This is the fourth and last of my posts on the Mermaid Parade. I don’t know what I really expected from the parade. More importantly, I don’t know what I got from the parade. Lots of skin, to be honest. There were some politics in there. Some showmanship. A bit of cleverness, but not enough. [...]
Archive for June 2008
2008 Mermaid Parade on Coney Island – Part 4
June 25, 20082008 Mermaid Parade on Coney Island – Part 3
June 24, 2008This is the third of four posts on the parade. In my earlier post, I mentioned that the West Village Sea Monster Marching Band came on and started playing. Following them was an old favorite: hula hoopers. I always post pictures on hula hoopers; it’s the law. This was one of the best points in [...]
2008 Mermaid Parade on Coney Island – Part 2
June 23, 2008This is the second of at least four posts on the Mermaid Parade. As you’ll see, there’s really very little pulling this parade together. When I was watching it, I kept thinking of the supposed Winston Churchill statement: this pudding has no theme! The parade was the same way. It just seemed to be clever [...]
2008 Mermaid Parade on Coney Island – Part 1
June 22, 2008I did go to the 2008 Mermaid Parade. I’m glad I did, but it sure wasn’t what I expected…but I don’t know really what I expected. It’s an odd parade. Part of it is on the streets of Coney Island, but half of it is on the Boardwalk. I knew that they wouldn’t have certain [...]
T’Other End of 42nd Street
June 21, 2008In yesterday’s post, I showed the east end of 42nd Street. It’s only fair that I now show the west side of the same street. Balance is restored in the universe. Whew, it was close. And here it is; the point where 42nd Street drivers would plunge into the Hudson River…providing they weren’t shunted to [...]
