I didn’t get to the annual Coney Island ichthyic extravaganza, the Mermaid Parade, on June 23, 2012, but my Macy’s pal, Tim Skoldberg, did and got several choice photos of this, the 30th such matinee. The parade has come a long way from its modest 1983 debut to become one of Brooklyn’s biggest yearly celebrations.
Click on any image below for a larger view.
The whole thing is hosted, as always, by Dick Zigun and Coney Island USA.
6/26/12
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Imagine being able to walk around like that in public and getting away with it
Ha! the next best thing to being nude! especially for those bare breasted bisexual gals who got their needle nipples barely covered with little bits of tape. they should call this BIMBO PARADE 2012
its perfectly normal
I GROW UP IN BRIGHTON BEACH IN THE LATE 40’S(WHEN THE BUMS WERE STILL TOWN AND THE BMT WAS 5C)AND CONEY ISLAND WAS A FAMILY PLACE(SOME WILD SIDES ALONG THE “”BOWERY””)BUT STILL 99% FAMILY……THOMAS WOLFE SAID YOU “””CANT GO HOME AGAIN””” GUESS THATS TRUE AS IT NOT YOURS FATHERS CONEY ISLAND…..GLAD I LIVE IN WYOMING…….
Thanks to Tim, K, but I feel your photos always caught more “human interest,” shall we say?
Everyone’s a critic!
Talk about “human interest,” from the way she’s lookin’ at him, did Tim get that headlining blue mermaid’s number? Hey, just askin’…
Neptune bless us and continue the nourishment of peanut butter and jellyfish sandwiches. See you all at Ruby’s… NOT the new Applebee’s across from Nathan’s !!!