What To Wear To The Parade

[+ Lucky]

Next Sunday there will be large gay pride parades in New York and San Francisco. While I have never actually marched in one, I sure have attended a lot of them. An air of festivity, if not community, prevails as thousands upon thousands attest to their "gay pride." At least for a day we could forget the Christian Right (except for Fred Phelps!) and enjoy our gay selves.

 

Yet I was often dismayed the next day to see that the media had focused only on the outrageous for their lead picture. Where were the pictures of the "normal" people?

 

I knew I wasn't a drag queen, prancing or otherwise, but I sure did like the go-go boys in g-strings. My eyes were happier to see the perky butts in clothes rather than the saggy ones in chaps. No doubt others had their own choices for visual delight.

 

Given the diversity of our community it was clear that there were always going to be huge variations among the people attending, and finally, I realized that what people wear to the parade, or how they act, wasn't going to be determined by the media. In fact, if the Chronicle, for example, chooses to focus only on the outrageous, that's their problem! Just as it was my problem if I couldn't allow others their choices.

 

Which leaves me to think about what I am going to wear next Sunday. At least it will be my choice, not someone else's. But it won't be a g-string. But you can wear one, or nothing at all. It will upset just the "right" people!

[Guest Jesse Dane]

Well said! Granted I wear what I want pretty much 365 days a year, which can get pretty scandalous sometimes. But it's great to have a day where everyone in our community feels they can let loose and express themselves however they want!

[+ Lucky]

The Chronicle actually offers a webpage on the parade this year. Here is their lead photo:

 

http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/pictures/2005/06/12/pk-220x300-trannyshack12.jpg

[+ Lucky]

So I have decided to wear a dress to the parade if my friends going with me do so as well. Guys?

[+ deej]

You can never go wrong with a little black dress.

 

And pearls. Always with pearls, darling.

 

:+

[Bilbo]

As the pageant girls say, "Smile, wave, touch the pearls."

[JT Brooklyn]

Unfortunately the "TV Crews" think the only things of Visual "Interest" for the 6 o'clock News.. are the "Drag's", or Some Real "Uncovered Saggy Butts"... Year after Year! They could show "Footage" from 5 Year's ago, No one would Notice..The Only thing that has changed, Since the Late 70's, the amount of "Politician's" Who show up.:+

[Paul Revere]

I always thought that an electric blue tube top with an animal print mini skirt was the correct outfit for a warm weather gay pride event.

[bigguyinpasadena]

Just don't forget your parrot!

But seriously folks-I think miss Jerry Herman(who does look at this board now and then I am told!)put it Best,and Luck you should follow this advice!

Artist: Lyrics

Song: PUT ON YOUR SUNDAY CLOTHES Lyrics

 

Cornelius:

Out there

There's a world outside of Yonkers

Way out there beyond this hick town, Barnaby

There's a slick town, Barnaby

Out there

Full of shine and full of sparkle

Close your eyes and see it glisten, Barnaby

Listen, Barnaby...

Put on your Sunday clothes,

There's lots of world out there

Get out the brillantine and dime cigars

We're gonna find adventure in the evening air

Girls in white in a perfumed night

Where the lights are bright as the stars!

Put on your Sunday clothes, we're gonna ride through town

In one of those new horsedrawn open cars

 

Cornelius & Barnaby:

We'll see the shows at Delmonicos

And we'll close the town in a whirl

And we won't come until we've kissed a girl!

 

Dolly:

Put on your Sunday clothes when you feel down and out

Strut down the street and have your picture took

Dressed like a dream your spirits seem to turn about

That Sunday shine is a certain sign

That you feel as fine as you look!

 

Dolly & Ambrose:

Beneath your parasol, the world is all a smile

That makes you feel brand new down to your toes

 

Dolly, Ambrose, Cornelius, & Barnaby:

Get out your feathers, your patent leathers

Your beads and buckles and bows

For there's no blue Monday in your Sunday...

No Monday in your Sunday...

No Monday in your Sunday clothes!

 

Townspeople, All:

Put on your Sunday clothes when you feel down and out

Strut down the street and have your picture took

 

Dolly,Townspeople, All:

Dressed like a dream your spirits seem to turn about

That Sunday shine is a certain sign

That you feel as fine as you look!

Women:

Beneath your parasol, the world is all a smile

All:

That makes you feel brand new down to your toes

Get out your feathers

Your patent leathers

Your beads and buckles and bows

For there's no blue Monday in your Sunday clothes!

 

[Dance interlude]

 

Children:

Put on your Sunday clothes when you feel down and out

Strut down the street and have your picture took

 

Women:

Dressed like a dream your spirits seem to turn about

 

Townspeople, All:

That Sunday shine is a certain sign

That you feel as fine as you look!

Beneath your bowler brim the world's a simple song

A lovely lilt that makes you tilt your nose

Get out your slickers, your flannel knickers

Your red suspenders and hose

For there's no blue Monday in your Sunday clothes!

 

Dolly:

Ermengarde keep smiling no man wants some little meaning!

Ambrose do a turn, let me see!

Mr.Hackl, Mr.Tucker don't forget Irene and Minnie,

Just forget you ever heard a word from me!

All Aboard!

 

Townspeople:

All Aboard!

 

Dolly:

All Aboard!

 

Townspeople:

All Aboard!

 

Dolly:

Aboaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaard!

 

All:

All Aboard! All Aboard! All Aboard! All Aboard!

 

Put on your Sunday clothes there's lots of world out there

Put on your silk cravat and patent shoes

We're gonna find adventure in the evening air

 

Dolly:

To town we'll trot to a smokey spot

Where the girls are hot as a fuse!

 

All:

WOW

 

All:

Put on your silk high hat and at the turned up cuff

We'll wear a hand made gray suede buttoned glove

 

Dolly:

We wanna take New York by Storm!

 

All:

We'll join the Astors

At Tony Pastor's

And this I'm positive of

That we won't come home

No we won't come home

No we won't come home until we fall in love!

[+ deej]

And from that same show.....

 

When the parade passes by

Listen and hear that brass harmony growing

When the parade passes by

Pardon me if my old spirit is showing

All of those lights over there

Seem to be telling me where I'm going

When the whistles blow

And the cymbals crash

And the sparklers light the sky

I'm gonna raise the roof

I'm gonna carry on

Give me an old trombone

Give me an old baton

Before the parade passes by!

 

;-)

[+ friendofsheila]

Holy cow. I thought I was the only one who memorized show-tune lyrics.

 

You've got me beat!

[+ deej]

>Holy cow. I thought I was the only one who memorized

>show-tune lyrics.

 

Honey, you're with sisters. LOL

 

(and http://www.lyricsondemand.com is SO easy and just a quick google away.)

[+ friendofsheila]

When I watched the parade a long time ago, I used to wear stuff that would get attention. For a while in LA it was cheesecloth running shorts and sandals.

 

These days I do mostly volunteer work during the parade and so have to look civilized. But now that I'm in SF where it's chilly, I think I'd wear more.

[jimbeaux]

I'm glad people have come to accept gay pride parades as a chance for ALL gay people to express themselves. After all, it's our drag sisters who, when they decided they'd had enough, fought back and were preeminent in bringing gay pride to the rest of us.

 

As far as what I'll be wearing, I'm only sure of the green cargo shorts - shirt will either be sleeveless red T heralding the uses of Dura-Hard, quick setting concrete ... or ... maybe that little black number with the pearls.

[Steven_Draker]

>So I have decided to wear a dress to the parade if my friends

>going with me do so as well. Guys?

 

Sunday evening after Pride.

Did you attract any attention, Lucky ?

[+ deej]

>Sunday evening after Pride.

>Did you attract any attention, Lucky ?

 

He's still hung over. ;-)

 

I'm sure he took my advice and went for the pearls. Or perhaps the big honking Mardi Gras beads. Either would work.

 

But if the weekend was worthwhile at all, he may take a day or two to get back to us. }(