{"id":304,"date":"2008-06-19T03:36:51","date_gmt":"2008-06-19T02:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?p=304"},"modified":"2008-06-20T23:47:27","modified_gmt":"2008-06-20T22:47:27","slug":"editors-picks0621-0622","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?p=304","title":{"rendered":"Editor&#8217;s Picks!!!&#8230;06.21-06.22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Saturday 06.21<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coney Island Mermaid Parade<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/zeitgeistworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/mermaid3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-305\" title=\"42-17368149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/zeitgeistworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/mermaid3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"404\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Come pay homage to Coney Island&#8217;s forgotten Mardi Gras of the early 1900s with King Neptune &#8220;Reverend Bill&#8221; and Queen Mermaid &#8220;Savitri D&#8221;. The Mermaid Parade celebrates the sand, the sea, the salt air, and BIG TITS!!! Striptease afterparty with burlesque performers Little Brooklyn and Creamey Stevens&#8230;They&#8217;re <em>not<\/em> strippers&#8230;they&#8217;re artists!!!<\/p>\n<p><em>Coney Island Boardwalk<\/em>, W 10th St to W 16th St, Coney Island, Brooklyn, 2pm, free, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coneyislandusa.com\" target=\"_self\">www.coneyislandusa.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Return of Rococo: A Baroque Bash<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/zeitgeistworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/rococo4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-306\" title=\"rococo4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/zeitgeistworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/rococo4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The extravagance of a 1770 rococo party meets the eclecticism of 2008 underground NYC nightlife. Think Amadeus, Marie Antoinette, and the Marquis de Sade. Noveau-Baroque music by Snazz Mammoth&#8230;<strong><em>plus<\/em>.<\/strong>..<em>The<\/em> <em>Human Floor<\/em> (yes, he is actually part of the floor!!!) and contortionist <em>Jared the Conjurer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Teneleven<\/em>, 171 Ave C bet 10th and 11th Sts, 212-353-1011, 9pm, free<\/p>\n<p><em>Sunday 06.22<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Folsom Street East<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/zeitgeistworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/folsom.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-308\" title=\"folsom\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/zeitgeistworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/folsom-570x760.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/folsom-570x760.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/folsom.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the last level for mature gay men who<em> still<\/em> like to party. In your 20s you were a twink and believed that man on man love could last forever&#8230;in your 30s, you were still relatively young, but bitter and investing heavily in Cilnique skincare products. Now, you&#8217;re over 40, don&#8217;t give a shit, and have decided that dressing like one of the Village People is sexy and better than being alone. The annual Folsom Street East block party is the S&amp;M soir\u00e9e where you can truly embrace gerontophilia and &#8220;individuality&#8221;, while wearing a ball gag and a latex mask. Bob Mould of H\u00fcsker D\u00fc, Trai La Trash, and The Imperial Court perform. Hosted by porn legend Chi Chi LaRue.<\/p>\n<p><em>W 28th St bet 10th and 11th Aves<\/em>, 2-8pm, $10 donation, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.folsomstreeteast.org\" target=\"_self\">www.folsomstreeteast.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blondie: Parallel Lines + Miss Deringer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/zeitgeistworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/blondie-greatest-hits-delantera.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-309\" title=\"blondie-greatest-hits-delantera\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/zeitgeistworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/blondie-greatest-hits-delantera-570x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/blondie-greatest-hits-delantera-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/blondie-greatest-hits-delantera-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/blondie-greatest-hits-delantera.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Deborah Harry is back with band to play a plethora of her greatest hits for all you kiddies still snortin&#8217; the 80&#8217;s. Expect an overdose of tunes like<em> One way or Another<\/em>, <em>Call Me<\/em>,<em> Hanging on the Telephone<\/em>, and early hip hop pop favorite<em> Rapture<\/em>. LA honkytonk two-piece band Miss Derringer opens.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nokia Theatre Times Square<\/em>, 1515 Broadway at 44th St, 212-307-7171, 8pm, $37.50 &amp; $47.50<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday 06.21<br \/>\nConey Island Mermaid Parade<\/p>\n<p>Come pay homage to Coney Island&#8217;s forgotten Mardi Gras of the early 1900s with King Neptune &#8220;Reverend Bill&#8221; and Queen Mermaid &#8220;Savitri D&#8221;. The Mermaid Parade celebrates the sand, the sea, the salt air, and BIG TITS!!! Striptease afterparty with burlesque performers Little Brooklyn and Creamey Stevens&#8230;They&#8217;re not strippers&#8230;they&#8217;re artists!!!<br \/>\nConey Island [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}