If you are going to have an antique bus parade, then you better have a greyhound in it. Not just the capital G version of a greyhound (meaning the bus) but also Lady Greyhound, who was a major part of advertising campaigns for the bus line. On April 6 MSGAO’s own Lady Greyhound will don her finery to participate in the National Antique Bus Show “Ghosts of the Highway” parade in Blytheville, Arkansas.
According to the Blythevillle Courier News, this weekend several hundred participants in the “Ghosts of Highway 61″ Antique Bus Tour, and possibly more groups of antique bus enthusiasts, will be coming in to Blytheville’s historic downtown area.
The Courier News reports that with at least 60 antique Greyhound buses rolling into town, this tour will be the largest in event history, according to Tom McNally, tour organizer, who began putting the events together in 2006. With people coming in from across the country, Blytheville was chosen for this year’s tour destination largely because of the Greyhound Bus Station’s central location in the country and the vast restoration it has undergone over the last few years, the newspaper reported.
Origami Owl by Darlene Marie also will be at the event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.with a complete inventory of customizable jewelry (check it out at http://darlenemarie.origamiowl.com/). She is donating 10% of all sales to MSGAO. This donation also will be honored with online orders if you mention MSGAO.
The weekend-long event is set for Thursday through Saturday, with these events open to the entire community:
- Memphis recording artist Sonny Mack from 7-10 p.m. Saturday.
- Antique Greyhound Bus parade beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday, featuring Lady Greyhound!