groundzero.jpg;Steve Anderson's humble shack is ground zero for the weekend...
staging.jpg;smack dab in the middle of the Solstice Parade staging area and host to that night's party with The Mu and Janeways playing...
roadhog.jpg;In fitting Roadhog fashion, Frank Zucker's SUV disregards the NO PARKING signs...
fly.jpg;Prettier than any SUV is Bugman Jason's fly ride...
goddess.jpg;Steve Anderson & Crew's "Birth of Creativity" Goddess looks with approval on all human-powered transportation...
props.jpg;Props to <a href="http://www.gogoweb.com/anderson/" target="_blank">Steve</a> for masterminding his team's 100% hand-crafted costumes and props...
bellies.jpg;The Goddess's entourage comprised of something like 40 bellydancers, led by Delilah...
guardians.jpg;...and a phalanx of Guardians...
sprocketman.jpg;...to keep the likes of Sprocketman and his kilted sidekick at bay...
utilikilts.jpg;And speaking of kilts, Steven and Megan were there to lead <a href="http://www.utilikilts.com" target="_blank">their hordes</a> in a chant:
downwithpants.jpg;DOWN WITH PANTS! UP WITH KILTS!
hat.jpg;The <a href="http://www.fremontartscouncil.org" target="_blank">Fremont Arts Council</a> passed the hat to subsidize future events...
petition.jpg;and a petition made the rounds, pleading for fewer cops...
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carthedral.jpg;The next day started with an art car parade, featuring the frighteningly gorgeous goth <a href="http://www.carthedral.com" target="_blank">CARthedral</a>...
rearwindow.jpg;with a spectral interior...
sunroof.jpg;that must be lovely to wake up to.
unstationary.jpg;Humbler vehicles also broke the fetters of the expected...
steverides.jpg;Stationary Bicycle Liberation: Free at last from churning imaginary miles for the benefit of a mirror in the gym!
scene.jpg;The party wore on, wearing a bit on good host Steve's nerves...
bubbleman.jpg;whose worries disappeared when with a wave of his wand guests like bubbles simply drifted away...
truetandem.jpg;Some departing on bikes which had never existed before...
square.jpg;And a ghost ship plied the canal's waters, masts topping the upraised roadways of Fremont Drawbridge...
canal.jpg;Finally, there was nothing left to do but watch the light play on the water, all the leaves sighing, the sun slowly dying...
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