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I love those last two photos. It captures both the mayhem and the peace of that incredible place. I only went once and I have never erased it from my memory.
Only wish I had a time machine to go back to the time shown in the next to last photo. Simply amazing. The photo reminds me of some of the old pictures from Old Orchard Beach up here in Maine.
every time i see coney island i think about the k-mart commercial i did where i had to ride that damn cyclone roller coaster 15 times.
you’d think you could stop screaming after awhile. nope.
i remember before the first ride, the director said to me, ‘now, make sure we get some big facial expressions, ok?’ yeah, like i had a choice.
that thing is GNARLY. first of all, it is wood so you hear it creaking and groaning. it sounds like it is complaining about having to bear your weight. it inches up to the first hill and as you crest it, all of coney island falls away and the ocean stretches out in front of you. this creates the impression that you will ride this damn thing right into orbit.
good god.
I had to laugh at the “Waltz Me ‘Till I’m Weary, Deary” illustration. Look at those expressions! And the hat.
The way I see it, that boy’s got his hands full, and is just starting to realize it. Not that that’s a bad thing.
Great photos. One from my family album would fit perfectly. It’s around 1905 and several young gents in suit and tie and wearing straw boaters are standing on the sand right there in that place, water in background. One wag holds the ‘rabbit ears’ fingers up behind the head of my recently arrived very English Barbadian immigrant grandfather.
Brendan –
I remember seeing that commercial but not knowing that you had made it – I spent hours trying to figure out why the guy on the roller coaster looked so familiar! I did wise up and figure it out but it freaked me out for a while.
The way I see it, that boy’s got his hands full, and is just starting to realize it.
Well, the chick’s eyes are glowing like a werewolf in the dark…
I know – I love how his hat is falling off from the sheer POWER of her gleaming-eyed sideways glance. He can’t believe his luck! He’s cakewalked her away from the crowds … perhaps he will get a glimpse of her ankle as she dodges away from the surf! And she, sly thing, knows exACTLY what she’s doing.
And you know, I love bikinis – but I also love those old bathing dresses, in sailor middy fashion.
Coney Island. Like Anne Shirley says about certain places she loves- there’s so much “scope for imagination” there.
steve:
One wag holds the ‘rabbit ears’ fingers up behind the head of my recently arrived very English Barbadian immigrant grandfather.
hahahaha I love that!! Some things never change!