Fireworks

A view from the roof of my apartment, at what was thus far the best soiree to date.

Coney Island - Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 2008

It took two transient New Yorkers to make this happen, but I finally went to Coney Island to witness the spectacle that is Nathan's 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest. Besides being one of thousands in the middle of a sea of sweaty people on one of the most humid days of the summer thus far; besides being jostled and shoved consistently; besides being stuck holding an unnecessarily large umbrella when it wasn't raining; besides being throughly disgusted by watching a team of people devour hot dogs for 10 minutes on stage after waiting in the afore mentioned sea of sweaty and sweating people for 3 hours; and besides listening to some Doofus rant, rave and MARRY two people in front of a mildly entertained and mostly irritable crowd, I managed to have an amazing time! I blame the Transients!

I also have a bet that in 5 years I will be taking the Doofus' job of riling up the crowd. I've never hoped to lose a bet so much.

The hot dogs were pretty amazing though.... Maybe they give Doofus his hot dogs for free?


Just a small visual of the over-crowded beach, vantage point compliments of the Wonder Wheel.