Let's protest tolls, heckle 1Si, and drink beer at NAC's 6th annual Harvest Homecoming Parade Gala at 1117 ESSNA -- this Saturday, Oct. 2.

For a while there, it seemed as though we might not be able to do it ... but because the NuLu fest committee got protective and intemperate, certain dominoes began falling, and now I can happily announce that the tradition lives on.

Saturday (October 2) will be the 6th annual Harvest Homecoming parade viewing party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Confidential at their domicile on East Spring Street, home of the world's largest condom machine, which eliminates the need for membership dues at the 1117 East Spring Neighborhood Association.

If you're reading, you're invited to drop by. As noted many times before, there’ll be craft beer and a place to watch the parade, which will NOT again include NABC representation in the form of Rosa L. Stumblebus and our usual fire truck, because we decided there was too much going on, at least until the NuLu fest committee got medieval with us (see above) and we retracted.

Stay tuned this week as we formulate ways to be clever and greet tolling proponents as they ride past on their floats. It stands to be a wonderful opportunity to protest tolls, denounce 1Si's coup d'etat, and drink good beer all the while.

As in 2009, we'll probably move the 1117 celebration downtown after the parade, largely eliminating evening hours at the house as a result. But that's okay, because these days, New Albany actually HAS a downtown.

1117 will be open from around 10:00 a.m. (White Castle breakfast). Please bring morning/afternoon beer snacks, non-alcoholic drinks as needed, a sitting apparatus if desired, and we’ll improvise the rest. The draft lineup will be composed of partial kegs from NABC Grant Line. Trust me; I've been saving that last Rodenbach Grand Cru for a reason.

We hope to see readers this Saturday. If you're an anonymous commentator from another blog, you're welcomed, too, but must wear a paper sack over your head to preserve the fiction.

2009: Harvest Homecoming Parade, the annual parade party, and Day One of Fringe Fest.

2008: 4th annual NAC HH parade party is tomorrow.

2007: A few parade views.

2006: Time for just one more -- beer, not parade float.

2005: Volunteer Hoosier notes that extremist venom rained on at least part of the Harvest Homecoming Parade.