Love Parade on Market Street paralyzed the traffic so badly. San Francisco is having way too many parades and events that send millions of people on the street and thwart traffic. I mean, is there really love? Everyday should be a love parade for those who are truly in love--you don't have to dress up in tawdy costumes and wear a wig to declare love. Love is stigmatized--it becomes synonymous to one night stand, sex without affection. If I'm in love, my heart will be so heavy, my throat thick, with the thought of that special someone. I would play over and over again in my mind what we have said to one another, how he has looked, the moment at which he walked into the cafe where we met, his parting words... I might sound cynical but there is nothing wrong having expectations. Nothing is better than meeting the person who can share the fantasies deep within me, the secret wishes of the heart. I suppose what we all want is to not be lonely--what I really want is someone to love.
Love Parade on Market Street paralyzed the traffic so badly. San Francisco is having way too many parades and events that send millions of people on the street and thwart traffic. I mean, is there really love? Everyday should be a love parade for those who are truly in love--you don't have to dress up in tawdy costumes and wear a wig to declare love. Love is stigmatized--it becomes synonymous to one night stand, sex without affection. If I'm in love, my heart will be so heavy, my throat thick, with the thought of that special someone. I would play over and over again in my mind what we have said to one another, how he has looked, the moment at which he walked into the cafe where we met, his parting words... I might sound cynical but there is nothing wrong having expectations. Nothing is better than meeting the person who can share the fantasies deep within me, the secret wishes of the heart. I suppose what we all want is to not be lonely--what I really want is someone to love.
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Yes indeed - the so called "Love Parade" is probably just a legalized excuse for exhibitionism. A reason to be able to make a public display of yourself. I think some things are a person's personal business and they should be kept that way.
A love parade? Whatever happened to the little things in life? The simple things?!? Now we need a parade for love? Oy. Call me old fashion.
Enjoy your day Matt.
You will find love, Matt. Just don't go looking too hard for it. Love finds its way when it is ready.
Matt, I think Matt (#2) has said it the best. it will come...just let things happen. I found it interesting that this Love Parade ran the same weekend as Folsom ST Fair. it probably was easier for the city to have one BIG exhibitionist weekend/one weekend headache rather than two, if you know what I mean.
To be fair to the love parade, it started as a bit of creative agitation for German reunification, and the end of the awful Cold War.
Which is not to say that parades with great beginnings can't end up tawdry and commercialized *coughPRIDEcough*.
I must admit I have a fondness for large crowds having a lot of fun - there's always an element of anarchic tension to the whole thing that I enjoy. Well, at least in theory. That's the thing about anarchic tension - you can't please everyone, so why bother?
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