Portland Pride 2008

Team SGM is ready to march.

Nice day for a parade...and another great turnout for Portland.

The parade kicks off under the sounds and smells of well-maintained combustion engines.

I jumped into the parade after SGM passed by. This hair was what we had to look at all the way to the festival. I asked Peter and Chris if she dyed it special for the parade. Peter replied, "It's a wig, sweetie."

Seven of us in all would represent SGM in the parade. It was great to be just ahead of Joe in the car; I could hear a lot of shouts from the street, usually "Joe!" "Wanda!" or "Sophie!" This looks like a website-worthy photo...don't you think?

Joe is a well-networked guy, and Tom, well, is working on it. :)

Time for a little street photography. Just practice, you know.

Absolutely brilliant. I didn't notice the "thumbs-down" guy until I saw this photo. I'm not sure who he's giving the rating to, but if he was trouble, these five would have made short work of him.

This was my photo of the day for June 21. An "inside-the-parade" perspective of a small city with big Pride.

Some of you may recognize the guy who came to SGM from Maine SpeakOut. He's in the hunter green T.

Nice mural.

Mike cheers and Glenn sips near the parade end.

Byron and Glenn in support of GMFA's good work.

Time now for me to jump out to catch the rest of the parade.

Dancers from Styxx.

There were two big flags in the Parade.

This rainbow flag was remarkably long. I know this guy but can't remember his name.

Brian has safely delivered Joe and Tom to the festival and can contemplate all the photogenic "scenery" around him.

The music coming from the stage was great.

The lighting at the festival was just great for photography. The sailor hat is the hot number who used to be in charge of maintenance at GMT (Eric, I think).

Dr. Mark.

SGM's booth. That photo collage is great for selling the cruise.

These two would kiss about every 45 seconds or so. The rest of the time they were absolutely dead still. Very well done.

That tree really bugs me.

At first I thought, how cute. But then I realized that all the Lifeguards had their names on their hat.

I see Mark's brother about once every two years.

Photography rules can be broken. Generally, your eye goes to the brightest part of an image, which is why you want to avoid overexposure. I'll bet you are wishing for more exposure here...

Chris & Peter.

Who says fries aren't good for you?

Ron was stressed out over his defective SGM shirt and sought remedy.

"You're a man?"

In less than 20 minutes it will be pouring rain. I could see it coming and got to my car in time. Overall, another enthusiastic thumbs-up for Portland. If you'd like to see the photos taken by Brian, continue here.