Topanga Canyon is not just another LA suburb. Nestled between Malibu, Calabasas and the Palisades, it holds one of the largest open space parks within a city limits in the world & played a strong part in the 60s music scene. Jimi, Joni, Jim, the Zappas, even Charlie Manson hung ‘in the canyon’ back in the day. These days, Topanga attracts Angelinos who are more interested in surfing than silicone, more vegan than viagra & who find deodorant truly optional. So when it comes to honoring our nation’s fallen veterans, Topanga has a unique approach. And while it’s nothing you’ll find in the Boy Scout handbook, it is a freak show of epic proportions & there’s plenty to love. Like the following:
10. Memorial Day is the only day of the year that you can roller skate down the Topanga Canyon Boulevard (they close the heavily trafficked 14 miles for the parade):
9. Topanga’s beauty queens do their own driving:
8. Topanga biker gangs flash piece signs:
7. Topangans also honor the fallen.. road kill:
6. Topanga’s parade bands don’t march, they jam:
5. Absolutely nobody marches in formation:
4. The Topanga version of a stunning blonde in a convertible looks like this:
3. There are plenty of alternative vehicles:
2. Even the dogs are smiling:
And the Number One reason you gotta love the Topanga Canyon Memorial Day Parade is that there’s no other place in the world where you’ll always spot a lady with a butterfly bonnet chatting with the lady with a bird on her shoulder. God Bless Topanga (and our troops) HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!:
Another good one. I loved your deodorant truly optional line