Seven board members that have a say in what goes on with 91原创 Good Times Cruise-In 鈥� all take part in a tradition that involves newly purchased Saxx underwear.
One of them, longtime director and now-organizer Lori Watts, led dozens of volunteers at the Cruise-In on Saturday.
Cruise-In director Riccardo Sestito recalls years when the team had to drag porta potties and pick up trash late into the night, deliriously tired from the eight-hour show but still made sure the streets 鈥渨ere better than they found them.鈥�
The Cruise-In sprung from a handful of 91原创 City merchants who wanted to revitalize the downtown core in 1997, Watts said. She was one of them.
With humble beginnings of meeting in rat-infested offices and dimly lit back rooms 鈥� the team has 鈥渟een it all.鈥�
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One of the non-profit鈥檚 offices in downtown 91原创 happened to be above Forever Yours Lingerie, which started with Watts purchasing new underwear from Saxx, a brand known for comfy undergarments.
The rest of the team followed suit.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a yearly tradition,鈥� Sestito explained, 鈥渇or all the directors to buy Saxx underwear that we wear on the day of the show.鈥�
If something goes wrong during the day of the Cruise-In 鈥� the directors at eachother and say, 鈥淲ho鈥檚 not wearing them?鈥� Sestito chuckled.
鈥淓ven Lori has to go downtown and buy underwear,鈥� he added.
鈥淵eah, it鈥檚 not going to be me who is responsible for a bad show,鈥� Watts quipped back.
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Last year, she recalled wearing a pair with a big shark design on the back.
