{"id":5464,"date":"2010-06-20T10:17:11","date_gmt":"2010-06-20T17:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/?p=5464"},"modified":"2015-11-04T13:19:22","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T18:19:22","slug":"mermaid-day-parade-2010-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/mermaid-day-parade-2010-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Mermaid Day Parade 2010 – part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

[full set of images and videos on my Flickr<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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The Mermaid Day Parade 2010 opened with a bang! A great procession down Surf Ave and then onto the boardwalk featuring last year’s King Neptune and Queen Mermaid, that is Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson respectively. Lou rocked the push-throne with his baseball-cap crown and pink-n-green cape-robe. Brilliant! Freaks to follow:<\/p>\n

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This was a pretty timid Mermaid Day Parade in my mind though. It was good, don’t get me wrong, but there were a couple points to reckon with:<\/p>\n

the BP oil spill theme was a little too much. I mean one or even two costumes dealing with it seems okay, but I counted about a half-dozen if not more, including some entire sections that were just BP-related. Yes, it doesn’t effect NY yet; yes, it will someday; yes, people who live in NYC are from areas effected by the spill; BUT, I think the overt, acute nature of the costumes really doesn’t do any good. Straight up.<\/p>\n

not enough Freaks on the whole. Just an observation. Not sure what it means.<\/p>\n

per above comment, that means I must get involved next year! even though I’m Normal.<\/p>\n

stilt-walkers these days just buy their stilts – not sure how I feel about this.<\/p>\n

not enough electro-art costumes – again, I must get involved!<\/p>\n

most of the music – save the Hungry March Band – sucked. banging on wooden boxes out of rhythm doesn’t justify your participation in the parade! At least figure out ONE tune and play it well – within 50 feet I can’t hear you so it doesn’t matter if you’re on repeat.<\/p>\n

group and collective thematic sections were the HIGHLIGHT: from the sailor booty-bass section to the Flea Circus even to the Coney Island Brewery girls, it was the sections that were driven by a group energy that proved the most exciting for the audience to cheer on!<\/p>\n

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\nPlease someone tell me you know who this is! I’ve seen her around town before and I want to involve her in some upcoming projects. She’s totally wicked!<\/p>\n

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\nAnd finally for part 1, the Hungry March Band. They rocked, without a doubt, and their gold-n-white theme showed how to unify a section and really drive the energy levels UP! The kids up front were absolutely adorable and the puppet in the rear was a great finishing element!<\/p>\n

[full set of images and videos on my Flickr<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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