Bandit Meets Mother Goose Bandit Rides in the 62nd Mother Goose
Parade By Gerry Ashley
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
El
Cajon, CA –
On Saturday, November
22nd, Bandit appeared as a special guest participant in the
62nd annual Mother Goose Parade in El Cajon. The
Pre-Thanksgiving Parade, which is
the
largest of its type
west of the Mississippi, attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators.
This year’s crowd was estimated at a quarter of a million people.
“This is the
biggest event of this kind that we’ve been part of,” said Mark Shaffer,
Bandit’s owner. “They had dozens of floats,
marching bands and a whole lot of performance artists as well as
Hollywood celebrities. It was a lot of fun for both Bandit and me.”
Some of the celebrities included Chris Knight and Barry Williams from
the hit 1970's TV sitcom "The Brady Bunch" and Bandit's old pal, Mickey
Jones, from the TV series Home Improvement.
Bandit almost didn’t make it to the parade. As recently as the
week before the parade, Bandit was in bed recovering from
pneumonia. But he recovered in time and, with his vet’s approval
and with Mark at his side, brought smiles to everyone who saw
Bandit riding his trademark mini Harley motorcycle. For more
information on the annual Mother Goose Parade, and to see
pictures of this year’s event, click on the below link: