Belmont Shore Christmas Parade

Love this shot.

The 26th Annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade was Saturday night. I was a parade judge. What does that mean? It means any number of things, but mainly that I dress up like a judge, pens in pocket, tie around neck and a niche for seeing details in floats, then in turn putting your thoughts on paper all in a matter of 15 seconds or for however long it took for the float to drive/roll/walk across my view.
So there you have it... how to judge a Christmas parade 101. You also have to have a good supply of wine nearby...which I had.
I love the annual Christmas parade mostly because it seems like after the parade is over, Christmas season can finally begin here in the shore.
As you can see I was busy judging I had a hard time finding time to photograph.
Here's a few shots I took.

Audrey being a nanny

Eddie Kurkjian's the man. The tie was strictly for christmas cheer (And some deserved attention it recieved!)

Robert Garcia doing interviews.

Yes, being a judge is quite manly.

Kiwanis had the best float.

Cotton Candy man.

Someday I wanna be grand marshall and ride an elephant.

Long Beach Networkers

Suja interacting.


Tonight I joined a group of the young movers and shakers of Long Beach.
Suja Lowenthal, Robert Garcia and Jeff Klien spoke about their involvement in Long Beach, as well as their goals and how we can get involved.
Suja (Long Beach Councilwoman, 2nd District.) talked about Improving downtown.
Robert (Co-Founder LBpost.com talked about keeping LBpost.com rolling strong, as well as moving to higher politics.
Jeff (Principle and managing partner, Queen Mary) spoke about his ideas and thoughts with the Queen Mary development, as well as hint towards working with Disney and possibly as talked about an NFL stadium. He also bashed the 710 freeway and rightfully so.


Anyways, it was mainly an encouragement to network and get to know the people that are doing good things in Long Beach.(plus get some great appitizers and a view of the airstrip at Ristorante da Vinci. I wish Justin Rudd and Ralph Millero could have been there!

Heres a few shots I took with my Canon 5D.

Cheers!




Hors d'oeuvres make the body happy

Suja Speaking. Geez, she has some sleek style!
Robert Garcia rockin the mic
Jeff talking about how much he likes the Queen
Jemie and I doing some poses. Props to Steve Sheldon for the shot.

We were looking over the airstrip from Long Beach Airport.

Robert practicing for when we shoot together.

The ladies from ETA Advertising

Ristorante da Vinci from the entrance.

I met some great people and I'm looking forward to the next networking date.
Good Work to Jemie Sae Koo for doing a huge part in setting it up with Suja.