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beers, queers, & cheers—pride weekend was in full swing. it's been awhile since my last pride festival: june 2004. in the past i've spent most of pride behind a booth trying to sell subscriptions, so it was a nice change to experience it as an on-looker. i met up with d & john downtown at around 10:30 am on sunday. the parade had just started. this was the first time i've seen the parade up close and personal. d was decked out in his bridal bear costume and was an instant hit. everyone wanted their photo taken with bridal bear. we were thinking about charging but never did. there were lots of children both scared and intrigued by bridal bear. one girl in particular with the curliest hair ever couldn't take her eyes off bb but didn't want to get too close. we made our way down the crowded sidewalk to the beginning of the parade. it was quite interesting to watch the behind the scenes action. everybody was in the spirit. i got to see margaret cho drive bye giving her best miss america wave. i hung out with bridal bear & john until 1 pm when i made my way to the bus station. before leaving i caught a glimpse of them marching with their float. so fun!



the next part of my day was spent at kate & suzanne's benefit/photo exhibit in mill valley. misty & i got there early to help them set up. they're gearing up to do some documentary work for glean. it was a great turnout. they each sold numerous pieces. how fabulous it was to see kate's work out on display as it should be. bravo to the both of you!



and that my friends was just the ending to my weekend. it all started on friday when i attended one of the frameline films, worldly affairs, with kiki. i'm so glad i had an opportunity to see these shorts. two of them were defintely great flicks: the postcard & you, me & him. the postcard was by far my favorite. it could be cuz i'm prejuidice when it comes to all things korean. the short was pretty amazing. it's great to see south koreans making queer films. it was both funny and heartfelt. if you have a chance to see this short do so. you won't regret it. the theater was packed which surprised me since it was 3pm. i forgot how much the gays love their films and how big of an event frameline really is. after the film i hung out with kiki for a bit before the other film started. she was staying for the 6pm film. i wandered off into the crowded castro streets to meet up with a friend. we had dinner and chilled out watching some tv. we caught a show, speed grapher, on ifc. it was an anime show and quite graphic. i wasn't quite sure what was going on since it was episode 17. i'll need to look into it.

saturday morning i woke up at the crack of dawn. not sure what that was about. watched an episode of my life on the d-list, then started my day which consisted of laundry, shopping, etc. misty, jojo, & i headed off to concord around 2pm for scott's birthday bash. the weather was awesome. i was putting away the chips & various other snacks like there was no tomorrow. scott grilled a variety of meats. the twins & other little ones were running around wild. beer was definitely consumed. all around a great way to spend an afternoon. we left around 6pm [far too early but duty called] to head back to the big city for yet another party of a different flavor. this one was in honor of the dyke march. the hostesses lived in a prime spot for viewing. a highlight of the evening was watching some girl literally rubbing her fingers across the empty cheesecake plate in hopes of gathering crumbs. seriously!!! from there we met up with pevil, ms. b, & kiki for some drinking at the pilsner. the joint wasn't as packed as i thought it would be. eventually, john, d, & melissa made their way there, too. we never did venture from the place. the boys & girls were out in full force and so was the eye candy. i got a cavity just looking around. misty & i eventually left at 1 am. overall it was a gay old pride…

stay gold & be well…