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Videos of the Day: The 2008 Mermaid Parade
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Jen Chung
Published Jun 22, 2008
Modified Jun 22, 2008
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Mermaid Parade Coney Island 2008 from Seamus Condron on Vimeo
Yesterday's festive Mermaid Parade brought out many revelers, some of whom captured the festivities on video. Here are some of those videos--if you have some, let us know by emailing us at tips(at)gothamist(dot)com.
Above is some of the parade floats and participants, and below is one of the Brooklyn Bombshell Revue, via Rikomatic:
After the jump, three more videos including Reverend Billy, Mermaid Queens Saviti D, and others celebrating on the beach:
Reverend Billy et al. having fun in the surf:
More parade action:
And some awesome hula hoop skills on display:
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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