A Toast To Buffalo's Super Heroes and Army Girls
This year I had my parade favorites, as I always do. Usually I'm partial to the floats (or trucks) where throngs of people dress up and party. On Sunday I got a big kick out of the Buffalo Bears who dressed up as super heroes (see photo). They each had a comic bubble on a stick broadcasting different sayings. The super hero characters were animated and interacted well with the crowd. It goes without saying that the Roxy's Army girls are a hi-light for me on parade Sunday as well. They too are super animated and get the crowd all riled up. Everyone had their favorites - whether it was the awesome winding dragon or the inspiring rogue drummer... and that's where the fun starts... the festival winds up with a massive party and live performances all along Bidwell Parkway. Once again, a pat on the back to everyone who helps to make this parade possible.
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benfranklin
One can only imagine the number of BR articles that would be generated by a gay, grafitti friendly, skate park.
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Downtownjunkie
lol ....ur funny but truthfully i dont see anything wrong with the positive stories here on BRO about buffalos gay community i think this years festival was one of the best and i hope it gets bigger and better next year.
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scooter
it sucks that those girls are lesbians.
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GraphicRage
No, Scooter, it's AWESOME those girls are lesbians, more power to them and everyone else who marched in the parade.
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tommyBluez
I had a BLAST at pride this year... esp. partying with all my friends... including lots of my straight friends....
Happy Pride! :)
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becker
Fun parade, fun party, it reminded me of St. Patrick's day but only fewer people and a more boring procession. I think that although there has never been a better time to be gay in America this may be the end to the fun. The attendance wasn't as good as it has been in the past and neither was the parade. I am not sure if it was the heat, the threat of rain, poor planning, or just lack of involvement, but I thought that the parade in prior years was a lot more, well, gay.
I think I may head to NYC for the Puerto Rican Day Parade next year instead of the Pride parade here. I am proud to be gay 365 days a year and don't need a parade of peers to show it.
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becker
Benfranklin wrote: One can only imagine the number of BR articles that would be generated by a gay, grafitti friendly, skate park.
Even more if the skate park is mixed use and built to the curb, has bike racks and is dog friendly. Throw in a comment or two about Jane Jacobs, FLW or Toronto and you've got the recipe for BRO success!
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sb16
becker: you know the preservationists and NIMBYS won't allow it!
btw I totally missed the Parade but happened upon the party at Bidwell. was something else going on? seemed to be a lot of people. I never was at one before so maybe relatively it's lower attendance but it sure seemed everyone there had fun.
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DerekNeuland
here are some pictures of the parade that i took: http://www.flickr.com/photos/derekneuland/sets/72157605522825472/
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buffgayguy
Becker, I agree, the parade was only OK, marginal at best. Did anyone notice in the program that not one gay bar was a sponsor of the event. In fact only 2 [Kitty's and Fugazi] actually bought ad space in the program which is additional revenue for the Gay Alliance. Last, Q and Cathode Ray did not even do a float or have marchers. Yet these bars cleaned up all weekend with crowds patronizing them. Shame on them for only taking from the community all year and not giving back on one Pride Weekend.
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onestarmartin
hmm, checked out the program buffgayguy, you are correct. Your not suprised though are you? I actually enjoyed the festivities on Bidwell though.
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metalpeter
I myself love those sexy girls of Roxy's and those stripteasers. Even though I have never seen about the Queen city roller girls are pretty good also.
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