Evenings at the ALC had long sessions of announcements and information on the San Francisco Aids Center and the LA Gay and Lesbian Center, for whom we were raising money. Tonight was the last night so it was a little different: it ended in a candlelit vigil on the beach of San Buenaventura. This event was really touching because of it's simplicity: thousands of people, each holding a candle, citing in a vast ring on the beach. Then after about 10 minutes of saying nothing, the candles were doused, one after the other, in the dark surf.
That was it. I didn't want to take any photos.
It was a sobering reminder of what this has all been about.
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