The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, March 20, 1995                 TAG: 9503200037
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B1   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   21 lines

WALKING TALL

ILLUSTRATION: [Color Photo]

DREW C. WILSON

Staff

Sheet rock contractor David Bloom, who uses stilts on his job, dons

non-work-related clothes for Sunday's St. Patrick's Day parade in

Nags Head. Awards were given to best unit, Etheridge Seafood

Restaurant; best float, Goombays Grille and Raw Bar; and best band,

Manteo High School. About 8,000 people lined the mile-long route to

watch the 125 units.

by CNB