The music for it is by Joe McGinty and can be heard here:
http://joemcginty.typepad.com/rastro3/2007/06/million-dollar-.html
Do you wanna be in it? We will need people to waltz in various spots. If you're available Wednesday afternoon, let me know - we could use ya! It's going to be great - and it's an excuse to visit Coney Island before it all changes.
Joe McGinty:
Noelle:
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First of all, cool :). Unfortunately I have other plans for Wednesday :(.
But what makes me curious. You wrote "... visit Coney Island before it all changes." What does this mean - does NYC has any future plans with Coney Island?
vividbreeze - there are plans for a major development that many feel will replace the existing democratic combination of a beach, boardwalk, and open attractions with a less accessible, more profitable vision that shuts out people of average means
See NYT, 'Coney Island Plan Is Scaled Back, but Critics Are Skeptical'
http://tinyurl.com/yravmf
See Gotham Gazette, 'With Pizza, Pinball and Panache, Boardwalk Vendors Face Changes'
http://tinyurl.com/3x6tqz
Good luck with the film project Hilary! If you are interested in origins of Coney Island I highly recommend Ric Burns documentary 'Coney Island' and Kevin Baker's novel 'Dreamland'.
I hope you don't just document the changes but add your voice to fight for a vision of Coney Island that you embrace. If the City is going to spend public dollars on the development you have a say in how and where those dollars are spent.
Bravo!
What time Wednesday? It would be great to be there! :o)
Thanks for the comments and links and questions!
As for tomorrow, we will be there from 2-8, but hope to get most of the volunteer stuff done from 2-4pm.
Email me at mchone at gmail dot com to participate!
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