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That is the best idea I have heard from anyone yet.

Posted by DSEEGER | April 23, 2007 5:37 PM
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Gee - well, we will miss out on some legitimizing civic-nod to us as a demographic force to be reckoned with, but heck - maybe the answer is that we provide some kind of late-60's Stonewall freaky-bearded dragqueen-anarchy melodrama into the mix. Not to be instigating anything, but if we could organize everyone to rush the center like they do in the musical Hair (mind you - i'm seeing choreographed numbers here "Walking in Space"), advertisers and promoters like Comcast and Group Health will see our power and rent out Qwest center for us next year.

Posted by YerbaMatty | April 23, 2007 6:08 PM
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Finally, Pride could be relevant again!

Posted by dseeger | April 23, 2007 6:22 PM
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Relevant and more enjoyable this way.

Posted by Lloyd Cooney | April 23, 2007 6:24 PM
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Wow, the Gays can be idiots like any other group. Moving the Gay Pride Festival to the Seattle Center whent over as well as the Iraq War.

Posted by Catholic Jebus | April 23, 2007 6:58 PM
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This is retarded. Why would you march there? To dance to the music that's not set up? And where are the booths? And events? Why, that'd still all be up at Volunteer Park or Myrtle Edwards or wherever. And then the cops would come and ask you all to leave. And you'd have no reason to stay.

Posted by NaFun | April 23, 2007 11:11 PM
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Can't you get some sort of corporate sponsorship?

Posted by elswinger | April 24, 2007 8:02 AM
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If the question is can you get a ton of people in a public space without a sanctioned event, then the answer is yes. The city itself paid to take care of the crowds last year when Fourth of Jul-Ivars pulled out of Myrtle Edwards Park (organizers there explicitly stated that the construction and red tape b.s. they were getting from SAM over the sculpture park was "the straw that broke the camels back" for their event.)

Fourth of Jul-Ivars still put on the fireworks show and the CITY paid for all of the services needed to take care of the huge crowd in ME Park. Think porta-potties, security, garbage and recycling services, labor to set it all up and take it all down for thousands and thousands of people. Not cheap.

If the city can foot the bill there, why can't they food the bill at Seattle Center?? It's been done before.

Posted by meh | April 24, 2007 9:16 AM
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Why not just have multiple ending up spots and crowd ALL THE CITY PARKS?

The only thing missing would be the vendors, and Seattle Center already has food and drink.

Posted by Will in Seattle | April 24, 2007 10:16 AM

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