More reason to be excited for Mermaid Parade, June 19th (well, other than lots of half-naked girls in sparkly costumes.)
Lou Reed as King Neptune, and Laurie Anderson as Queen Mermaid, in a final flash of Coney Island's seedy glory before it gets all shiny and suburbanized.
I wonder what will happen to the parade once that happens? Will all the raunchy, not-suitable-for-children fun (think topless porno-mermaids on a flatbed simulating cunnilingus, no lie), be excised so the Park Slopians can tote their ankle-biters along? (These are also the folks who insist on bringing toddlers into bars, which for some reason inspires me to tourette's-like behavior, and I'm sure leading to lots of later conversations that begin, "Mommy, what does 'cunt' mean?") To them I will say, if you wanted wholesome All-American kid-friendly fun, what made you think CONEY ISLAND was where to find it?
Plus, you can pretty much bet that if I'm there, wholesome and kid-friendly are not the first words that come to mind.
You're all invited to come with.
4 comments:
I am lovin' your posts lately. Now, I've had more than four hours' continuous sleep exactly once in the last two weeks and my brain isn't conjuring much comment-love but you are getting better and better. This parade sounds right up my alley and I bet there's a great party afterwards too.
You have raised the bar for all of us with your sabbatical blog.
There is a Mermaid Ball after the parade but really, the entire day is one big party.
Get a plane ticket, plan your Neptune costume, and come east, Don! I will ply you with Nathan's Hot Dogs and make you ride the Cyclone.
Serious temptation. And I truly loves me a big rickety wooden roller coaster.
Last weekend's party needs a post but damn. I'm spent. I'll just say I'm so glad I got involved with a group to whose parties young women feel comfortable wearing their fur bikinis.
I know how you feel. I'm so glad I am friends with people who like watching adult men slide around on knives and occasionally pound the snot out of each other.
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