Mermaid Parade - Good Old Brooklyn Freak Show
Says blogger samsebeskazal: “While Manhattan is hosting all sorts of gay parades and BDSM festivals, our quiet coastal Brooklyn hosted the Mermaid Parade, which is, without a doubt, the main freak show of the year. Here you have no restrictions and discrimination. The main thing is to put on a suit with a marine theme (although even this is not necessary) and go ahead - conquer the audience. The parade annually gathers thousands of participants and tens of thousands of spectators. Everything is always fun, bright and fervent. This time was no exception. In the post you will find a lot of half-naked mermaids. Think twice before clicking on "read more". If so, I warned you."
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1. Johnny Depp and the mermaids.
2. The parade was traditionally preceded by a show of old cars.
3. "Rzhaka, really!" - as if this cute fairy tells us.
4. Lady waiting for the start of the parade.
5. The police remove the spectators and participants before the start of the procession. GoPro in the service of the law.
6. Even in the crowd there were employees of the counter-terrorism unit of the New York police, who were unobtrusively photographing and video filming.
7. Spectators.
8. Preparations have begun.
9. Someone nervously lit a cigarette.
10. Someone rolled without eating.
11. "Yo, man!" a member of the Warriors street gang told me. Can you do that with your fingers?
12. The Black Sea Fleet sent a representative.
13. The inscription on the T-shirt: "The greatest rapper alive!"
14. Man-holiday. He just exuded cheerfulness.
15. Yo, man! In yellow - police motorcycle battalion officers.
16. The rain that started to drizzle almost violated the plans.
17. Everyone hid under umbrellas and froze in anticipation.
18. Even the driver of an incomprehensible vehicle became depressed.
19. But, fortunately, the rain quickly stopped, and the parade began.
20. The number of freaks went off scale so that people with posters "Repent and follow Jesus" seemed normal.
21. Dad with a child.
22. Cop.
23. Well, then went an endless stream of mermaids, mermaids and other marine life.
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25. The marine theme has not affected everyone. Some saw themselves in a different way.
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28. Such a look will be remembered for a long time.
29. Organic.
30. Man-protest.
31. A man dressed as a drowned surfer.
32. A man in gold and a cowboy hat, shouting something that I did not understand.
33. A man with a tattoo of Clint Eastwood on his chest.
34. Photographers. There were a lot of them. In the photo, if desired, you can find Badikov. No, he's not wearing a yellow baseball cap.
35. Some photographers approached the matter thoroughly and looked worthy of many participants.
36. This photographer seems to be somewhat confused.
37. Here you can see that the person was seriously preparing for the holiday and worked on the costume for a long time.
38. All those who came posed with pleasure, it was only necessary to point the camera.
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40. Rescuers.
41. There were quite a few participants in wheelchairs.
42. It's wonderful when you are not deleted from life and can become a member of the general fun without any problems.
43. Spectators. I was in the area where the parade was just taking shape. Further along the road there were crowds and it was impossible to shoot normally.
44. And this is a fairly well-known person in New York - the founder of the Guardian Angels volunteer organization Curtis Silva. In 1977, he organized a small group that began to keep order in the New York subway. Over time, it has grown into a serious organization with branches all over the world. Many scandals were associated with the activities of the "angels", and Silva himself more than once became the object of criticism from the police department and the authorities of New York.
45. Dad whispers something in his daughter's ear.
46. She has such a face because she just got a beater in the ass.
47. Here from this mustachioed lady.
48. How nice.
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50. Man - do not understand who.
51. Marilyn.
52. A tattoo with a mathematical formula on his chest surprised me even more than his suit.
53. At some point, a strong man approached the fence and began to push up intensively.
54. It turns out that he was preparing for photography in this way. “Only the Lord can judge me,” his right breast told us. I didn't want to argue.
55. Bender.
56. And this is where he looks.
57. Mermaids were different.
58. Very different.
59. Walking topless in New York, by the way, is allowed by law. Even the nipples do not need to be covered.
60. Not all viewers were ready for what they saw.
61. A man is a rainbow beard.
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65. Rusal-stormtrooper. Now I have seen everything.
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68. Mermaid nun.
69. Brother blues.
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71. The man was very incendiary.
I even took a video of it.
72. Her main wealth.
73. Drinking alcohol on the streets of New York is prohibited. And even brown bags will not help. But at such events, the police traditionally turn a blind eye to such violations.
74. Beauty will save the world!
75. And what kind of stray has he hung on a fotik? And for what?
76. Creative group with performance The Codfather.
77. At some point, a cart approached me, surrounded by many bodyguards and a crowd of operators. I thought there was no less than the Madonna, but on the platform stood a lady completely unknown to me. I didn’t understand what kind of superstar she was, but people recognized her and invited her to be photographed.
78. Then I looked in Google. The lady's name is Reni Graziano, and, as it turned out, she is the daughter of the former consigliere of the Bonano family, Anthony Graziano. In 2011, her sister Jennifer launched Mob Wives on VH1. Reni became one of the participants. I haven't watched a single episode, but I can imagine what kind of trash there is. As a result, dad did not talk to his daughters for several years. The show is still running, and it looks like it was filming one of the episodes.
79. New airbag system designed specifically for Jeep SUVs.
80. Leonardo DiCaprio driving a bus.
81. A very sad dog.
82. Oh! Yes, this is Samsebeskazal! Take a picture of him quickly!