
(
Disclaimer:
the dumb editor-in-chief pressured me to get this blog out and then disappeared before he could proof it. We regret any spelling or grammatical error within.)This years diverse gay pride crew (minus late arrival, Brad the Cad) assembles. Twins house-mate a.k.a. the fat flight attendant (who provided transport to the parade, but ditched us, thus leading to a situation of moral compromise I'll describe later), Lance
La'beutaime (I think this is the first time I actually went to gay pride with another gay person, so I was a little disappointed when Lance arrived looking bloated and busted, due to a hangover, but he pulled it together as the day progressed, and spared me public embarrassment), Twin,
Emo (on his first of three wardrobe changes for the day) and Bobble. Let's just say the day was...legendary and befitting for such a special occasion.

This was the first meeting of Salt Lake City natives, Lance and
Emo (in his second wardrobe change, although it has been slightly altered by N.H.F., who did the graphics for this picture after I told him that, upon meeting
Emo, Lance clucked, "
I want to have his babies!" To which I quipped, "
Perhaps Twin will loan you her womb, that thing is not in use and as barren as the moon.").
The Parade:
I'll be candid; I was so busy running my fat mouth, boozing and carrying on that I saw very little of the actual parade. But it seemed nice. I will tell you that the comedic highlight came from the hilarious religious zealot, shown in the photo above, holding a street sign that says "No Parking In Rear Any Time". I'm sorry but I do NOT believe this man is the bigot he thinks he is, and is probably just going through the motions, at this point, because he's too frightened to hit the comedy circuit. literally had
Emo and I unable to catch our breath because we were laughing so hard as the hilarious pseudo-bigot spat:
"Sodomites!"
"You'll
Get It In the End all right!"
with perfect comedic timing and zing! After I finished drying my eyes from tears of laughter, not even the most muscle-bound and colorful of floats could hold my attention. But they tried...and from what little I saw it was a vast improvement over years past parades as there was more festive fun and less gaps between floats.




Recipients of this Years: "You better be lucky I'm busy" Award.
Whenever I see someone who looks a bit naughty, virile, and like they could deliver a light choking and a donkey punch; I bellow "
You better be lucky I'm busy or..." I previously added, "
or.... it would be ON!" but it is such an empty, directionless threat in the first place that there's no need to add to it. During the parade, I used this catch-phrase on two occasions. First when I saw the gent above and spat, "
You better be lucky I'm busy or..." and snapped this photo. Much to my surprise, he laughed and asked, "
Or what?" I would like to tell you that I did not say, "
Oh nothing!" and then scurry off like a school-girl on crack, in order to catch up with everyone else (and regain a sense of safety and comfort). But I can't.

The second time I said it, it was at a safe distance about the gent having a red-bull in the photo above, but by the time I readied my camera for a shot.....well you see what happened. It was traumatic and I may retire my favorite phrase for the time being.
People At the Parade
Meow! Kittenish-Kristen
and her seemingly limitless sex-appeal made a welcome return appearance! Twin said, "
That Kristen is HOT!" When I over-enthusiastically agreed with her, Twin shyly asked, "
Am I that sexy?" I told her, "
Maybe when you grow up dear."
Facebook Friendly Alert! Here, Twin is seen
bussing Scottie T. I have met Scottie T. ONCE in my life and afterwards he invited me to be his
Facebook friend. Now I feel like I know him thanks to his relentless posts and onslaught of up to the minute updates! It was almost like seeing a celebrity. Oh and don't worry Popular-Tobin, Scottie plays for my team.

On the other hand, this tool is the kind of guy one should worry about. This is the kind of guy that goes to gay pride with his gay buddies to relentlessly hit on the hot women that accompany their shallow gay friends (he could learn a bit of discretion from
Emo and Brad the Cad, who were also there to hit on defenseless, hot women but did so in a smoother manner). I will tell you this, although he came on like a freight-truck and almost man-handled Twin, his confidence was infectious, so no one was mad at him. Although he did need a hot oil treatment for that dry hair.

The interior of Rich's. It smelled like a giant, sweaty nut sack and I feared upchuck.
I don't know why but I just had to have a pic of this adorable sleeping baby. Perhaps it reminded me of Twins barren womb.
Twins buttocks made their first of many appearances when she welcomed one of her "
besties", Brad the Cad (fun and well-liked by all but the women he's dated), who arrived on a Marge Simpson skateboard.

Last year, Brad asked, "What's a Cad?" after I coined him with the label. After he looked it up on Urban Dictionary; he no longer asks and accepts his nick-name willingly. Here are a few examples:
CAD1. Regency-era swear word, meaning a man who doesn't treat women proper.
3. A rogue, or bounder. A cad is a man who is aware of the codes of conduct which separate a gentleman from a ruffian, but finds himself unable to quite live up to them. Cads are quite capable of disguising themselves as good chaps for some time, only revealing their true nature in circumstances of particular stress or temptation. Others embrace their caddishness whole-
heartedly and delight in behaving in a manner which is, to be quite frank, not cricket.
Hold My Baby
Emo (on his third and final wardrobe change), Bobble and a random pride-goer, who was not even asked to participate, get caught up in the unexpected fun of "Hold My Baby!"
A rousing game of "Hold My Baby!" has become a pride tradition. That is when you pick up someone that is easily transportable (in this case, Twin & Bobble) and ask strangers to, "Hold My Baby!" while you bend over and tie your shoe. It is absolutely as preposterous, utterly immature and silly as it sounds, but for some reason, everyone in the vicinity gets swept up in the fun. I'm not kidding, after an initial struggle, both Twin and Bobble lost their minds and ran amok while screaming, "Me next! I want to play Hold My Baby again!" Highlight of the Game: I didn't realize there was a "wardrobe malfunction," and Twin's kitty had come out to play (again), when I asked a hefty lesbian to "Hold My Baby!" The hefty-lesbian growled, "I'd love to hold your baby!" and hungrily swept up Twin into her waiting, meaty arms. Was it wrong that I found that slightly erotic?
Igor and his Pedi-CabDehydrated from the sun and ready to carry on elsewhere (and did we ever), Twin and Bobble hatched a plot to a get a free ride from fresh-faced (he looked thirteen) pedi-cab driver, Igor, in exchange for a peek of titty at the end of the ride. Yes, you read that correctly. They offered a flash of breast in exchange for a pedi-cab ride (Disclaimer to Bobble's Mum, Candy, who reads this blog: I'm so sorry. You did what you could and raised her right but its out of your hands now). Pity poor Igor. Not only did he have to peddle 600 lbs (350 were mine) We were the hottest of messes by this point and began to chant in unison, "Go Igor Go! Go!" at such volume that when we passed local hot spot, Urban Mo's, the patrons began to cheer us on as well.

Pity, pity poor Igor. There was so much going on that he crashed his bike, fell over (!!!), and then our pedi-cab slid into him! I was so startled that I yelled, "What are you doing? What the hell is wrong with you? Get up!" Poor Igor gave a temporary fix to his damaged bike and continued on...all for a flash of boob. He really needs to get out more.
The girls ante up! (Disclaimer to Bobble's Mum, Candy, who reads this blog: take some comfort in knowing that your daughter has perfectly shaped bosoms that don't drop or slide even a millimeter when freed from support and exposed to possibly under-age pedi-cab drivers. Good genes!) My camera battery had died by this point but I whipped out my trusty cell-phone just as quickly as the girls whipped out their breasts. Since the night got even crazier from there -I would have to start a Tea With Lemon-After Dark blog to describe it-we're done here.
Good Day.
A malnourished Bobble, passed out from the effort it took to flash her impossibly buoyant breasts.