http://www.clubzone.com/photos/index_v18067.html

See the calendar, book a guestlist or birthday party through this link

http://www.clubzone.com/c/Vancouver/Nightclub/Pop_Opera.html

And here’s a link to the official website

http://www.donnellynightclubs.com/?popOpera

Some band playing

Vancouver Men’s Chorus and Choir

Drag queens on a truck dancing and partying it up

Work Safe BC’s float. Was a really nice float – I just didn’t quite understand why they were there. Chalk it up to corporate sponsorship. Supporting Gay Pride is good for your image in the community.

Vancouver Aquatic Center’s float. Very cool and great imagination went into this one. The balloons represent water and the people with the swimming caps were racing down the ‘lanes’ while running up the street.

More queens

His sign reads something like “we sincerely appologize to the Gay community for the way the Catholic church has treated you over the years.” This guy got lots of cheers from the audience. I hope one of you right wing nutjobs sees this and sends me piles of hate mail.

Desi pride

It’s not gay pride without a truck load full of boys in their underwear.

The crowd following the parade through the route. Looks like these guys have a little bit of support in this city.

This update is a little late because I was feeling a little bit lazy. I walked out of my apartment last weekend to run some errands and ended up in the middle of thousands of people concentrated on Vancouver’s Robson Street to watch the Annual Gay Pride Parade. It was nice to see these little princesses out dancing and partying it up in the streets with what looked like wide spread support for their cause. Judging from what I see on CNN and Fox News I don’t think these guys and girls and guy/girls would have had such a warm response in other parts of N America.

Here are a load of pics from this Pride Parade 08. Enjoy

This Sunday was my first ever Grouse Grind. It’s something every red-blooded Vancouverite is supposed to do and after 31 years I’ve finally done it. Made it all the way to the top!

At the top of Grouse we treated ourselves to lunch + drinks. We watched some grizzly bear cubs play fighting, saw a lumberjack competition, watched eagles, hawks, falcons and othe birds of prey flying. Lots of para-gliders, a backwards chairlift down the hill topped by a gondola ride all the way back down to our parking lot base camp.

That Grouse Grind is a lot tougher than you’d think.

Basically, they roll an 11lbs wheel of cheese down a steep hill and a gang of fully grown adults chase down the hill to catch the cheese. Rumour has it that this will be submitted as a new Olympic sport for the 2012 Olympics in London.

Full details + some videos available through this link. Check back after the weekend for lots of photos of the event.

>> http://www.canadiancheeserolling.ca/index.html

Cheese Rolling at Cooper’s Hill, Goucester UK (the originators)

The first, historic (and hysterical) Canadian Cheese Rolling race will start at 1pm. There’ll be men and womens’ heats throughout the afternoon, with kids’ uphill races in-between. Adult racers who’ve made it past the finish line first get to compete in the Race of Champions held around 3.00pm. Take a look at the prizes. Definitely worth throwing yourself down a mountain for. And don’t forget, you could also be caught on camera too!

FINALIST WINNERS

The winners in the men and womens’ finals get to take home the cheese they were chasing. And at 11 Ibs, that’s a pretty hefty prize. The winners also get the choice of a non-edible, but very tasty, Whistler Blackcomb Family Winter Season Pass or a Winter Season Pass for 2 adults.

Go here to apply for any Capital One MasterCard and use this promotions code when you sign up. Yay free money!

http://www.capitalone.ca/me2

Promo code: CST81ZFP0A

This promotion is valid until Sept 18, 08 so hurry up and apply.

If you're out hunting for a new career you might try these guys.

http://rim.jobs

It will be interesting to see what kinds of applicants and skill sets they'll get for the 'positions'

Embed not working on Youtube right now so just click the link below. We’ll see how long it takes for them to take this down from the embarrasment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nz6GQpUV0c

Here’s the Ludacris music video that’s got Fox News up in arms. Brush your shoulders off kid.

Check it out. They haven’t answered any questions yet (submit until Aug 11, 08) but there are loads of video testimonials that are pretty good.

http://www.youtube.com/livinglegends

Snoop and Chuck video

Rolling Stones video

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Go serbia! Bye Adjela until October. Featuring guest appearances from Kim K, Sasha, Laurent, Irena, Mel, Kim D, Todd O, Ivy, Vanja.

Once again biking makes the pics page. Rented some super cool Giant Simple Cruisers – buy one def worth it. Great fun to ride. Hit a little Imamt Day celebrations @ BC Place Stadium. Here you’ll see rockclimbing pics – made it to the top and some bouncy slide pics – made it to the bottom.

A casual drive down the street brings us to a softball game in the East Vanizzle park with the Section 3 crew (tie game after 7 innings) followed by a bday bbq for Ryan on top of The Spot building just before another gorgeous Vancouver sunset.

Power went out all over downtown today (Monday). See some BC Hydro trucks out and about fixing things. Seemed the problem had some origination in the the old Marble Arch / Gecko Club nightclub area Richards Street. The last pic is just randomly ironic – please be careful when stealing from this constructions site as they have razor wire set up to keep you out. That’s nice of them to tell the theives.

Go see Hellboy 2. Great movie by the Pan’s Labyrinth director.