Saturday, June 19, 2010

Summer Solstice

Ahhhhh FREMONT!

This was the most interesting parade I have ever seen. A two hour long parade for summer solstice in hopes the sun would come out soon. Not only were there naked bikers, but other performers (fully clothed) with expertise in hula hooping, swing dancing, belly dancing, roller blading, musicality, theather and others.
The day started with sprinkling rain, pretty common, and stayed gray through the afternoon. Fortunately the rain let up before the naked bikers began their trek down the street; if it continued to rain, their pain would smudge, and that would be bad. The idea of this parade is to represent life and earth. There were no motorized vehicles in this parade; each float was powered by people. Very fascinating. The people next to us mentioned this was the biggest, longest and best turnout this event has ever had.

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