On Saturday, June 27, a cheery contingent from the Santa Fe Reporter loaded into a beautiful ’60s-era Mercedes convertible, tied a bunch of balloons to the car’s various appendages and set forth for a gay pride adventure like no other.
The lovely ladies in the vehicle were me (Charlotte Jusinski), Classified Advertising Manager Anna Maggiore, and Account Executives Jill Carmichael and Marissa Montez-Salazar (whose aunt was kind enough to loan us the gorgeous car). As the Editorial Department’s representation in the float, I knew I had to document our epic journey for posterity (and for the Reeper).
More images below the jump, and a fantastic video to boot!
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This Saturday’s Pride parade was replete with everything such a parade needs to be a resounding success: floats, banners, people en masse wearing flamboyant costumes and, of course, a motorized harp. It is the newest model of motorized harp, Motorized Harp 350 SX, complete with two pre-recorded electric harp solos, an after-market black umbrella and gold rims. This season, don’t be seen at a parade without one.
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