I haven't been on flickr yet since the bulk of the sets went up; I wanted to come back and provide some additional reporting and commentary before I got distracted by grabbing and posting flickr pics. (Okay, I lied, I've peeked around a little - found a moderately unflattering picture of myself...
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First, a quick word about the painting party. I got there probably around 8:00 (my post with the faulty weather report looks like it was time-stamped 8:55, by which time I was stripped down and half-painted). There seemed to be small groups coming in every couple of minutes or so, but towards the end, particularly around 10:00, people started streaming in to get a rush paint job in. On more than one occasion, I heard people say that they had mistakenly gone to Hale's Ales first instead. I can't find the post now, but someone mentioned ugly paint jobs... it's possible this was the reason.
Speaking of which, there was a funny moment as we were congregating in the parking lot outside the party when these two fully dressed girls walked up to their friends, upset that they had missed the party. After telling their friends they'd go get painted and meet at the beginning of the parade, they left. Sure enough, shortly after passing the beginning of the parade route, I saw these two girls
on foot stripped down to black lacy panties and haphazardly covered in sky blue body paint. I'll be sure to post a picture of them when/if I find one.
Here is a link to my post with the party pics if you need a refresher course, as I meant to post them with a bit of brief commentary. First, the blue farmer girls -- probably the most age-borderline riders I noticed, but for those worried, I can confirm that they are current students at my alma mater. (Not that I recognize them, but I noticed one of their T-shirts and asked.) Also, thanks to the gentleman with them for pumping up the air in my tires. The "peacock girls" with the yellow/blue painted girl - yes, sadly they kept those flesh-colored panties on. However, most of them were thongs, and I had the pleasure of riding behind them for the first portion of the ride. The purple short-haired one had a fairly perfect ass, that gave just the right amount of jiggle when the road got a bit bumpy (which in Seattle, it does frequently). I'm kind of sad that the picture of the black and white girl ("dressed" as the Sandman) didn't turn out better, as (a) she's completely nude and sporting a full bush, and (b) I helped paint her.
Anyway, that's enough text from me, although if I think of any more fun stories to add, I will be sure to share them. On to more pictures!