Sunday, March 01, 2009

Mardi Gras parade with life-size Thompson finger puppets

The planning:

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Design sketches for BonoTom's Richard Thompson-influenced entry at the Clarendon Mardi Gras parade in Arlington, VA.

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The parade on Fat Tuesday in Clarendon, Arlington, Va:

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The Secret Service clotheslined the guy in the vest seconds after this picture was taken.

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That's the head of last year's float.

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A print of two of Thompson's caricatures is wrapped around the beads they're tossing.

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