1.   But for the real parade participants, the job is deadly serious, and this is their crunch time.

2.   Fellow newcomer Rafael Bournigal, who had two doubles and tied a career high with three RBI, was another joyous parade participant.

3.   In the early years, parade participants took liquid refreshment while decorating their carts and horses.

4.   Still, Martin says he felt isolated from the rest of the parade participants.

5.   If the ceremony is running late, or a parade participant fails to meet the schedule, AFIC wants to know about it.

6.   Those costs would include new flights for some out-of-town parade participants, rebookings of ball rooms and possible reprinting of parade material and ball invitations.

7.   All parade participants appear at their own expense.