The evening is warm, the moon is bright, it’s the evening before the 25th Long Beach Gay Pride Parade, most everyone is out and about. PR expert Frank Groff opens up his Long Beach Peninsula home for a luxurious patio party that brought out the elite Long Beach nightlife.

 

This year’s grand marshals graced the evening with their presence:

 

Kurt Knutsson

The most watched technology personality in America. As the energetic, fun loving technology guide, Kurt connects millions to the future. He started in 1996 with one television station and his popularity for making the digital world easy to understand now reaches from New York to L.A. and just about every major city in between to an audience of 48 million. (Longbeachpride.com) He’s the real deal! (That’s my own quote)

 

Justin!

Long Beach’s “Unofficial Mayor,” and here’s why. Justin Rudd is a community activist, a real life beauty queen coach, LB dog beach creator, CAT (Community Action Team) Founder, 2007 Belmont Shore Christmas Parade Grand Marshal, Founder of 30 min beach clean ups, personal trainer, Haute Dog Easter parade organizer, Long Beach Giving Project founder, staging-live.lbpost.com’s 2007 Person of the year, and Long Beach’s (unofficial) fearless leader. Need I say more?

 

Suja Lowenthal

2nd district Council Member. My favorite Council Member of all time, great to talk with, easy going, extremely knowledgeable and she’s dong some great things in Long Beach. Here’s what I’ve learned. She’s been encouraging reduction of water waste. Suja was recently signed on as the youngest member appointed to the regional water board, she is also working hard to get Long Beach’s 2nd district much needed parking spaces, and she is a constant help at the Long Beach Rescue Mission, Suja is well on her way to making Long Beach the #1 City to live in Southern California. We need more Sujas!

 

Together Kurt, Justin and Suja will make up the best Grand Marshal’s Long Beach has ever seen! All in all, it’s a good time to be a Long Beach resident!

 

 

And here they are folks! The 2008 Grand Marshals! The amazing Kurt Knutsson, Councilmember Suja Lowenthal and Community Activist Justin Rudd look their best on the eve of the 25th Long Beach Pride parade.

 

 

Councilmember Suja Lowenthal (center) with Jemie Sae Koo (right) pose with friends on the eve of the pride parade. Suja is one of 3 Long beach pride parade Grand Marshalls.

 

 

Suja Lowenthal and I pose for a picture. (Photo credit: Justin Rudd)

 

 

Community Activist and “Unofficial Mayor of Long Beach” Justin Rudd with Partner Ralph Millero.

 

 

Justin Rudd and Suja Lowenthal. Two of three Grand Marshals for the 25th Annual Pride Parade in Long Beach.

 

 

Kurt Kanutson (left) and PR Genious Frank Groff (right) pose at the Kickoff party honoring the 2008 Long Beach Gay pride parade Grand Marshal’s.

 

 

Jemie Sae Koo, Robert Garcia and Suja Lowenthal.