And I don’t just mean being super-psyched about being a Brooklynite. I am speaking about the Brooklyn Pride Parade which took place on Saturday, 14 June which marched down one of the main drags of Park Slope, good old 7th Avenue. I am attaching here some pictures of one group that I was impressed with–Dykes on Bike Cycles of course!! As it was nighttime, the photos didn’t come out as clear as they should ahve, plus it was raining like a mother and then even on top of that, my battery ran out before the last of the parade went by. You’d think that would put a damper on the festivities or even my mood, but no, not at all. I like to go out and support the Pride parade so wasn’t going to be a grumblepuss for anything!! So here are some pictures I took of the ladies.

Now it was at this point (above) that the girls got off their bikes and proudly raised their rides up in the air to cheers from the spectators and cheers and howls from me!! I was so happy for them that I wished I could have rode with them for support and to have another woman on a bike, showing my continuing advocacy of gay rights as a straight woman. Call me corny, but I was moved by the gesture.

I am excited about the upcoming Pride parade in Manhattan which is my favorite. I will find out if maybe the Dykes on Bike Cycles will let me ride with them as well as make sure that I take better pictures. Even if they are still fuzzy, I’m putting up pictures of the riders and even better if I get an interview with one or more of them!! We shall see….

HAPPY PRIDE BROOKLYN and NEW YORK!!

P.S.–If you are interested in the other pictures I took of the parade you can see them here.

(Photo taken from Bicycle Film Festival website, Bikes Rock 2007)

So today, staying in bed because I’m sick (booo) I had to at least do some more valuable surfing to come up with more and more info to post. I’m a dork like that. So in my vigilant quest to be in the know about everything I can, I cam across a wonderful and wacky site called Bicycle Film Festival 2008. Apparently it is the eighth annual event. There is all kinds of things going on with this organization and it seems there can be something here for anyone into the culture. Especially we artists!!

What kind of looks really cool to me coming up is an event called Bikes Rock. It’s happening Wednesday, 28 May at 9 and going on until late. It’s at Studio B, 259 Banker Street between Calyer and Franklin here in Brooklyn!! It seems to be a mixed media event, crossing film and music, sounds being created from bicycle parts. Very interesting. And what self-respecting film festival wouldn’t have a dance party afterward??

See you there dude.

Well, thanks to Olivia of Super Vegan who I met last night at the Brooklyn Blogfest, I got this tip about Time’s Up Doggie Pedal Parade happening Saturday 17 May 2008, in which cyclists ride with their pets in vehicles altered to carry their little loved one’s. But also interesting about this ride is the route has animal adoption sites and also some animal friendly locations. From the looks of the page, it might be kinda fun!!

There never seems to be a shortage of things to do around here….

Above is my camera shy little girl.