Californians Bare Bottoms At Trains

(NewsCore) - People of all shapes, sizes and ages bared their bottoms at trains in Orange County Saturday for the annual “Mooning of the Amtrak” celebration, The Orange County Register reported.

Grandmothers, bikers, housewives and couples on dates mooned Amtrak and Metrolink trains at the event, which has been running for the past three decades. By noon about 100 people had taken part in the event, which continues into the night.

Authorities reported no incidents at this year’s celebration -- unlike 2008’s event when police turned away about 10,000 after witnessing sex acts and complete nudity. In 2009 the City Council adopted new ordinances to prohibit drinking alcohol, urination, and defecation in public.

The event began as an impromptu dare among a group of bar patrons at Mugs Away Saloon. K.T. Smith vowed to buy a drink for anyone who would join him mooning the train across the street.

The event now attracts participants and observers from across the U.S.

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