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‘Les Nessman’ in Lexington’s Christmas parade, 1997
Posted on December 2, 2014 | in Uncategorized | by Lexington Herald-Leader
Actor Richard Sanders prepared to throw a turkey during the 1997 Lexington Christmas Parade. He is better known as Les Nessman from the TV show WKRP in Cincinnati. The turkeys were a reference to the show’s famous ‘turkey drop’ episode in 1978. The 2014 Lexington Christmas parade begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
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