Those are a few of the words members of the West Virginia University “Pride of West Virginia,” the Mountaineer Marching Band, use to describe the feelings they’re associating with their appearance in the 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which steps off at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 29, in New York City.
“The Pride” — making its second parade appearance since 2016 — is one of 11 marching bands joining 22 balloons, 34 floats, 28 performers, 11 performance groups, 28 clown crews and more in this year’s parade, which will follow a route that includes 2.5 miles of public viewing between Central Park West and Macy’s Herald Square.
