We just got back from the annual pride parade in Rochester and while it's no NY or Toronto parade, it's still an event. Our float this year was Grease: Broadway in the Bowl. We have a performing area at Highland Park in Rochester called Highland Bowl. The parade ended near Highland Bowl, therefore Broadway in the Bowl. There were three or four songs from the Grease soundtrack that played over and over as we went down the street and there were about a dozen people (dressed up in leather and as pink ladies of course) that rode the float. There were about a half dozen or so more people that walked near the float. It was fun being out there showing people that one can be gay and christian. Of course the conservative christians were out there. One guy brought his three golden retrievers (they too were dressed up Grease style) and one of them was yelling, "Cruelty to animals. Somebody call PETA." I guess dogs can't be gay either.

As we were leaving we walked by a lone conservative christian who had a sign saying he was an ex-gay. As we walked by he said to us (me and my spouse), "Shame on you." My spouse retorted, "Shame on YOU." And we kept walking. The c.c. kept talking and spouting his stuff but we weren't listening. It took me by surprise to have my spouse talk back but he was very angry. Jesus never condemned people the way the c.c's do.

We got the new Harry Potter book and will hopefully be deep into it very soon. I'm very excited and there will only be one more book. :(

That's it for this evening. Enjoy yours,

paul