Woohoo! We're back from Boston Pride!

[bicentennial_baby]

:D

We marched with the Obama Pride contingent. Soooooo much fun. My feet are so f'n sore. But, such a fantastic day. I'll post pics later, promise. :hi:

[sniffa]

1. Expect blog tomorrow, with pix

Also, you get to hear about how awesome Sniffa is at working the crowd for the bucket. I got a few hundred dollars for Boston Pride. :bounce:

That's right, I'm now a panhandler.

[KitchenWitch]

5. Can I have a quarter?

;)

[graywarrior]

2. Yay! Can't wait to see the pics! ! ! !

I just signed up to work for Obama here.

[bicentennial_baby]

We're going to be working up there too!

Maybe we can join forces! :toast:

it was a blast! And yes, as Sniffa says above, he's a master at working the crowd. His Donate to Pride bucket was full! :o

:D

:hi:

[graywarrior]

8. Hell Yeah! ! ! ! !

We need some people who act with passion instead of the sour yankee attitude. God, that would be so much fun!

[bicentennial_baby]

13. It's so ON!

:bounce:

[graywarrior]

21. And we will return the favor by coming down there

AND make a DU meetup out of it!!!!!

[terrya]

3. Please!

I always love me some pics of other city's Pride Parades. Who was the grand marshal of Boston's Parade, btw?

:hi:

[sniffa]

4. If I'm not mistaken, the Pink Carpet guy

We had a blast. But damn, they made us work hard. :wow:

[bicentennial_baby]

9. Our Celebrty Marshal was Leslie Jordan, our Honorary Marshal was

Cpl. Clara Dunkin, who was killed in action in 2007, and our Grand Marshal was Tim McFeeley

"Our Grand Marshal for 2008 is Tim McFeeley.
A lawyer, writer, manager, and strategic consultant, McFeeley received his bachelor's degree from Princeton University and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. McFeeley practiced law in Boston for 17 years, notably as corporate counsel for National Medical Care, Inc. In Boston, McFeeley was active in civic and political activities and served on the boards of directors of Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders and Boston Aging Concerns. Tim was a founder of both the Boston Lesbian and Gay Political Alliance and Baystate Democrats. He was a member of Boston's Ward Five Democratic Committee and served as its chairman from 1984-88. McFeeley was the principal draftsman of Boston's Human Rights Ordinance. From 1989-95, McFeeley served as Executive Director of the Human Rights Campaign Fund (HRCF), a federal political action committee and lobbying organization that advances the cause of civil rights for gay and lesbian Americans."

:hi:

[terrya]

16. I LOVE Leslie Jordan!

That's cool! What a great talent...so much more than his appearances on "Will and Grace". :-)

And that's great that Cpl. Dunkin was honored...and Tim McFeeley has done some great work for the LGBT community. Sounds a great parade!

:hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

19. A grand time was had by all...I'm exhausted, but it was so worth it

Seriously, every Pride parade should hire Sniffa to collect money. The boyz loved him. He must have pulled in a few hundred in the first bucket load, at least. :D

[terrya]

23. Well, send him to Chicago....the Chicago boys would love him, I'm sure!

And it's for a good cause. :-)

[sniffa]

28. If they pay my airfare I'm there

:D

:hi:

[terrya]

31. We'll see what we can do!

:-)

:hi:

[sniffa]

33. If I can work Chicago like I did Boston I'll make up the cost of the airfare

But then again, with the rising ticket prices, your route may have to be 12 miles. :D

[AlCzervik]

6. can't wait to see the pics.

:toast: :loveya:

[bicentennial_baby]

11. This wonderful gay couple took a pic of the two of us, and

one of them says, "I know what to say to get them to smile!" (we were wearing our Obama Pride shirts)

"Say...HILLARY!!"

:rofl:

:loveya:

[AlCzervik]

14. and i bet they were right.

:o

[bicentennial_baby]

17. I tried not to crack up...The Obama crew was very popular, every

time we came around a corner, the crowds went crazy, chanting with us, tossing money in our Donate to Pride buckets, grabbing stickers and buttons. So much fun.

:)

[sniffa]

26. Classy of you to not mention the Hillary people along the routeI

I totally missed it (as well as the fundie protesters) as I was in total bucket mode for the entire parade. No one plays the bucket like me. :bounce:

[AlCzervik]

35. "Gimme a quarter" i can see you now, what color lipstick did you have around your gaping maw?

:o

[sniffa]

37. Whore-Red

And I got on my lips - THAT is how you get the C.R.E.A.M.

[AlCzervik]

38. saucy!

:loveya:

[Pierre.Suave]

7. WOOT!

Congrats to you both. I bet it was fun. What was the weather like today out there?

[bicentennial_baby]

10. It was beautiful! Sunny and probably 75-80

We wore lots of sunscreen. A fantastic day. :)

[Pierre.Suave]

12. Sweet, just like here!

It sounds better than the 90+ heat a few days ago.

I wasnt sure if you two had gone out in that heat or not.

[bicentennial_baby]

15. We would have gone either way...

:)

[Pierre.Suave]

18. I hear ya

:)

[GOPisEvil]

20. Just in time to see Papelbon blow a save.

:hide:

[bicentennial_baby]

22. Shaddap!

x(

Now I'm not turning the tv on. We were watching the Greece v. Russia soccer match at the bar before we came home. :)

[GOPisEvil]

24. Stupid Greek goalie.

Dumb, dumb, dumb... x(

[Shakespeare]

25. Yay!!! I'm at work today. Bleah.

Glad one of us is having fun, though!!

[bicentennial_baby]

29. Oh yes! it was fantastic! We got there early, and we

helped the Obama people inflate a brazillian helium balloons, got our Obama Pride shirts, and off we went! I held a sign, balloons, a bucket, and gave out stickers while we marched. Once we got to the end, we took a group pic with our huge rainbow flag, and then we walked all around the booths. MassEquality gave us two awesome free shirts (the front says "First there was marriage..." Heehee) and then I got the kickass shirt I'm wearing now, which is from Human Rights Campaign, it has two blue donkeys kissing and says VOTE. :D

Then we signed up for Young Democrats work, and hung out, then we hit a local pub and drank and ate with some hilarious lesbians from Central MA.

Good times. :)

:hi:

[Shakespeare]

32. That's a very full day! And major t-shirt scorage!

Sweet.

:hi: :loveya:

[Taverner]

27. Pride? Proud about what?

;) Just kidding

Glad youse all had fun

[Roon]

30. we always have our pride on the last week-end in jude

Glad you had a good time. I am going load up a 12-pack and celebrate pride here in Denver.

[sniffa]

39. Thanks

Are you speaking of Denver (last weekend)?

:hi:

[Roon]

40. Yeah, Denver

The bois have to tease us older folks by taking their shirts off, but we always manage to survive.

[ThatsMyBarack]

34. Sounds like amazing fun shit!

I love your button, too! :loveya: :patriot:

[bicentennial_baby]

36. Awww! Thanks! And, I'm wearing an actual button much like it, except

it's all Rainbow, with the RW&B Obama logo at the top, and says Obama '08.

:loveya:

[JackBeck]

41. I can't wait to see pictures.

And a lot can be said about sore feet when attained supporting a good cause.

;-)

[bicentennial_baby]

42. Hey babe! We had *such* a fantastic time!

I can't wait for you to see the pic I took of Sniffa with his "Donate to Pride" bucket :D

He worked that crowd fiercely. You would have been proud.

I'll send you a PM when we post the pics, promise. Mwah!

:loveya:

[JackBeck]

43. Everyone should experience a Pride parade.

Beyond what they may see on the tee-vee. ;)

Wish I could have been there with the two of you. It sounds like y'all had the best time.

:grouphug: :loveya:

[sniffa]

44. I can't wait for the next one. Maybe we can get a DU contingent

:loveya:

Here's a teaser: I can has bucket?