We Shipped Confetti From L.A.

because, as brian wilson would say, we’re ridiculous.

i got to watch the parade the city threw for the giants. amazing.

my BART morning commute was jam-packed. i spent about 20 minutes facing an arm pit. not my idea of a good start but i was pretty excited seeing all the black and orange on the train. people were chanting “Uribe” and “Let’s Go Giants”. the streets were lined with orange, black and white balloons with streamers. banners saying things like "world series champions" and 'congratulations giants" hung from each block. traffic was reduced to a crawl.

i spent a good hour outside the bank taking pictures for my coworkers. it was only 7 am but people were already lining up for the 11 am parade. people got dressed up in beards and panda hats. my favorite had to be the person dressed as a giant foam finger.

the streets were packed but people were so polite. one lady had two kids with her. the kids couldn’t see so a lady standing in front offered the kids her spot. when a guy realized he was blocking my view through the window he moved over so i could see. people were sharing snacks and stories about the giants like how the parade route was the same one used when the team first arrived from ny decades ago.

my boss let me stand on her desk to watch the parade if i promised to take some good pictures for her. people would cheer for whatever came down the street, buses, police, orange balloons, anybody in a beard. then the actual parade started. the players were pretty excited. aubrey huff twirled his red thong, brian wilson was swinging on the bars of the cable car, bumgarner was actually smiling but was dangerously hanging out of the cable car.

the screams of hundreds of teenage girls signaled buster posey's arrival. he looks even better in person. not really sure what swooning is but i think i might've done that. totally didn’t get a picture of him though. he was moving back and forth trying to wave to everybody. oh and i was jumping up and down which may have affected the shot a bit.

i would describe the feeling of this parade as being at disneyland, christmas time, with your friends and there are no lines.

there was just a whole lot of happy going on.