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Photos of the 2008 AfterEllen.com LA Pride Meet-Up

This past Sunday marked the annual Pride celebration in Los Angeles, and since many of us were already out getting farmer's tans and paying too much for bottled water anyway, we gathered for an informal meet-up at the end of the parade route outside of The Normandie Room.

A few of us AfterEllen.com vloggers (from Cherry Bomb, Ghostella's Tomb, We're Getting Nowhere, and Brunch with Bridget) and some of the women from 3Way were in attendance, and we were all thrilled to meet our fellow readers. Thanks to everyone who braved the mayhem and came out to say hello.

Below are some of the photos we took at the event, and some from readers who sent them in (thanks!). Happy Pride!

Vlogger Dara Nai flanked by two friendly AE readers

AE reader Carmen and Cathy DeBuono

Cherry Bomb vlogger Dalila with Cherry Bomb's producer Bethany Landing, and fellow
Cherry Bomb
vloggers Tatum and Nikki

Dalila, Maeve Quinlan, Nikki, Cathy, and Tatum

Dalila and Jenny Shimizu

Vloggers Stacie Ponder, Bridget McManus
and Karman Kregloe with an AE reader

Jackie Jones with her portable kissing booth and a willing participant

Mission accomplished!

Jill Bennett and Bridget with an AE reader

Karman and AE reader Brit

Maile Flanagan (right) and an AE reader

Nancylee Myatt, an AE reader, and Maeve

Stacie with AE reader Tori

Tatum and a group of AE readers

Jill and an AE reader

Lunakiss's picture

Cute Pics!

It touches my heart to see these pics. Looks like everyone was having fun.  It's wonderful to see AE readers met  some  AE celebs.
JuliaG's picture

Yay

first to comment! :) edit : Miss Ketina bit me!!!

seems you had a great time at the Pride!!!

I can't wait for you guys to come to Paris! Will you attend the Pride there (on June 28th)?

Lor.'s picture

The weather

Looks awesome!
It's been like that over here; I even got my first sunburn!
Jill Bennett & Bridget McManus = Hottttt <3
Explorergal's picture

Pridely Meet

 

Looks like another great AE event!  At least you had better weather there than we did in NY!  AND more cool AE vloggers!  Keep up the great work!

Clara's picture

third comment?..

third comment? edit: oh.. 5th comment >___<;

haha a portable kissing booth.. wish I had been there.. it would have been a bit of a mission though as i live in the UK haha..

i love Karman's grin in these pics :P

kesse's picture

huhu

that girl actually kissed jackie?!? huhu.. i wish i was there too.. huhu.

i would also love to meet bridget...=D

 

i don't think there is a pride from where i came from...0_0

JuliaG's picture

where

where do you come from? :)
kesse's picture

im from

the Philippines...

 

tellofilms 's picture

Additional Info on Jackie Jones

Hey guys,

I may be totally out of the loop but who is Jackie Jones? I saw her on the hot 100 Vlog and now seeing her in pictures...i went to her website but still i'm not sure of her connection to afterellen?

Is there some vlog out there i'm missing with her? she seems super funny but I'm thinking maybe i missed something.

Any help is appreciated with this mystery- perhaps I should contact BJ Fletcher...

Check out and upload great lesbian videos on www.tellofilms.com

kesse's picture

YOU DON'T KNOW JACKIE JONES?

hehe.. i didn't know her before.. until that top25 vlog.. haha.. i added her to my buddylist bcoz i thought she was cute... i also send her a pm.. haha.. she also on brunch with bridget.. hehe
coolfyah's picture

DC Pride?

So you which of you lovely AE vloggers will be attending DC Pride this coming weekend?
Sidebar:
Dalila you can be the boss of me anytime!
Em's picture

Daria = hott

The Kissing Booth is a great idea! And it's nice to see a lot of the AE ladies lookin' good. =]

You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.
[Indira Ghandi]

chick1122's picture

You Guys Are WONDERFUL!!!!

This meet up was amazing and made our day. I'm the one on the right with Dara in the first picture :). All the vloggers were amazingly nice and sweet, especially Bridget, who very graciously hooked us up with meeting everyone since we were 1 year shy of the 21 and over rule of the Normandie. So thanks to her sooooo much!! Shes so down to earth and so sweet and caring.

All Pride we were so excited and counted down the minutes until we could start heading over to the meet up and it was so worth every minute. It was wonderful meeting the vloggers and 3way stars. Thank you guys all so much! Not only are you talented, funny, and hard workers, youre all so nice! Thanks.

Laurie

kesse's picture

cooool!!!

you met them!!! i really wish i was there. hehe.. i love bridget!!! have you met jackie?
chick1122's picture

Yup

Ya we met Jackie there. She was funny
kesse's picture

huhu

i wish i live in LA... huhu.. have you kissed her too?
LoneStarFilmmaker's picture

Kissing Jackie

We both kissed Jackie on either side of her cheeks, then gave separate kisses. She was very funny.
LoneStarFilmmaker's picture

Highlight of my Pride

All of the vloggers are such sweethearts and so amazing! They were really friendly, down to earth and very approachable. They definitely accommodated us 20 year olds who are just a few months shy of being able to go inside the Normandie.

Thank you AfterEllen and all the L.A. Vloggers!! This was without a doubt the highlight of my '08 Pride.

But Maeve Quinlan personally handing me 3-Way sunscreen is right up there too. -Caity-(First photo on top with Dara. Girl on left.)

Gaby's picture

That looks so cool

I´m seriously thinking that ALL the good things happen in LA. Thanks for sharing the pics.
chicky's picture

LOL

Wish I could have been there. And check out the AE reader trying to rub Maile's chest:P
Crank Heart's picture

Hey!

I totally was not! :P  

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3waytv.tv Go now, go often.  

 

Amylin's picture

That's what she says! :P

That's what she says! :P
WeatherLover's picture

karman

How smokin is Karman in that pic with reader Brit? I'd draw her... If only dreams came true. Anyway looks like it was a great time... I'm gonna make it out there one of these days... Any chance the AE vloggers will be coming to St. Pete Pride (FL)?
schedulinggoddess's picture

karman

agreed, the smokin'est hot AE vloger EVER. Sarah Warn, you are the goddess. Thank you Jill for giving Karmen to us. ^5 Bridget
Lacey's picture

Jackie Jones..

Had a kissing booth?!?

Grr, wish i'd been there now!!

She should come to London pride with a kissing booth haha

Amylin's picture

Crankyyy

Yay for you my friend being on a pic :P

Thanks for all the pictures! Wish i had been there...

Crank Heart's picture

Amyyyy!

I wish you could have been there too! Whoever I talked to, I tried to tell them that "Amy and Charlie and Cyane and TGP and Emma and Rachel and Mel say Hey!" :P 

Oh, and I had no idea Jenny Shimizu was there! 

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3waytv.tv Go now, go often.  

 

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 it'd b so cool if there

 it'd b so cool if there was a meet at london pride, 5th july, i'd totally b there... i really wish i lived in LA.

ps bring the kissing booth (to london pride) 

I would rather have one breath of her hair, one kiss of her mouth, one touch of her hand than an eternity without it.

Francesca's picture

San Diego Loves the Ladies of AfterEllen!

I have GOT to go to one of these meet-up events. Please, please, please have one in San Diego. Pretty please...
fee's picture

Cute!

Aw. I always love those meet-up pictures. And you guys all look so good & happy!

By the way, there are some seriously cute girls in LA, judging from those pictures!


"Bad juju? Is that a voodoo-thing?"
"Close...but with a 'j'." 
- Malinda Lo & Sarah Pecora, 'the Lo-down'
kandice's picture

great

great pics there all really cute. i wish they would come to toronto pride this year
spotticus's picture

Great pics!

Great pics, thanks for sharing.  But I am kind of surprised Stacie Ponder was wearing regular sunglasses, and not the famous wicked cool "glamour glasses". ; )

Looks like y'all had a great time!  Yay for the month of June!!!

Katie's picture

Manchester

you shud come to Manchester UK Pride :)
chismes's picture

Aw, pride...

This is one of those moments when I really wish I was old enough to go. :(

 

 

Brit's picture

Pride was great meeting up

Pride was great meeting up with you guys made it even better. thanks!
Glindared's picture

COOL!

Wow...would have LOVED to been there! Kissing booth great idea! Wish I thought of that for the NYC meetup. Would have loved to kiss: Bridget, Jill, Karmen and Maeve! Well just about everybody in fact!

Maybe at the next meetup they'll hold next year! Glad you LA ladies met with all the AE gals...they are the best!

Be Well,

Patti

Lexa's picture

Boston?

I think you all should come to Boston!
ladydawn's picture

I agree with you..Boston...

Boston is the place to be! lol Soooo, everyone should basically get here somehow and have some fun :)
brackishtea's picture

BOOOOOO Boston!!!!!!!!

Yea I said it! :p
ladydawn's picture

Boo Boston?

Boo Boston? Hmmm...Boo Maryland!!! How you like them apples? Sucka!
brackishtea's picture

I like my apples sour and sweet thank you!

lol, still boo Boston!
ladydawn's picture

Boston rules...

and we sure as hell don't want your Maryland ass here. So you stay there, in that nice state of yours. :)
Floriana's picture

JILL!!!!

Jill I love your pics!!!!

Come to Italy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nachttaenzerin's picture

Ghostella??

 

I was hoping to get to see some pictures of Heidi Martinuzzi sans the Ghostella make-up, because I'm sure she looks just as adorable as in costume...

Anybody got some?

PS: Dalila looks uber-hot!

JustShorty's picture

Ace photos!! I really wish

Ace photos!!

I really wish the UK was closer to LA now though!! :-)
Kaya's picture

Cute

Cute photos everyone! 

 

AMN's picture

I really need to get a passport!

Thanks for sharing the photos.  Appears it was a good time had by all!

Any road is a good road when you don't know where you're going.

giddy's picture

love karman

she's so hoot and cute. wish could meet her one day!!!

 

Katie's picture

woo!! columbus pride this

woo!! columbus pride this weekend!

..although i wish i was in nyc!

 

 

"Sometimes when i get homesick i hum the mr softee song"

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Dara! HELLO old friend

Hey, not sure if you remember me.  It's been years upon years!  It's Barb, from NJ (currently Pittsburgh; you visited me here once).  I was watching The L Word on Logo last night, and thought I was dreaming when I saw you on there, and heard your name, during commercial breaks, for this blog!  Just thought I'd say hello.  Looks like you're doing great, and you still look fantastic!!  Take care, Barb.