For some reason my previous post “Mermaid Parade 2007: So Long and Thanks for the Fish” is #2 on Google search right now. And the Mermaid Parade flickr group started by my friend RubyMae is #6. Given the thousands of people who were there and taking pictures and blogging, it’s weird that we would be…
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Mermaid Parade 2007: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
My friends Tomo, Sammy and Beckto So yet another, and possibly the last, Coney Island Mermaid Parade is history, and I have to say this was perhaps my favorite of all the ones I’ve ever been to. The weather was just perfect: breezy, cool, and sunny. The crowds were immense and incredibly positive and festive….
The 25th Annual Mermaid Parade is this Saturday!
This Saturday is the 25th annual Mermaid Parade at Coney Island, my all-time favorite New York event of the year. The Mermaid Parade is a celebration of all things bizarre, silly and fringey about New York, ostensibly to fete the opening of Coney Island for the summer season, but really just an excuse to dress…