My New York: The 25th Annual Mermaid Parade

On my birthday a few weeks ago, hubby Raul and William tried to get me to Coney Island on time for the sunset. Instead we ended up stuck in traffic and taking an early exit out in Brooklyn where we had some delicious birthday grub along with my BLFFE (best lesbian friend for-evah) Diana.

With a series of officially announced "impending" renovations at Coney Island's famed amusement parks (home to the world renowned Cyclone roller-coaster and the Wonder-Wheel ferris wheel, above) our fears that it would never be the same took over and we decided to check-out the annual Mermaid Parade on Saturday. And, by golly!, we made it!

It could not have been a better day weatherwise. So, without further ado, the 25th annual Mermaid Parade in images!
The Mermaid Parade is all about... Red (hairy) Lobsters!
The Mermaid Parade is all about... "I wouldn't f*ck you for practice" Pooh Bear bikers...
The Mermaid Parade is all about... Some scary ass rides...
The Mermaid Parade is all about... Cute kids watching the parade go by...
The Mermaid Parade is all about... Ironically and cynically (?) hip topless redneck girls...

There were mermaids too but it would be unoriginal to post pics here, don't you think?

Hm, more pics of everything here. Also, seems I'm not the only one in the gay blogosphere to have made it to the parade for the first time this year?