Metro prom group 2008
MetroLink Prom 2008
My awesome neighbor Claire (though soon-to-be-ex-neighbor, as she is moving to the also-awesome city of Hamtramck), sent me a press release about this year's MetroLink Prom, which has been dubbed "The Enchanted Ride." Claire is helping the magnanimous Miss MetroLink get the word out about the second annual MetroLink Prom -- the image above is a group shot of all the people who donned formal wear, boarded the train and danced in the aisles for the prom's inaugural year.
I tend to default to cut + pasting press releases for various reasons (mainly so I don't garble the information), but this time I am doing so because it doesn't read like a press release, but something far sparklier:
"Join us for a fairytale evening of dancing and finery aboard the MetroLink! It’s time for MetroLink Prom 2009: The Enchanted Ride. You don’t need a fairy godmother to help you get home when you’re transit savvy. MetroLink Prom will take place on the evening of Friday, October 23, 2009. Be at the Forest Park platform at 7:30. From there, we will ride west to Clayton and then take another train back east to Laclede’s Landing. En route, we will elect a prom king and queen, slow dance, line dance, and take prom portraits. If you’re up for even more dancing, we’ll head to Morgan Street Brewery on the Landing for an afterparty. We’ll take the last MetroLink back to Forest Park from there, before the train turns into a pumpkin for the night. Bring dollar bills for your train fare. Formal wear (from any decade) is strongly encouraged. Bring a date, bring a friend, bring your block captain, bring your kid, bring everyone you know! Prom will go forward rain or shine. Last year’s MetroLink Prom was the first ever. Over 80 people attended, and a good time was had by all. We hope you’ll join us for this year’s magical evening aboard public transit. A lot can happen when you don’t have to drive."
AMEN. And what a perfectly lovely percursor to the "Action Under the Arch," climate change action on Saturday, eh? I think so. You could probably even wear your tiara if you wanna.
PS: Check out Jeannette Cooperman's light-hearted lightrail travel piece ("Trainspotting," September 2007), which features a cameo by Miss MetroLink. --Stefene Russell
