Walking the talk at the St. Johns Parade
by Steve, May 10th, 2008The first installment of photos from the St. Johns parade: candidates walking their talk (or not).
Fritz walked.
Fish walked.
Bissonnette walked.
Branam walked, too (sorry, no picture). But what about Chris “Streetcar” Smith, the guy who wants to cut our carbon footprint in half by replicating the Pearl district on the east side?
Smith got a ride.
Say what?!?
Is that a Prius, Chris?
I don’t think so!
But it’s okay, he’s sharing the road with bikes. You can’t make this stuff up, folks!
The Mayor rode, but he hitched a ride with the convertible club. Plus, he’s a real dignitary.
The Mayor-in-Waiting, rode, too. It was good to see him looking so comfortable mixing it up with the regular folk. “Hi neighbor! Hi neighbor!” he called, trying really hard to smile. Or at least not grimace.
Next installment: Clowns for Christ. I’m not kidding. What a great day for a parade!
May 10th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
The clowns for Christ had me taking pictures like crazy. That combination? Sounds like a bad nightmare.
May 10th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
I have a friend who is a bit of a colorophobe. He had to turn away when the Clowns for Christ came by. I wonder how he felt about the Clowns on Tall Bikes. I’ll have to ask.
Only in Portland!
May 11th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Only one of these candidates walked the route in red high-heels – a fact that may account for the somewhat strained look on my face :)
The theme for the parade was “There’s no place like home”. A wonderful community event – kudos to the organizers and volunteers. There’s no place like St Johns, for sure.
May 11th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
I was admiring those heels, Amanda — lookin’ good! Best wishes in the election.
May 11th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Amanda, you weren’t strained, you were grooving to the music behind you. (This was right at the beginning of the route.) Still photography doesn’t do it any justice; sorry about that!
I’m sure you were hurting by the end of the parade, though.
The speech bubble was priceless.
May 11th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Some of the tall bike clowns (former Alberta Street Clown House, now St Johns “Broke Bike Mounters”) were afraid of the clowns for christ. But they had a good time with the pirates and shriners… What a day!
May 11th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Hey, Mini Coopers are just plain fun!
And it WAS a ZipCar :-)
May 11th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
“Only one of these candidates walked the route in red high-heels…”
If she wins, I hope she makes better decisions in office!
May 11th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
First Fritz printing her mailing about outsourcing in Eugene, now Smith riding in a car! Yet another candidate for Position 1 exposed as a hypocrite! Guess they couldn’t get the streetcar to St. Johns fast enough.
What’s next? Mike Fahey shopping at Wal-Mart? Charles Lewis moving to SoWa? John Branam exercising good judgment?
May 12th, 2008 at 9:18 am
OK I’ll say it. There is no way in hell Chris Smith could physically walk the entire parade route. No way.
May 12th, 2008 at 10:11 am
I’m calling foul on that, smitty. Let’s keep it above the belt.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:10 am
If she wins, I hope she makes better decisions in office!
Folks, parades are show business, and Amanda was playing to the theme of “There’s no place like home.” Dog, red shoes, bicycle… get it? (I don’t get the zebra car, but maybe that’s just me!)