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Bay to Breakers, San Francisco's
Biggest Party!
May 21, 2006
A haning-our group
and a hanging beer bong highlighted B2B '06.
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Zany and crazy as ever, San Francisco's
annual Bay to Breakers took to the streets the third Sunday in May and
made it another successful event.
 Kegs
and cocktails cruised the course. The most ambitious float had to be
the wooden Trojan Horse – yes, a Trojan Horse. Pirate ships were
the most common theme, ranging from a large vessel with a platform and
sword-wielding wenches to cardboard simply wrapped around a shopping
cart.
 This
an annual festival of 75,000 of the City's finest – and not so
finest – find a way to celebrate life, make harmless political
statements (more than a couple of swipes were taken at F.E.M.A.) and
roll with the punches of the weather. In 2006, the skies were mostly
cloudy, a contrast to this time of the year which is usually the best
weather all year in San Francisco.
New in '06 from an organizational standpoint was forcing people to
not actually go to the breakers, but break off either to the post-event
Footstock festival or to the right out out of Golden Gate Park (not
surprisingly, most choose the latter).
There was, to many people's amazement if not amusement, an "alcohol
checkpoint." Officials needed not to worry; there was plenty for
all. If nothing else, the signs saying "Alcohol Checkpoint Ahead"
made for many photo opportunities among the participants.
Bay to Breakers
2006 Photo Journal
The crowd makes its way up the Hayes hill.
The PubClub crew
mans this abandoned ship.
In addition to the floats, there was dancing in the streets.
So much for trying
to take a photo when someone goes off to visit the bushes.
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