141/365: Hey, Camera Boy!

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Wandering around at the Party In The Plaza, shooting the crowd. This man saw the big lens pointing at him and invited me in.

St. Louis Daily Photo asks if we've got the stuff or not.

137/365: The Band Goes Tropical

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For some reason the singers in this band make me thing of minor characters in the old Miami Vice TV show. Quite the tropical look and never mind that they were standing in the middle of downtown St. Louis, playing at the first of the summer's Party in the Plaza events.

It's Befriend A Biker day on St. Louis Daily Photo.

135/365: Happy Together

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Now I can't get that song out of my head. It came out the year I graduated from high school. The best version, though, was when The Turtles lead singer briefly toured with Frank Zappa and belted it out on The Mothers of Invention Live At The Filmore East. I still cherish my copy.

Anyway, this was at the Party In The Plaza last Thursday. Most people are happy to let me take their picture when I ask, a few decline (like the crew in the 5 Hour Energy booth at the Tour de Grove yesterday who were horrified by the suggestion, but you shouldn't be drinking that stuff anyway) and some insist that I photograph them, like this young lady. But there is more she wanted the world to see. Find out what on St. Louis Daily Photo tomorrow.

Today's post on St. Louis Daily Photo is about the few, the proud.

134/365: Awww...

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Gratuitous cuteness returns! These are two happy members of the crowd at Thursday's Party In The Plaza. You can barely see the label on the little dog's sweater or workout top or whatever it is. The brand is called Puppia. Isn't that cute?

St. Louis Daily Photo has the cutest human in the crowd, hands down.

133/365: Party In The Plaza

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Just a quick note since Blogger's problems have forced me to post this at work on Friday afternoon. Last night was the first of a summer series of Parties In The Plaza (the one in front of Roberts Tower) sponsored by The Partnership For Downtown St. Louis. A really good R&B group called Fat Pocket entertained the crowd. As you can see, everyone had a good time. If Blogger doesn't restore yesterday's post I'll try to reconstruct it to keep my 365 day sequence in order.