under the sea

[dianora2]

Today I met up with bexatious and leftofcenternyc in Coney Island for the annual Mermaid Parade. The weather was crappy -- extremely humid and intermittently raining -- and the Cyclone was closed for repairs, but it was still a fun day. We wound up with a good standing spot, directly opposite the judges' bandstand, where everyone stopped and preened. Downside was it was also where all the press photographers were standing, and they kept blocking our way. Grrr. Oh, at one point this Elvis guy took my hand and sang to me and tried to lick my face but I didn't let him. And Bex laughed so hard she was crying. Sigh. Glad I can amuse. I washed my hands really well when I got home.

Anyway, I took pictures of some of the insanity. A lot of the pictures came out blurry because people were walking by so fast, but oh well. This post is not dial-up friendly. :)




First, a picture of the Cyclone. Whee. Too bad it wasn't running.



Here's the Brooklyn Roller Derby Girls.



Catch of the day!



I love the scary one in the back.



This is a Kali mermaid or something.



I'm mad this came out blurry, but at the same time, it looks kind of cool like this.



Pasties! He was supposed to be an octopus or something. It was weird.



Pregnant mermaid!



I don't know what this guy's deal is.



Pretty costumes.



This was an undead/Egyptian theme. The group of them did the "Thriller" dance for the judges, it was pretty great.



Barbies are mermaids too!



Also, Happy Birthday to no1_antielitist! Hope you had a great day.

Comments

[bentleywg.livejournal.com]

I don't know what this guy's deal is.

King of the seaweed? Scary seaweed monster? Had too much scary weed?

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

All of the above, probably!

[tonycaselli.livejournal.com]

Barbie Mermaids! And what's the pastie mermaid wearing on her hand, an oven mitt?!

pasties?!

[shaz-ann.livejournal.com]

Could be... in the UK a pasty or pasties are a form of pie :)

Re: pasties?!

[tonycaselli.livejournal.com]

*laughing*
That's right! We have those in Michigan, too - very common in the Upper Peninsula! I don't think I've seen the ones in the U.P. used like HERS are being used, though! :)

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was some kind of housewife theme. She had a tray of something that she gave to the judges (bribing the judges is a proud tradition of the Mermaid Parade).

[twinparadox.livejournal.com]

I love the scary one in the back.

Jesus! Which one?

Looks like fun. Believe it or not, I've never been to Coney Island. Maybe when the girls are a little older, I can bring them.

[no1-antielitist.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the birthday wishes, hon! I had a fabulous day filled with booze, prezzies and new strappy sandals. :)

[bbennett.livejournal.com]

That's awesome - love the photos!

[caz963.livejournal.com]

An octopus with a pipe?? er... okaaaaay
gotta love the Barbies!