MOTHER OF ALL FESTIVALS - A STAR-STUDDED MOTHER GOOSE PARADE!

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By Miriam Raftery

November 17, 2008 (El Cajon) — The mother of all East County festivals
takes place this Sunday, November 23rd.  The Mother Goose Parade in downtown
El Cajon is the largest parade in San Diego County and the biggest parade of
its kind west of the Mississippi.  This
year, parade organizers have assembled a dazzling array of 50 celebrity participants
led by grand marshals Tori Spelling (star of Tori and Dean Inn Love and Beverly
Hills 90210
), KayCee Stroh of High School Musical fame, and Padres
first basement Adrian Gonzales. 

Sunday morning kicks off with the 2nd annual “Run with the Goose” race
at 8 a.m. (Pre-registration on Saturday is strongly recommended).   Next,
a pre-parade show at 9:40 a.m. will be held in front of the grandstands, starring “Nuttin’ But
Stringz” of  America’s Got Talent fame.   Grandstand
seats between Selzfeld and W.D. Hall cost $25, however free viewing is available
on the opposite side of the street and along the remainder of the parade route. 

At 10 a.m., the televised parade opens at Main and Magnolia with an Air Force
Fighter jet flyover.  Floats, bands, equestrians, helium balloons and
a host of stars are all part of the parade.  The two-and-a-half hour parade
ends with a traditional appearance by Santa Claus in his sleigh, ushering in
the start of the holiday season. (For those eager to hobnob with the stars, “Dinner
with the Stars” will be held Saturday night in downtown San Diego, at
$150 a ticket.)

In addition to the grand marshals, other stars of Sunday’s parade
include:

Alan Thicke
KayCee Stroh
Adrian Gonzales
Tori Spelling
Maxwell Perry Cotton

Alan Thicke, seven-time Emmy award winner and star of  “Growing
Pains”
Aria Wallace, star of the Roxy Hunter movies
Diego Diego, recording star
Antonio Sabato Jr., “General Hospital: Night Shift”, “The
Bold & The Beautiful”, “Goosed”
Aria Wallace, Sony Pictures, “Roxy Hunter”
Ashley Benson, “Bring It On: In It To Win”, “Fab Five”,
Abby Deveraux on “Days Of Our Lives”
Maxwell Perry Cotton, “Dennis the Menace”
Ashley Jones, “Old School”, Dr. Bridget Forrester “The Bold & The
Beautiful”
Barry Williams, Greg Brady, “The Brady Bunch”
Brenda Song, “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody”
Cassie Scerbo, “Bring It On: In It To Win”, “Dance Revolution”
Chad Everett, “Airplane II”, “Psycho”, “Mulholland
Drive”, “Medical Center”
Charles Shaunessy, “The Nanny”, “Saints & Sinners”
Christopher Atkins, “The Blue Lagoon”, “Payback”, “Forget
Me Not” (2009)
Christopher Knight & Adrianne Curry, Peter Brady “Brady Bunch”, “My
Fair Brady”, “Celebrity Circus”
Devon Werkheiser, “Ned’s Declassified”
Efren Ramirez, “Crank 2”, “Napoleon Dynamite”
Erin Moran, Joanie from “Happy Days”
George Lazenby, James Bond, “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”
Jaime Gomez, “Nash Bridges”, “Training Day”
James Scott, EJ Wells on “Days of Our Lives”, “EastEnders”
Jennette McCurdy, Nickelodeon’s “iCarly”
Jerry Mathers, Beaver, “Leave It To Beaver”
Jesse Hart, teen rap star
Joe Mantegna, “The Godfather III”, “Red Belt” (Fall
Movie with Tim Allen), “The Simpsons” (Fat Tony)
Joe Penny, “Jane Doe”, “Days Of Our Lives”, “Jake & The
Fatman”
Joseph Mascolo, Massimo Marone “The Bold & The Beautiful”, “Days
Of Our Lives”
Kevin Sorbo, “Hercules”, “Andromeda”
Kimberlin Brown, “The Bold and the Beautiful”, “The Young
and the Restless”
Larry Manetti, “Magnum P.I.”
Lou Ferrigno, “The Incredible Hulk”
Marc McClure, “Superman”, “Back To The Future”, “Freaky
Friday”
Mickey Jones, “Home Improvement”, “Sling Blade”, “Total
Recall”
Monet, MySpace Breakout Artists
Raymond Ochoa, “Land of the Lost” (Will Farrel Movie), “A
Christmas Carol”
Robert Hays, “Airplane!”, “Superhero Movie”

For more information, visit www.mothergooseparade.org


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