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<P><font size="5"><B><a href="http://www.udistrictstreetfair.org" target="_blank">University District Street Fair</a></font>
<BR><font size="-1">May 17, 2003</B><!--sub title-->

<P><img src="tree.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>It was a gorgeous day...</B>
<BR>I had to go explore
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<P><img src="051803.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Beautiful</B>
<BR>Some of the art was just gorgeous!  
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<P><img src="possom.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Unusual Pet</B>
<BR>This man's possom was quite a friendly creature...
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<P><img src="photos.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Q: What happens when you let photographers wander together?</B>
<BR>A:  Pictures like this with me, John, and a partial Caroline
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<P><img src="perform.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Jugglers</B>
<BR>This guys performed to Michael Jackson's "Bad"... and for good reason.
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<P><img src="ouch.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Circumcised?</B>
<BR>These men want to help you sue and begin the process of foreskin reattachment.  Ouch!
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<P><img src="music1.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Musician</B>
<BR>One of the many lovely and talented musicians busking
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<P><img src="music2.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Musician</B>
<BR>Another lovely and talented musician
<BR>Her sign: "Can you spare any change for this form of prostitution?"
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<P><img src="meat.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Meat</B>
<BR>Where there's a fair, there's bound to be meat on a stick!
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<P><img src="markers.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Markers</B>
<BR>Crayola has developed new markers for windows... kinda fun!
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<P><img src="joshwilliamson.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>John Williamson Band</B>
<BR>While these boys looked kind of heavy metal, they played some great blues 
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<P><img src="funny.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Highlight of My Day</B>
<BR>These guys were awful... I mean, they were really bad.  Fighting, cracking up, changing chords, breaking strings, hitting each other while they played.  That said, the music wasn't too bad and the antics were downright endearing.  Anyone have any idea who they were?  Anyone know why they kept picking on the kid with the saw?
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<P><img src="faces.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Soul for Sale</B>
<BR>Lots of art booths populated the fair
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<P><B>Day Two I wandered around with Rod and ran into about 1/2 my team from work :)</b>

<P><img src="thion1.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Thion Diop</B>
<BR>One of my favorite drummers around town. :)  He'll be at <a href="http://www.nwfolklife.org" target="_blank">Folklife</a> next weekend... check him out!
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<P><img src="thion2.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Thion and dancers</B>
<BR>As usual, the women were dancing with reckless abandon. :)
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<P><img src="me.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Self Portrait</B>
<BR>I'm a bit obsessed with the <a href="http://mirrorproject.com/search/results/?term=laura+catherine" target="_blank">Mirror Project</a>.  
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<P><img src="freestyling.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Freestyling</B>
<BR>These guys were taking turns doing spoken word improve... they were fantastic!  I'd seen the guy in the wife beater perform before... always a treat! 
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<P><img src="dance1.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Breaking</B>
<BR>I love watching this stuff!
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<P><img src="dance2.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Amazing!</B>
<BR>This little kid felt the music move him, and he too got out there and started break dancing on his own!  I repeat, the kid was little... still in his diapers.  He was awesome!
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<P><img src="dance3.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>More groovin</B>
<BR>The crowd loved this kid... how could you not?  Kind of like the <a href="http://www.jish.nu/2003_05_01_archive.php#200292440" target="_blank">Star Wars kid</a>.  Too funny!
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<P><img src="brat.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Bratwurst</B>
<BR>It seems to be everywhere...
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<P><img src="balloon.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Balloons!</B>
<BR>True art. :)
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<P><img src="balance.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Balancing</B>
<BR>This guy isn't my favorite performer, so I didn't stay to see what happened next.  However, I did like his striped shirt... I used to wear a similar one to the clubs back when I was young (19?).  Similar in stripes, but a bit smaller and tight fitting back in the day. :)
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<P><img src="glass.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Blowing Glass</B>
<BR>That must have been a tiring job... do demos all day long over a hot fire pit.  Beautiful results though!
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<P><img src="guitar.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Guitar Man</B>
<BR>Singing his song
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<P><img src="052003.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Mural</B>
<BR>one
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<P><img src="051903.jpg" hspace="5" align="left"><B>Mural</B>
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