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Many Hands

Jul 02, 2013 16:05

Saturday I got up at daft o'clock to celebrate the 25th anniversary of my driving test - I caught the 6.00am train to Victoria, breakfasted in the Regency Cafe and was the first person through the doors of the Lowry exhibition. Imagine! Having the whole exhibition to yourself! After doing something similar for Lichtenstein and Hirst, I'd imagine ( Read more... )

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dalmeny July 6 2013, 05:18:42 UTC

I think I last drove in 2007. Would have liked to see the Lowry myself.

When I went to the London Pride with dmw, gummitch and A a couple of years ago, I was left wondering the extent to which it was a parade or a political march or some mixture of both, and whether onlookers were there to gawk or support. Eventually, yes, some unaffiliated people came down as a ragtag group at the end.

I haven't been to any Pride marches in Australia. The queer friends I've had in Adelaide didn't really feel part of the community and have all moved interstate now anyway. A bi friend did go to the Sydney one, but burst into tears when the bi float was booed by onlookers, an anecdote which has not really encouraged me to investigate further.