The Galactic Federation

This past Saturday was a classic example of Chicago event juxtaposition:

• Memorial Day, with attendant parade
• The International Mister Leather Convention
• The England-US soccer match at Soldier Field

I go into a bar downtown which is populated by 1/3 guys in leather and fetishwear, 1/3 people in soccer hooligan jerseys and scarves, and 1/3 indian tourists, wearing tunics & saris. I'm imagining the tourists going back to their country thinking that everyone in the US either dresses like All-England or like a leatherdaddy.

Sweet.