I'm a walking advertisement. my city is incredible.

My posts more and more are becoming what feels like a walking/typed advertisement for the city of Vancouver, Canada, because currently I am having so much fun living in this city, that I cannot help but brag profusely.  This past Sunday on one of our major streets (Commercial Drive), we had "Italian Days", where the city street was blocked off for like 20 blocks and thousands of people strolled down it.  There was Italian food venders set up, music, dancing in the streets, stages featuring different shows, such as runways model shoots, seniors choirs and pop bands and all in the name of Italia.   Our city events do pack out, however I have been on this street hundreds of times and never seen such a turn out.  It was so much fun I felt like a child who never wanted to go home!  

     One of the common threads I have found regarding Vancouver crowds and large events is that people like to dress up.  I feel it has become the norm and nothing I come across really shocks me anymore, it just makes me jealous that I forgot to dress up, yet again.  This picture is far away, and the the dude seemed friendly enough that I could have requested a shot and he'd have been flattered, however I did not feel like interrupting (I know, strange).  They had this seriously rocking DJ and maybe 50-100 people gathered around rocking classic hip-hop in the middle of the street.  This dude in the VERY THICK FUZZY PINK shorts and SUSPENDERS was breaking it down old skool stylez.  He friggin' owned it.  Thought it was imperative that the bright pink was passed on.  Enjoy the wonder.