Rose Parade Disappointment

I've always loved watching the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year's Day since I could remember. That feeling could be in jeopardy after today's poor showing of the parade by all broadcast stations. First off, both ABC and NBC had frequent commercial breaks in between and features going behind the scenes and showing different aspects of the parade. I mean, all that behind the scenes stuff is nice but, just show the parade!!!! Hallmark Channel and HGTV showed the parade without commercials, but all have one thing in common. All these channels never showed my hometown band, the NCCU Marching Sound Machine, perform.

I later found out that the band performed after the network broadcast and it was supposedly shown on the cable stations (Hallmark and HGTV) according to WRAL. This I believe was not the case as Hallmark simply replayed the parade. This was (I think) the first time a band from Durham was featured on the parade and no one in Durham even got to see it!  I don't even call that performing in the freaking parade!!!! I was so disappointed in all the stations and I may even change up my tradition and just not watch it anymore. Just plain ridiculous!!!!