What is shown on TV is very different from what the spectators on the street see. I went to the parade quite a few times both as a kid and as an adult. What goes on in front of Macy's is a show, and that's not what the folks along the parade route see. They actually see a parade of floats, marching bands, balloons, clowns, etc. Completely different experience, and much better, IMHO. I don't watch it on TV much anymore. It's one long commercial.
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