 Welcome everybody welcome welcome to the 2023 Burlington Pride Parade the theme is Ruby and you have three Sexy amazing. Can we say sexy? I'll say it sexy amazing judges starting on my right. We got hi I'm Virginia thick 100. I work a lot with the Rutland County pride organization I'm really really excited to be here today. We're gonna see some very very cool floats. I think you want to give us your pronouns She her Hi, I am grim noir. They them. This is my second year Commentating the pride parade so my ego is through the roof and I would like to keep it there I run Grimm's domain, so I do a lot of POC and disabled led Events around Burlington and Chinatown County Hi there, I'm Amber LeMay and I'm so happy to be here at the 40th annual pride parade I've been to I think maybe 3435 of them and so just to see how it's grown over the years for several years I was an organizer of the pride parade and so that was very nice, but yeah, I'm happy to be here You can catch me on amber live TV. I have a live stream show every Sunday So check that out on my YouTube channel as well, but very excited for today Nice, so you've been out of 35 out of 40. So that is a b-plus, right? What if you did a grade? No, I didn't live here when it first started You could have lied and no one would have Drag queen not tell the truth come on now. You're right You are the paragon of innocence and justice that is something that is a fact you can quote me on it And I will now I was gonna say I'm not gonna swear on a court of law So no, we are here on Main Street Underneath the marquee of the Flint Theatre watching the parade as it passes There's Jeff and Mark and Val and Lorenzo getting ready to watch the parade Yeah, thank you. Yes Hello, hello guys. Hello. Are you ready for pride? Yeah, he got your you got your color pop if you want you should let the camera know you gotta do a little spin Yeah There you go. Thank you George. Thank you George a fun fact about me not only have I performed at the Flynn I used to be an employee at the Flynn So I was just like wow you really got me back here. I've performed at the Flynn Both as Amber for several special events and then as my drag king character Bob I've also performed and Bob will be performing at the prom that lyric theater is going to be doing in November Let's support life's theater as well as a hundred percent Listen the community aspect of life theater and the pride parade and just Burlington in general is so Precious and important and for all those watching at home Listen as someone who is disabled I understand sometimes you cannot get up and get somewhere So this is why we're live streaming and that way we can be in conversation, but just understand we love you all equally You know 40 years ago this there was a parade in Burlington. I think it probably lasted maybe five or six minutes But that wasn't the case all the rest of the country Burlington was one of the first smaller cities or towns Do you have a pride parade after New York and Chicago and all the larger cities? Listen Burlington is small, but mighty much like a lot of vibrators you can purchase out of your local sex shops I wouldn't know about that Sissy queer fairy pansy faggot turn around there let let the let the TV see your I know I was about to say like You don't have to like you don't have to disagree on the kids Yes, this is what we called the pre-parade the parade of people who are stationing themselves to get a good view Luckily for us. We have a beautiful unobstructed view and currently there is no rain Currently Was the carnival parade in Provincetown that was pretty exciting. Yeah sounds like it I know a Rutland Rutland's first pride parade got rained out this year. We were we were all standing out there just so Oh, no, I was down there. I performed The first Rutland County pride we're very happy to be Falling yeah, what you really should have done is played Natasha was it Natasha bedding field let the rain on y'all I had a petition that all the performers changed their songs to something rain themed right and no one wanted to let me get I would do you know what I was gonna say I want dibs on Umbrella by Rihanna, but I recognize that Tom Holland really he ruined that for everybody He really he was like no one's gonna do a live performance to this Better than me and I'm I respect that and I think that is really how he got with Zendaya. I think I think he really he did that but he did that. Hey What'd you get on your slice? Geez, well, it is okay. He did that performance and then he was just like Mentally, I'm retired because he bagged the biggest baddie straight up and then he got that Marvel check and Then he said and then any Marvel check he used to be spider-man Marvel check That's what I'm saying And then he got to go to Beyonce's Renaissance on Beyonce's birthday because he's dating Zendaya come on now come on now This is what we call a success story those watching at home. Just know be yourself Be honest and love and support black woman and you too can live a life like Tom Holland. I Think that is the biggest message I can leave we with today Really does so have you attended any pride events this week? Not this week. I had a pretty busy real life work When that gets in the way, I mean I am the event to build money Well, I attended the pride ball the other night. That was fun. Mm-hmm greats performances Yeah, but no no walking No You're part of the human parade we have here Mm-hmm you too could walk in front of us on Flynn at the Flynn on Main Street come down see us Day's going give us a little dancey dance. I love a little dance. I wish we could get there's this gentleman over here in crocheted overalls. Oh I love whimsy. I Love whimsy. Do you think if I? like Used my outdoor voice. We can get crochet Hey, you're on TV. Come on outfit No stand right here Face the camera right here my friend. All right now. Uh, tell us who made that for you my friend I'll shout out to Becca Morris. She made it for me one of my friends. She's gonna make a great grandma someday Yeah, so this is locally made Support local artists amazing and what is your name peter taught hunter Were you tempted not to wear anything underneath it? Oh That's fair. Oh lovely lovely lovely. Be careful how you wash it, you know, it might shrink Oh, okay, very good. It's lovely. Thank you. All right, so it's locally made will not shrink in the wash And it is one of the baddest Well speaking of shopping locally shop at old gold as well So once again, Becca Morris Is that on instagram facebook etsy? go on Instagram at Becky Morris at Becky Morris beg you with a why I assume. Yes beg you with a why Whoa Be cca Morris On instagram and you too can rock that looks so damn comfortable Thank you. Thank you for being uncomfortable with me going ayo crochet. You can go home I noticed you we can blame it on me if you'd like, but yeah, that's beautiful. I love winzy. I love shenanigans. What can I say? You look great Never know what you're gonna see out here. No, you never know. Hi guys Also, once again, I was hired to be here. It's a bike. They're fair Therefore my ridiculous is my ridiculousness is sanctioned by pride vermont I would say that is a seal of approval on the nail on your ridiculousness. Absolutely Did you have to sign something? Listen every end every nda. I have ever signed. I have never referenced Okay. All right. Oh Oh, are we about to see some parading? I don't know. I hear some hustle and bustle up the street. I love hustle and bustle What are you most excited for for this parade? Like what what's your vibe? I just like to see people happy and usually when people are on a float like they're vibing I'm here for a real good vibe today. So you're gonna be the vibe check judge So you're our paula Yeah, I would say i'm a paula. Okay. Okay. I feel like and i'm not saying this because When it comes to the melanation scale, I am the most similar to randy jackson You vibe like a simon though. Oh, you think I mean no not mean. You're straightforward You say what you mean. That's true. I do speak from the heart So people just think simon cal's mean. He's not mean. He's just honest true You know what and that's how people grow Straight up. That's gross. So you're not afraid to give a different opinion. That's true. Yes, that's true I'll say it to the face if I don't like it the ploy of how he gives a different Opinion. He doesn't like that. He doesn't like how he to go against him. That's fair. What type of judge are you? um Probably a howie or a hidey, you know, I look for the good in things But also if um, I'm not ashamed to to say, you know what that just didn't work You know, that's uh, it didn't hit me today. Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah, because there are two scales There's like the scale of like does it resonate with your soul and then there's the scale of technically this is good Yeah, but something can be good and have no like Oomph behind it. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah That's fair. That's true. It can be technically perfect, but if it doesn't have any soul to it Beauty's only skin deep Exactly Or I've got very thick skin Oh, really? I'm very sensitive. I am a cancer And I have a lot of cancer in my chart actually I hear rumbling. Is that uh, I hear some drops down there. I'm sure I think I thought thunder No, it's like there have been some rainy prides there. There have been I actually did bring an umbrella not to perform with as we talked about before I have my umbrella Even with the threat of rain the turnout is pretty solid if I say so myself Because this is this is what we are Burlington is nothing if not a community And nothing if not like filled of love and like support of each other It was so nice to I got here this morning Pretty much everybody I know from the scene. It was so um, I felt like such a fish out of water getting out of my car It was so nice to just see I'm with my community. This is great. Yeah, that's really what it's all about It's just knowing that we're stronger together and we're here for each other Also, once again, I love I love someone selling something out of a shopping cart. You just know Oh, yeah, I don't even know where he took that from and I don't care You know why? Because I didn't miss it. Couldn't care couldn't care less. Mm-hmm We have several supermarkets who are marching in the parade today. So really maybe they Hopefully they bring extra carts if you are a store coming to the parade and we're not going to be able to see much of the parade Oh, we got this. Don't worry Just feel in your heart Oh, yeah, I might have to stand up. Bring it on jump line. Yeah Yeah, bring it on. Here we go. Yes Here we go You're hearing the sounds of samba du cata. It's uh, there are almost every parade in burlington. Yes A great percussion ensemble and this is your chance to vogue at home Let the music speak to you. Let it go through while y'all are standing up proud of you It's a beautifully beautifully put together drum line Followed by uh, the pride center of brahmat. They're the organizers of today's festivities. Oh, we got a trolley We got a trolley. Oh, you know that bring back Public infrastructure. That's what I'm saying. It's just a traveling in class What's really cool this week is they're honoring the people who organized the first Uh, play lesbian gay pride parade that 40 years ago. They're the ones are marching now Oh, we love it Our ancestors and creeping history alive And history is current and history is the future Oh my god, wait, can we jump in the trolley? Thank you ladies. Thank you very much We have to stay here and commentate and the trolley. Yeah. Oh, there's the grand marshals Yeah, maybe we can go like on the trolley and just loop around There's more of the founders. Yeah, I love the first pride parade. Yes Like our grand marshals are housed inside that trolley. All right All right brahmats also being honored this year is a grand marshal of the parade. Sure. Go ahead. Yes Oh, we see the very staple of the butterfly wings We see non-binary flags. We see philadelphia pride flags by We have the full spectrum here Yes People are not to sound too cliche, but a little bit of a rainbow affair going on out there Love to see it the bulletin school district now up in front of us protect our youth protect trans youth Oh, there's a dog with a bandana. Oh, there's a smaller dog with a bandana That might be my judge's choice That's really our dogs cheating in that retrospect If they were a banana, no, like if they're in the float because like people love dogs I think that's just understanding the audience. Hmm. It's playing to your core. Absolutely using your resources. I like it We got this balloon Going on Is it a shopping cart as we know we love a shopping cart smaller variety shops. Oh, that's good. That's compact I love it. The Tuttle middle school from south burlington is marching by And they're the wolves so Look at them go Oh someone brought bubbles We love them Oh, okay, is that a wizard hat is that oh, no, it's a poop hat It's a rainbow. It's a rainbow poop wizard hat the woodstock Um high school going there We love Milton high school coming up. All right, so we're going with the education And we love to see it. I hope I hope this counts as extra credit actually Truly, I hope it does for them. I would like to take this time to say make sure we fund the arts Fund the arts fund the arts and schools because how else are they gonna show up in the parade? You can't have Schools come and not give money to the arts so they can't make a good banner. That's just ridiculous Oh, we got a little oh a little wagon With a little with a little balloon on it and there's kids in it. See they got a mini trolley We've got our first float is just a small trolley. I love our first float coming around the corner here It's all pink. It's all pink. So is this dancing barbie? Oh barbie red a girl wig. Let's go Okay, I love a good balloon arch and we love coordination And it's some occasions we love pink, right? We do. Is that a hummer? I believe that it is a hummer. Oh Oh Okay, no, this is for real This is for real is the six-seater jeep. Oh, this is planned out. Oh with the hat. Oh, we love to see it Oh, look at them go. Oh with the music Oh with some ice spice. I don't know who that is. Oh, you don't know who ice spices No, no, I don't know who the the band the who's responsible for that. That's good. They were small Vermont's first uh transgendered state rep who is getting married next week. Yes. Yes Oh my goodness. Okay. Oh with the red new red. Oh, yes. Okay kinky boots. Oh the politicians are through now There's uh, tanya vermont, uh democrats. Oh, that's a beautiful white dog like a big fluffy like malamoy or something Hey, the zuckerman being presented there. Oh, so we have a lot of vermont progressives going together All right, there's David zuckerman, lieutenant governor of Vermont Oh my god, they're doing pop. Bob vermont a queer queer and bi-pop owns Pull studio on vermont. Oh my gosh. You'll have to forgive brim. She was speechless for a moment It happens a lot when she's getting hungry. Here comes the homemade mexican food from Right around the corner wallets of them later. I love. I love their wings Javi is the driver there. Hey Javi Yeah, I dance in. Oh, who's the dancers? Oh Oh, oh, this is choreo. Oh, yeah. Oh look at them go. Two seven. Okay. So they must be at their counter Practice that is we need some practice coming before our eyes. That's great. Yeah. No, I want to Yeah, get my phone out. Yeah, I know you're also around the corner from the plan. So dinner in a show Straight up straight up. I know you can't see but there is a dog walking in front of us So that's also important It's a service dog. Oh, it's so good Just some advice that you're going to be in a parade. Have your sign up high So everybody can see it. Yeah, because otherwise. Oh my god, there's a rottweiler and a pit bull mix No, wait. No, it's not a rottweiler Oh Maybe a rottweiler mix up there. I see the one you're talking about Oh dealer.com Probably one of the biggest employers in vermont at this point in the city. Definitely. Yeah I heard they have great benefits Oh, and they went with like a 70s vibe a little bit with the people behind them So that's like a oh because very very summer of love out there Well, 40 years ago 40 years ago was what 80 1983. Yeah, so a close in decade Oh, someone has a flower garter belt. We love to see it Oh Another truck Are they have snacks the truck what it's what's in this truck? Oh, I want to know what's in that cooler It's young love you are loved. Okay, but what's in the cooler? Do I get a free drink? Hydration is important. Do they have water in there? I am parched. I'll also take a wine I love a rosé up Oh, we're getting blocked from some of the signs. So we can't tell I do like I love Good use of an umbrella as a prop and it's weather. You know, I mean it's weather appropriate So you can keep going Howard center the Howard center there with the square bus the house center another huge employer You know trolley a school bus. I wonder what other forms to truck public transportation. We're gonna see do you think we're gonna see sdr one today I would hope so. Yeah, I feel like this is giving very much Bob the builder. You know what I mean Thomas the tank engine ymca And that's what's happening in the bucket, you know Yeah I love ymca. I think it's a library. I'm not sure I think Fletcher free I'm telling yep. I think so We love the pleasure free in two weeks. We're gonna have the green mountain book festival at Fletcher free library And it's free to go. The only event that you have to pay for is the allison No, yeah the bechtel um Headliner event so the rest of it's free. So we love Fletcher free They aren't banning any books Also, I think reading is very understated in the very modern technological world I will say I do read a lot of graphic novels and that counts. What are you reading right now? I'm reading. What is my favorite one? I think my favorite one Is over geared which is based on it's a korean web novel Where someone is working as a blacksmith and that's how they like build their store I like it when they like add passion to like every type of work because all work is good work. Absolutely. Absolutely I'm pro labor and I'm pro union Some of my favorite uh manga back in the day we got a karu no go or a prince of tennis, you know So that makes like a menial Yeah, I think yeah, I love falling in love with life. All right We got vermont common school in front of us right now for a little break and around the corner We got some horses come on. Oh my goodness. I can't get whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Are there some real big horses? That's one two three four five six. I see six big white unicorns Okay, but where's the prince and princess charming? Oh my goodness. That's a good question That's what i'm saying. Where are our beautiful knights of all genders to come sweep us away. Oh my god This is one just collapsed. Oh there they go synchronized. This is Oh This is oh they're they're doing a dance. It's giving Bridgerton Oh, it's really oh wow that's impressive Oh, I think we can definitely we can wrap this one up and then one one simple word elegance elegance. This is elegant Yeah Oh, that was crazy Giddy up horses. Come on down Oh, yeah, these kind of have to the commend the amount of time it probably took to organize this This is at least this is at least eight weeks of effort hundred percent The Flynn was sponsoring presentations like this all this week. Oh really? Oh, we love that Oh, and now they're moving with it. Oh, so this is going to be dazzling You're watching on the stream at home. Don't let the simplest movement fool you This is a very very technical What they're doing the thing about it is for something to be simple and captivating You have to have a lot of control over your movements and really be in time with the music So this is demonstrating a high level of skill. Imagine the strength that has in your you have to have in your arms to maintain Yeah, that those yeah Thank you. Oh, and there's the executive director J wall It is a fun fact about J. He did forget that I used to work there one time So that was a little embarrassing for him. Oh my how beautiful factor into their score later today Oh, will it? Oh jay. This might come back to ha you They did tell us the judging was kind of up to our own right It was and they told me that I could say I don't like something They did we were given that permission I have there's yet to be something I haven't liked though. I know I do like this I like this a lot. Yeah Oh, I love this Yeah, because I would not be able to hold it for this long. I'd be tired I'd be exhausted after the first round Yeah, also, oh, we hear that with the clapping for the feet. Oh, that is amazing. Oh my goodness Beautiful once again, we are under the Flynn marquee the season usually ends in october There are still shows available and they're for all ages for kids to adults the Flynn is The Flynn is what from 1930 It actually was a picture house before which is why the Flynn stage fun fact because I worked there I can confirm the stage is actually a little short So there are productions that can't come in because the stage is not Built as like a theater stage, but as a movie stage first The hash house harry the hash house harriers are joining us today. Yeah, they're the Running and drinking group. They run and then they stop and have a drink Did I hear running and drinking? I like one of those things I uvm pride big contingent from university of ramon. Love it. Oh, I see a french bulldog out there Oh, look at him. He is he is ready. He is rare to go. These people are here to see him Yeah I'm gonna say that the french bulldog is leading uvm. I would yeah, I would say he's leading the pack here And I think that's great. You know, sometimes it's a cat amount. Sometimes it's a french bulldog Oh We love it once again. I think I see the gingemobile coming ginger lolly owner of green mountain cabaret Yes One of the most prominent burlesque troops in vermont I would say the but I'm biased I listen, I don't know everybody so I have to I make sure you know, I don't want anyone to feel left out Understandable understand that was me being diplomatic Oh, we have a chance for uvm Where's shampoong college? That's my alumni You know, also, I think we do have to give extra points to green mountain cabaret because the theme is ruby and their Cheap is ruby red. It's yep bright red jeep. I mean, you know, and that was almost happenstance because here comes wetland bride Happy to have the wetland county pride group here Oh, and I see the ruttland track queens. Oh, this is your time. Speak on it. Speak on it virginia. We love you ruttland county Yes Yes Once again, oh and here comes emoji west and pole scene is alive and well here Oh A vision of pink joined by catniss ever queer in the back She's doing her best to rear barbie today. Oh, and then we have um emoji nightmare as a classic barbie Has six had your first cry this year. Well, the barbie theme is strong this year Yes Oh my catniss always always brings the energy. Yes. Well, she is a fierce fat femme who wants you to volunteer as tribute Yeah Speak on it. Who is the castle? Who is the castle? I like that truck is that's very cute. It is very cute And it's also flowers in the back. It looks like a little clouds. I like it. I love whimsy the lgbtq plus fund of vermont We love giving with pride once again. We are community and mutual aid helps us thrive Wait, what are they spelling with the letters? A jalapeno Jolene Joe Joe Joel shit. Joe what? And I'm trying to make out the words. I know I really said jalapeno like it was something what? Love wins wow, and I really did not I need to go back to Fletcher free and work on my literacy From behind. Yeah, see you guys. We're at an angle We're at a diagonal so sometimes we don't get it quite right Oh, we got more butterflies Oh, you got to love the hand-painted pride butterflies. Those are very cute. You got a banner pull it tight so people can read it. Yeah Also, we love another drum line. Oh the furries are here. We would love to people at home Oh, we got the furries We got furries once again Some of the best people for artists if you society for creative and acronisms every most talented artist I've ever known is very funny They love to tip They are oh the renaissance fair I love it. I would love some mead. Oh someone speeded with the shoulder have missed the renaissance fair two years in a row Got some real queens here with real tiara's and crowns Oh in a fancy car. That's a batmobile So miss vermont's behavior miss vermont's out there But now i'm from maryland. So our renaissance fair is like a whole village from channel three It's a cat Channel three. Hello channel three. I was really excited to see what they had here. It's nice. I like it Whoo, wcax The whole channel's free. I'm just reading support from our local news station Report it honestly truthfully and for the people Exactly how journalism should be. Yes followed up by channel five nbc five NBC There's tyler jankowski stortlett better jack thurston Oh, we have more political candidates coming through also. I love this wall of bubbles I am big on this whoever brought the multiple bubble and they're like small bubbles too. So it's very it's very dense I love whimsy. Oh, those are those are that's a bubble bazooka. That is a bubble bazooka That is an assault bubble vermont's first female state representative to congress becky balance group just walking by But also back to this bubble gun. Is that is that street legal? I see. I don't know. I don't know if you might need a permit to carry that I might have to stay at the local and state statutes. Luckily they're in front democratic party They're in front of the democratic party. So they can out they yeah, they'll answer. They'll know Oh, is that mary catherine stone Yes Yes, you go mary catherine stone Fair housing of vermont as as should be This this the rent is too Damn high Say it again If I oh my god, someone's as a house I saw that person walking down the street earlier and I was wondering what the hell you're going here with a house I love them. I love everything about that. I love that a lot. I love that. Oh Like that has to be homemade. Yeah, like that's a goon. That's like taking page of google The aclu Love to see it. Love to see the aclu out Black lives matter and if you want to support black lives, follow me on instagram What a plug what a plug a bp always be plugging I love this jalopy Oh Yeah, that's where we heard that Like oh, where's dick van dyke on this I can't tell if that's a stupid stupe baker an old model team. It has like a whole fan in the front Oh my goodness Oh, see stuff like that. You know, it's like a hundred years old. You're just amazing still runs That you keep that love with love care and attention to detail I love that. Oh my gosh I love that car. That's the car in the Beverly hill. Billy's road in that is uh Oh, what a beaut even even rusted and old and rustic like that. It's still a beaut. Oh my god. I love it Well, like the signs of life and living are some of the most beautiful things you can have right? Like people with smile lines and like You know gray hairs. You're just like you have so much joy and so much memories to share Come on now. We'd love to see it signs of a life. Well lived. We love to see it As far as we know you community health Yes, how community health centers and don't be lovely other hats love to see that take pride into their score Yeah, take pride in your health just walking by now Yep, take pride in your health and use these resources to keep your body as well oiled as it can be as a machine Spiderman earlier. There's a spider man But yes, that's Tom Holland himself. Oh, we got some unicorns You know what that must be a real hard act to follow after the other horses They're just here. They're doing their best. Yeah, they're out here. They're proud. Just these are the people's unicorns Oh the surrogacy network. We love to see it If I once we get to the point where I can donate my uterus to a trans woman in need I will a group called vermont adult learning walking by Listen education can be joyous. Do not let that no child left behind late to go back. Yeah, that's late to go back to school I'm in high school right now I unfortunately got a phd Churches have always been a good supporter of the pride parades here in bonington Jesus's best friends were prostitutes the poor And he told you if you wanted to act up you can turn the other cheek and you can try it again A.k. Biblical way of saying f around to find out I like how they gave the truck eyebrows The college street congregational church. It's like a truck. St. Paul's united method is church for the pool noodles Thank you churches for your support Oh, look, we see a little chihuahua I had a friend who used to call chihuahua chihuahuas. I call my chihuahua that chihuahua from time to time actually Full circle preschool Oh Look at the little tater tots That beep beepy then Is that a kazoo? It's like a trumpet Oh, it's the synagogue the synagogue Oh, is that a shofar frozen that b ain't gonna make a noise from oh, yeah, you can't let b see your fear They smell it again, they can you gotta just be like fear is the only two things I can smell honestly. I think that's good for them Yeah Oh, did you see that The one that has like all the layers on it. It's like rainbow fish Oh, yeah, it's like a rainbow fish jacket. We love that Honestly that little kid who's struggling to hold up that sign. I respect it. I am him. Oh, yeah, he's I again He's out here. He's trying his best. Yeah, and that's all we can ask for It's important at a young age, you know, let's always appreciate it. Nice, it popped We have a lot of good flags once again There are so many people with shopping carts selling flags. So you will not have to go without This has definitely been a very colorful parade. It is First united uterian church the church that's the top of church street Yes, I'm pretty sure that church has a live stream of service as well. So we love accessibility Friendly in mind are all bodies all abilities all creeds All belong at pride Every single one Unless you're a hater No haters allowed. No haters allowed. If you do if haters do show up, we will make funny you until you leave. Yes We're performers. We're experts with roasting. Exactly Though my favorite roast is roast duck One more time my favorite roast is roast duck I love a good roast duck. I can't even I think Paul's a piss cool church roast chicken, you know Cook that cook that bad boy low and slow. Get it crispy I wish I I really need to look up what the lantern does because I feel like That's such a gift to be able to see it. Williston federated church lots of churches Love it. I you know as somebody who was raised fire and brimstone catholic It is nice to see this type of showing. Yeah Did you go to catholic school? I I got sent to sunday school. I did not I did not get forced into catholic school. I was in catholic school Yeah I wasn't allowed to wear pants until eight years old. Oh my goodness. There's a lot Someone just happy pride. Yes Listen I love sitting in the back of a good pickup truck There is something and maybe that is my country. It's my country roots. I bet it is Sitting in the back of a truck with your dog Just like looking at the sunset or something. Oh, oh, we got more uniforms Right there. This is a pink department of health. Oh my god a big black dog. I am overwhelmed. We all got to know dr Levine, so we have the Vermont department of health dogs wearing a tie That's amazing That is iconic Oh a bubble sword That's a new bubble dragon sword. We are in the future Okay, oh the unicorn in the back. I like this. This is the veterans administration. Yes Support our vets Big thank you to our vets and our troops Y'all y'all did the work and you deserve your benefits and to be supported by us and the government Absolutely deserve to be taken care of Is that Shaw's that was Shaw's yes, I got Shaw's uh the other day They had a 40% off through uber. So I literally got a gershwer about have off. So thank you to Shaw's Redstone property management. I have never rented from redstone But I know uvm students have that is the that is the landlord for uvm if that is anything to say about it Who do you think we'll see champlain housing trust? Oh, that's so I hope so I think that sign says pride every day Or pride everywhere pride is every day pride is every day. That's true Even on days you don't feel good foods. It's rhino foods doing that. They're passing out cookie dough bites. What? I swear to god if someone does not get me a cookie dough bite. I'm fighting I'm fighting to the nail Listen, they have a booth at the festival. They do some of snagging. Yeah Or if someone wants to send me money to get me cookie dough grim noir vibes on venmo It will go straight to cookie dough. Well, here comes ben and jerry's. Maybe that can get you something We love we love some non dairy. We love non dairy I just want to say I want to petition ben and jerry's that strawberry marshmallow vegan flavor you have put it in stores, please That was so good Mr. Ben and mr. Jerry they actually better jerry. Here's some flin history When oh my gosh, what is his name? They came and made a cantaloupe flavor For an artist that came through the flin and i'm blanking on his name and i'm ashamed of myself. Oh, no I know Oh, and it was like a black jazz artist. It was very important. Anyway, anyone who was at the flin from 2018 2020 Herbie Hancock that's who it was it was for herbie Hancock. Oh, I got there You got there you made it. Whoo. I was scared Oh not throwing hard candies into the crowd. That's not a good luck. That's called making a hail You throwing it at the older crowd though. That is that is the crowd who wants the hard candies true true another red truck This is for valley. Okay. Okay bolton They said we love a theme Oh, look at the little flowers This is nice global foundries. Oh my gosh. Look at the dog with the vest Oh Oh, I love not a rainbow smiley face vest on the pretty puppy. Oh Oh, I love that. Oh someone has a bubble necklace. I think at this rate We're gonna end up handing all the awards to the dogs we saw. Yeah, can we do a top 10 dogs of pride? I can feel the instagram instagram accounts are made. Yeah. Yeah. I'm into it Global foundries I think Portrait hands kids. We love to see it Support our state employment employees. Yes. Yes. Yes. What is it? I think 20,000 jobs are open in Vermont Now the union support us hannahford Fun fact about hannahford. I studied abroad in scotland and I worked for the british golf museum One of the curators the scotch curators came to america got a hannahford's tote bag and it's her favorite tote So that's a small world that I know I saw it was like hannahford since in scotland. She's like no, I just love hannahford's Look, I get it. I work right next to a hannahford, you know, they always have me on lunch Yeah, they're always there for me. That's how you know, it's quality international Who's that another group from uvm? Another group from uvm. They're trying to wait a minute. They're trying to get more intrigued. Are you allowed to double dip? I don't think you're allowed to double dip. It passes the vibe check for me. All right Oh, I sit with the hat with the little feather hat. I see that. I respect that No, that's good Whoo Okay, I love a balloon arch Like captain hoes and both the nine nine. I love a balloon arch Okay, oh, this is good Oh university of vermont health network. Oh uvm health network. Okay. Okay. That makes sense. I do think they get their own separate entry Kate not has no home here. You are correct young one You are absolutely correct Also, where'd she get that job? For uvm mc. What do you think with the yellow jumpsuit? Where'd you get that man? That might be custom made I see I I shot very frugally So a lot of the fancier stuff. I you couldn't even put a finger on it. That's true. That's true I'm the type of person who's like, I know somebody who knows somebody who knows somebody and I I will get you a nice meal And I'll see how far that gets me I'll see how far that gets me. I like your style. Yeah, I like your style. I like bartering You know, look, it's a it's a dying art form. I wish I wish more people in the world would barter I think we'd be a little more tighter as a community if we did. Yeah, and my wallet would thank you exactly University of vermont college of medicine Okay, okay There's the dean educational places in our parade today. You love to see it. You'll love to see it We love we love getting more medical employees to the united states is in a deficit Especially in rural areas and general practitioners once again Glory is in community. So Dream small don't need to be a specialist be a GP be someone's family doctor. Yeah, they need it dream small dream dream interpersonally loses Protect respect inspire diversity equality Safer together. Oh, they put lawn chairs in their truck. They are comfortable. That's smart. They're rolling smart. They are comfortable There's a huge contingent of st. Mike's coming up. All right, michael's college college number two Hey, it looks like they got all together. They're hockey teams or soccer teams if all their teams are here What unity? We love it great support from st. Mike's. Yeah, I'm not I don't do many sports But I do love a sports game I love a sports ball I love a sports score. I like the ambience of a sports. Yeah, and you're adding to it. I love a hockey jersey It's comfious jersey on the planet. Honestly good baseball jersey. It's just a big button down shirt I like sports fashion. Let's keep that real Let's go st. Mike Okay, I bet at least 15 of these people would give an amazing piggyback ride 100 and I think I know it's a bunch of jocks in there because I've seen No less than four mullets. It's a big thing for yeah Yeah, no, um, I think st. Mike's wins the piggyback Vibe check. Yes. Yeah Listen, we may have gotten a sign that may be incorrect But this might be towards the end of the parade I'd be winding down we're winding down. Honestly, I could do this all day Yeah, uh, once the parade ends there's a beautiful festival. There is and performances for vol vermont Uh green mountain cabaret I think some of the girls from rutherland county pride are up there up there today Love to see it. Also We will be giving out awards Yes, we will was it best flow judges choice? Most on brand The cuz I said so award probably all right. Yeah, because I said so award. Yeah for that one. Yeah Oh, I love a holographic umbrella Oh, I love that I love that. Where'd you buy that at? I know i'm not gonna steal from red rome Or will I you know what I'll think about it It's definitely worth thinking only thing. Yeah, I'm gonna write would probably still like you afterwards. Oh, that's really all that matters Loving them boots Well, I think that's the end of the parade Is no no big flash no, um, the flash is at the festival at the waterfront something to say ta-da I think you should run out there and ta-da ta-da Ta-dao. Yeah, well, it's been a great parade though. Oh my gosh. I will be the We'll say that what a fabulous parade I think rain the foot of rain did not deter many it would say 45 minutes long Well I would like to say that we have had a lot of excellent dogs cat people Put your cats on little harnesses. Yeah, the cats love to be outside the harness bring a bearded dragon You know I'm saying like I would have like to add more music in in the parade Oh All the floats I have marked down as ones I liked a lot all had the music accompanying. Yeah. Yeah Hmm I mean revolver mom didn't have music and they had a pole. They had a pole. The music was in their hearts. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, that also counts Yes, I don't know how long we're going to be on the air here. Well, well if look if they want me to keep talking I would have no choice but to oblige them. Yes to the people at home We are honored to be your pride commentators. We hope you enjoyed it. Um, once again Send emails to pride center to be like next year. Please bring back the commentators Because the gig economy is not forgiving. It is not. I would love to come back. I would love to come back One of the coolest things I've ever had to do if I come back. It's a three-peat And I will love a three-peat in their life. Yeah, if you if you get asked back next year You got to have like a whole jordan fit. Oh Y'all if I come back next year, I will I will be in basketball couture I will do basketball couture. Do you like a basketball jersey gown? I'll I'll do a custom I'll do a custom. I'll do a pride center custom basketball jersey outfit I love it already. Yeah, I will I will and I will have it up for auction To raise money for pride center specifically thrive vermont So so that's so bring me back Bring me back and if you don't it takes a lot for for a performer to let go of a good outfit like that It really does. So that's a lot. I've had this I've had this top for four years And I paid $20 for it. So you know, I can keep an outfit together Straight up straight up Now you can't see us anymore Because you're gonna see us down at the waterfront for the festival giving out the prizes Once again, I am grim noir I'm virginia thick 100 and i'm amber lemay. Check me out at amberlive.tv for all of the things I do Thank you And this was the burlington private year 40 theme ruby. Bye. Bye