@Grandtheftautism

> do you remember, back in the day, probably 1984-ish,

I'm a millennial, and thus a little young to remember events from 1984.

> KMET would have a Rose Parade simulcast,

Holy shit. I would watch the parade if this sort of thing were still going on.

> But those were some of the happiest memories from my childhood, listening to the simulcast and watching the Parade, laughing my ass off with good ole Mom and Dad. Fun times

That does sound fun.

I think the only parade that made many appearances in my childhood was the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, during periods of time when "yin" commandeered the remote, they'd all be gossiping about who was aging how. If "yang" had the remote, it was college football.

My grandmother was of the superstition that what you did on the first day of the year would influence the entirety of the year: New Year's Day was dedicated to work and eating healthy and that sort of thing, not a lot of TV involved.