Summertime

Summertime
and a livin's easy...

Do Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong really mean it, or their summer differs from ours?

We submit ourselves to its mandatory visitations from April till mid-October.
What  our summer has to offer is high 90's with almost 100% humidity.
And a living is easy...

When sun is high and shadows are short & harsh,
At the Mall, Washington DC
when windows sweat just by looking at those outside,
Art Center, Savannah GA
when there is no breeze from anywhere, even hot one from Inferno,
Market Street, Savannah GA
then getting your feet cold is as good as
keeping your head cool.
Аll-consuming obsession: how to put shades on the Sun?
King Street, Charleston SC
As our momentary being starts determining our consciousness:
wine cellars as shelters start making sense,
Mills Fine Wine & Spirits, 87 Main Street, Annapolis MD
exchange your warm beer for a cold one,
Charleston's Craft Beer Store, 14 Exchange St. Charleston SC
select least of possible Coke-evils, water, for instance
Luna Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn NY
hallucinate Belgium Gelato.
In Charleston, SC
In execution of heat-defense strategy, individual styles prevail:
In National Zoo, Washington DC
In Central Park, NYC
In Central Park, NYC
In Annapolis MD
At Coney's Cones, Luna Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn NY
At the harbor, Annapolis MD
P.S. You are free to choose a summer slogan. For instance, "Don't wear a tired, thirsty face!" ( Coca-Cola 1933 or "Bottled water is for wimps!" ( Matt Rinard ). Whatever works...
BLT Burger, Greenwich Village NYC
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C.I.D. ( continued )

(continued from Part I)


Part II. Party

The clou of the party was Barbara Tucker. Extravagant, flamboyant treat. 

Remains unclear how big a surprise her appearance was intended to be, 
but solely based on the number of cameramen around it was an open secret. 

After some lengthy introduction (2:20) the diva emerged on the podium:

and gave out rhythm.  Sound reverberated across the Boardwalk, making many dance.

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Barbara Tucker

Street Dancers

Street Dancers

Barbara Tucker

Street Dancers

Street Dancers

Barbara Tucker

Street Dancers

Street Dancers

Barbara Tucker

Street Dancers

Street Dancers

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C.I.D.

Despite recent controversy, Mermaid does exist. On Coney Island.
Widely publicized Mermaid Parade in Brooklyn is celebrating its 30th anniversary! 

Deserving honorable mention (2nd place after SF Castro Street Fair), the event, with the nod from the city fathers, aimed at rejuvenation of this long neglected NYC’s most popular shoreline.

   Mermaid Parade claims heritage from a century old Mardi Gras, sank into oblivion near Coney Island shore with Moses’s (*) re-zoning to accommodate low income housing projects in 60’s.

   Coney Island Dancers (C.I.D.) is a prominent figure of the festivities.

Not too long ago this underground organization with, apparently, tainted reputation shifted its course chiefly under the commandment of the Commander-in-chief Vargas. Nowadays “looking for no glory other than the well-being of the community”, C.I.D. plays in unison in the chorus of various area renaissance programs.

   This grand rehearsal took place right there on the Boardwalk, off the Luna park entrance:

   This is what we managed to salvage from a double-barrel-from-the-heap reportage, when the all the smoke cleared.

Part I. Free admission

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( to be continued in Part II )

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(*) the laurels of baron Haussmann haunted that architecture genius, famous of labeling plebeian beach park entertainments “tawdry”.