{"id":1328,"date":"2009-01-10T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-10T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wpblog\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2009-01-10T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-10T01:00:00","slug":"the-parade-at-the-parkes-elvis-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/?p=1328","title":{"rendered":"The parade at the Parkes Elvis Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify\">Heading into Parkes we were now ready for the main event of the Elvis Festival, the parade down the main street. <\/p>\n<p>It was very well organised with plastic fencing along the route. Apparently there were no fences the year before and it was a bit of a schmozle. The crowd only built up at the last moment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3204304833\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3319\/3204304833_c7979b66fe.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3204306125\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3305\/3204306125_079eff2471_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3205153308\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3265\/3205153308_25a0043944_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3204307449\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3080\/3204307449_6e35bc0ba8_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3205154550\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3339\/3205154550_9d2017d1a5_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3204303427\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3450\/3204303427_b84ac6cf16_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3205152074\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3343\/3205152074_161a3ef1aa_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, the star of the parade was Elvis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3205225612\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3354\/3205225612_773b2bf0a3.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3205158488\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3093\/3205158488_3c9bb74057_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3204326391\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3304\/3204326391_1804c7dc1f_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3205169938\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3345\/3205169938_beed589755_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3205204508\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3386\/3205204508_7f5aa77891_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3204338913\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3303\/3204338913_7708d699a2_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3205182886\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3341\/3205182886_909b9e368e_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then there was Pracilla.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3205160298\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3330\/3205160298_4bf72899c7.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3204312215\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3481\/3204312215_2e594b5a33_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3205177378\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3115\/3205177378_9d3c901b12_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3205163406\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3391\/3205163406_e4119654d4_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3204339797\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3422\/3204339797_2013d6dc49_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3204352067\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3427\/3204352067_aee2b5a253_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3205200142\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3077\/3205200142_cb02c78321_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And a host of others.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3204316745\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3263\/3204316745_63755241cf_m.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3204376553\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3335\/3204376553_09c1acae4a_m.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3204377583\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3109\/3204377583_0c9ab70d1e_m.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3204328405\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3371\/3204328405_7726b4e99c_m.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But wait, did I not say that evlis was there?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3204377211\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3085\/3204377211_c8aae55c3e.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3205179464\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3420\/3205179464_d9203c874b_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3205184816\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3505\/3205184816_9899418750_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3205187450\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3374\/3205187450_a71056ff03_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3204348457\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3459\/3204348457_52595d3250_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3205198188\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3461\/3205198188_39d7201c3f_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3205200508\/\" title=\"Go to the photo page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3314\/3205200508_3886dc67b9_s.jpg\" alt=\"Parkes Elvis Festival 2009\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And after the parade there was the main stage in the park.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heading into Parkes we were now ready for the main event of the Elvis Festival, the parade down the main[&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holiday-diary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1328"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1328\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}