Working the Street - 2003

My pal Puppy had his own crew to pal around with this year so I got Irwin to tool around with me and check out the fair.

Pre-Party

Tom Teare had a little cocktail party at his new pad. He moved in a few weeks ago so it was kinda like a housewarming party, except the spread was all about brunch type offerings; bagels, quiche and cosmopolitans. Before you get all wondering where the pix of Tom are, he seemed to close his eyes whenever I whipped out the camera, so you'll have to make due with the pic of Irwin and I. We got there a little later than I would have liked, but early enough to meet a great group of people. After settling in with a couple of drinks (Still water for me!) Irwin and I were treated to light party banter. It was supposed to be cold all weekend and Saturday was, so Irwin could be forgiven for wearing a sweatshirt. Tom wouldn't let him leave without being appropriately dressed and treated Irwin to his choice of T-shirts. After a few topless turns in front of the crowd that suddenly formed around him, Irwin and I headed down the hill to the Street Fair.

Finding Friends

Of course my favourite activity at Street Fairs and public events like this is finding friends wandering through the crowds. I don't know how Irwin put up with me stopping all the time to converse with someone new. While I didn't photograph everyone I talked to, I did snap a few
pix...

I'm still trying to figure out how my pal Puppy can find all these other puppies to play with. It's like a habit with him now.

Look how little they are

No matter how tall some of my friends are, standing next to me seems to make them look rather short...

"Entertainment"

The Main Stage at Castro and Market street was once again quite confusing. They had a mylar sign on the back wall that said "Mighty Real" with a drawing of Sylvester from one of his records. Instead of having anything to do with Sylvester however, the acts on the stage seemed to be the usual cavalcade of local talent and drag queens who make the rounds of these types of events.

The real draw at this street fair is the 'art' littering the street in booths of various sizes. I was surprised to find a few of my artier pals tucked into their own "Sugar Valley" section of 18th street. Justin had his comix all splayed out while his partner Nash hawked T-shirts. A really cool camp electo act performed between their booth and my friend Tony's. Pictured above left, Tony was selling a few of his hand crafted light fixtures.