Pride

This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to check out Toronto Pride. It was soooo hot outside, and I had no sunscreen or sunglasses (what was I thinking?). I bought some cheapo sunglasses in the subway station, then hunted around until found the last bottle of 8 SPF sunscreen at a convenience store. Fewf that was a close call :) Burned and blind wouldn't have been very fun! Once I had all the necessary items, pride was awesome. There was soo much energy out there. I've come to the conclusion that pride is essentially an excuse for people from all walks of life to get together and have a big party in downtown Toronto. Hell, even the Conservative Party had people walking in the parade (who woulda thunk it!).

The highlight of the day was most definitely Ember Swift, an independant artist from around here. In short, she blew me away....so much so, that I coughed up the $15 to buy her album. Her unique style and experimental nature captivated everyone there. She is independant by choice, and she sticks to her live roots...purposefully avoiding the media & marketing mess that defines our music industry. www.emberswift.com - support this artist.