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Mermaid Parade King & Queen Announced, Not As Cool As Last Year
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Jamie Feldmar
Published Jun 6, 2011
Modified Jun 6, 2011
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It's almost time for this year's Mermaid Parade, the annual celebration of sea lore, kitsch, and well-positioned pasties. This year's King Neptune and Queen Mermaid have already been crowned, and they're a far cry from last year's Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson.
Taking up the trident will be Brooklyn-born Man v. Food host Adam Richman, a man described by Alton Brown as "disgusting" and "an embarrassment." Joining him on the thoroughfare will be NBC New York's "Talk Stoop" host Cat Greenleaf. Hooray?
Hopefully the floats, antique cars, marching bands, bikinis, lack of bikinis, hotdogs, glitter, facepaint, tridents, ice cream cones, tropical birds, wigs, feathers, seashells, contraband booze, beads and boobs will provide enough other entertainment to keep the hordes satisfied. This year's parade is Saturday, June 18, starting at 2 p.m at West 21st Street and Surf Avenue.
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