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Hunky J

Dolores Park delights

By Carl Fisher

April 16^th, 2023

The hoppinest place in town

That time of year had arrived. It was Easter weekend and that meant I had to get up early to make my way into San Fran to snag a prime spot in front of the stage in Dolores Park. It was actually the earliest I had ever gotten there on this day. I normally like to sleep in on Sundays, but I was too excited about what lay ahead. I was sure he was not a mythical creature as many have said, but a real in-the-flesh being. I could be talking about the Easter bunny, but here I’m referring to a much more elusive character, Hunky Jesus. I knew it would only be hours until the 2023 winner would be adorned with a crown of thorns. And I wanted to be front and center so that I would have an unobstructed view. At least that was the plan. Unfortunately, shortly after securing my spot, someone erected a tent mere feet away from me, essentially blocking my view of the stage. A_ _ H_ _ _! I was tempted to walk right up to them, rip their pegs right out of the ground and collapse their monstrosity, but there were kids around and I didn’t want to make a scene. So I shifted over to the right 10 feet and prayed to the shirtless one soon to be on stage above that no one else would dare to be so callous on such a holey day. As it was, my luck held. Yeah for me.

But before the real show began, the little ones were treated to some live Easter bunny action, which followed a mad, winner take all scramble for colorful plastic orbs.

Family affair

Taking it all in

Pushing cupcakes for a good cause (AIDS ride).

Lubrication

There was an abundance of liquid refreshment that went beyond simple hydration, which was a concern due to the exceptionally warm weather. When at as festive an event as this, you don’t really need an excuse to imbibe.

Beehive

Analog in the house

To change things up I brought along my Polaroid 250 Land camera for some peel apart action. The film was on the old side, but it did the job admirably to capture the splendor on display.