it's gay pride time!!!this is year two of me volunteering for Heritage of Pride. i got up the usual time and made it to NYC by 8:00 am. i thought i was late, but the truck with our supplies wasn't there yet. friends from last year were there. greg and ronald were present. our task is to make six rainbow balloon arches. they're very pretty, but quite tough to make. i was the speedy glue girl this morning. my job was to squirt a drop of glue into the balloon before they get inflated to hold the helium in. then the balloons are handed to the "tie-ers" who secure each pair of balloons to the fishing line.
this year i was promoted as balloon guide and made the newbies hold the balloons during the first part of the march. my job was to yell when we are about to go through a traffic light or trees or what not.
it was scorching hot most of the morning and i'm pretty much baked again.
but oh bo by george! the heavens opened and decided to give us all a shower. meanwhile, the balloon brigade had to march about 8 more blocks to "park" the rainbow arches. it was wet t-shirt contest. greg beat me to it because he was wearing two ginormous size 40 FF cup helium filled chi-chis. mine are 100% organic and made in the philippines, bwa-ha. as were muttering expletives under our breaths under the rain, people kept cheering us on.
wow, feeling artista.
next year we are celebrating 20 years of the parade. they said we will make 20 arches instead of six.
bring it on...
a special shout out to my friends, professors, brods and sisses gay and straight alike. mabuhey!!!
happy pride everyone!
from your fag hag in jersey
jane
1 comment:
ate! blue-blooded fag hag ka nga! hahaha!
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