A friend of mine brought to my attention that an observation was shared on an on-line boot board about what guys were wearing at the recent Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco. The observation was, “They say that the Folsom Street Fair is the largest leather event in the world, but I’m sorry to report that only a small percentage of the crowd wore leather, and even a smaller number wore boots. It was shorts, jock straps, jeans, or nothing at all, along with thousands of sneakers, sneakers and more sneakers.”
My friend asked me what I thought about this. I have some ideas about how the demographics have changed in today’s culture among 20- and 30- year olds, compared with the culture and norms of the days when I was their age (1980s through mid 90s).
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Today I am leading a motorcycle ride for my club. It should be great weather for the last ride of the summer.
Term “cooties” definition: “a children’s term for an imaginary germ or repellent quality transmitted by another person.”
The past few days have heralded cooler weather. Morning temperatures have been in the low 50s (11C). This is my favorite time of year to ride the Harley, though it takes a little longer to gear up. No sweat (literally). Time to leather up and ride! Where have I ridden lately?