The Joy of Christmas Parades

Merry Christmas You All!

For me its a tradition to attend local small town Christmas parades.  These is nothing more charming then small town ingenuity, homemade costumes, and occasional unrepentant absurdity. 

Check out last years Christmas Parade Round Up HERE.

And for a look at some of the most amazing small town Christmas parades over the years click HERE.

This year do to a busy work schedule and my roadtrip of insanity, I was only able to attend a single Christmas Parade in my hometown of Waynesville, NC.  Some of the high lights this year included.

This happy crew......

These strange things that look like a cross between Mothman and a Snowman.....

An appearance by the Ninja Turtles....

A possible Yeti sighting.....

This bear....

This guy....

This guy.....

And then this guy dressed up like a foot. 

How festive.


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Dinosaur World/John Agar's Land of Kong: Abandoned Wonderland

I am a huge fan of dinosaur attractions.  There is still a great park in Whitepost, VA that I encourage everyone to check out.  However, the largest of all the Dinosaur parks in the WORLD sits mysteriously empty in Beaver, AR.  The park opened in 1967 as Dinosaur World.

In the 1970s its name was changed to John Agar's Land of Kong to capitalize on the re-make of the King Kong movie.  One peculiar part of this change was that John Agar was not the owner of a park, but rather an actor in the movie.  Oddly enough, he did not play a major part, but rather a "city official".   Regardless, John Agar was friends with the owner and lent his name to the park to help with promotion.

In 2005 the park closed its gates and still sits empty.  There is still a remarkable collection of prehistoric creatures lurking in those woods.   

On a recent trip to Arkansas I had a chance to check out the amazing collection.

Check out the video I made.

Here is a complete gallery of the creatures lurking in the woods.

 

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Battle Between God and Satan at Oklahoma State Capital Building

Check out the Carpetbagger's newest video as we explore the raging battle between God and Satan taking place on the steps of the Oklahoma State Capital.

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