PETA vs. Veget-Aryans.
Afterward, the remains of the cow are entertained by a young man making cattle calls on a wicked old-school crateboard scooter ... thing.
PETA members "let off steam" after the war by engaging in a fortifying round of dueling chainsaws. All is well, the Veget-Aryans have slunk back to their dark holes ... but what's this? A crossed-carrot armband? Attack!
Don Jelinek may help us with our political concern.
After the minor skirmish died down, a truce was called and the entire front advanced on Shirley Dean, Berkeley's mayor, demanding that she kiss a skinned calf's head impaled on a piece of rebar. KISS THE HEAD! KISS THE HEAD! We received a cool reception. We then turned to her opponent, Don Jelinek, giving him equal time as required by some never-observed-totally-gutted law.
KISS THE HEAD! KISS THE HEAD!
Jelinek obeys his future constituency.
Easily persuaded by a high headcount, Jelinek caved and kissed, too fast for the camera. Someone should have made cooing baby noises at this point, but sometimes you're so in the moment that the obvious never occurs to you.
A politician posing with an animal's severed head. JELINEK '98! Alas, Jelinek was defeated -- kissing a calf's head will not alone guarantee you mayoral duties in Berkeley. What more could citizens of this liberal utopia need or want?
After the coup, the PETA-Veget-Aryan contingent boarded the Doggie Diner truck to continue their adventures in other places never again. Shoulda stole one of those armbands.
1998 Meat Parade MVP: Little Rolling Podium.