Monday, September 8, 2008

Tour de Fat: Boyz and Giirlz

Tour de Fat is an annual pro-bike tour sponsored by New Belgium. The events, which take place in various large cities around the West, include music, beer, circus-type performances, bicycle dance troupes, and a large group bike ride. The main event is a bike trade, in which a local participant transfers the title to their vehicle to New Belgium, in exchange for a new commuter bike and trailer.
The bike parade is fashioned after a Mardi Gras style funeral procession for the automobile. This years music was provided by The March Fourth Marching Band. Does anyone in this town NOT have a costume?

We were there, along with these fine people:

THE BOYZ:

There was Santa!
And Waldo! (Hiding behind some Giirlz)
Dudes with red hats
Dudes with big hair and breasts!
Even dudes with big heads!
Transportation guards and tranys
Weird dudes and some guy with a mask!
A Space man (He does not have wings. There is a pac-man character behind him!)
Rambo
Safari dude
Easy rider
A pope with shorts
Wet-suit man?
Cro-Magnon Man
China Mam and Imperial Man
...and Elvis with his cell phone.

THE GIIRLZ:

Pink leopard lady
Plastic shorts lady
Rosie the Riveter
Cow girls
Night Lady
Bat Girl (What's she got in her mouth?)
Mother Nature
Wilma
Ocean Girl
Dyna Girl
Cult leader
Sunglass models
Joan of Arc (complete with tin foil hat)
Um, well...
Princess Lady
Chic Ladies

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