For
those who don't know, the Coney
Island Mermaid Parade is, for New York's freaks and weirdos,
the official start of summer. The Saturday after the Solstice, the
city's most creative and most demented come together to create floats
and marching groups in a sort of Mardi Gras-cum-beach party celebration
of weirdness. Each year a celebrity King Neptune and the Mermaid
Queen get the dubious honor of judging the low- and no-budget entries;
this year's King and Queen were Moby
(who, true to form, looked rather bored with his officiating duties)
and Theo
formerly of the Lunachicks. A career-resurrecting gig, this isn't.
Much
like New York's Finest, the cream of New York's Weirdest—Reverend
Jen, Editrix Abby, and Blackwolf the Wizard—were also out in
full force. Though we were busy marching with Billionaires
for Bush, we still managed to get some snapshots of the
festivities.
Cororate Mofo's own Mistress Rowena as a Billionaire pirate wench
Ow! Ow! I'm sorry I called you a wench!
Ken Mondschein, Corporate Mofo himself, wearing some kind of ass-pirate-Scotsman-billionaire
outfit. We couldn't print the upkilt shot in a family Web 'zine.
Pray we
never have children
An impromptu Billionaire sword fight
Melody of Billionaires for Bush. Arr! I'm a Pirate of the Caribbean
Offshore Bank!
Local celebrity Reverend
Jen and Jen Junior and a Coke cup full of Budweiser
Editrix
Abby, showing off her pearl necklace
The day wouldn't have been complete without a sighting of New York's
City's official lunatic mage, Blackwolf
the Wizard!
At a lesbian wedding, even the cake smells like fish
Much like Lent, the Mermaid Parade is where all sins are forgiven.
Including using the President's portrait on pasties. Jeez, those
are sagging worse than the economy!
Watch out, Moby! The fat man wants to eat you!
Ah, yes. The reason why you clicked on this page: Pictures of cute
girls. Bet you want to swab her decks.
Remember: Where there are weird alien chicks in body paint, William
Shatner is sure to follow.
"Mommy, giving me the Mohawk was bad enough! Please don't make
me look at the saggy mermaid boobies!"
"Son, listen to your mother! You'll look at mermaid boobies
and like it!"