Ponder this: What would you do if one night while driving around town, Northbridge to be precise, you turned left into a dark side street on the wrong side of ‘prostitutes park’, and was confronted by a stick wielding gang descending on your car? This was my dilemma last Saturday night.
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Thankfully the sticks being wielded also housed large blue mushroom shaped lanterns and the ‘gang’ was an assortment of Greens politicians.
Mind you, not being in a Prius I did ponder whether this was a turn for the better or worse.
The ‘gang’ was followed by an old lady being pushed in an oversized bed, a couple of Admirals, and a cage of gyrating party goers.
So it was that I found myself in the middle of the 2012 Pride Parade. There was only one thing to do …
Stop and take photos naturally.
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During the parade I also met the delightful Mark, one of the original members who marched on parliament. Thanks to Mark dancing up a storm next to me, I was showered in smiles, ‘happy pride’ salutations, lollypops and at one stage a pink beaded necklace. The next few posts will give you a taste of the night’s events.
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‘Happy pride’
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The parade started with some uniform clad gentlemen, who seemed to be being stalked by an assortment of butterflies and angels …
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