If you missed yesterday's post about the Coney Island Mermaid Parade (said to be "the largest art parade in the nation"),
go back, go back!!! Otherwise, here are more photos.
I watched from a good position at the end of the parade route. The marchers turned the corner and headed for the boardwalk, while the "floats" (the buses and other motorized contraptions) finished a block away.
Click any image to appreciate the artfulness.
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EVEN THE SPECTATORS WERE ENTERTAINING.
(A LOCAL PERFORMER.) |
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| BUYING A SOUVENIR T-SHIRT... TOO LATE. |
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| HUBBA BUBBA THE HULA BUBBLE BOY? |
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| BRINGING UP THE REAR. |
LOL!
ReplyDeleteFUN FUN FUN! You can feel the excitement! What a great time you had, Mitchell! Thanks for sharing this.
Jim:
DeleteI was exhausted when I got there and thought I would stick around for maybe 15 minutes. But I couldn't tear myself away. And to think they do this every year in honor of the Dowager Duchess's birthday!
I am not sure if I can express what I really mean, but the parade looks very human and not plastic. There are some rather nice sights, for sure.
ReplyDeleteAndrew:
DeleteI DO get what you mean. It's supposed to be an "arts" parade with only hand-made costumes. Some were truly inspired and most of the participants looked like they were having a ball. (And, yes, there were certainly some very nice sights).
Can't recall the last tIme I saw this much creativity gathered together in one place. Looks like a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteStephen:
DeleteI was surprised by the creativity and spectacle.
Holy be jolly, what a parade! So much color, so much fun!
ReplyDeleteJudy:
DeleteI want to participate! Wonder what I would wear...
Well, rub my tits with coarse sandpaper! Talk about letting ones hair down! We've got nothing approaching this spectacle over here - but who else has? (Sydney, maybe? But I don't know). Being there among the sounds and smells must have been truly exhilarating.
ReplyDeleteI had to enlarge a number of these pics so as to appreciate the 'detail' to the full, and they did not disappoint. I bet there were any number of sore heads the morning after - and maybe some sore elsewheres too.
I was wondering if there's a different theme each year but the way you've headed this post I guess not.
Thanks for giving us such a generous glimpse of this remarkable, brilliant event.
Raybeard:
DeleteI provided the pics large-size for just that reason. Didn't want you to miss any little thing. I'm pretty certain the theme is simply "the sea" — although there were some odd entries (like a very well-done "Transformer," which, since it didn't transform into anything sea-related, I didn't include). Thanks for enjoying this and not getting bored. I started with 258 photos!
You have inspired me Mitchell. It is now my ambition to attend the Mermaid Parade, then travel cross-country to attend Folsom Street....
ReplyDeleteBWAHAHAHA!
Jacqueline:
DeleteI've never been to the Folsom Street Parade. These sea creatures were so much more innocent!
Now THAT'S a parade!
ReplyDeleteThough some of those costumes, and lack thereof, were a wee bit frightening.
Bob:
DeleteI found some of the zombie-themed costumes (a popular subject) too unpleasant to include. And I did want to wrap some of the paraders in blankets. But it was a blast.
Mitchell, I don't know what to write in some way is very funny and interesting but costumes are cool.
ReplyDeleteGosia:
DeleteSometimes, there are simply no words!
I love a parade, and this one takes the cake. I especially like the creative concoctions--zombie mermaid...Day of the Dead mermaids... What a spectacle!
ReplyDeleteMichelle:
DeleteI'm not a fan of the zombie genre, but I included the ones I really did like.
Terrific pics! There was one in there that looked like "Captain" sans Tennille. I heard they'd called it quits
ReplyDeleteHK:
Delete"Not Tenille" had a sash that read "Jackie O. Mer... something" I couldn't see the rest. Do you suppose he was supposed to be Ari?
These sure beat those austere religious parades with the KKK-like hats.
ReplyDeleteSpo:
DeleteYou are so right!