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Rain Dampens New York Parade But Not Spirits
Aired September 01, 2003 - 09:49 ET
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S0LEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: In just a little over an hour, one of the largest parades in North America will start making its way through the streets of Brooklyn, New York.
With the details now, we go to CNN's Deborah Feyerick. She joins us from Brooklyn.
Hey, Deborah. How's the parade? You've got your hat on!
DEBORAH FEYERICK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I've got to tell you, it's a little damp out here, Soledad. Last year it rained unbelievable amount. However, it could not dampen the spirit of people who came here to celebrate.
Right now, still not too many people but folks are getting ready. They're selling flags, getting ready to help the spirit along.
One of the things you're going to see along this parade route is tons and tons of food. And Velma (ph), who is from Jamaica, is here to explain what some of these unbelievably tasty dishes are.
Tell me what we've got.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We have, first of all, fried fruit, cod fish, roast pig, steam calalu (ph), jerk pork, curried goods (ph), lobster tail (ph).
FEYERICK: How long did it take you to make all of this? How long have you been preparing all this food?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I started cooking from 1 yesterday until 2:30 this morning.
FEYERICK: And about how many people do you expect to feed?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Between 500 to 1,000 people.
FEYERICK: You've been cooking since about 1 p.m. yesterday, but you're going to feed a lot very, very happy people and hopefully they're going to be able to make it in all of this rain.
Again, masquerade, costumes, floats, the sounds of reggae and calypso, all of this the things you can look forward to. This parade is expected to draw some two million people. It's a little bit rainy but not going to dampen the people who are expected to show -- Soledad. O'BRIEN: That food is really good. I've gone to that parade many years in a row when I used to live in Brooklyn. That food. Thanks, Deborah.
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Aired September 1, 2003 - 09:49 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
S0LEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: In just a little over an hour, one of the largest parades in North America will start making its way through the streets of Brooklyn, New York.
With the details now, we go to CNN's Deborah Feyerick. She joins us from Brooklyn.
Hey, Deborah. How's the parade? You've got your hat on!
DEBORAH FEYERICK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I've got to tell you, it's a little damp out here, Soledad. Last year it rained unbelievable amount. However, it could not dampen the spirit of people who came here to celebrate.
Right now, still not too many people but folks are getting ready. They're selling flags, getting ready to help the spirit along.
One of the things you're going to see along this parade route is tons and tons of food. And Velma (ph), who is from Jamaica, is here to explain what some of these unbelievably tasty dishes are.
Tell me what we've got.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We have, first of all, fried fruit, cod fish, roast pig, steam calalu (ph), jerk pork, curried goods (ph), lobster tail (ph).
FEYERICK: How long did it take you to make all of this? How long have you been preparing all this food?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I started cooking from 1 yesterday until 2:30 this morning.
FEYERICK: And about how many people do you expect to feed?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Between 500 to 1,000 people.
FEYERICK: You've been cooking since about 1 p.m. yesterday, but you're going to feed a lot very, very happy people and hopefully they're going to be able to make it in all of this rain.
Again, masquerade, costumes, floats, the sounds of reggae and calypso, all of this the things you can look forward to. This parade is expected to draw some two million people. It's a little bit rainy but not going to dampen the people who are expected to show -- Soledad. O'BRIEN: That food is really good. I've gone to that parade many years in a row when I used to live in Brooklyn. That food. Thanks, Deborah.
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