Pride 2012

So many people taking so many photos.

I only took one, this one of porn star Tristan Bull (right).

Three photos from the excellent Hidden Cameras show at Harbourfront.

 

 

Toronto Gay Pride 2011

Another amazing weekend at Toronto gay pride.  It's always a highlight of my year, and every year I am always astounded at how fast you get to feeling tired and run down in the hot sun.  I plan events for 10 or 11 pm every year and never make it to them as I'm too tired.

Sarah and I stopped off to see the Allan Gardens greenhouse near my place.

This fellow was the best of the TD boys.  I later found him on Model Mayhem.  Here's his profile, his name is Ives and he will pose nude.  Food for thought....

Here is gay porn star Marcus Mojo. I saw another gay porn star standing outside Priape for an authograph session on Friday night with a table and stuff to sign.  I took this photo on Saturday with Marcus just kind of lingering outside Priape talking to friends.  I don't think it was a signing so I didn't approach.

I loved this umbrella!

Here's Sarah on Sunday throwing a football.  No prises won, she made the first shot and then missed the next eight!

This I believe is a friend of my dad and Linda's named Jeremy.  He was moving pretty fast so this is the best photo I could get.

An action shot of David Miller mid fist-pump.

Drag royalty Miss Conception.

Canadian soliders on top of a jeep.  There were several more marching behind the jeep which was nice to see.

Regina, the Gentlelady, did a great set as part of Light Fires.

Here's a fun action shot.  I don't know why this lady had silver things covering her nipples as she wasn't wearing a thing down below.  I also don't know what this float was actually for.  Lesbianism?

One of the strippers from Flash gave a short show out front of the building.

You'll remember last year I was infatuated with this one fellow who stood outside the Stag Shop and shook his stuff.  I posted a video of it. Well this year I kept looking for him everywhere and I was determined to stand there all day.  Everytime I passed the step where he had stood I would glance over and let a little tear leave my eye. He wasn't there.
Sunday night I saw this fellow singing and thought how much he looked like the guy I remembered.

He sang very well and they introduced him as Nathaniel from Queer Idol.  I took a bunch more shots, growing increasingly sure it was him, and got this one:

When I got home I looked up the old photo from last year and it is the same guy.  Notice in the first shot above and in the shot below from last year, he's wearing the same pair of underwear!

I have yet to ask anyone to pose for me after attending the erotic photo workshop and I knew this would be the guy.  I was too chicken to talk to him as he was surrounded by like five women.  I would have had to say "Excuse me women - move.  Would you pose naked for me?"
I Googled "Nathaniel - Queer Idol" and came up with his full name and sent him an email this morning asking him to pose for me.  Yikes!  Now it's all I can think about.

Sarah found this 7 foot tall person who was wearing FLATS!

Sarah got a ballooon hat from this nice man who said he had been a clown for over 40 years.  It turns out the guy is over 60!  He looks good for being over 60 other than the fact that he has no teeth.

There were fewer naked men than normal and this was the best of the bunch for obvious reasons.  I woke up at like one in the morning and said aloud "I should have asked him to pose for me!"  He probably would have done it for free!  Unfortunately a Google search of "Naked guy Toronto Pride" did not turn up this fellow's contact info. :(

More strippers outside Flash putting on a PG-13 rated show.

From Sarah's camera, us with the Trojan folks.

And here's Sarah outside my house with her amazing balloon hat!

Pride 2010

Finally I get the photos up! With Fringe and Pride and Gaga, it's been busy!
Saturday started with an amateur "Best Buns" contest:

And this hottie. I was saying how I didn't find muscles that attractive then I saw this guy and had to change my mind. Turns out he's porn star {insert name here}.

The drag stage in the village is the most consistent, practically every time I pass by there's a good show on. I loved this top, I want one!

Saw Cyndi Lauper on Saturday night - what a disaster! Firstly the line to get in was about 1,000 people so there was no way that would get in before the show was over. We waited outside to try and watch through the fence and about 30 min. before the show a second gate opened in front of us and we got in!

Once inside we realized there was no breeze and we were stinking hot. We hudled with the crowd until Cyndi came out and sang three Blues songs back to back. I kept yelling that we were only there to hear "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" but apparently she didn't hear me.

We cut out of the crowd and hung out near the back where there was less people and a little breeze and waited the 75 minutes for her to play a single song we'd ever heard before. What a waste. After "Time After Time" she said "This next one is by B.B. King" and I said "I'm outta here!" and we took off.

Sunday the parade started at 2 but I wanted to go see Shaun Proulx read at the Proud Voices tent at 2:30. Got to the tent, he had cancelled, so got to the parade about 2:45. First thing I saw was Levi Poulter from my cruise:

He sailed past. I swear, the floats I cared about with hot guys went by at 90 miles an hour, the ones with disabled elderly topless lesbians stopped for half an hour.
A leather tribute:

A good time girl:

Love the costumes:

Heavy guys can really make a splash in the right drag:

This guy is what we refer to as "trade" or "rough" or "yummy":

Cool outfit!:

Rocky and Dr. Frankenfurter:

This couple actually got married in the parade.

These guys were modeling underwear and things were getting hot. I was kind of obsessed with them for a while, before I found something better....

This pants pulled down couple was a good find!

This fellow from my video was shaking it all over the place and I became hypnotised, I couldn't turn away. I have practically a whole photo album of this guy.

I heard this one guy saying he was too embarrassed to take a photo with him and I totally agree, I was much too shy myself:

Me with porn star Roman Heart. I think he was obsessed as I said he was overly tanned - he was practically Hispanic he was so tanned. Also I think his boyfriend or something was there too and you were supposed to get a photo of the two of them together. I had never heard of the boyfriend so I brushed him off.

Me with random TD Bank hottie:

Cool couple. Why are people that wear stuff like this always from like Amsterdam or something?

Yummy. I am now obsessed with this guy.

He caused a bit of a commotion and crowd:

Lady Gaga was there, but she had really let herself go:

Naked Elvis. What would a Pride parade be without him?

It's actually a good way to hide the fact that you're a pervy old naked man.... *Note to self - when old, or next year, wear Elvis hair*