What do you call an octopus floating on a bed of roses?

The Tournament of Roses Parade is a fun event held annually in Pasadena, California on New Years Day. Bill Vollbrecht  has built a LEGO model representing the typical parade float that can be seen during the parade. This particular float has an underwater theme with a shapely red and yellow octopus taking centre stage with tentacles reaching across the rest of the build. There’s a lot going on down on the sea bed,  with divers finding buried treasure and a couple of mer-folk waving to their adoring crowd and Poseidon sitting on his golden throne. My favourite aspect of this build, other than the octopus itself, is the use of colour – I imagine the real parade floats are just as eye-catching.

Octopus Parade Float

Octopus Parade Float

It’s no wonder that “darling it’s better, down where it’s wetter” in such a colourful, fun-filled environment.

2 comments on “What do you call an octopus floating on a bed of roses?”

  1. Johnnypumpkin Seed

    I’d like to be under the sea
    In an octopus’ garden in the shade
    He’d let us in, knows where we’ve been
    In his octopus’ garden in the shade

  2. Purple Dave

    For a couple years now I’ve thought it might be cool to get our LUG to do a parade with floats. Smaller floats. I build my cars 6-wide, but this is still at least 3x the length of my longest sedan.

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