{"id":2068,"date":"2016-11-09T06:45:15","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T11:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=2068"},"modified":"2017-11-26T21:43:49","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T02:43:49","slug":"saddest-parade-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2016\/11\/09\/saddest-parade-on-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Saddest Parade On Earth&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Saddest Parade on Earth&#8221; was performed inside the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) at Lesley University in Cambridge on Oct. 30, 2016. Created by Greg Cook, with help this time from Kari Percival, Jess Semeraro (on sad accordion), Gerry Bernstein, Bria Morgan, Vreni Stollberger, Shelli Paroline Lamb, Elena, April, Ethan, Jasper, Ulysses and several other wonderfully sad folks. Thank you all for helping make this happen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some background:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe first <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2014\/04\/02\/photos-saddest-parade\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2014\/04\/02\/photos-saddest-parade\/\">Saddest Parade on Earth<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe second <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2014\/07\/05\/saddest-parade-on-earth-gloucester\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2014\/07\/05\/saddest-parade-on-earth-gloucester\/\">Saddest Parade on Earth<\/a>.<br \/>\nAnd\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2015\/09\/19\/pity-party-somerville\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2015\/09\/19\/pity-party-somerville\/\">Pity Party<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos copyright 2016 Greg Cook.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1995\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/picSaddestParadeMICECambridge161030_0001w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1995\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/picSaddestParadeMICECambridge161030_0001w-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The Saddest Parade on Earth&quot; at the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) at Lesley University in Cambridge, Oct. 30, 2016. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/picSaddestParadeMICECambridge161030_0001w-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/picSaddestParadeMICECambridge161030_0001w-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/picSaddestParadeMICECambridge161030_0001w-508x338.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/picSaddestParadeMICECambridge161030_0001w.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Saddest Parade on Earth&#8221; at the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) at Lesley University in Cambridge, Oct. 30, 2016. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1993\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1993\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/picSaddestParadeMICECambridge161030_0044w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1993\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/picSaddestParadeMICECambridge161030_0044w-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The Saddest Parade on Earth&quot; at the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) at Lesley University in Cambridge, Oct. 30, 2016. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/picSaddestParadeMICECambridge161030_0044w-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/picSaddestParadeMICECambridge161030_0044w-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/picSaddestParadeMICECambridge161030_0044w-508x338.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/picSaddestParadeMICECambridge161030_0044w.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Saddest Parade on Earth&#8221; at the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) at Lesley University in Cambridge, Oct. 30, 2016. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1994\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1994\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/picSaddestParadeMICECambridge161030_0060w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1994\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/picSaddestParadeMICECambridge161030_0060w-1024x702.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The Saddest Parade on Earth&quot; at the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) at Lesley University in Cambridge, Oct. 30, 2016. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"600\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/picSaddestParadeMICECambridge161030_0060w-1024x702.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/picSaddestParadeMICECambridge161030_0060w-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/picSaddestParadeMICECambridge161030_0060w-508x348.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/picSaddestParadeMICECambridge161030_0060w.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Saddest Parade on Earth&#8221; at the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) at Lesley University in Cambridge, Oct. 30, 2016. 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