Dang, forgot all about it. Just tuned in, only five or so minutes left.

Parades are one of those things that I don't think translate well to TV :-) Kinda like fireworks.

But that is probably the best parade around!! The floats are awesome and I love marching bands. But it is much better when viewed in person, which I was fortunate to do a few years ago. You just can't wear your jammies and enjoy a nice NY's Day brekkie while doing so :-)

Missed the parade, but we are also sitting around in our jammies enjoying a late breakfast. We were going burn brush later, but it's cold outside and we're feeling lazy. Looks like we'll be relaxing inside instead - hubby says a nap is in his future and I'm going to go down to my studio to work for a while.

We went 3 years in a row when our Wisconsin football team was playing well. We also went to see how the floats were made. It's all organic materials. The route is about 6 miles long and starts when it is pretty cool in the morning. Both of my kids were in the Wisconsin marching band, so they both got to march in. My son 3 times, carrying a big bass drum.

I’ve gone almost every year since the 70’s but watched on tv this year. So thrilling to see all the kids in the bands who come from far and wide. There was a serious breakdown at the end, very unfortunate for the remaining entries in the parade who did not get their TV time. I hope the reruns on TV pieced it together so they can be shown as planned.

By the way, it is not the “Rose Bowl Parade.” It is the “Rose Parade.” The “Rose Bowll is the game. Rhizo, hope you don’t mind the correction.

I always enjoyed the beauty of the Rose Parade. My mother and I would watch it together.

When I was young and loved all things ‘queenly’, I especially liked the story of how the ceremony of selecting the Rose Queen took place. Don’t know if that is still how it’s done but it was interesting how it was kept secret until just before the parade iirc.

I came across the parade on a different channel around 2pm, so got to watch it after all until 4pm. Yes, unfortunate breakdown but the tow truck saved the day - for that float anyway.

Thanks for the correction, socks. I really knew that but it just translated incorrectly from my brain. ;-)

What a shame about the fire on that one float! My heart goes out to everyone who's hard work didn't get their moment on television.

I did volunteer work one year on one of the floats. It was rather cold this year in Pasadena (which is generally colder in the winter than my neighborhood). Highs today in the low 60s, and it was 42° this morning, making it the coldest day of the year. Normally, it does not get below 46° in my neighborhood.

This popped up in my Twitter feed today.

I am Jewish. I wear glasses. I am bisexual — and I'm the Rose Queen

Six miles ... a long, rather punishing walk for band members, many of them kids, carrying stuff, e.g. bass drum, and working, especially for folks who are required to blow wind instruments!

ole joyful ... who once played a sax - but not in a band

Agree it is an awesome parade. I love that the cable stations air it a few times. When the Torrance float came through it took me back to my days in Calif. on a drill team and all the parades. Question for those that have attended: Can you smell the flowers as the floats go by? It was a bucket list item for my in laws and they made it!! The crowds look horrendous. I prefer watching from my couch.

Thanks for the information. It does make sense that the glue would be overwhelming any fragrance!! Sigh. I guess I will stick to watching on TV. I will keep my eye out for the Torrance Torretts , my old drill team. My in-laws traveled from Iowa to cross this parade off their bucket list, several years ago. They had a grand time!!!

I have watched this parade every year (if I had the day off work) since I was a child. I wouldn't miss it! I especially love the equestrian groups. Does anyone remember when Roy Rogers rode in the parade every year? or was it Gene Autry, now I am not sure! I wish they didn't so often cut away from the bands for commercials, though -- I want to hear them.

I have always loved watching the parade. I have not usually watched the major network coverage in recent years because I had gotten spoiled by HGTV's recent showing of it without commercials and would watch it on that channel.

Was surprised to turn the TV on Jan. 1 and find HGTV was not showing it. Hallmark Channel had the KTLA feed (with Leeza Gibbons and Mark Steines) and it was "commercial free", kind of, they would throw ads for Hallmark movies on top of the coverage. I should have switched to NBC or CBS (?). The Hallmark/KTLA vantage point was not the best.