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Who knew? We celebrated the Solstice this year (I guess) by dragging Elaine down to the self-proclaimed Center of the Universe, aka the Fremont neighborhood in Seattle, to witness the legendary Solstice Parade. We got there way in advance and scored some front curb seats. It was pretty incredible. There was a lot of dancing and tribal drumming, costumes that ranged from the lavish to the bizarre, and the signature opening event: cyclists wearing nothing but body paint. I was highly entertained from start to finish. Elaine was a little freaked out. The coolest thing for me was that every float/exhibition/whatever-the-hell-that-thing-is had some sort of meaning as related to the Solstice celebration or some progressive cause, but there were no signs or symbols associated with the parade to clue you in to it. It was art, and it was lots of fun. Flaky as Fremont is, they really manage to pull off a great parade.
Since I've got a general rule against the posting of bosoms and weewees on my blog, I kept those images out. If you'd like to see more great images of the parade (and I recommend that you do), including an extensive gallery of the naked/painted cyclist parade, visit this page. In addition to gratuitous nudity, you'll be rewarded by pics of the completely awesome Soviet era statue of Lenin, situated at the heart of Fremont.
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