So, it’s pride 09. I wasn’t on, but these I like. For those who don’t know: I’m straight. And I’m not going to lie, this was mostly about being a part of the spectacle and drinking and cooking out for me. But yes, I do support a whole range of gay rights, marriage and equal protection and other things. But this was a party on wheels.

I’d like to say the big fail is because of the lack of intimacy with the subject(true), or sub-standard camera equipment(not true), but really it was because I lacked two things: focus and a camera strap. I wasn’t focused on taking pictures, more on riding the new bike, and I didn’t have a strap to hold the camera so I was constantly death gripping it and worried I would drop it.

Two days before, but already started at the Copa.

The Bike Horde.





This was something about people wearing leather and being gay? Not sure. update from my friend hope who Knows Things: “The picture at the pride parade the people in leather. Its the national leather association. that’s what the blue and black flag with the red heart represents. its a BDSM community with a very strong Gay following. I know i always have the strangest information. but there you go.”

This really surprised me; Dell is a big company, glad to see that they were out there in support. They have a pretty big call center here in the city.

The Boneshakers were out, all five of us that are still here and riding.

I don’t know what to say about the dude on the horse.



The crowd at the end was something else. A couple thousand people, easily. All along the route there were spectators, but nothing to make me expect this.

Posted by Matt on 2009-06-30T00:00:00Z GMT