade route should arrive by 6:30 a.m. The lineup for the 97th Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena:
1. U.S. Marine Corps Band.
2. “A Celebration of Laughter” by Small World Greetings.
3. Long Beach Mounted Police.
4. “Turning Tears to Laughter” by Rotary International.
5. Valley Hunt Club.
6. “The Sierra Madre Swimming Lesson” by City of Sierra
Madre.
7. Conroe High School Marching Band.
8. “Texas Sesquicentennial” by Farmers Insurance Group.
9. Grand Marshal Erma Bombeck.
10. Porterville High School Marching Band.
11. “Merriment” by Sunkist Growers.
12. “Hanna-Barbera’s Laughing Place” by Al Malaikah Shrine
Temple.
13. “Kings of Comedy” by Culver City.
14. Mililani High School Marching Band.
15. “And a Time to Laugh” by Lutheran Laymen’s League.
16. Tournament of Roses President Frederick D. Johnson Jr.
17. Tate High School Marching Band.
18. “Nature’s Clowns” by Eastman Kodak Co.
19. American Saddlebreds.
20. “Clownin’ Around” by City of Downey
21. Jamestown High School Band.
22. “Mission Viejo California Fiesta” by Community of Mission
Viejo.
23. Montie Montana Group.
24. Pasadena Mayor William J. Bogaard.
25. Pasadena City Directors.
26. “Celebrating Pasadena’s Centennial” by Huntington-
Sheraton Hotel.
27. Pasadena Community College Herald Trumpets.
28. Rose Queen and Royal Court.
29. Pasadena Community College District Band.
30. “Happily Ever After” by Lawry’s Foods.
31. American Bashkir Curly Registry.
32. “Merbabies at Play” by City of Carson.
33. “Carpet Capers” by Security Pacific National Bank.
34. Tanner & Fetterman Group.
35. “California Ocean Antics” by City of Torrance Marineland.
36. Pacific-10 Conference Float.
37. Pacific-10 Conference Band.
38. “Take a Gander at Us” by City of Long Beach.
39. Rockford High School Marching Band.
40. “Carnaval en Puerto Rico” by Puerto Rico.
41. “Catch Us if You Can!” by Catalina Swimwear.
42. “Singapore Celebrates the Legend of the Monkey God
Festival” by Singapore Airlines.
43. Indian Group.
44. “The Cuckoo Clock Shop” by ARCO--Atlantic Richfield
Co.
45. International Icelandic Ponies Assn.
46. “Sunday in the Park” by City of Arcadia.
47. Prospect High School Marching Band.
48. “The Practical Joke” by City of Burbank.
49. Big Ten Conference Float.
50. Big Ten Conference Band.
51. “Hard Day at the Office” by City of Duarte City of Hope.
52. George Putnam Group.
53. “Keep ‘Em Laughing” by Unocal Corp.
54. Los Angeles All-District Band.
55. “The Firefighters” by City of Los Angeles.
56. Associated Charros of La Altena.
57. Jefferson High School Marching Band.
58. “Silent Laughter” by Yoplait U.S.A.
59. “Medicine Show” by City of San Bernardino.
60. American Mustangs.
61. “Ten Little Indian Boys” by Odd Fellows & Rebekahs.
62. Stuart Hamblen Family.
63. “Friday on the Freeway” by City of Santa Ana.
64. Pennsbury High School Marching Band.
65. “Comedie” by City of St. Louis.
66. Equestri-Annettes.
67. “Harmony Herd ‘Round the World” by Computerland Corp.
68. “Time for Tea” by Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco
Workers’ Union.
69. “Baskin-Robbins Celebration Salute” by Baskin-Robbins Ice
Cream Co.
70. White Horse Group.
71. “Bubble Trouble” by Cal Poly Universities.
72. McDonald’s All-America High School Band.
73. “High Hopes” by City of La Canada Flintridge.
74. International Andalusian Horse Assn.
75. “Barnyard Boogie” by Carnation Co.
76. Contra Costa Sheriff’s Posse.
77. “Tea for Two” by Bank of America.
78. “Ups and Downs of Rodeo Clowns” by City of Calgary,
Canada.
79. Las Cruces High School Marching Band.
80. “All the World Loves a Clown” by American Honda.
81. Martinez Family.
82. “The Big Pitch” by Dr Pepper.
83. Southern California Morgan Horse Group.
84. “Laughing All the Way” by Hilton Hotels Conrad
International.
85. International Side Saddle Assn.
86. “Expo ‘86” by Vancouver Expo ’86.
87. British Columbia Beefeater Marching Band.
88. “All You Need Is Love” by Kiwanis International.
89. “Two’s a Crowd” by Florists Transworld Delivery.
90. The Salvation Army Tournament of Roses Band.
91. “Dining Out” by International House of Pancakes.
92. Arabian Horse Group.
93. “Airshow” by Pacific Southwest Airlines.
94. Ukiah High School Marching Band.
95. “California! Here Come the Brides” by City of Glendale.
96. Western Group.
97. “Laughing and Learning” by Rand McNally.
98. Glen A. Wilson High School Marching Band.
99. Pintos of America.
100. “The Mystical World of Peter Pan” by Portland Rose
Festival Assn.
101. Clovis High School Marching Band.
102. “Sweet Smell of Success” by First Interstate Bancorp.
103. “Let’s Get Physical” by Transamerica Life Cos.
104. Elks Mounted Color Guard.
105. “A Birthday Celebration” by Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks.
106. National Parks Service.
107. “Forest Fantasy” by City of Pleasant Hill.
108. Patrick Henry High School Band.
109. “Make a Wish for Laughter” by City of Alhambra.
110. “Jungle Roulette” by City of South Pasadena.
111. Ft. Huachuca B Troop, 4th Regiment.
112. “Islands in the Sun” by U.S. Virgin Islands.