It was quite the cultural journey I made from watching the ballet at Lincoln Center to the hot dog eating contest on Coney Island. I can't really compare the two events except to say that history was made at both events. The ballet was simply beautiful and little did I know that I would be witnessing history that night when Angel Corella danced his last dance and retired from the ballet. Angel came out for a curtain call and the audience went wild. Flowers were thrown on stage and then for about 20 minutes, former dance partners, directors, family members, etc. came on stage and placed bouquets of flowers at his feet. It was quite emotional actually.
And now for the hot dog eating contest on Coney Island. Of course you have to cheer for Joey Chestnut who finished first with 68 hot dogs in ten minutes, but the real surprise was the victory for Sonya Thomas aka "the Black Widow." She bested her record by eating 45 hot dogs in 10 minutes and thus history was made. It was also interesting to learn that she only weighed 100 pounds. She clearly doesn't keep those hot dogs down for very long.
I will attend the ballet again. And while I enjoyed the spectacle of the hot dog eating contest, I think "one and done" works for that. It's just another example of how you can find anything you want in this great city.
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