Everything is free. We are invited to set up a presentation booth in the Street Festival, and we are scheduled to blow the Conch Horn in salute to the Governor as he ascends the stage to address the throng. Our tent is set up for us on Adams St. just down the hill from the Governor s mansion. Across the street is the Ocala booth with a giant sausage cooker. It is 42 degrees, and we are freezing.
Giant oaks sporting huge dreadlocks of Spanish moss overhangs the street.
The natives are friendly, offering us heaters, socks, the use of a warm bathroom. The Inaugural Committee is young, enthusiastic, bright, and funny. They think we are funny, too. Here cones a gaggle of clowns. Here comes Micky Mouse, Woody Woodpecker, the Queen of St. Augustine with her King and the Princess.