We went to the Siren Festival last weekend. It was a not-too-hot day on Coney Island. But there was a crowd. This is the crowd before M.I.A. took the stage:
Here's the best shot I snagged from my brave little camera:
We wandered on. We passed the aquarium and then headed back. As we neared the festival, Melanie saw something and she reacted. Along the back side of the aquarium was a corridor fabricated out of the French barricades. The path was created for the festival V.I.P.s. This is what we saw:
I love the picture because of the hugeness and color of the wall. Upon closer inspection, we see that it is David Johansen, lead singer of the New York Dolls, walking to the backstage area.

We followed along a while, watching as the frontman from the legendary band neared the security checkpoint.
After the band disappeared toward the backstage tents, we mingled on the boardwalk, chatting and taking in the sights. Suddenly Melanie pointed out something she had seen earlier:
Two guys were walking around with a huge wooden phallus. Perfect for BillyBlog, I thought. I approached the two Guardians of the Object, and requested to take their picture.
We heard the band start up. We couldn't get close. The sun was setting.
I then chose to record a "New York Minute:"
You may have noticed in the video that we were right next to the world-famous Cyclone:
We then decided to go grab some dinner. As we left, I snapped some pictures. I love this one:

Our walk to supposedly the best pizza in Brooklyn at Totonno's was punctuated by a breath-taking display in the sky.
and here:
The dusk blurred into nightfall:

Tasty and perfect for the location. Check out their website here.
Brooklyn Vegan has tons of pictures of M.I.A.
Oh, and I thought I was a dork because I brought my copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to read on the train to Coney Island, but Brooklyn Vegan spotted some folk even dorkier than me. Well worth the step to the link here.
More photos from Gothamist here.
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