Titanic - Disc One

The long awaited Pride day happened yesterday. It was just as exciting, and eventful as I thought it was going to be.
It really felt like two separate days, which is why I am going to separate this post into two. It is like the Titanic . . . not only because it is split into two. But because they are going to be long, just like the movie. Only these posts will have a surprise twist in the end, unlike the Titanic. We all know how that ends.
Prepare yourself, go pee, get some popcorn, and get ready for the unsinkable night.

The parade was a great start to the day. I was actually a few minutes late for it. The parade started right on time which is a rare occurrence. It usually runs on Gay Time. I was running on Gay time, which is why I missed the first block of it.
The parade was good, but the community fair that took place after was better. I talked to so many people I had not seen in a while. What I liked best was that I was able to talk with people I see quite often, but never have a good conversation with. That is what Pride does to people. Everyone reconnects with each other, groups that don't normally interact too much hang out and have fun together. Had it been any event other then Pride with all these groups together, it may have ended in blood. Think WW4, only with mullets and canned beer. So it was nice to see everyone getting along, though the peace didn't last to long for myself.
It was a surprise who I spent the majority of the day with. Not my Queer friends, but my other group of friends. The music scene crew, Grace and her friends.
I socialized for a few hours, then I headed home for a much needed nap. A day out in the sun can be a very exhausting, especially with all that competitive energy that exists when we are all around each other.

It took a long time for me to get ready to go out for the night. I knew it was going to be almost unbearably hot at the dances. Which made me want to dress simply, for comforts sake. But I decided to dress up in a bow tie and suspenders, because I knew I was going to be around Silk Spectre. It was her birthday, and she bought a special outfit for the night. It's a good thing I dressed up, because she looked stunning. She did regularly stun me into the inability to form words.
It's kind of fitting that I looked like a Leprechaun in my green pants and bow tie, because I felt like the luckiest person to be in her company for the night.
I felt like I was not just an audience to her beauty, but part of it, adding to it.
I sound smooth right now. But last night I couldn't form a decent compliment. I managed a "You look really beautiful." Which is the biggest understatement since my friend said movies based on Nicholas Sparks books are just a little cheesy.

After finally deciding on an outfit, I went to my friends CD release. I also went on Friday to see her play, and both shows were extraordinary. She makes beautiful music, and I feel so grateful every time I get to see her play. Even greater a gift then her music is her friendship.

From there I rushed to pick up Silk Spectre so we could head to the Pride dance on Broadway. The dance was decorated wonderfully, and we were greeted by our best looking guy friends in tiny tight glittered underwear. The dance was okay. The crowd was an unusual one. It was a 16+ dance, so there were lots of young kids and they could get to be a bit much. There were a lot of older people, who just sat around for the majority of the time we were there. The DJ was a let down. He played bad songs, and would regularly turn the sound off so the audience could yell the lyrics. But not enough people would, so it would just go quiet. It was very reminiscent of high school dances.
There was a really fantastic drag show at the dance. There were Spanish dancers, SEXY! And one of the best drag numbers that I have seen in a long time. A song from Grease was in the number, and I love Grease. When I was a kid, I would dress up as Danny Zuko.

From the dance Silk Spectre and I went to Diva's to have a dance party.

Okay, so this is the end of the first post. Read the second one, because that is where the twist happens.