I’m not usually one to stand out in a crowd. Although I enjoy attention, I don’t go out of my way to get it, especially with my clothing choices.
Friday, on the lakefront, I stood out like a sore thumb. Me, with my Bermuda shorts, plain t-shirt and boring sandals. You’d think I was walking around naked. Seriously, people stared. Why? Well, I guess because I wasn’t wearing the requisite leather vest and tattoos.
Honestly, I’ve never felt more out of place. (Wait, there was that middle-school dance I chaperoned where I made the poor choice to go out on the dance floor. Never again.)
Anyway, my husband and I were the recipients of tickets to the Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary Celebration. We took Friday afternoon off to wander the Summerfest grounds and soak in some of the festivities.
I have to say, it was an impressive sight. I thought the 100th was a big deal. I do think this may be way bigger. It took us an hour to get downtown and find parking. Again, our four-wheel transportation looked odd and awkward.
We were there pretty early in the afternoon, so I think we were a bit premature for the party. But I have to say, it was outstanding people-watching. It was fun to read the t-shirts which served as sort of personal license plates, labeling riders with their home states.
The best part, for me, was that unlike Summerfest, my love handles were definitely in style. Harley riders are very inclusive of the “middle-age spread." You gotta love that!
We wandered along the lakefront and over to Veterans’ Park. The contrast of bikes against the Calatrava was awesome to see:
We checked out the “Roadhouse at the Lakefront” where Harley will make amends for Elton by bringing in The Boss. The stage reminded me of the monolith from 2001 - A Space Odyssey:
And here’s the thing that attracted the most attention of all. A large crowd was gathered along the lake looking down at this:
That’s right, a tiny little fox foraging for scraps of food. Like me, it looked a little out of place too.
