Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Or, a funny thing happened on my home from the clubs saturday night. This past weekend was Gay Pride here in Atlanta. Since many of my friends were in town, I decided to meet up with some of them at the Atlanta Eagle friday and saturday nights. On saturday night I ended up leaving the Eagle and spending that night with some friends from Kentucky who were staying at the Hilton in downtown Atlanta. It made sence since I was driving back and forth between Atlanta and home several times saturday. Well we all ended up sleeping in till 11:44 am. I ended up leaving the hotel and I could see that groups were setting up for the Pride Parade. Since I was there... I decided to walk down to see if any of my friends in the motorcycle group were there, to say hello. So I go walking down to the parade. As I am walking down, I bump into a group of employees who are marching for my employeer ( who was one of the major sponcers of the event ). Anyway I get recruited to march along side everyone. Except, I'm still wearing the same gear that I was wearing clubbing the night before at the Eagle. I had gone out as a Coast Guard helicopter pilot, wearing black combat boots, blue flight suit, orange jockstrap, black leather guantlets and arm bands with avaition sunglasses. So now I'm marching in the parade... and half way down the parade route. I have what Miss Janet Jackson called a "wardrobe malfuntion". The zipper broke. On a flight suit thats a very important zipper. Oh my, oh my! I managed to make it through the parade route and I don't think anyone noticed.... but it was funny. I had a great time. I ended up hanging out at my employeer's pavallion in Piedmont Park. The things I do for my employeer!
Originally Posted By disneyfreaksk Haha KT! You are so fun! Don't you just love those special moments!
Originally Posted By knightnfrees <<I ended up hanging out at my employeer's pavallion>> KT, Good thing you weren't *hanging out* at the parade, huh? ;-p
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Well I was wearing a jockstrap. But not everyone knew I had pierced pecs. I had a great time. After this weekend it made me think that I hope everyone feels as if they are a part of something greater, their family, friends, religion, community, national pride. I know I am so grateful that I feel a part of the LP community. Ya'll just a great group of people! Just don't ask me to march in any parades, LOL!
Originally Posted By wonderingalice *LOL* Sounds like a blast, KT! <<But not everyone knew I had pierced pecs.>> I think guys are so cute when they're squeamish about using the REAL term for 'em... ;-)
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Ahhhhhh... True... Hadn't thought of that. Let's ask... KT... Do you always refer to them as "pecs?" Or just on LP? Inquiring minds, you know... ;-)
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom No, I call them pierced you know whats. Just don't want to get admined. Both are pierced. Oh, the messages have been pouring in. Apparently EVERYONE saw me either at the clubs, in the parade or at the events. And apparently I now have a new nickname at the clubs, "Dirty" Star Wars. Everyone says that when I am wearing my Coast Guard helicopter pilots helmet I look like Luke Skywalker getting ready to fly and X-wing fighter. So now everyone calls me Luke, LOL. And apparently everyone likes it too. So thats always a good thing.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Inquiring minds satisfied! Love the "Dirty" Star Wars nick... SEX-EE!! You'll have to share your Luke Look with us one of these days.
Originally Posted By mickeymeg sounds like you had a blast ! The description certainly paints an amusing mental picture =) The force was with you that day =)
Originally Posted By disneyfreaksk Are you still going to the big meet? If so, would you challenge Darth Vadar? I would enjoy watching that! You little Jedi Warrior you!
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom We are definately still going to the big meet. Not sure how I'm going to know who everyone is. We will be arriving saturday July 14th, and staying at Hojos. We will have internet access. I'm not planning on bringing my Coast Guard flight suit, so no Luke Skywalker this trip. I hope shorts, jeans are going to suffice.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Tom... sounds like a great time at Pride!! Now define "hanging out" at your employer's pavillion... hahaha!
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Thanks, I had fun.... I had been at Pride for two days and could not find my employeers place. I thought it was going to be a booth, when in reality my employeer had a pavallion called, "The Blue Room" ( whatever that was suppose to be ). They basically had a DJ and he was playing RAP music <yuck>. First lesson in playing music....KNOW YOUR CROWD!.. So this guy is playing loud music... no one is singing along, dancing or anthing. He was taking requests.... so I requested, Spin Spin Sugar by the Sneaker Pimp... nope, he never heard of it, Sugar Daddy by Yerba Buena, Jerk it Out by The Caesars, Emotional Roller Coaster by Vivian Green, Fly by Hilary Duff, Crying at the Discotech by Alcazar. Nope he never heard of anyone them, well he had heard of Viven Green but didn't have it. OH BOY!! And he's looking at me like I'm some kind of crazy person because I listen to obscure music. And I tell him this is the music they play at my Gold's Gym. Get a clue buddy! So I basically stayed till 5 pm... walked back to my car and put in some Moby to recover from the BAD music afternoon.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom The parade itself was intresting... great turn out. I heard the parade was well over an hour long. Literally thousands of people along the parade route. Boy, Atlanta love a parade and a party and Boy do we know how to throw one! The group I was with were passing out beads. I"m not sure if we truely still have hundreds of people from New Orleans still living in Atlanta or not... but boy did those people LOVE getting beads. I was just handing them out. A few quick observences. I have marched in numerous Pride parades in Boston and Providence ( well Providence's Pride parade was always more like a protest rally actually ). Everyone in those communities really got into it. In Boston you would be waving at anyone and they would wave back. You could be waving at the people on the trains, buses and everyone is waving back. NOT IN ATLANTA. The most noticable thing was that the police and firemen along the route looked so angry. They looked like they did NOT want to be there.. they looked so up pleasant. Of course it was in the mid 90s so I'm sure heat played a factor in all this. In Providence and Boston we actually have gay police officers that have their own group and march in those Pride parades. Oh and then there were protesters.... LOL.... the "God hates Gay's crowd". I honestly have to say I have NEVER encoutered this during a Pride parade... it was so refreshing... I felt like a rebel!!!! I also noticed that the group I was with pretty much stayed near the center of the road, almost as if they were embarresed to be seen or at least uncomfortable. Meanwhile, I'm walking along near the side walks waving at EVERYONE... and getting everyone to cheer!!!!! I don't know how many times I heard people say they were going to switch phone services after they saw me motivating the crowd. I'm a real rebel rouser!!! Finally, I had to walk from Pedimont Park all the way back to my car ( left at the begining of the Parade route ). And what amazed me was the trash. I was picking up trash during the parade as my group was at the begining of the parade, there were lots of people following behind. It occured to me that Atlanta was very, very kind and supportive to had the expense of doing all this and yet where was the Pride for keeping the city clean from our trash? I just thought we left a mess behind for everyone else to clean up. Why not show some pride in "our" city, community and state by putting trash in its proper place. There were plenty of trash cans around. Anyway just an observence.
Originally Posted By disneyfreaksk I sure hope I get to meet you! You will know who I am cause I will be the girl running up to hug you!
Originally Posted By ajnhollysmommy Hey Tom, I agree with you about the trash after a parade, we were in Philly after one and it was so sad all the mess people left behind-- they had a full crew cleaning up. OH and you could see us coming a mile away too, we will be the ones with a the toddler girl and a 7 yr old boy.. so easy to spot LOL Actually Andrew wears a black hat that has a pirate skull on it that looks like it has been seen better days and Dave wears a hat that says Dads Road Trip on it (we arrive on the 15th)
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I can't wait to meet everyone! KJ and I are so psyched up for this trip!
