In recent years I have been in the East Boston Columbus Day parade. This year I was in the military contingent riding in a WWII Jeep in the back with my very large cowboy hat on. Many people thought I was the new Rex Trailer but not true. I was pretending to be Hollywood actor Robert Duval when he was in Apocalypse Now. I guess the movie must be too old for most. 

Then since I was in the parade I didn’t view it passing by me. When I was up at Suffolk Downs where the parade was getting organized, I did see that Caribbean dance troupe in their colorful gab. Some of those in that group were wearing some risqué outfits to say the least but I’ve seen these groups before in both Dorchester and Roslindale parades.