Posted by admin | Posted in French Broad Friday Events | Posted on 15-06-2010
Tags: costume contest, Marshall NC, Mermaids, Michael Cody, Parade
Downtown Marshall was a haven for Mermaids, Pirates and Sea Creatures on Friday!! Mayor Lawrence Ponder and musician Steve Davidowski led the Mermaid Parade thru a wedding rehearsal dinner and all thru downtown. Prizes were given to the best adult and best child mermaid costumes, as well as best pirate and sea creatures (no sailors participated…..).
Additionally, we had 2 environmental statements: one for the BP oil crisis and the other was for the big floating mass of plastic in the ocean (I hear it’s bigger than the state of Texas……why is this not making the news in a big way?!?!?!?).
The weather had threatened to turn nasty, but fortunately held off. The concert started with a sound check of Mustang Sally blaring from the courthouse steps and then at about 9pm Michael Cody and the Original Sugar Daddy Band started up and rocked until about 11:30. Michael played several of his own songs, much to the delight of those who have been fans of his since his early rockin’ days in Madison County with the White Water Band.
July 9th will be the next French Broad Friday event with the theme of Bike-A-Licious. Pistol Creek and the Catch of the Day is lined up for a return to Marshall (they were here last year for Bike-A-licious). Hope to have another great crowd in downtown Marshall!