| Coney Island Baby |
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This is a song from Lou Reed's album Coney
Island baby enjoy...
You know, man, when I was a young man in high
school
You believe in or not I wanted to play
football for the coach
And all those older guys
They said he was mean and cruel, but you know
Wanted to play football for the coach
They said I was to little too light weight to
play line-backer
So I say Im playing right-end
Wanted to play football for the coach
cause, you know some day, man
You gotta stand up straight unless youre
gonna fall
Then youre gone to die
And the straightest dude
I ever knew was standing right for me all the
time
So I had to play football for the coach
And I wanted to play football for the coach
When youre all alone and lonely
In your midnight hour
And you find that your soul
Its been up for sale
And you begin to think bout
All the things that youve done
And you begin to hate
Just bout everything
But remember the princess who lived on the
hill
Who loved you even though she knew you was
wrong
And right now she just might come shining
through
And the -
- glory of love, glory of love
Glory of love, just might come through
And all your two-bit friends
Have gone and ripped you off
Theyre talking behind your back saying, man
Youre never going to be no human being
And you start thinking again
bout all those things that youve done
And who it was and what it was
And all the different things you made every
different scene
Ahhh, but remember that the city is a funny
place
Something like a circus or a sewer
And just remember different people have
peculiar tastes
And the -
- glory of love, the glory of love
The glory of love, might see you through
Yeah, but now, now
Glory of love, the glory of love
The glory of love, might see you through
Glory of love, ah, huh, huh, the glory of
love
Glory of love, glory of love
Glory of love, now, glory of love, now
Glory of love, now, now, now, glory of love
Glory of love, give it to me now, glory of
love see you through
Oh, my coney island baby, now
(Im a coney island baby, now)
Id like to send this one out for lou and
rachel
And all the kids and p.s. 192
Coney island baby
Man, Id swear, Id give the whole thing up for
you
Tags : Lou Reed punk velvet underground coney island baby 70s rock roll boobs OJ michael vick |
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Affichage : 23079
Durée : 399 s |
| Coney Island of the 1940's |
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Coney Island, "the place where merriment is
king!"
Take a trip back in time 50 years before the
Mermaid Parade.
See masses of old school New Yorkers beat the
heat by hitting the beach.
See Side Shows! Carnies! Freaks! Thrill
rides! Includes the original Coney Island Hot
Dog, the Bathing Girl Review, and people
getting sick on rides.
Not to mention the Tiger Rag, if 1940's Coney
Island existed today an insurance agent would
have a field day.
Still, 1940's Coney Island kicks the ass of
most modern amusement parks any day.
See more at:
http://www.weirdovideo.com
Tags : 1940's Bathing beauties Brighton Beach Carnies carnival Coney Island Freaks Hot Dog Mermaid Parade New York Yorkers |
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Affichage : 58751
Durée : 562 s |
| Coney Island USA 1952 |
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An impressionistic view of a day in the life
of Coney Island from the desertion in the
early morning to the hysteria at midnight. It
can be purchased at
http://www.coneyisland.com in the giftshop
section or if you're visiting Coney Island
buy it at the Coney Island Museum or
Sideshow.
Tags : Coney Island |
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Affichage : 27734
Durée : 1194 s |
| Coney Island's Amusement Park to Close - VOA Story |
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New York's Coney Island is one of the Big
Apple's most visited attractions. Its beach,
boardwalk and amusement park have been
attracting visitors for more than a century.
But its largest theme park -- Astroland -- is
set to close at the end of the summer season
to make way for a $250 million re-development
project.
All the fun of the fair: Coney Island's
Astroland is about as far from the glitz and
glamour of the modern day theme park as you
can get.
The Cyclone roller coaster first opened back
in 1926. Like it, Coney Island and much of
the surrounding area has been in decline for
many years.
This corner of Brooklyn was America's first
resort attraction, bringing in millions of
New Yorkers right through the 1960s. Then
fires, bankruptcies and urban decay set in.
But now there are plans to restore that
lustre.
Drwaings show artists' impressions of a Coney
Island for the 21st century. It is part of a
$2 billion makeover that will turn Coney
Island into a world-class theme park.
But the plans also envisage big hotels,
condominiums, and apartments, far from what
Coney Island feels like today.
Carol Albert and her family have owned
Astroland for the past 45 years, but they
recently sold it to real estate developer
Thor Equities. And so, reluctantly, they will
close the park at the end of this summer.
"We thought as we can't develop it and since
he has now bought up everything but two
blocks we were going to be surrounded by
demolition and construction," says Albert.
"We really thought we would lose most of our
business."
Many who have grown up in this section of
Brooklyn want to preserve the family feel of
Coney Island. It is easily accessible by
subway. The rides are cheap and there is no
entrance fee to the park.
Stan Fox is a Brooklyn resident and local
historian. "You can spend a dollar, a
hundred dollars or nothing if you just want
to walk the boardwalk, just bring a bottle of
water with you and you can have a great
time," says Fox.
The five kilometer-long beach, just a subway
ride from Manhattan, is still a magnet for
tourists in the summer, but in the winter
less so. Municipal authorities want a
year-round attraction.
Vendor Paul Georgoulakos has worked here
since emigrating from Greece, and he says the
time is right to restore glory to this faded
icon. "Coney Island, you know it was the
dream of the whole world in those days, and
now," he says shrugging, "it got smaller and
they try to build it back again."
Currently Thor Equities is in negotiations
with the city and neighborhood groups to
reduce the number of apartments and
condominiums the developer wants to build.
But those, like Carole Albert, who have spent
their lives here want New Yorkers to have a
Coney Island they still recognize as their
own.
"This is New York after all. New Yorkers are
tough. They can hang on to what they like.
They want this boardwalk, they want this
beach and they want it to be a democratic
event and we all hope it will continue to be
so."
Tags : New York Coney Island Amusement Astroland attraction |
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Durée : 187 s |
| Coney Island - USA |
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October 2007
Coney Island, Brooklyn, was once billed at
the world's greatest amusement park. In its
heyday, it entertained millions of New
Yorkers. But now its future is in doubt as
developers move in.
From its popular 'freak show' to its clackety
rollercoaster and Ferris wheel, Coney Island
harks back to a different era. "It invented a
lot of what we consider an amusement park",
explains Dick Zigun, Coney Island's
unofficial mayor. But now "it's just old.
It's falling apart". Developers have bought
up much of the land and there are concerns if
it will reopen next summer.
Tags : Journeyman Pictures USA Brookyln Rollercoaster Coney Island |
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Affichage : 1769
Durée : 442 s |
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