In 1996 Dickson Street’s own Mary Hinton was crowned Queen with Bruce Walker honored to serve as her King.  Crowned before a potluck dinner at the Smokehouse, Queen Mary toured the street in Coleen’s shopping cart so as not to tire her before her shift at Chester’s.  The crowd on the street was bigger than ever. This was the first year that there were significant numbers of spectators.  The local news set up in front of the Walton Art Center for a 10PM live report.  They had positioned themselves in front of a group of young drummers.  When the lights went on, it was evident to all of NW Arkansas that one of these drummers was stark raving nude.