Hi Cindy, Yes the live swan are still there. As for how they did it ... that I can't help you with. At 05:19 PM 3/24/2005, you wrote: >Thanks, Dave. I'm glad they're still there to give >children and probably lovers pleasure (and other >people, too, of course). Are the live swans still >there, too? > >How were they towed? Did they put wheels on, which >would have been lovely, or wee they put on some kind >of platform? > >Cindy > >--- talmage@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > Hi Cindy, > > > > I only have to add, that you should say they are, > > rather than they were, as > > the swan boats are still part of Boston's flavor . > > I believe the Red Sox > > were towed down the parade route in them after > > finally breaking their jinx, > > although, as a Yankees fan, I thought the highlite > > of the parade was when > > someone beaned Pedro with a baseball. > > > > Dave > > > > At 01:42 PM 3/24/2005, you wrote: > > >Since I spent the early years of my childhood in > > >Boston and many times went to the Boston Public > > >Garden and rode on the swan boats (for those of you > > >who don't know, they were the kind one pedalled, > > i.e., > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com