Perceval, meanwhile, was brought in an impressive funeral procession from Downing Street to Charlton, to be buried in a family vault at St Luke's.
The year begins, for instance, with the impressive maritime procession of Nosso Senhor dos Navegantes on Jan . 1 during which boats carry an image of Jesus to the church of Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem, on Boa Viagem Square.
The installation was marked, to be sure, by high religious seriousness — hymns, prayers, impressive medieval ceremonies, and colorful processions — but it also featured folk and gospel singers, a steel band and a classical brass ensemble, a performance by the cast of the Off Broadway musical "Godspell," and a daylong picnic on the Cathedral lawns, to which all were invited.
When the curious procession got underway, not the least impressive part of it was Meeker himself, with his face framed by his flowing white hair and his patriarchal beard".
It was both sweet and impressive to see dozens of those students dancing so well, but "The Procession" by Raymond Lukens, an array of mainly fast classroom steps (to Boccherini's "Ritirata Notturna di Madrid" as arranged by Luciano Berio) designed principally as show-off, is scarcely choreography.
The old river bend and new channel created an island, now home to photogenic Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn (which is actually most photogenic at sunset), and the impressive Royal Barges National Museum, where Bangkok's fleet of ornate teak boats, used only for ceremonial processions, is on display.
Campbell, who complained that the crowd should have paid him "a bit more respect" after some impressive shots caused barely a ripple of applause, expressed caution at the theory that O'Sullivan could make a procession out of the tournament.
The procession continued onstage.
