"Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland.............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

               
                                      Bump your ass off, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                       Tradition is continuity, and it was honored yesterday by the annual gathering of all of us--Monsieur, Kris and Gerry, Mr. Mayer, Judy, and our glamorous friend, Ellen--convening at our annual eatery, Fiorentino's, where we noshed, prior to attending that annual Summer inaugural event, the Coney Island Mermaid Parade!

                                          Yes, girls!  And on what I still maintain is the longest day of the year, and Meryl Streep's birthday!  Too bad MERYL did not join us for lunch; she would have loved it!

                                           I am telling you, the stuffed escarole at this place is the best in the world!!!!!!!!!
My Veal Parmesan was tender and luscious, the red sauce the best, while Monsieur's stuffed bake sole was so delicious, I think I am going to be ordering it next year!  Kris stayed true to her tradition, with the linguine and white clam sauce--can't go wrong with that, loves!!!!!!!!!, while Judy had an escarole of her own, and Ellen a delectable salad!!!!!!!!!  Gerry also opted for the stuffed sole!!!!!   And the wine and drinks flowed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                           Then it was off to the boardwalk, where we got a look at the New Orleans styled (at least in colors) Cyclone Cafe, and the newly created replica of Luna Park, which looked gorgeous by day, but, between this and the Parachute jump lit up at night, this place truly turns into a Dreamland!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                              Were the mermaids there???????  You better believe it, lambs!!!!!!!!!!!  Tits and pasties galore!  Plus, the weather was the most glorious in years since I've been out there!  A cooling sea breeze, not too much sun; I didn't even get burned, though I was wearing plenty of sun screen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                Can you believe it?  Another year, another Mermaid Parade.  And even though the 30th is still a week from today, it seems already as though the halfway point of 2013 has been reached!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                   Where the good times roll, girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!