On the advice of a very dear friend of mine I have decided to offer more than just porn on a regular basis. I have done non-porn posts before (Prop 8, bill in the Oregon Legislature, NCIS, Star Trek and two friends birthdays) but not that often. I wish to thank my friend, Sam, for the suggestion.
Today's Topic is Portland Gay Pride. I will be attending my 7th Pride weekend this year. The first time I went to one was back in 2003, about two months before I moved to Portland. A lot has changed since that first weekend. Some things for the good and some for the bad. I have survived and that is the main thing (with the help of many friends including Sam).
I look forward to this year's Pride as it will allow to get out of Southern Oregon for 4 days. I will also be able to see some friends of mine that I have not seen for a while.
The plan for the weekend is to head up around 5:30 am on Friday the 12th. I am hoping, if things work out, to see my friend Deborah. I have not seen her since last September. If she is not able to meet up then I will probably not leave till around 8 am. I also plan to treat my friend Andrew to lunch that day if he can get away from work. I did get the opportunity to see him last month when I was in Portland for Star Trek.
Later on that night my dinner plans are Italian at the Olive Garden in Gresham. My friend, Michael, will be joining me. Afterwards we are going for a drink at Scandals (my favorite Gay Bar in Portland). I am looking forward to that as one of their cocktail waiters is HOT and one I have known for about 3 years, Patrick. He remembers what I like to drink and I truly appreciate that.
Saturday is Pride Festival time. I will be there most of the time that it is open. I am hoping that Andrew will be able to join me for part of the day. Saturday night I will be going to Steam Portland, the gay men's bathhouse out on Sandy. This will be the first year that I will have a car while going there so I will not be forced to stay there till Tri-Met bus line 12 starts up in the AM. :)
Sunday is the Pride Parade. It starts at 11:30 am though we all know that us Gays have OUR OWN TIME and nothing EVER starts when it should. Last year was the first year that none of the Bible protester showed up. We missed you guys. Hopefully they will be back this year with all of the talk of Gay Marriage around the country.
On Monday I return to Southern Oregon :(. I am not looking forward to that. I so want to be back in Portland. I will blog all about how the weekend turned out the Tuesday after. I have also added to the top of the Pornstar Birthdays/Picture of the Day post a countdown till when I leave for Portland. The countdown begins Monday morning.
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ahhh thanks for the mention in your blog Bill. it would be nice to have a few more personal blogs about you. xx
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