The Canadians rolled out the red carpet for their neighbours to the South. A prefunc, a block party, and night One at the "O". Missed it? Can't remember? Check out the photos below for a recap of the opening night festivities... All photos (C) 2008 Brian M. Westbrook. For details: photos (AT) brianwestbrook (DOT) com. http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4049/343679428_E6pPk-Ti.jpg http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/gallery/5600324_mgmYp/ 2008-08-02T03:49:01Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4049.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343679428_E6pPk" title="CIMG4049.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4049/343679428_E6pPk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="CIMG4049.JPG" title="CIMG4049.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:39:55Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4049/343679428_E6pPk-Th.jpg 2008-01-09 03:48:19 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4050.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343679294_wAF3V" title="CIMG4050.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4050/343679294_wAF3V-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="CIMG4050.JPG" title="CIMG4050.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:45:38Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4050/343679294_wAF3V-Th-1.jpg 2008-01-09 03:48:24 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4051.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343679196_JR8BV" title="CIMG4051.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4051/343679196_JR8BV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="CIMG4051.JPG" title="CIMG4051.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:39:18Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4051/343679196_JR8BV-Th.jpg 2008-01-09 03:48:30 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4052.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343679067_iVHT5" title="CIMG4052.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4052/343679067_iVHT5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="CIMG4052.JPG" title="CIMG4052.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:38:54Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4052/343679067_iVHT5-Th.jpg 2008-01-09 03:48:35 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4053.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343678949_cLdvy" title="CIMG4053.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4053/343678949_cLdvy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="CIMG4053.JPG" title="CIMG4053.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:38:35Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4053/343678949_cLdvy-Th.jpg 2008-01-09 03:48:45 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4054.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343678846_8ggHf" title="CIMG4054.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4054/343678846_8ggHf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="CIMG4054.JPG" title="CIMG4054.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:38:14Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4054/343678846_8ggHf-Th.jpg 2008-01-09 03:48:55 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4056.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343678755_cVJ9M" title="CIMG4056.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4056/343678755_cVJ9M-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="CIMG4056.JPG" title="CIMG4056.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:37:57Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4056/343678755_cVJ9M-Th.jpg 2008-01-09 04:02:17 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4057.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343678673_SKq77" title="CIMG4057.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4057/343678673_SKq77-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="CIMG4057.JPG" title="CIMG4057.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:37:52Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4057/343678673_SKq77-Th.jpg 2008-01-09 04:02:30 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4058.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343678552_nJDLG" title="CIMG4058.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4058/343678552_nJDLG-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="CIMG4058.JPG" title="CIMG4058.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:50:07Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4058/343678552_nJDLG-Th-1.jpg 2008-01-09 04:02:39 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4060.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343678426_SdWiw" title="CIMG4060.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4060/343678426_SdWiw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="CIMG4060.JPG" title="CIMG4060.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:37:14Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4060/343678426_SdWiw-Th.jpg 2008-01-09 04:03:00 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4061.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343678296_inkw5" title="CIMG4061.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4061/343678296_inkw5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="CIMG4061.JPG" title="CIMG4061.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:36:50Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4061/343678296_inkw5-Th.jpg 2008-01-09 04:03:07 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4062.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343678163_n2P33" title="CIMG4062.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4062/343678163_n2P33-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="CIMG4062.JPG" title="CIMG4062.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:36:32Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4062/343678163_n2P33-Th.jpg 2008-01-09 04:03:20 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4063.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343678049_RbccQ" title="CIMG4063.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4063/343678049_RbccQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="CIMG4063.JPG" title="CIMG4063.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:36:11Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4063/343678049_RbccQ-Th.jpg 2008-01-09 04:03:41 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4064.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343677919_mcyVx" title="CIMG4064.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4064/343677919_mcyVx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="CIMG4064.JPG" title="CIMG4064.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:35:55Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4064/343677919_mcyVx-Th.jpg 2008-01-09 04:03:47 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4066.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343677806_Mj2rG" title="CIMG4066.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4066/343677806_Mj2rG-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="CIMG4066.JPG" title="CIMG4066.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:51:10Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4066/343677806_Mj2rG-Th-1.jpg 2008-01-09 04:05:08 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4067.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343677684_iFqwv" title="CIMG4067.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4067/343677684_iFqwv-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="CIMG4067.JPG" title="CIMG4067.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:54:23Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4067/343677684_iFqwv-Th-1.jpg 2008-01-09 04:40:04 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4068.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343677536_vxQsy" title="CIMG4068.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4068/343677536_vxQsy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="CIMG4068.JPG" title="CIMG4068.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:34:52Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4068/343677536_vxQsy-Th.jpg 2008-01-09 04:45:27 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4069.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343677435_iQy9A" title="CIMG4069.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4069/343677435_iQy9A-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="CIMG4069.JPG" title="CIMG4069.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:45:37Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4069/343677435_iQy9A-Th-1.jpg 2008-01-09 04:54:23 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4070.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343677335_CyXhS" title="CIMG4070.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4070/343677335_CyXhS-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="CIMG4070.JPG" title="CIMG4070.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:45:48Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4070/343677335_CyXhS-Th-1.jpg 2008-01-09 04:54:30 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4071.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343677205_6FLJL" title="CIMG4071.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4071/343677205_6FLJL-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="CIMG4071.JPG" title="CIMG4071.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:49:57Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4071/343677205_6FLJL-Th-1.jpg 2008-01-09 04:54:39 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4075.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343677107_rKpkb" title="CIMG4075.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4075/343677107_rKpkb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="CIMG4075.JPG" title="CIMG4075.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:33:52Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4075/343677107_rKpkb-Th.jpg 2008-01-09 04:55:50 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4076.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343676976_TJqMh" title="CIMG4076.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4076/343676976_TJqMh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="CIMG4076.JPG" title="CIMG4076.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:33:32Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4076/343676976_TJqMh-Th.jpg 2008-01-09 04:56:08 <p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com">Brian Westbrook</a><br />CIMG4077.JPG</p><p><a href="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/5600324_mgmYp#343676869_hS6me" title="CIMG4077.JPG"><img src="http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4077/343676869_hS6me-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="CIMG4077.JPG" title="CIMG4077.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-02T03:33:23Z Brian Westbrook http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com http://brianwestbrook.smugmug.com/Vancouver-Events/2008-Pride/Friday-Night-Block-Party/CIMG4077/343676869_hS6me-Th.jpg 2008-01-09 04:56:33