Boston Pride Parade

The 40th annual Boston Pride Parade was this past weekend. The Contessa di Pomodori traveled to Boston to watch the parade and enjoy a fabulous luncheon at The Four Seasons.

We found ourself a spot at Au Bon Pain on Boylston Street and had a snak while waiting for the parade to begin. Once it started we were standing next to a group of twinkies one of whom had a terrific tattoo of Paul Newman on his bicep. I asked if I could take a photo of it for my friends at the House Party and he agreed. To our surprise, under the sleeve of the t-shirt was James Dean as well. It is nice to see that the "young'uns" are enjoying the same guys we found so attractive in our younger days too.

After the parade The Contessa and I went to the Four Seasons for luncheon. The Crab Chowder was a lovely smooth chowder full of tender sweet crab and finished with a drizzle of tarragon-infused oil. We both had that. The Contessa then had a seared Ahi club sandwich and I had a Reuben that was made with house-cured pastrami and house-made sauerkraut that had sliced cherry peppers in it. Really nice luncheon!

As we waited for our car from the valet, the LA Lakers started arriving under the porte-cochere of the hotel. Now I consider myself tall at 6'4'', but these guys... Ay! Everyone's eyes turned skyward when these guys walked by. All in all it was an enjoyable time.

The video presented below was made online with Windows Live's Movie Maker program. Not great but it'll do in a pinch. Enjoy.