Day 18.136: Memorial Day not-parade

Due to a major roadworks project affecting the river crossings between our two cities, the normal joint parade was replaced by a static event at one of the sports fields. E5N1 and his band-mates played the national anthem and also played while the other bands were filing in.

It was nice to hear each of the bands play their whole tunes - instead of whatever snippet they happen to be playing as they pass by sometimes fighting with the next band or float with music from a sound-system. It also skewed the event toward the 'memorial' part of the day rather than just feeling like a celebration of the beginning of summer.