60 YEARS OF GIVING SO FAR AND MANY MORE AHEAD.

MANY MORE AHEAD. >> AND JOINING US THIS MORNING

>> AND JOINING US THIS MORNING TO TALK ABOUT THE 93rd

TO TALK ABOUT THE 93rd AMERICA’S THANKSGIVING PARADE

AMERICA’S THANKSGIVING PARADE AND THIS FAMILY LEGACY, GARY AND

AND THIS FAMILY LEGACY, GARY AND DAVID.

DAVID. IT IS SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

IT IS SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE. I CAN’T SEE IMAGES OF YOUR DAD

I CAN’T SEE IMAGES OF YOUR DAD WITHOUT MY EYES WATERING.

WITHOUT MY EYES WATERING. HE DID SO MUCH AND DID SO MUCH

HE DID SO MUCH AND DID SO MUCH FOR THIS PARADE.

FOR THIS PARADE. >> HE WAS A PART OF THIS

>> HE WAS A PART OF THIS THANKSGIVING TRADITION AND WE

THANKSGIVING TRADITION AND WE CERTAINLY THANK HIM FOR ALL HE

CERTAINLY THANK HIM FOR ALL HE HAS DONE AND I KNOW YOU MISS HIM

HAS DONE AND I KNOW YOU MISS HIM DEARLY.

DEARLY. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. THIS WAS HIS FAVORITE DAY OF THE

THIS WAS HIS FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR.

YEAR. HE LOVED TO SEE THE FACES OF THE

HE LOVED TO SEE THE FACES OF THE CHILDREN ON THE PARADE ROUTE.

CHILDREN ON THE PARADE ROUTE. IT WAS SPECIAL.

IT WAS SPECIAL. >> YOU GUYS ARE DOING EVERYTHING

>> YOU GUYS ARE DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO KEEP HIS LEGACY

YOU CAN TO KEEP HIS LEGACY ALIVE.

ALIVE. >> ABSOLUTELY, AS DENNIS ARCHER

>> ABSOLUTELY, AS DENNIS ARCHER SAID TO ME TODAY, IT IS YOUR

SAID TO ME TODAY, IT IS YOUR LEGACY, SO KEEP IT GOING.

LEGACY, SO KEEP IT GOING. >> SO IT IS YOUR KIDS AND THEIR

>> SO IT IS YOUR KIDS AND THEIR KIDS.

KIDS. THIS IS GENERATIONAL.

THIS IS GENERATIONAL. >> THEY ARE WAITING AT THE

>> THEY ARE WAITING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PARADE ALL

BEGINNING OF THE PARADE ALL DRESSED UP AND READY TO MARCH.

DRESSED UP AND READY TO MARCH. >> TALK ABOUT THE ART VAN BRAND.

>> TALK ABOUT THE ART VAN BRAND. OVER THE LAST DECADE, I HAVE

OVER THE LAST DECADE, I HAVE WATCHED YOU SPAN TO NEW STATES

WATCHED YOU SPAN TO NEW STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT CARES THE ART VAN NAME AND

IT CARES THE ART VAN NAME AND EVEN THOUGH YOUR FATHER IS NO

EVEN THOUGH YOUR FATHER IS NO LONGER WITH US, IT IS STILL PART

LONGER WITH US, IT IS STILL PART OF THE FAMILY.

OF THE FAMILY. >> AFTER 60 YEARS, THERE IS SO

>> AFTER 60 YEARS, THERE IS SO MUCH TRUST BUILT ACROSS MICHIGAN

MUCH TRUST BUILT ACROSS MICHIGAN THROUGH CHICAGO INTO OHIO AND

THROUGH CHICAGO INTO OHIO AND INTO PENNSYLVANIA WITH THE OTHER

INTO PENNSYLVANIA WITH THE OTHER BRANDS AND EXPANSIONS.

BRANDS AND EXPANSIONS. >> I ENJOY COZING UP ON MY ART

>> I ENJOY COZING UP ON MY ART VAN SOFAS ALL OF THE TIME.

VAN SOFAS ALL OF THE TIME. >> ME AS WELL.

>> ME AS WELL. ALL OF MY COUCHES IN MY HOUSE

ALL OF MY COUCHES IN MY HOUSE ARE FROM ART VAN.

ARE FROM ART VAN. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> DO YOU WANT TO SHARE ANYTHING

>> DO YOU WANT TO SHARE ANYTHING ABOUT THE FLOAT?

ABOUT THE FLOAT? >> IT IS CHRISTMAS TURN SEA.

>> IT IS CHRISTMAS TURN SEA. IT WAS MY FATHER’S IDEA.

IT WAS MY FATHER’S IDEA. IT CAME UP FOUR YEARS AGO AND

IT CAME UP FOUR YEARS AGO AND TONY AND THE COMPANY PULLED IT

TONY AND THE COMPANY PULLED IT OFF TO THE T.

OFF TO THE T. IT IS 145 FEET.

IT IS 145 FEET. >> OF COURSE, IT HAS TO BE THE

>> OF COURSE, IT HAS TO BE THE BIGGEST.

BIGGEST. >> IT IS THE BEST EVER AND THERE

>> IT IS THE BEST EVER AND THERE IS A WHALE IN THIS THING THAT

IS A WHALE IN THIS THING THAT GOES UP AND THE ENGINEERING

GOES UP AND THE ENGINEERING FEAT.

FEAT. IT GOES UP LIKE IT IS COMING OUT

IT GOES UP LIKE IT IS COMING OUT OF THE WATER.

OF THE WATER. >> I HEAR IT IS 25 FEET.

>> I HEAR IT IS 25 FEET. I HAVE TO SAY THIS, I THINK YOUR

I HAVE TO SAY THIS, I THINK YOUR DAD WOULD BE VERY, VERY PROUD OF

DAD WOULD BE VERY, VERY PROUD OF HOW YOU’RE CONTINUING THE LEGACY

HOW YOU’RE CONTINUING THE LEGACY AND HE IS CERTAINLY SMILING DOWN

AND HE IS CERTAINLY SMILING DOWN ON ALL OF US TODAY.

ON ALL OF US TODAY. >> WE HOPE SO.

>> WE HOPE SO. >> HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING.