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Hail Summer! King Neptune Comes to Venice

See pics from King Neptune's arrival to Venice Beach Saturday afternoon -- plus a speech from the king!

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Summer officially starts on Tuesday, but Venice's King (that would be Neptune, god of the sea, of course) has already bestowed summer upon us in a special appearance on Saturday afternoon at the first annual Neptune Parade and Festival.

Emerging from the water at 3 p.m., the king was greeted by a crowd of revelers, who honored him with music, food and drink.

Hail, the king!

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Hail, yeah!

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