Great Circus Parade: The Last?

The return of the Great Circus Parade to the streets of Milwaukee was absolutely glorious.

It was a perfect summer day for the spectacular event. Perfect.



While Milwaukee's media gave the Great Circus Parade glowing coverage, I've been truly annoyed by the idiocy of the suggestion that the 2009 parade may be the last.

It's an absolutely ridiculous proposition. NUTS!

On TMJ4, Tom Murray said in his report, "And as thousands and thousands watch this parade go by, the question: When, if ever, will it come back again?"

On FOX 6, Jeremy Ross gave a recap of the parade. He said it was "a display not seen or photographed in Milwaukee in six years. And there's no telling when they'll ride through these streets again, due to a slumping economy and lack of corporate support."

Katrina Cravy followed up with this: "Well, the parade will not be back next year, but was today the grand finale?"

On WISN 12, Mike Miller said, "The Milwaukee tradition goes back more than 30 years."

That's true. It is more than 30, but the first parade was held in 1963. Would it have been that difficult to do the math? The tradition goes back significantly longer than 30 years.

But I digress.

Miller said, "It's the first Circus Parade in six years, and because of funding problems, it could be the last."

Unless a giant meteor hits the earth or there's a global nuclear war, in effect, unless the world blows up, this is NOT the final Circus Parade to be staged in Milwaukee.

I don't know why the media have been throwing out the possibility that the Circus Parade may never return, never again.

It's crazy. Of course, it will be back. It may take years, a decade, a generation. Who knows?

But it will be back. That's certain.

Death, taxes, and the Great Circus Parade.