Posted 4/24/12 – Twice a year, in April and October, the Sierra Madre Rose Float Association holds a fundraiser known as Legendary Bingo. A raucous evening of grown up entertainment, Legendary Bingo is usually (as Saturday) hosted by drag queen Belle Aire and her assistant Bingo Boy (Jeff). Raffles are drawn, and prizes are given to the winners (who can’t collect until they’ve run around the room being pelted by the losers, who throw their crumpled up bingo cards at them while yelling “All the way down and all the way back, pelt him, pelt him). The prizes are donated by local businesses. There’s pizza, popcorn and candy, soft drinks and beer and wine. Saturday night in the Sierra Madre Room, the crowd was large enough that they had to hastily set up extra tables outside the back door on the patio. A good time was had by all, including Snooki Greger and Mama Pete, two women in their nineties who have attended EVERY Legendary Bingo Fundraiser there has been (I think they said nineteen?) over the years. Enjoy the photos below.
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- Charlie, Bonnie, Rod and Mike
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- The snack bar stayed busy
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- Raffle prizes donated by local businesses
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- Bingo winner prizes, donated by local businesses
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- Thanks to the supporters of the event
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- SMRFA’s 2013 entry in the Rose Parade, concept by Maria Murray, design by Charlie Meier
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- Snookie Greger and Mama Pete have attended EVERY Legendary Bingo SMRFA has held
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- Linden Optometry always has interesting eyewear
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- SMRFA volunteers Donna and Doug Sutcliffe
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- Dave, Gwen, Greg, Donna, Doug
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- Welcome, come on in
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- Belle Aire with SMRFA pres. Bob Young
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- More fun specs
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- Belle Aire and Bingo Boy
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- Never seem to get a good shot of Bingo Boy
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- Another shot of Snookie and Mama Pete
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- All the way down
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- and all the way back
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- pelt her
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- pelt her
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- and pelt her some more!
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- Post pelting
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- This nice lady was a winner three times!
