Cincinnati Pride 2013

[kybearfuzz]

Whew. What a day. After a morning run and lunch, I drove to Newport, had a coffee, then walked the Purple People Bridge to Cincinnati to see the 2013 Cincinnati Pride Parade. The rain fell and slowed things a bit, but the good thing was that we didn't bake like last year. The rain stopped, except for the occasional sprinkling. As usual, I took a lot of pics. There was a lot to see -- lots of support, lots of hotness, lots of oddities (in a good way), and lots of friends. I ran into folks I'd not seen in a while as well as friends from the bar, softball, the movie bears, etc.

I wore my new 2013 Pride shirt and received multiple compliments. A couple of friends have already asked for copies of the toon for shirts. I got my annual HIV test (negative) and was handed condoms and more condoms from multiple sources. I wish I had the sex life these folks believe I apparently have.

The day culminated in a concert by Debbie Gibson who has maintained her voice, her figure, and her dance moves. Click on Debbie below to see the photo set.



Despite the good time, I left the concert a bit early. After sweating all day and being rained on several times, I was worn out. I wanted to get home, shower, and crash. It's been a great day.

Happy Pride Weekend ;)

Comments

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Love the photos! I made it back to Minneapolis and am attending the parade tomorrow morning withquietdanmn! The shirt looks terrific, by the way!

[maxauburn.livejournal.com]

I like the photos.

Yeah, so far, summer has been hot, humid, and rainy. I wish it was Labor Day already.

[changeling72.livejournal.com]

Do Pride events in the US all take place on the same weekend?

[prisonbitch.livejournal.com]

nice photos. I had too much work to do HOA-wise to make it down this year.

[designerotter.livejournal.com]

Hey, thanks for the report - I've been following a number of them wishing I was there to join in. Fun photos too! Loooove your t-shirt... not at all surprised people at the event noticed... of course they also might have been admiring the handsome dude wearing it ;0)

[dendren.livejournal.com]

I saw Debbie Gibson perform a couple years ago on one of my cruises. What really struck me was how incredible she sounded with everything *except* her 80s hits. She did a lot of Broadway stuff, and other more mature songs, but her teen hits... her voice had changed a bit and her 40-something year old voice just couldn't capture a 16 years old's energy. I totally enjoyed the show but it was pretty amazing to me how her strengths had changed so much. She definiltey has a lot of talent still, but I'd love to see her move back on to Broadway, or do more fun films like the one she did with Tiffany for SyFy LOL

[mikiedoggie.livejournal.com]

Those photos look great! Debbie Gibson does look amazing.