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Hot Springs, Arkansas – 17 March 2025
1. Mid of parade being measured
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Flavor Flav, rap icon:
"No matter how long the parade is, no matter how short the parade is. I just came out here to serve the purpose, man and have fun. You know what I’m saying.. Just meet all the, get all of this wonderful hospitality that I’ve been getting out here so far. It’s been great."
3. Mid of a trumpet being played to kick off the parade
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Flavor Flav, rap icon:
"I can have have fun in a five-foot parade. I’m getting serious. You know what I am saying. Ninety-eight feet gives me a little bit more time to have more fun."
5. Mid of parade starting
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Flavor Flav, rap icon:
"I’m looking forward most to just having some fun and bringing some smiles to people’s faces, because there’s a lot of people that are still looking forward to seeing me today. And it’s right back at them. I’m looking forward to seeing them too."
7. Mid of Flavor Flav meeting the crowd
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Valerie Bertinelli, actor:
"It’s the world’s shortest parade. I mean, we’re not we’re not doing small stuff here. This is this is big. So that’s what brings me here. They invited me and I was super excited. I mean, Saint Patrick’s Day, I’m like, 14% Irish, so I like to take as much of that as I can. And I have a brother named Patrick, and this is the day after my son’s birthday. So it’s all like, good stuff."
9. Mid of Bertinelli giving away gifts to the crowd
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Valerie Bertinelli, actor:
"Meeting all the people I love, going to new places and discovering all the people, all the places. I can’t wait to see the street that we do it on. I just, I love experiencing new things."
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STORYLINE:
Cities like New York and Chicago boast some of the largest St. Patrick’s Day parades, attracting thousands of revelers and plenty of green beer.
But a city in Arkansas has gained popularity over the years with its parade for an entirely different reason. The city of Hot Springs, a resort town known for its mineral-rich waters, promotes its 98-foot route as the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
For more than two decades the city has held the parade on Bridge Street downtown, and it’s become one of its biggest draws. It’s even gained the attention of celebrities who have participated in the annual, short event, including actress Valerie Bertinelli and rap icon Flavor Flav.
“We’re not doing small stuff here. This is big,” Bertinelli said before the parade.
The parade even created its own green version of the signature clock necklace that Flav, a founding member of Public Enemy, is known for wearing. Flav, who celebrated his birthday on Sunday, danced along the route, enthusiastically greeting parade watchers.
“I can have fun in a five-foot parade. Ninety-eight feet gives me a little bit more time to have more fun,” Flav, said before the parade.
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