"Me & Girl"

Girl participated in Sugar Shane Mosley's Pomona Pride Community Event "Rock The Diamond Lane Fashion Show & Competition". The 3 day outdoor event was held on the steps of Pomona City Hall. Thank you Mr. Mosley for a super event; boxing competitions, fashion show & modeling competition, great food, games,  rides, seminars & vendors! Big ups to Lee, fashion show project manager, for a fantastic job!  


Our weekend went a little something like this:


-Friday 
We check into the Sheraton Hotel, around 11:30 PM - tired and exhausted - prepare for next day curtain call @ 8:00 AM  


-Saturday
Up at 6:00 AM, preparing to check out of hotel and get to the event rehearsal, pouring down raining-show postponed until Sun. Back to our room, unpack. We decide to do a dry run to the event location to get a feel for driving time, location, parking, etc. It was still raining and I took these pictures of Native Americans (don't know what tribe they were from), performing a "rain dance" -burning sage, chanting & drumming. There was something spiritual about the ceremony and I imagined their ancestors hundreds of years ago performing the same ritual.  Amazing!  

I kid you not, the rain stopped and the sun began to poke through the clouds.  Ms J. said, she was starting to worry about me, taking pictures of the sky :)  

But Ms. J. couldn't  image my heart felt excitement of seeing people practice their culture of offering a simple and humble expression to a higher power. I thought - "tomorrow we'll be heading back to L.A. on the freeway to the hustle, bustle of our daily, busy lives - Simple & Humble - BAH, HUMBUG!"




-Sunday
Rain is gone. Very nice day-weather is perfect!  Fashion show is awesome. Girl did a fantastic job! She won a trophy and a cash prize! "You go Girl"!. 

Girl on the red carpet

One of the outfits Girl modeled was from the "Gap".  Showcasing the season's bright, bold, solid colors teamed together. She wore a tan pullover crocheted sweater, with a lime green tank top and a colorful stripe scarf-w/skinny jeans of course! 


Here are some more colorful combinations from The Gap:

Me & Girl!