BATTLE ROYALE + THE STORY OF RICKY at the NYAFF – Day 8 – Doubleheader of destruction!

July 10th, 2011 by Mr. C

The doubleheader of destruction on day 8 – July 8th of the NY Asian Film Festival with BATTLE ROYALE batting leadoff at the sold out 9:15pm screening at the Japan Society and THE STORY OF RICKY: RIKI OH stepped in as the Carl Lewis actuator of the midnight show at the Walter Reade Theatre was a complete success! We transversed from one side of manhattan by the east river to the other side of manhatty by the hudson river with one big home alone park acting as the geographical mediator.

Watching Battle Royale for the 2nd time almost a decade later yielded the same type of what the fuck reaction as select 10th graders were called upon to take part in the kill or be killed scenerio on a remote island. I couldn’’t help but to be a little bit desensitized with the murders on the 2nd viewing all around, however you can still smell death as the tears for fears of life would populate the mind upon the announcement of the BR act from the teacher of destruction! Takeshi Kitano will once again provide the moxy of being insane in the membrane as his obsession over one of his students will soon garner a few laughs among the bloodshed. In the end, it was not a complete surprise to see who the last person or persons standing were. Having the chance to see a released version of this movie in the theatre especially at the Japan Society was a treat!

The midnight screening of the Story of Ricky satisfied my appetitite for destruction as well as provide a whole host of chuckles on a depressing and dreary night especially after a movie of teenagers descending on a mission of mass murder! The english dub of this movie provided a fresh new look on the superpower techniques of chi gung & kung fu from the venerable Ricky as he works through the prison ranks in the name of survival and vengeance! Cameos in the film from one of the 5 deadly venoms, Kuo Chui (Philip Kwok), Suet Lam, & Japanese legend Tetsuro Tanba (subway cinema staff fave) provided a kick in the ass for this manga inspired movie as I cheered my ragged ass off when they appeared on the screen! I felt like I was drunk but I wasn’t drinking?!!! I noticed a few add ons to some scenes in this 35mm dubbed print besides the funny english translations such as the reddening of the image when Ricky’s fist broke through flesh to reveal internal organs which was plenty in the movie. I thought it might of been a technique to add this tint to signify blood like some directors of the shaw brothers clan would use, but a mondo friend pointed out that it could of been for censorship & rating purposes which made sense. Another new thing I noticed was when one of the bald inmates finished taking a crap or maybe lack thereof, he was singing to the Rolling Stones’ Satisfaction. “I can’t get no satisfaction”. I thought that was hilarious! It was definitely a great movie to watch on the big screen, sharing laughter and funny comments among the audience with fanboys & girls such as ourselves! If you martians have NOT seen The Story of Ricky yet, then you must get off that rocker and secure a copy of this funny train wreck!

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BTS: Better Than Sex (2002)

July 9th, 2011 by chocko

BTS: Better Than Sex, the 2002 hit from Taiwan got its U.S. debut screening this week at the 10th New York Asian Film Festival with director, Su Chao-Pin in attendance. The movie is a fast paced teen-sex comedy with a butt-load of characters. The main character in the movie is a porn-addicted teenager named Lin who just can’t seem to figure out his role in life. Lin, blessed with a gigantic kielbasa, masturbates his days away but his search for true love begins after his mentor and porn shop owner, Boss Cheng dies. Another character is Tam, a schoolgirl, who is madly in love with the clueless Lin. Tam turns into a punk rock badass when she feels rejected by her object of desire. The movie also feature 3 goofy, motorbike riding thugs who cream their collective jeans when they discover a magical sword which they use to terrorize the city with while running from the police. There’s also a Japanese camera crew led by Ken, a heart broken ex-Yakuza. Their attempt to document delinquent teens on the streets of Taipei add to the already humorous story.

The directing is inspired by Su Chao-Pin’s love of manga which is evident in the high energy pace of the film and overall look. There are also scenes that seem out of place. For instance, a Taiwanese rap group (featuring MC Hotdog) just appears on screen at one point, rapping and dancing. It looked like something out of Video Music Box. The movie was tame and not as raunchy as I expected, but there is at least one topless scene, lots of sexual themes and a hilarious scene featuring a police officer, tofu jelly and a bag of poop.

BTS was funny, entertaining and impressive for Su Chao-Pin’s first shot at directing movies. The director of the movie offered some insight into the film and answered questions from the audience at the NYAFF screening. 4 lucky viewers got a special giveaway which was a mini book of porn. Do check out Su Chao-Pin’s other projects featured in NYAFF 2011 including Cabbie which he wrote and Reign of Assassins which he co-directed with John Woo.


Su Chao-Pin tagging up a poster in the lobby.

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Bangkok Knockout : screening at the NY Asian Film Festival – Day 2

July 7th, 2011 by Mr. C

Yes, you’ve seen it! Those other well known Thai action movies like Born to Fight & Ong Bak! Remember those jaw dropping, raw thai boxing fight scenes consisting of flying knees and elbow strikes that would of taken down an adult camel?! And what about all those body crunching stunts in Ong Bak that were reminiscent of the original Police Story by Jackie Chan? Well, Panna Rittikrai was responsible for most of the action in those films (not Police Story) and he returns as the director of BANGKOK KNOCKOUT! The 1st screening of BKO for the NYAFF showed itself on the 2nd day of the festival on July 2nd at Walter Reade Theater! I was definitely jazzed up anticipating to get knocked around with adrenaline as I absorbed the energy from all the extracurricular martial art moves and stunts of BKO! For the most part, the action & fight scenes overcame the cheese of the acting, story, & dialogue. Now, don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t expecting to walk in looking for a dramatical performance of a lifetime, nor was I looking for a story that would best “The Best of the Best” or be so bad which would of made it so good such as “L.A. Streetfighters”. As a matter of fact, both of those films had better acting performances by Phillip Rhee & Jon Chung, sad to say. In my opinion, the acting and storyboard from BKO reeked of flying fish sauce. The first 20-30 minutes of the film were ‘run amuck’ with the stunt team getting drugged up by some transvestite looking food catering staff including a vagabond cross dressing violin player in some remote village location. The bartender also reminded me of Lam Ching Ying on geritol from all of those Mr. Vampire movies from HK. I’m not even going to mention that all of the male actors in this film played the role of stuntmen to perfection. That’s good, you say? Maybe, but they are stuntmen in real life for a reason. They are some of the ugliest ‘mofos’ on screen that I have ever seen which screams NO screen time for you, buddy! Just jump off that 2 story building, and “Roll ’em…CUT!” I’m no Don Ho either, but I’m also not in film! The lead protagonist looked like Hanson meets Lou Diamond Phillips. And that high roller bunch? What a set of international goof balls! Arsenio Hall and John Leguizamo would of been more interesting characters if they wanted to go that route.

Now for the good?! After the prerequisite nonsense of the stunt team competition to finally realizing that the rival teams are fighting for their lives in a fight club-street fighter video game like scenerio, the story or lack thereof gets better! The kidnapping of one of the girls adds a sense of urgency & vengeance to the emotional fire! Suddenly, the go-go action button was pressed as they turn it over to some non-stop fight sequences that we ALL were waiting for! The aerial scene where both teams were trying to jump over to the other steel beam about 30 ft high to greet each other for combat, led to jump kicks meeting flesh in the air as bodies dropped to the ground like a sack of galangal! This scene would introduce us to this life & death competition that would proceed before us as well as an OTB like simulcast in a fancy trailer with a live video feed of the underground fight game so that bets can be wagered to the high brows in a lap of luxury! A buffet of martial art styles were all represented as tae kwan do kicks met the acrobatic-aerial-unorthodox jungle style of capoeira (Brazilian) infused with a bit of monkey style kung fu! The flying thai iced tea full of deadly knees from muay thai would also show thyselves as would the likes of the coiling aspect and redirection of energy which is a specialty of tai chi! The sharp & flowing moves of northern shaolin long fist kung fu would also have a presence! The Bangkok Knockout character that looked like Jason from Friday the 13th had the ‘no pain, you can’t hurt me’ style that resembled Jackie Chan in Drunken Master 2 when he drank that gasoline in the end fight with Ken Lo! The asian looking vampire guy that I mentioned before had some no joke, straight-line kung fu style that resembled wing chun or bak mei pai (white eyebrow system) kung fu! Mr. Vampire had footwork that was real subtle with the hand strikes and defense that teetered towards the sticky hand techniques of wing chun! My favorite fighters from the movie included the character that had the motions of a lizard who always hovered the ground before climbing & moving about like a gecko! He seemed to be using the style of capoeira from brazil mixed in with a hybrid style of monkey kung fu! My other favorite was the kung fu stylist as his outrageous kicks blended in well with the flowing strikes and parries native to the system! The main character had some sweet moves from the korean art of tae kwan do! Some awesome stunts included the motocross cycle sequences, the mad max car running people over, and the fight amongst friends underneath a moving truck! The general bouncing around from prop to prop & building to building using the acrobatic street art of PARKOUR was a sight to behold as well! Parkour is an athletic discipline of navigating urban landscapes while hopping, bouncing, jumping, rolling, vaulting, scaling walls, and the likes! This urban scaling street art sort of reminded me of the early stunts that Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, & their other classmates from the peking opera school would execute! Yes, even Sammo!

I know I threw the movie under the bus in the 1st part of this review, but the fighting choreography, action sequences, stuntwork, & the overall flow of the moving parts of this film sure made up for the rest of the limburger cheese! My final say is that if you appreciate the art of stuntwork and the meshing of intricate fighting arts in a well coordinated manner then its worth your time! Sundance peeps, here’s your chance to jump ship!

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Rainbow City by FriendsWithYou

July 5th, 2011 by chocko

Here are some photos of the inflatable sculpture installation by Friends With You, a two man art collective from Miami. Rainbow City is located by the newly opened section of the High Line on 30th St. and 10th Ave. near the food trucks and beer stands. The 16,000 square-foot park for kids and adults even features a giant mushroom that you can bounce around in. It’s a fun and magical place that one should visit, but hurry today is the last day to view the Rainbow City in all its colorful glory. If you missed out, you can check out more art work by Friends With You at an exhibit titled “:)” at The Hole until August 6. The Hole is located on the Lower East Side: 312 Bowery, NYC. Hours: Tue – Sat, 12pm to 6pm.

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Sell Out (2008) : NY Asian Film Festival – Day 4

July 4th, 2011 by Mr. C


Director Yeo Joon Han(L) – Actor Peter Davis(R)

The SELL OUT screening on day 4 of the NYAFF on July 4th was one of the highlights of the festival so far for me. It was a day to celebrate malaysian cinema as comedy, satire, & cynicism reigned supreme in this musical tour de force! Director, Yeo Joon Han and actor, Peter Davis were on hand before & after the screening to add some silly malay spice to this boiling hot pot of a potential sing along karaoke movie!

The story of the film would set off non telegraphic stinging jabs at corporate greed and the followers that would heed that type of philosophy in their day to day lifestyle. I imagine the theme of corporate selfishness is universal and crosses over to all nations and racial barriers which is why everyone seemed to relate as balls of laughter would steadily stream in during the screening when the over the top silliness would slap us in the face! A sprinkle of sarcasm that was brought to light in the film which seemed to be racially charged that was malay or far east asian specific was about the relationships and discriminations against pan-asian/eurasian or in plain terms, mixed races of asians with european genes. Some pure blood asians feel that asians mixed with caucasians are perceived to be prettier and more accepted by western society which creates an inferiority complex among some. It almost has that racist thinking of being too black is wack and being light is alright which is a ludicrous statement but unfortunately some still hold this to be the truth.

Rafflesia Pong, one of the main characters in the film is a host of a TV program in maylasia that is owned by a corporate conglomerate headed by two selfish & uptight stiffs ready to discard you to the trash if you don’t follow their greedy formula for success. Rafflesia seems to be a staunch believer of the phrase “By any means neccessary” as she aims to do just that to stay afloat in the doggy dog world which includes firing back at a fellow co-worker who is a pan-asian beauty that uses her strengths to the fullest! In between all of this, another employee of this evil corporate entity who is an idealist & good hearted in general played by Peter Davis is getting the run around for being too honest and earnest with creating a reliable ‘8 in 1’ soy bean machine! That, while being Eurasian and having a true english accent instead of a malaysian inspired one, leaves room for our two corporate antagonists to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee as they do their best verbal abuse versions of laurel and hardy on our European-asian hybrid, Eric Tan! There are some really outrageous scenes scattered throughout the film that will have you chuckling and cackling about! Some funny sets would include documenting death to the very last breath on a reality tv show, a scene involving an exorcism, and one skit that would take place chasing someone down like a mall rat! Memorable musical performances from the cast include our Malcolm X inspired TV Host – Rafflesia singing about relationships, our Eurasian idealist singing the truth about money, & our two asian office space monsters that would make “Bill Lumbergh” from INITECH (Office Space) look like an excellent vice president! The music soundtrack to this film is a must have and in fact, one of our cinephile friends Earl, the wandering asian who also attended the screening won a CD soundtrack to the movie with the raffle giveway at the end of the show! We were able to take a few video snippets of the Q&A session with the director and our favorite 8 in 1 soy bean machine inventor, Peter Davis with Marc from subway cinema acting as the moderator! DB from Unseen Films was also in da house and made his presence known by having a question for the director about the film during the Q&A session! Stay tuned below with videos from the Q&A!

Sell Out was a very entertaining film and we recommend watching it wholeheartedly! A few laughs might actually bring down that high blood pressure of yours and from the film, it seems like adapting a malaysian lifestyle might increase your life expectancy! The movie was subtitled in english but there seemed to be no need for the translation because they were all speaking english! All be it, some of them were speaking half english. (joke from the movie!) It was also very amusing to hear some of the cantonese (chinese) tones like “la” & “ma” added to the end of the ‘engrish’ dialogue by some of the malay characters most notably from Rafflesia and her videographer.. Of course, I normally would hear the “la” & “ma’s” coming from a cantonese conversation but hearing it with manglish was a trip! Go check this film out, y’all! I’m not sure how accessible Sell Out will be but CELESTIAL seems to have rights to this film which is a good thing for distribution!

Introduction before the screening with the Director, Yeo Joon Han and actor, Peter Davis.

Q & A session after the film (1 of 2).

Q & A session after the film (2 of 2).

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Horny House of Horror: Midnight screening at the NY Asian film festival

July 4th, 2011 by Mr. C

The New York Asian Film festival: day 1 concluded with an off the wall, midnight screening of HORNY HOUSE OF HORROR! I was hot, bothered, & horny when hearing the title of this movie on the NYAFF list! Memories of the old 42nd street xxx scene with puddles of a clear, sticky substance followed with an economical swipe of the squeegee would creep into my mind! You should never judge a movie by just looking at a still image from the film especially if the subjects are attractive & forthcoming women looking to lure you into her den! The 3 ladies of the night of the Shogun Massage Parlor of the Horny House of Horror seemed to be a very good representation of shisheido, milky white goodness worthy of fresh sashimi eats endorsed with a michelin star rating or two in the euro trash part of the world! These foxy ladies showed off their rump shakers through a cutout in a wall that revealed only their ass cheeks! The prospective horny mofos would get a chance to grab a double fisted tiger claw full of shisheido meat! This was only to be an appetizer of a pre-fixed full course meal to come for the trio of friends after a day of baseball with the buddies! The night would start out as an innocent lay at HHH , but end with an evening pray for survival! The 3 amigos would get paired up with an all star shogun lady of their choice who would specialize in a particular sexual act! One of the sweet…hehehe…sushi chefs of the night would specialize in making a roll of maki, making sure that the rice, nori, & the filling of the man sausage be rolled up just right by the bamboo sushi mat before her consumption! Oh…yummy! The other gorgeous lady of the highest order would ride her man cowgirl style into a rhythmic convulsion of ecstasy! This lucky dude would soon realize that his wang would be totally engulfed into the jaws of a lively pussy…venus flytrap style! The 3rd victim would be tied up to a cross while he gets aroused by the shogun assassin while she dances, prances, & feels her way about! He gets tag teamed as his blood circulation down south starts to flow as he loses all self control!

Horny House of Horror was unlike any haunted whore house that I could of imagined! If blood splatter, gore, sex, & violence is your thing then HHH will certainly fulfill your horn buds! I’m not gonna lie, I found this film entertaining, disgusting, & amazing at the same time. To think the director & film crew spent so much time with the technical details, props, and deranged story is titillating! Just a fair warning, images of sushi, gray’s papaya, and smoking were never quite the same after the viewing. I cringe to think that lorena bobbitt might be somewhere watching this film & shouting out…you go girl! If you can mustard up the sausage, I recommend a look see of HHH! Also of note, the soundtrack to this puppy was off the wang! Pun intended, horny muthafukers!

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MILOCRORZE: A LOVE STORY – NY Asian Film Festival:Day 1

July 3rd, 2011 by Mr. C

The New York Asian Film festival opened up last Friday on July 1st! My 1st film was Milocrorze: A Love Story with the director Yoshimasa Ishibashi & the lead actor, Takayuki Yamada in attendance for a Q&A after the movie! Yamada was also presented with the Star Asia Award at Walter Reade Theatre before the screening!

Milocrorze was a well made, orgasmic piece of eye candy that was very fitting for the start of the NYAFF for me! The theme of the film was about..surprise, love or what the characters perceived as love! There were 3 short love stories in all including a fantasy piece that had the backdrop, feel, & innocence of Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. The 2nd story was more comedic & encompassed a sleazy therapist who provided his perverted & assertive ways to deal with the shortcomings of love & relationships for his patients. Some epic dance routines by this love doctor would also be prescribed on the screen as a way to conceptualize his reverse psychology lesson! The 3rd story took place in a period piece setting filled with yakuzas, samurai’s, & geishas. A memorable, slow motion action scene in the gambling hall would prove to be a highlight in this story as well as the specialties of the 7 prostitutes! The obsession, the search, & the reality about love would soon be revealed as the stories are slowly unraveled! Milocrorze is a really well made, creative piece of art on film in my opinion. The movie is definitely worthy of a 2nd viewing with a more detailed frame of mind! From the Q&A after the movie with Yoshimasa Ishibashi(director) and Takayuki Yamada(actor), the movie took a total of 5 years to make from start to finish. I’ll leave you with the specialties of the seven prostitutes from Milocrorze: A Love Story!

1) Shiroku will take you down south to chinatown! Men can’t last more than a minute with her.

2) Hanafusa has some extra twists to her hips. She must be on top!

3) Kirie is Busta Rhymes dangerous. Be ready to die if you choose her.

4) Yumeka will nurture and pamper you!

5) Manami has a supple body with a centipede tattoo on her back but a cute face.

6) Sachiu has the best skills in bed!

7) Mu is indescribable but really popular. She’s good for something different.

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Fool’s Gold opened in Brooklyn NYC

July 2nd, 2011 by chocko


DJ A-Trak at Fool’s Gold

Fool’s Gold just opened up their brand new store in Brooklyn. Planet Chocko was there for the opening on June 24, which was jam packed with people trying to get their drink on and catch a DJ set by Nick Catchdubs and A-Trak. The storefront served as an office for Fool’s Gold for the last 2 years, but now that they do more than just put out dope hip hop and electronic music records…it just made sense to open a store for fans to check out and buy new music as well as merch, collectible toys and clothes. The interior featuring handmade woodwork and custom wallpaper has an interesting French quality about it…felt like I was shopping for records in Paris. I’m looking forward to future events at the store and will definitely be back in the near future. Check ’em out and support independent music! Fool’s Gold is located at 536 Metropolitan Ave. in Brooklyn and open from noon to 6 pm.





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Punk Island 2011

June 28th, 2011 by chocko


Mongrel Bitch

This guy is a circle pit all-star

The Furiousity

On June 19, 2011 Governor’s Island became host to Punk Island, an annual event in NYC which features multiple stages and a ton of punk and hardcore bands. Admission was free and so was the ferry to and from Manhattan. Chocko and the Crew (Mr. C and Mary Tyler Whore) roamed the island while tourists pedaled on their rental bikes looking amused as punk rock bands let loose the fury in the hot afternoon sun. At the Wombat Stage, we checked out Skum City who got the mosh pit going in the grass and dirt. Mongrel Bitch, a female fronted band from the Lower East Side and Brooklyn were in the middle of their set playing “Born In The Garbage” Those hellbent crazy ladies with their raunchy lyrics rocked! We then headed out to the Independent Media Stage and Furiousity were playing. The Furiousity is a mostly girl punk band from the Boston area and sound like the Dead Kennedys with female vocals. They just released an EP which you can preview on their facebook page. Side.Effects rocked the Chicken Man Stage and got the pit moving non-stop until the generator conked out. They were awesome and reminded me of the Casualties and The Unseen. We stopped by the Manifesta Stage just in time to catch Cat Vet, a d.i.y. all-girl band played quirky stripped down (drums, a shaker and a guitar only) punk tunes until a drunk dude in a Bad Brains shirt kept bumrushing the stage. He followed us to The Homewreckers set at the Main Stage but his alcohol fueled antics were not tolerated. When he got too close to lead singer and guitarist, Cristy C. Road he got shoved away in a hurry. The Homewreckers are an energetic queer-core band that play catchy pop punk songs and I love the records they’ve put out so far. We ended the day by checking out Wombat in Combat who we heard in the distance…those crunching guitar chords and hardcore vocals lured us into the pit. Songs like “Get Loko” definitely set it off and got the kids spinning and high kicking in the circle pit. They are an excellent live band and worth checking out. By then, the sun had zapped us of what little energy we had and we headed to Chinatown for some grub. It was a short excursion but worth the trip. A big shoutout to the organizers that made the free event happen. See you next time on the Island!


Side.Effects

Cat Vet

The Homewreckers

Wombat in Combat

kids getting loco at the wombat stage

Here are some videos by loopyvids and pcimprezzive

Mongrel Bitch at the Main Stage

Cat Vet at the Manifesta Stage

The Homewreckers at the Main Stage

Side.Effects at Chicken Man Stage (video courtesy of pcimprezzive)

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The Great Chase (1975)

June 23rd, 2011 by Mr. C

Director: Norifumi Suzuki
Actors: Etsuko Shihomi,Masashi Ishibashi
Genre: revenge, modern martials arts action

One of my favorite kickass chicks from the 1970’s, Etsuko Shihomi who is known for her roles with Sonny Chiba in the Sister Street fighter series, plays a champion race car driver who also doubles as a James Bond like undercover agent in The Great Chase! She is sent out on a mission by the Japanese government to unearth the smuggling of drugs with a personal caveat added to the spice rack. Her father was murdered by a drug lord syndicate because the dad had caught on to the fact that the smugglers were using his ship to transport dope. You can bet that Shihomi will see nothing but blood, guts, & rage in her quest to seek revenge! The Great Chase is most definitely filled with non-stop action led by the great Etsuko and her karate kicking self! The end fight of the movie demonstrates her excellent work on the nunchaku & her agile self to avoid explosions! You will see the whole gamut in this movie including a singing woman wrestler, a mob boss dressed as a bear to seduce his victims, a nun smuggling a corpse filled with cocaine, & a doped up, naked girl wrapped up in medieval armor being forced fed a banana!
It was definitely a blast watching the slender & powerful, Etsuko Shihomi “get busy y’all” on her road for revenge while disguised as a nun, an old lady, a school girl, & one ugly ass witch dressed in japanese folkwear! The Great Chase & The 13 steps of Maki are 2 of my favorite films starring Shihomi! If you like japanese style B-movies with 1970’s flare along with the no nonsense, rigid karate action, you will definitely dig this joint!

Trailer for The Great Chase via mrquotagus3@youtube

Nunchaku scene & end fight of Great Chase via leatherface1111@youtube

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Quotes of the day!

June 23rd, 2011 by Mr. C

I was perusing through a few kung fu film blogs that I read on a daily basis and came across an interesting post by KUNG FU FRIDAYS via HKMDB Daily News & HK Magazine who provided a quote from the great Anthony Wong describing the city that he lives in! You can check out the excerpts here: http://hk.asia-city.com/city-living/article/hong-kong-first-hand

The quote by Jackie Chan also cut right to the chase.

“I used to love Hong Kong. I had hopes for it, and that’s why I was constantly critical. Now I just hate it. I look at the younger generation, young couples hugging teddy bears in the street—what hope do we have?” – Anthony Wong, actor.

“Hong Kong is like a hotel to most people, not a home. Everyone fled with their cash before 1997, came back again when Hong Kong looked fine and fled with their cash again when SARS broke out.”
–Jackie Chan, martial arts star.

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2011 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island U.S.A.

June 21st, 2011 by chocko




Last weekend marked the 29th Annual Mermaid Parade at Coney Island in Brooklyn. The parade on Surf Ave. and the Boardwalk is a tribute to the long forgotten Mardi Gras celebration which took place in Coney Island from 1903 to 1954. The parade of mermaids, pirates, freaks, antique cars and ocean creatures marks the beginning of summer and is an excellent excuse to get out of the cave and enjoy the boardwalk and the beach. The glittery floats, elaborately costumed scallywags, and scantily clad harlots always brings a smile to the most jaded beachgoers! The Cyclone, the NYC landmark wooden roller coaster which has been looming over the boardwalk since 1927 is a must and while you’re there, fill up your belly with the best hot dogs and fries in NYC at Nathan’s Famous, Paul’s Daughter or the many other places to eat. Have a fun and safe summer! Check out the photos by Chocko and the the photo slideshow by Mr. C.







SLIDE SHOW BY MR. C

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